I had to remake a few of my Sewcialites blocks. The bottom two had to be redone because I had used that too light background fabric. Thanks to Julie for pointing one of them out, and then I noticed another one. The block at the top had to be redone because my new gazillion-dollar Rowenta spit some kind of horrid liquid on it that stained it. Grrrrrr. Oh well. The silver lining to that cloud is that the replacement block came out better than the first one. That "Cat's Cradle" unit is a devil.
Another remake was my failed chocolate chip cookies from last week. I chose one of the recipes you all suggested that had a package of Jello Vanilla Pudding in it. And the cookies turned out just like I like them. Other changes were that I did not soften my butter in the microwave. I understand that it changes the chemistry somehow and can cause spreading. I also added chopped nuts and not so many chocolate chips.
1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips is plenty for me. Anyway, I got a delicious cakey chocolate chip cookie that did not spread out at all. Here's a link to the recipe I used.
So all in all, my Tuesday was a success, even if I did spend it trying to fix things that failed on the first attempt!
21 responses to “A Few Re-Makes”
I’m so glad the cookies turned out. Blocks look great!! Those tedious little detailed patterns can be so challenging.
I’m so glad the cookies turned out. Blocks look great!! Those tedious little detailed patterns can be so challenging.
I’m so glad the cookies turned out. Blocks look great!! Those tedious little detailed patterns can be so challenging.
Nichole, I so admire you for redoing this quilt. I don’t know that I would have taken that on. Also, Creative Grids has 2 rulers that help you make perfect Cat’s Cradle Blocks so easily – really fun. One ruler does 1 1/2″ to 4″ finished blocks. The other, 4 1/2″ to 8″ blocks. Worth every penny as these blocks are found in so many different Quilts.
Nichole, I so admire you for redoing this quilt. I don’t know that I would have taken that on. Also, Creative Grids has 2 rulers that help you make perfect Cat’s Cradle Blocks so easily – really fun. One ruler does 1 1/2″ to 4″ finished blocks. The other, 4 1/2″ to 8″ blocks. Worth every penny as these blocks are found in so many different Quilts.
Nichole, I so admire you for redoing this quilt. I don’t know that I would have taken that on. Also, Creative Grids has 2 rulers that help you make perfect Cat’s Cradle Blocks so easily – really fun. One ruler does 1 1/2″ to 4″ finished blocks. The other, 4 1/2″ to 8″ blocks. Worth every penny as these blocks are found in so many different Quilts.
Nicole-I am so glad you chose to ‘correct’ your quilt. I am proud of you! I once was working on a simple quilt…it was a patchwork of diamonds (instead of the usual squares) where I used really pretty holiday fabric with a little glitz, nothing strong, just right. The pattern was traditional…I had 5 colors, and each particular colored diamond repeated itself in the rows above and below, only diagonally up or down depending on which row you were putting together. I hope I have explained that clearly. Well, I finished row 7, then rows 8 and 9. AND THEN I QUILTED IT.
I was admiring my simple stippling when my eyes popped right out of my head….you guessed it, I had put the red square of row 7 right above his brother in row 6, instead of diagonally…..and of course, finished rows 8 and 9 correctly. What? You can’t imagine the names I called myself. One of us had to go into lockdown! Since I was busy making Christmas gifts (that was one of them), I had to get cracking and make something else to replace that ‘thing’…that was 3-4 years ago, and it is still where I put it in lockdown, for it’s own good. So, my friend, I have been inspired to fix this baby, which means removing the stippling first, which will try my soul. But I will win in the end, and I have remained unpunished long enough, don’t you think?
Nicole-I am so glad you chose to ‘correct’ your quilt. I am proud of you! I once was working on a simple quilt…it was a patchwork of diamonds (instead of the usual squares) where I used really pretty holiday fabric with a little glitz, nothing strong, just right. The pattern was traditional…I had 5 colors, and each particular colored diamond repeated itself in the rows above and below, only diagonally up or down depending on which row you were putting together. I hope I have explained that clearly. Well, I finished row 7, then rows 8 and 9. AND THEN I QUILTED IT.
I was admiring my simple stippling when my eyes popped right out of my head….you guessed it, I had put the red square of row 7 right above his brother in row 6, instead of diagonally…..and of course, finished rows 8 and 9 correctly. What? You can’t imagine the names I called myself. One of us had to go into lockdown! Since I was busy making Christmas gifts (that was one of them), I had to get cracking and make something else to replace that ‘thing’…that was 3-4 years ago, and it is still where I put it in lockdown, for it’s own good. So, my friend, I have been inspired to fix this baby, which means removing the stippling first, which will try my soul. But I will win in the end, and I have remained unpunished long enough, don’t you think?
Nicole-I am so glad you chose to ‘correct’ your quilt. I am proud of you! I once was working on a simple quilt…it was a patchwork of diamonds (instead of the usual squares) where I used really pretty holiday fabric with a little glitz, nothing strong, just right. The pattern was traditional…I had 5 colors, and each particular colored diamond repeated itself in the rows above and below, only diagonally up or down depending on which row you were putting together. I hope I have explained that clearly. Well, I finished row 7, then rows 8 and 9. AND THEN I QUILTED IT.
I was admiring my simple stippling when my eyes popped right out of my head….you guessed it, I had put the red square of row 7 right above his brother in row 6, instead of diagonally…..and of course, finished rows 8 and 9 correctly. What? You can’t imagine the names I called myself. One of us had to go into lockdown! Since I was busy making Christmas gifts (that was one of them), I had to get cracking and make something else to replace that ‘thing’…that was 3-4 years ago, and it is still where I put it in lockdown, for it’s own good. So, my friend, I have been inspired to fix this baby, which means removing the stippling first, which will try my soul. But I will win in the end, and I have remained unpunished long enough, don’t you think?
Your blocks look fantastic! And such a good feeling getting those blocks finished. Have a wonderful day.
Your blocks look fantastic! And such a good feeling getting those blocks finished. Have a wonderful day.
Your blocks look fantastic! And such a good feeling getting those blocks finished. Have a wonderful day.
You had a productive day! The cookies are a nice reward for persevering on the blocks. 🍪 To Peggie above…have you thought about donating the finished quilt & re-making one for yourself? If someone is cold I’m sure a misplaced block wouldn’t bother them at all. That would be a win-win for both you & the quilt!
You had a productive day! The cookies are a nice reward for persevering on the blocks. 🍪 To Peggie above…have you thought about donating the finished quilt & re-making one for yourself? If someone is cold I’m sure a misplaced block wouldn’t bother them at all. That would be a win-win for both you & the quilt!
You had a productive day! The cookies are a nice reward for persevering on the blocks. 🍪 To Peggie above…have you thought about donating the finished quilt & re-making one for yourself? If someone is cold I’m sure a misplaced block wouldn’t bother them at all. That would be a win-win for both you & the quilt!
ugh @ Bernina spitting on your block. my iron did that recently.
yay for cookies! always love to have fresh cookies from the oven!
ugh @ Bernina spitting on your block. my iron did that recently.
yay for cookies! always love to have fresh cookies from the oven!
ugh @ Bernina spitting on your block. my iron did that recently.
yay for cookies! always love to have fresh cookies from the oven!
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