Frustration....

I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's
been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time,
and it wears me out! G But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness...

I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced
together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good.

This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I
could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away,
it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play.
I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after
putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had
left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the
table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK!

I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing
all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh.
But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for
pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. And this time, I
*swear* I've double-checked. I hope.

Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split
where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different.

Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. sigh
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

Poor Sandy, Kiss the Boo-Boo and start again. We have all been there and
done that. I know that doesn't help much. Hugs, Linda in Tx

Good Grief, Sandy. I have done that. Walk around the table a few more
times to be sure and sure again. Sending sympathy and, perhaps a bit
better - a suggestion. That liquid bandaid stuff, sometimes 2 or 3 coats,
is good for protecting a killed finger. When I'm smocking, I try to
remember to cover the fingertip I use to constantly hold tension on pleats.
And a caution - you would for sure want to keep it way out of reach of the
little guys. They could do some real damage with it. Polly

"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...
I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's
been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time,
and it wears me out! G But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness...

I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced
together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good.

This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I
could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away,
it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play.
I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after
putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had
left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the
table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK!

I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing
all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh.
But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for
pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. And this time, I
*swear* I've double-checked. I hope.

Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split
where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different.

Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. sigh
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

Yep, I think most of us have done it at least once. Some of us slow
folks have done it more than once. One of those little pin close tools
helps your fingers some. When dd was around more I'd have her follow
and close the pins for me. Hope tomorrow goes better Sandy.
You must be a good grandma though ; )
Taria

nana2b wrote:
Poor Sandy, Kiss the Boo-Boo and start again. We have all been there and
done that. I know that doesn't help much. Hugs, Linda in Tx

all I can say is: aarrgghh!!!


((((Sandy))))

--
Jessamy
In The Netherlands
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www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
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I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's
been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time,
and it wears me out! G But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness...

I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced
together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good.

This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I
could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away,
it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play.
I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after
putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had
left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the
table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK!

I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing
all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh.
But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for
pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. And this time, I
*swear* I've double-checked. I hope.

Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split
where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different.

Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. sigh
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

In article ,
"Jessamy" jessamy_thompson@_ilove thecolour_orange.nl wrote:

all I can say is: aarrgghh!!!


((((Sandy))))

--
Jessamy
In The Netherlands
Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jes...pson/my_photos

Yup, that's what I say, too, Jessamy. g Finger is still pretty sore
this morning. I guess I'll have to "pad" it to do any pinning today. :S

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's
been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time,
and it wears me out! G But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness...

I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced
together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good.

This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I
could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away,
it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play.
I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after
putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had
left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the
table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK!

I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing
all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh.
But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for
pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. And this time, I
*swear* I've double-checked. I hope.

Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split
where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different.

Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. sigh



--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

In article et,
"Polly Esther" wrote:

Good Grief, Sandy. I have done that. Walk around the table a few more
times to be sure and sure again. Sending sympathy and, perhaps a bit
better - a suggestion. That liquid bandaid stuff, sometimes 2 or 3 coats,
is good for protecting a killed finger. When I'm smocking, I try to
remember to cover the fingertip I use to constantly hold tension on pleats.
And a caution - you would for sure want to keep it way out of reach of the
little guys. They could do some real damage with it. Polly

I wish I'd thought of that stuff yesterday, Polly. g Oh well. I
suspect I'm going to live.


"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...
I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's
been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time,
and it wears me out! G But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness...

I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced
together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good.

This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I
could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away,
it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play.
I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after
putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had
left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the
table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK!

I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing
all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh.
But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for
pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. And this time, I
*swear* I've double-checked. I hope.

Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split
where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different.

Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. sigh
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education



--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

In article ,
"nana2b" wrote:

Poor Sandy, Kiss the Boo-Boo and start again. We have all been there and
done that. I know that doesn't help much. Hugs, Linda in Tx


Thanks, Linda. g I'm typing with the finger*nail* on that finger this
morning, but chalk it up to a learning experience. Another one. :S
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

In article EgTCg.19430$hj4.1512@trnddc03,
Taria wrote:

Yep, I think most of us have done it at least once. Some of us slow
folks have done it more than once. One of those little pin close tools
helps your fingers some. When dd was around more I'd have her follow
and close the pins for me. Hope tomorrow goes better Sandy.
You must be a good grandma though ; )
Taria

I do use that tool, Taria -- it's the finger that was holding the pin
while the other hand used the tool! G As for being a good grandma, I'm
not so sure about that. LOL! I'll be better when the boys are older;
I've always been better with older kids than with younger ones. But
this particular pair of DGSs loves to come over and have tea (and
cookies, of course!) with me. The five-year-old uses a cup and saucer,
like me; the two-year-old is a bit young for that, so he has his in a
plastic tumbler.


nana2b wrote:
Poor Sandy, Kiss the Boo-Boo and start again. We have all been there and
done that. I know that doesn't help much. Hugs, Linda in Tx





--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

If you do not have a pin close tool as suggested I discovered that the pick
from a nut cracker set has a handle with grooves that will catch the pin and
help to close or open either way. Have a great day!!!
Audrey


"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Jessamy" jessamy_thompson@_ilove thecolour_orange.nl wrote:

all I can say is: aarrgghh!!!


((((Sandy))))

--
Jessamy
In The Netherlands
Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jes...pson/my_photos

Yup, that's what I say, too, Jessamy. g Finger is still pretty sore
this morning. I guess I'll have to "pad" it to do any pinning today. :S

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's
been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time,
and it wears me out! G But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness...

I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced
together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good.

This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I
could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away,
it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play.
I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after
putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had
left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the
table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK!

I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing
all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh.
But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for
pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. And this time, I
*swear* I've double-checked. I hope.

Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split
where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different.

Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. sigh



--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education