Journal Notes

My first thoughts were “oh this will challenge me”…my thoughts today “what the hell was I thinking?” This is NOT easy by any means. I have OCD and am very detailed oriented. Surely this helps-not enough! To be honest, I have never made a quilt from a pattern. So this is a challenge all its own. I have torn out this square more than 3 times. 😳 (so far) parts it had me make are not the right size 😡. Also I find the pattern a bit difficult to decipher in the photos. Adding yet another obstacle. Stay tuned….i need to get this top done in 10 days. 5 squares of the first one, then 4 squares of the 2nd block. First 5 blocks done. Next 4 are a different pattern. What seemed to work best was to complete 1 block correctly. Then I “dry fit” all the remaining squares and laid them out-then sewed them all together. The quilt top is finished. This was like childbirth. Very painful. 2nd block was more difficult than the 1st. In time the painful memory should subside and I can relish the joy. 😂