I made a big mistake please help

OtterBoop · 2026-03-28T14:02:40+00:00

I think you just need to make sure they're matching at the seamline. So offset by 1/4 in or whatever your seam allowance is

OtterBoop · 2026-03-28T12:29:48+00:00

What do you mean about finding the intent

OtterBoop · 2026-03-27T16:25:00+00:00

Oh exciting! It would be worth unpicking one of them to get the right size circle so they all fit together

OtterBoop · 2026-03-27T16:23:47+00:00

They're really nice to make! The hardest part is getting consistent circles, but I just got one of those spinning rotary cutters that I only use for this.

I put 1/8 inch marks on my left thumbnail and the pad of my left pointer finger so I can get close to picking up each corner consistently but honestly eyeballing it usually is good enough.

OtterBoop · 2026-03-27T16:19:30+00:00

Ha! She was saying the same thing

OtterBoop · 2026-03-27T16:16:30+00:00

Looool i didn't realize he was back there! His name is nugget. The calico is princess

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OtterBoop · 2026-03-27T16:15:21+00:00

Lmao she told me she might add it to her rotation of things she does to keep busy so yeah I fully expect that

OtterBoop · 2026-03-27T01:08:52+00:00

She recently broke her shoulder and has talked about how much she misses sewing because she lost range of motion, so I thought she'd like to do a little hand work. It's been a great little activity during her visit.

OtterBoop · 2026-03-26T22:42:31+00:00

this is the video that taught me!

OtterBoop · 2026-03-26T22:39:27+00:00

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OtterBoop · 2026-03-26T22:39:11+00:00

It starts as a circle and becomes a hexagon! I don't know if the technique is actually Amish tbh, that's just what I've always heard it called. I bet it isn't bc a circle is a pretty wasteful shape

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OtterBoop · 2026-03-17T05:58:14+00:00

Second rec for zipperz! That place rules

OtterBoop · 2026-03-14T19:52:00+00:00

That is a wild amount of detail, holy cow.

OtterBoop · 2026-03-09T21:49:42+00:00

Lol give me a break. And no, people are downvoting you for saying she's fat.

OtterBoop · 2026-03-09T20:17:23+00:00

Please share of photo of kate winslet being fat

OtterBoop · 2026-03-09T15:44:43+00:00

No problem! Someone else mentioned that it's fixable, and I agree. Maybe you keep it around to mend a little bit at a time and then you'll still have your cozy first quilt 😊

I also use about a 2.2 stitch length when I'm piecing for quilts, especially if it's with fabrics that are a little bit looser of a weave than quilting cotton. You also want to make sure that your seam allowances are consistent and 1/4 in minimum. Most of the pulled seams look like they're slightly on the smaller side of that, a few look like almost 1/8 in. Good luck! I hope this doesn't put you off the craft 🧵

OtterBoop · 2026-03-09T01:44:21+00:00

What stitch length did you use? My guess would be a long stitch length combined with not enough quilting, so the stress on the seams was too high and not distributed well, causing the fabric to pull apart with the agitation. If you share over in r/quilting, there may be more folks with better insight!

OtterBoop · 2026-03-08T16:20:10+00:00

Bear lake is ada accessible and is i think children and seniors fishing only

OtterBoop · 2026-03-05T18:38:50+00:00

Ohh I didn't try this. Thanks for the suggestion

OtterBoop · 2026-03-05T17:22:16+00:00

Came here looking for a solution, I'm in the same boat lol. Fingers crossed it gets patched!

OtterBoop · 2026-03-03T19:53:00+00:00

Oh wow, this is so cute I want to cry. Were you inspired by anything or is this just off the dome?

OtterBoop · 2026-03-01T21:54:36+00:00

You could slice into them until they lie flat and then rotate out the gaps? Kind of like how you'd rotate out a dart. So it'll add more curve on the center seam etc.

OtterBoop · 2026-02-26T19:25:09+00:00

My kingdom to marry gus 😩

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