Only I Can Turn Super Simple Into Super Hard
I am the master of making the simple, hard. The quilt from Missouri Star Quilt Company is like its name says - Super Simple Squares. This was that project that broke me and made me want to give up. But now that I am on the other side of it, I will not be defeated. To that end, I am moving beyond my comfort zone of baby quilts and am going bigger. I already have a quilt top that I just pieced together and it is 47 by 47. I do plan to quilt it using my embroidery machine. What Went Wrong I printed the instructions, looked at them one time, and actually thought I had it memorized - NOT. I ended up mistakenly adding about 9 additional strips in between the rows that made it even longer. I should have known something was wrong when I had to sew more squares and did not have enough fabric for my borders. Instead of checking the pattern I forged on, sewed more squares and made my borders smaller. I added the backing, batting, and pins to keep eve...