One of These Things
"One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong."
Remember that old Sesame Street jingle?
When I started hand-piecing Wensleydale, the very first block turned out beautifully. I had fussy cut from a text fabric and picked lovely prints to surround it. And I set it aside to begin cutting more. Somewhere along the line, the theme of the quilt took a somewhat sinister turn and the nice block about being a dog person didn't seem to fit in.
With 59 of the 60 required blocks up on the wall, I had a decision to make. Stick with the doggy block or replace it with something that went better with the others.
I decided I liked the block too much to discard it and I really didn't want to pick out the fabrics for a 61st block. So I fussy cut a new center, painstakingly removed the old one (bye bye doggy) and somehow managed to insert the new. And I think it is much better.
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I once took a lavender rectangle out of a pastel Log Cabin because it called too much attention to itself and was amazed at how easy it was to carefully unsew that rectangle and the machine sew a replacement into its place. Lo these 25 years later, I wish I hadn't chosen the border fabric I chose as it is just a bit darker than it should be. Oh, well.
It's snowing again tonight!
Hugs!