The Carrier

Okay. So today I was going to make to carrier for the blocks. Right. Wrong. Mom made it first and she corrected the measurements in the book and told me it would only take an hour. Great!!!

So I got up and around 10 I started this hour long project. Around 11 I realized this was taking longing with two little ones that would continuously come up and ask you question and then I found that my one very long piece had narrowed in the middle. Oops. Okay. First call to mom.

Now it's 12 mom shows up to assess the damage to the cutting and yup, need more fabric. So mom and dad go and get me another yard and half to cut from. Now it's almost 1

Okay. Next problem. I start to make the ties. I am suppose to SIMPLE sew them inside out. Calmly slip a safety pin in the middle and pull it right side out. Never trust anything that sounds that easy. An hour and a half later a glance up at the clock and see that it's 3:30 and I am late for dog lessons and I am still trying to prod a safety pin through this very narrow opening. And I still have another one to do.

So, off to dog class and another call to mom on the way, while driving a bit to fast. I think the dog was a little scared. Mom graciously offered to come over and help after dinner. (sigh) Did you ever have one of those days like throwing your hands up and saying "why did I start this?"

It is now 6. Mom is here and we are going to finish this in 30 minutes. "Because everything is cut out." Long story short. Mom left at 7:30.

So my 1 hour project took 9 and half hours to complete but I have to admit, it is adorable. I definitely will be using this. I even took pictures.

Tomorrow starts this first block, lets hope I don't have a repeat of today. Applique, here I come.