My Pinning Experience

Tonight, I quickly learned the importance of pinning fabric. I'm at that stage in making my quilt top that I'm pinning my blocks together to sew. Thank goodness for Gloria. Today, she had an ah-ha! moment and discovered that we needed to keep our pattern in mind as far as which colors are facing each other.

So, tonight I brought my blocks home and set down with my new flower head pins and began pinning. It doesn't sound like a difficult process, does it? Pin fabric together, no big deal, right? Well, I thought that too, until I began. It took me about an hour, but granted, I did have twenty-four blocks and I'm a little obsessive/compulsive, making sure each block looked the exact same. Confirming all seams were faced the right direction. I've developed a new sense of perfection ever since I've began making this quilt top. I find it challenging but very rewarding. This pinning experience has taught me to double check all my steps, but I know in the end, its my quilt and I can make it whatever I want. Quilting and sewing gives me a new sense of freedom. I know that in the end all that matters is that I feel good about what I've accomplished :)