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I made a SNAFU (Situation Normal All F****d Up) while I was working on the applique pattern on the Tree of Life quilt I am working on. Working late into the night last night I was so engrossed in “stitch stitch stitch…..” that I did not realize the lighting was not quite good enough to accurately see what I was doing. Woke up this morning to look at the piece I had finished off before bed and groaned.

If you look closely (or not so close) at the edge of the yellow and orange here, then you will see that the applique work has tiny little black threads showing along the edge of the work.

Yes, I did. I used black thread to sew the yellow applique piece to the white background fabric. And I did it in dim lighting so I did not even realize I had effed up until this morning when I picked the thing up to look it over and get started again.

So, what did I do? As tempting as it was to tear all the black out and start over, I instead got out the yellow embroidery threads and am working my way around the area with the correct color to resew the section and eradicate the black that shows up.

Were I to sell this quilt for a few thousand dollars as a work of art I would toss it and start from scratch to do it all properly, but I am making it to be used and abused, so the double stitch work will only add to the strength of the little flower in the long run.