Well, how I managed to cut every piece of the Cabin Fever first block-of-the-month correctly, but ended up with the bottom portion being a full 1/4" larger than the top is beyond me! As you can see from this picture, the design is very cute. I overcame my OCD need to match all the lines in the plaid (this was a HUGE accomplishment) when I looked at the picture in the book that showed a sample block in plaid. Guess what? The lines didn't meet. This gave me permission to just "go with the flow" and not worry about that aspect of the block.
I called Kathy S at Cabin Fever after I had made my block to ask whether the 12" requirement was finished (in the quilt) or trimmed. Glad I did. I was getting ready to trim mine to 12" which would be exactly the wrong thing to do. Kathy told me not to trim any of my blocks until they are all completed. She also said that Patrice - another lovely CF employee/quilting expert - wanted to know if I had fun making the block. I think my reputation as a total perfectionist is firmly entrenched at the shop!
Truth be told, I did have fun making this block. But, today I will rip out one seam to see if I can correct my little problem. I'm confident I can fix this with no problem. And, the good news is that my first block is completed. Yay.
Will work on my floral lap quilt today. Our painter is back to start on the guest bath adjacent to my quilting room. I'll just close the door, put on some music, and enjoy sewing. Ah, the awesome power of quilting.
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