2012-06-15

sewing is dangerous

I thought I would make something I had wanted to make for a long time: a Union Jack block.

UPDATE: here I have to excuse myslef to the British readers, Anonymous nicely pointed out to me that I was flying my Union Jack upside down, which is apparently a sign of distress and a no-go. After some googleing and some thinking I came to the conclusion I had sewn my block together wrongly, so I can't fly it the right way. I hope you will all manage to forgive that mistake....

 As I learned to plan ahead I decided to put the potatoes on for tomorrow's potatoe salad - well that was the beginning of the end, measuring, cutting and some sewing later there was a terrible smell - I don't think I ever got from the machine to the stove that quick before. Well now the pot is soaking in smelly oven-cleaner and my kitchen stinks.



Leo

PS: here are the linky parties I try to join

6 comments:

  1. Whoop whoop - loving your Union Jack.
    Its totally fab.
    Thanks so much for the link xxxx
    Ooops shame about those tatties.

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  2. I hate when that happens. Cooking is hard. Sewing is love.

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  3. :) You know you're a quilter when: You burn supper.

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  4. Anonymous25 June, 2012

    The block is very nice, but please don't call it a Union Jack! This is what the British might think about it:
    "To deliberately fly the flag upside down is a signal indicating a situation of 'DISTRESS'. It is also "lese Majeste" (which means: insulting the Crown), and is theoretically still a crime in the UK and its commonwealth!"
    Source: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/geography/unionjack7.html
    I'm sure that was not your inteention.

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  5. Dear Anonymous - thank you for the information - I didn't know there was a rigth way or a wrong way. Now I took a look at my piecing, which seems to be the wrong way round, it is impossible to turn it the right way.

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  6. Good grief Anonymous, suck all the joy out of life why don't you. Just a little bit self-important are we?

    THIS Brit thinks a new quilter did a fabulous job on the block.

    So she posted the picture upside down, pfffft.

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