I have everything plotted and planned and will do the sewing starting tomorrow. Let’s just say I might need to make some more batik scraps… 
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Dang it, I have had a very sad fail. Usually I can turn those around but not this time. I just don’t like it & I’d never send it. Poop.
Some other things are turning out though. Three days of ironing bits of fabric is paying off nicely!
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Oh no! What a bummer. I had a fail too. It was something I’d made before and I tried to make it extra fancy and failed. But I guess that was a learning lesson. 
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I tried something I saw online that looked cute but just didn’t work out so well. Bias cut stuff, I should have known to stabilize it first, DUH! Maybe it’s salvagable, I hate to waste anything. Not for this swap though. That’s ok, I dreamt solutions to the other things I’m working on & am about to get into the studio now.
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We need a thread for epic craft fails. 
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I have my box all packaged up and ready to send to @photojenn. I’m going to drop it off at the post office tomorrow on my way into work. Well, I’ll probably be running late like normal and it’ll be after work.
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I have some things done, but I’m still tinkering. I realized I forgot the “sew” part for one of my items, lol. Whoops. It still came out cool!
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Dang it, another failure. It was WAY too busy. I hate picking out stitches.
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I am going to be doing some unpicking too…
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I feel you there. My seam ripper was used a LOT for this package.
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I fixed it by remaking it into 2 things, yay! But one of them would be so difficult to package, I’m not sure I’ll be able to send it. Partial success is better than total failure though so tonight’s a win.
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One of my little items isn’t sewn either, though it includes fabric scraps. I had to change plans without my sewing machine. Let’s just call it extra creativity!
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Yikes…I made a couple of things that aren’t sewn either…oh wait…the scrappy part is sewn but the put together is not…phew…ok…I need to chill so I can finish my actual sew project without mistakes!
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I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one who has spent lots of quality time with her seam ripper 
I think I’m done, just need to get everything packed and to the post office.
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Just pointing out that nowhere in the swap requirements does it specifically say things need to be sewn. I know it’s in the title but I personally interpreted that as being for alliterative purposes. Like I’m not gonna cry if I see woven, glued, tied etc items in the gallery.
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I am intrigued by the non-sewn projects! 8 can hardly wait!
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Finished another thing, want to make one more but the fabric I was going to use for structural backing isn’t as sturdy as I thought it was, so I need to pull out something else for that…
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OMG I am stuck again! I just can not get this thing right, ugh. The idea seemed like such a good one but I just don’t like how this is turning out. Very frustrated right now.
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Oh man. If this is for me I’m sure you’re being more of a perfectionist than I would be. I hope you don’t mind some wonkiness with your scrappiness because the things I’m sending are far from perfect!!
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