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    Further proof…

    May 7, 2011

    That I should NOT be quilting when tired:

    I sewed myself right to the quilt.  My husband had to come unpick me (after taking a photo…a true bloggers husband) because I couldn’t unpick myself with my left hand.
    P.S.  Now don’t you go being all jealous of my sexy quilting gloves…they are my favorite.

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    Comments

    1. Connie the crafterbug

      May 07, 2011 at 2:39 pm

      Hahahahaha! That is classic!
      Connie

      Reply
    2. Sarah@PingsAndNeedles

      May 07, 2011 at 2:42 pm

      Bwahaha! I did exactly the same thing last week but no husb to rescue me ... I thought I was going to have to gnaw through my arm to escape.

      Reply
    3. Melissa

      May 07, 2011 at 2:51 pm

      Oh.. oh that's not funny at all *snicker* I've done that same thing before. If it makes you feel better, I once accidentally locked my infant daughter in the car while wearing a t-shirt that said "Real Geinus" on it. :)

      Reply
    4. Holly

      May 07, 2011 at 2:58 pm

      I super-glued my hand to the kitchen counter once. Exactly the same thing....only different.

      Reply
    5. Libby

      May 07, 2011 at 3:01 pm

      Those gloves are HOT!

      Reply
    6. Pokey

      May 07, 2011 at 3:05 pm

      :-}pokey

      Reply
    7. NadineC

      May 07, 2011 at 3:06 pm

      Coffee just came shooting out my nose! Sorry to be laughing at your expense, but that is just too darned funny! Can't say as I've ever sewed myself to my machine, but I've done plenty of OTHER things just as silly :-) Thank goodness hubby was around at the right time!

      Reply
    8. susan

      May 07, 2011 at 3:15 pm

      Too funny. Thanks for retaining your sense of humour an posting the photo.

      Reply
    9. i like orange, too!

      May 07, 2011 at 3:27 pm

      That. Is. Awesome. And I can laugh because I've also done it before!

      Reply
    10. Heartsdesire

      May 07, 2011 at 3:27 pm

      Very sexy gloves. Sorry you sewed yourself to your quilt, but glad you posted the pic. That is just too funny.

      Reply
    11. Keep Stitchin'

      May 07, 2011 at 3:41 pm

      I did that a few weeks ago! Then yesterday I quilted the (folded) top of the quilt into the other stitching and had to rip it out.
      I agree, don't attempt when tired!

      Reply
    12. Jackie

      May 07, 2011 at 3:42 pm

      I have to say that is the first time that I have seen someone sew themselves into a quilt! I have actually pinned myself to one, but never sewed. Looking forward to meeting you in a few day!!

      Reply
    13. Staci

      May 07, 2011 at 3:42 pm

      Oh, I have done that so many times! LOL! Good blogger's husband!
      Your quilt is SO CUTE!

      Reply
    14. Candice

      May 07, 2011 at 3:56 pm

      Awesome- so true- I sewed my finger to a quilt yesterday too :) And I LOVE those gloves- every pair I try don't work! What brand are they???

      Reply
    15. Leila

      May 07, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      LOL!
      I'm worried now, no husband to come to the rescue...wonder if I should teach my 5 yr old how to use the seam ripper hmmm... maybe not ;-)

      Reply
    16. Flying Blind...

      May 07, 2011 at 4:02 pm

      It must have been like '27 hours' the movie for a moment there!

      Reply
    17. verobirdie

      May 07, 2011 at 4:29 pm

      Glad you did not hurt yourself! Once, i did ses through m'y finger, so i was a bit worried when i saw the title, but when i saw the picture, i had to laugh...

      Reply
    18. Justcallmeblessed

      May 07, 2011 at 4:34 pm

      That's' hilarious! At least it was just your sleeve and not your arm!

      Reply
    19. matate10

      May 07, 2011 at 4:47 pm

      better your sleeve and not your finger! Great photography by hubby BTW.

      Reply
    20. Helen

      May 07, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      (Chuckle!) How far did you stitch before you realised? I'm impressed your hubby knows how to use a seam ripper - how much did he laugh when he saw you?! Although I've never stitched myself to a quilt I've made enough mistakes to know that I should never cut or do fabric maths when I'm tired!

      Reply
    21. Katy

      May 07, 2011 at 4:58 pm

      that's way too funny!

      Reply
    22. Elsa

      May 07, 2011 at 5:07 pm

      hahahaha ~ thanks so much for the laugh!
      when I was a little girl of 5 my Mom showed me how to sew with a needle and thread. I made clothes for my dolls and remember sewing what I was sewing onto my dress or whatever I may be wearing! it would make me cry.
      glad it was only your sleeve ~

      Reply
    23. Julie Phillips, aka Julieloveslucy SCS

      May 07, 2011 at 5:18 pm

      So sorry but that is cute and funny!

      Hugs
      Julie

      Reply
    24. Elizabeth (Blue Clear Sky)

      May 07, 2011 at 5:31 pm

      Oh no, better your sleeve than skin! My mom did that years ago.

      Reply
    25. Jo @ a life in lists

      May 07, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      That's hilarious! One of the few quilting errors I HAVEN'T made yet :)

      Reply
    26. Jeanne W.

      May 07, 2011 at 5:44 pm

      You are funny! Thanks for the laugh!!

      Reply
    27. beth lehman

      May 07, 2011 at 5:55 pm

      LOVE IT!!

      Reply
    28. Nancy

      May 07, 2011 at 6:02 pm

      You really get into your work! ;^)

      Reply
    29. Manda

      May 07, 2011 at 6:04 pm

      Haha! Good job your husband was there to rescue you!

      Reply
    30. Rossana

      May 07, 2011 at 6:13 pm

      Great! I made the same thing: I sewed my right glove! I had to cut the glove! Welcome in "The Sewn Gloves Club"!

      Reply
    31. Merrie

      May 07, 2011 at 6:21 pm

      Oh this is so funny! I'm glad for your sake that it was just your clothing and not your hand or your arm...like I had happen to me back in 1992 when I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning finishing my sons spider costume for his kindergarten Halloween parade. At 2am, with a loud crunch! the sewing macine stopped and wouldnt budge. It took me at least two minutes to figure out why and also why I couldn't move my hand....the needle had gone completely through bone and I had to unscrew the needle with my free hand, then wake up my poor husband to cut the barb off the needle and then pull it out of my middle finger bone with plyers.
      The tetnus shot did hurt way more than the accident though!

      Reply
    32. Venus de Hilo

      May 07, 2011 at 6:39 pm

      Too funny! Thanks for sharing. Haven't done that, but have logged so many other mishaps I now try to stay out of the sewing room during "the error hour" (which is often far longer than an hour, mostly occurs during late afternoon, but is ANY time I am tired and inattentive).

      Reply
    33. Leigh the sewing diva

      May 07, 2011 at 6:54 pm

      awesome!! something i've yet to manage, but give me time! lol

      Reply
    34. Melissa

      May 07, 2011 at 7:49 pm

      I am cracking up! By the way, I love your sewing gloves, I bet they are way cheaper than the kind you get from the quilting store too! Looks like it will be another beautiful quilt!

      Reply
    35. Live a Colorful Life

      May 07, 2011 at 7:49 pm

      Yikes, Merrie's comment just made me cringe. I'm sorry about your sewing escapade. But I sure like the fabric that I see there!

      Reply
    36. Mari Angeles Iglesias

      May 07, 2011 at 7:50 pm

      Me great grace what has happened. :)
      It was very funny, thanks for sharing.

      Greetings from Granada, Spain, from espiralcaracola.blogspot.com

      PS. I also use gardening gloves for quilting.

      Reply
    37. J.R.

      May 07, 2011 at 8:13 pm

      I stitched through my finger when I was quilting my last one.

      Reply
    38. Willing Hearts - Busy Hands

      May 07, 2011 at 8:15 pm

      Too funny! Sure glad it was just your sleeve. You do have cute Atlas gloves for quilting. My husband loves his Atlas gloves. I love my red Fons and Porter quilting gloves, too, and feel empowered when I have them on.
      Mrs. Hearts

      Reply
    39. Brenda

      May 07, 2011 at 8:47 pm

      Better your shirt than your finger!

      Reply
    40. Leslie

      May 07, 2011 at 9:00 pm

      i love pictures of real life moments!!! good thing he was there to remove you from your quilt!

      Reply
    41. Amy

      May 07, 2011 at 9:35 pm

      Hahahaha! Sounds like something I would do!

      Bravo to your husband for be so helpful! It would of taken my husband an hour to unpick me if I did that. The first 45 minutes would be spent laughing at me followed by 15 minutes figuring out how to unpick me.

      Reply
    42. Amanda Murphy

      May 07, 2011 at 9:47 pm

      It is only a matter of time before this happens to all of us. Luckily your husband was home or you would have had to haul your sewing machine everywhere you went! Thanks for the funny post!

      Reply
    43. Cathy

      May 07, 2011 at 10:07 pm

      That is just hilarious and I have the twin gloves to yours. I don't feel quite silly now!

      Reply
    44. Kim-A Creative Spirit

      May 07, 2011 at 10:19 pm

      I laughed out load... soooo glad there was a pic....

      Reply
    45. shez

      May 07, 2011 at 11:04 pm

      Ha Ha thats funny,have a great mothers day

      Reply
    46. Esch House Quilts

      May 07, 2011 at 11:42 pm

      Too funny! I haven't sewed myself to my quilt, but I've done plenty of other goofy things while quilting. Glad you're OK and hubby was able to rescue you :)

      Reply
    47. Elisa Black

      May 08, 2011 at 1:20 am

      That is too funny!! And I laugh with you, not at you, b/c I do klutzy stuff like that all the time. Hope you were able to catch up on your sleep! Happy Mother's Day!

      Reply
    48. Lucky-1

      May 08, 2011 at 1:30 am

      LOL, that is a true blogger's hubby for sure. Glad it wasn't flesh sewn to the quilt. Blood is hard to remover from fabric....

      HUGGLES
      Lucky.

      P.S. So love your quilting gloves, mine are green ones from the supermarket.

      Reply
    49. Mary Jo

      May 08, 2011 at 1:35 am

      Funny!! I haven't done that one yet - well, probably because I don't have the gloves, or I'm sure I would!

      Reply
    50. Laurel

      May 08, 2011 at 1:50 am

      Thanks for the good laugh. :)

      Reply
    51. prsd4tim2

      May 08, 2011 at 2:21 am

      LOL. Thanks for sharing. And yes, I've done this, but luckily, it was my left sleeve so I could unpick myself. And I was too embarrassed to tell anyone about it until just now. Thanks for helping us all not feel so bad about the crazy things we've done.

      Reply
    52. tracy_a

      May 08, 2011 at 2:55 am

      Oh dear!

      Reply
    53. Kristen

      May 08, 2011 at 3:04 am

      LOL, you poor child! :) How do you like your quilting foot? I have a 430 and I am indecisive about the purchase. I would love your thoughts on it!

      Reply
    54. Val Campbell

      May 08, 2011 at 3:16 am

      That is hilarious! I've sewed my finger, but never my shirt. Classic!

      Reply
    55. Crystal Stanworth

      May 08, 2011 at 3:43 am

      :o) very awesome! and you obviously have a great husband too!

      Reply
    56. Christy

      May 08, 2011 at 3:44 am

      Thank you so much for sharing the "oops" moments. I had one yesterday. I was trying to get a bunch of pieced fabric plus a border to equal a certain length for pillow shams, and I started thinking how proud I was for remembering to subtract the 1/4 inch from each side of the pieced part. Only after cutting the borders, sewing them on, and then coming up 1/2 inch short did I remember that I also should have subtracted 1/4 inch from each side of the BORDER fabric too. Ugh. Glad to know I'm not the only one who does dumb things in the name of quilting.

      Reply
    57. Ina

      May 08, 2011 at 4:56 am

      I would have left the block where it was and said I did it on purpose! ;0

      Reply
    58. VickiT

      May 08, 2011 at 5:01 am

      Oh no! How long did your husband laugh at you? Too funny but only because you didn't stitch your arm down too. I'm glad it was only the shirt.

      Reply
    59. Blue Is Bleu

      May 08, 2011 at 5:28 am

      Oh my grief! I clicked on this saying to myself "Please tell me she didn't sew her finger / hand!"

      My husband wouldn't have been able to take a picture or unpick me because he'd be laughing too hard to hold still.

      Reply
    60. One Shabby Chick

      May 08, 2011 at 6:21 am

      too funny :-) And yes, I think I'd be just like Audrie's husband...in fact it took me a while to type this cause I kept laughing - I can totally see myself doing this exact thing :-)

      Reply
    61. Barb

      May 08, 2011 at 10:37 am

      Snicker, snort...I've done the same thing while doing hand embroidery--only I attached my skirt to the back of my project ;-D

      Reply
    62. Kim Apted

      May 08, 2011 at 11:47 am

      We've all had moments like that! I've accidentally stitched things to my skirt when hand sewing or basting not once but a *few* times!

      If you're able to reply, I'd love to know which collection that great fabric with the green octagons is?

      Reply
    63. ~Niki~

      May 08, 2011 at 2:26 pm

      Hey, I'm having a giveaway to a quilt shop if you wanna pop by :)
      Happy mother's day!
      Niki
      http://www.butternutstreet.blogspot.com

      Reply
    64. The Conservationist

      May 08, 2011 at 2:28 pm

      Hehe...I use bright yellow dishwashing gloves, and I love them...but I never let anyone see me quilting! I like yours though - they look like they'd have better circulation.

      Reply
    65. nicole

      May 08, 2011 at 5:28 pm

      That's almost as bad as when I was cutting fabric and took off part of my sleeve with the rotary cutter. Sigh...at least this was reversible lol!

      Loved the last two posts. Just too funny. Have a Happy Mother's Day!

      Reply
    66. mujus

      May 08, 2011 at 7:31 pm

      :)))) That's hilarious... and cute. Thanks for sharing :)

      Reply
    67. trudys_person

      May 08, 2011 at 8:08 pm

      Hahaha! I've done that ... also sewn through the tip of the gloves, just missing my finger or thumb ... be careful! ;-)

      Reply
    68. ilovedolly

      May 08, 2011 at 9:36 pm

      LOL makes me feel a bit less dumb - last week when tired I sheared off the tip of my finger with the rotary cutter. Sigh. Dumb.

      Reply
    69. Sew Create It - Jane

      May 08, 2011 at 9:54 pm

      LOL That's Funny! Good thing someone was in the house!!

      Reply
    70. Crystal Hendrix

      May 08, 2011 at 10:43 pm

      SO jealous man!! Those babies will be in my dreams tonight!!! LOL LOVE IT!!! Happy Mothers day!

      Reply
    71. Laura

      May 09, 2011 at 3:12 am

      YIKES. Close call. I have sewn through my finger twice. Still don't know how it happened!!! I always though people who have done something like that must not have all thier marbles. Now I know how fast it can happen.

      Reply
    72. Jenny

      May 09, 2011 at 3:48 am

      That is too funny! I would have left the shirt in the machine and gone to bed! :)

      Reply
    73. The AfterCraft

      May 09, 2011 at 6:25 am

      No quilting past 11pm!! Or life decisions!!

      Reply
    74. Jennifer @ Stitchin' Thyme

      May 09, 2011 at 6:48 am

      Funny! My husband would have done the same, insisting I get a picture for the blog!

      Reply
    75. a little bit biased

      May 09, 2011 at 3:35 pm

      Oh that is too funny. I am so glad it wasn't your finger or something. I've heard stories...you had me scared there for a minute. :)

      Reply
    76. Kristen

      May 09, 2011 at 6:09 pm

      That is just plain funny right there I don't care who you are :)

      Reply
    77. parenting articles

      May 10, 2011 at 9:29 am

      hahahaha. this is really funny!;)

      parenting articles

      Reply
    78. Melissa

      May 10, 2011 at 12:53 pm

      Love it! LOL I did that once hand quilting. My DH was in the hospital and I was hand quilting a small project and he asked me to get him some ice chips, and I went to stand up and my project was sewn on to my pants. Yes, I walked to the room to get ice with it still attached to my leg. ;-)

      Reply
    79. sonia

      May 10, 2011 at 3:29 pm

      I'm happy to see that you too make mistakes. I thought it was only me! Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    80. J. Thomas

      May 10, 2011 at 9:24 pm

      That's hilarious! And that's so what my boyfriend would do.

      Reply
    81. KerryQ

      May 11, 2011 at 9:56 pm

      Wow, 81 comments! Either people love a good laugh (thank you - I needed it!) or they love knowing that someone who makes gorgeous things (and has a clean house with little kids!) can also be totally human! Very refreshing. I just pulled an all nighter last weekend making my daughter's first communion dress, and finished the sash seconds before leaving for church. It's a real tight ship around here. (Not.)

      Reply

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