My first BOM square

With school out and summer in full swing, I have not had much time to get my craft on. Actually, I just keep falling asleep with the kids and missing my normal craft time. I finally finished my BOM square!

I learned a few things:

1. I need to remember to be more carful with the pieces I was using. I ended up sewing some of the 2 1/2 inch squares when I needed 2 7/8 white squares, and had to cut more. I should have cut and pieced the whole thing at once.

2. I am out of practice. Some of my seams must not be a 1/4 inch, since it is not laying flat and is a bit short on one side. I lost the foot I normally use, so that may be why I am off. (It actually fell INSIDE my machine, it you can believe it. I guess I need to fish it out!)

3. I need more sleep! Or maybe I just need to pay more attention to the directions. I had a problem getting the bottom red triangles in the right direction, and had to take it apart and re sew it. I hate redoing things. I have to say that the directions were clear and had great illustrations, I just had a brain outage.

I still think it came out all right, but I may end up making another in it's place. Practice makes perfect, they say. Since I had to recut a few pieces, I don't know if I have enough of the cream fabric for a second square. The Fat Quarter Shop is so generous with the fabric, that I will probably have extra at some point in the year.

Well, that's it. My first attempt! I can't wait for the next one to show up in the mail! It's like getting a homework assignment. They send me something to do that I didn't pick out or in vision, and I complete the task as asked. Only, I give myself a grade and get to keep the finished work.

My grade today, I'd say a B-. I'll do better next time, I promise.