Speaking of Quilting Errors, have you heard the one

about the person who can't think in "math terms"?  No? Well, let me tell you. What happened is this person designed the following tablerunner for the OWOH giveaway winner (who didn't sew or quilt so we agreed I'd create a runner for her).

 

Looks pretty cool, doesn't it? My winner thought so as well. Final size was to be somewhere around 14" square which means roughly 3" blocks.

Think about that for a minute.

Do you see the dilemma I failed to realize until I started printing the foundation pattern for the fans?

3" is teeny-tiny, my friends! I tried, I did but it wasn't just awful looking, it was like I had never sewed a stitch at all in my life then decided to try paperpiecing AND curves all at once.  

Awful. So awful I couldn't share a picture and I knew there was no way I could create the lovely design. I got another bright idea so off I went... just random piecing. 

I always said I'd never make a crazy quilt because I just didn't like the look with all the random piecing. Until I actually looked at the following, I didn't realize what I just did.  -sigh- I disliked it, and yet didn't, almost immediately.

No matter, I knew I didn't want to continue and send this to my winner.   Instead, I realized one of you might want it. So, the first person to comment saying they want this wonky block (and please email me your address) gets it, as is, to do what you want with it.

Instead, I opted for a bargello with appliqued flowers. I like the look, I hope my winner does as well.

  

Just goes to show, third time is the charm.