Ahhh, nuts

Ahhh, nuts. Or nurts, as my mom would sometimes say. Or is it spelled nurtz? Well, anyway...sometimes projects (I should really call them experiments) do not always go as planned, or envisioned. Oh well. I learned from my mistakes. Mistakes are good things, right?

I learned not to use stabilizer as a stitch holder when it's the kind that won't tear away.

I learned that I should do a SAMPLE first, especially before making dozens of French knots on aforementioned non-tear away stabilizer.

I learned to print out a color SAMPLE of my design on plain paper before printing onto expensive printable fabric, especially when there's a big possibility that the printer heads are dirty or I'm out of an ink color.

I learned to make sure I buy the correct ink cartridges for my printer, especially before opening up the plastic shrink bag and trying to shove it into the open ink cartridge slot.

I learned that sometimes a sewing machine is better than my impatient hand stitches.

I learned leaving a white border on my printed fabric design for stitching up a seam is a good idea.

Whew. Lots of education going on here.

Oh, and I learned not to give up, even if things don't go as well as planned. I am not necessarily a nincompoop because I "failed" the first time. Back to the drawing board. Or stitching board.