Friday Smiles : A belated birthday gift that went awry

I'm once again starting off this Friday with a few jokes, quotes, and laughs I found while cleaning my office a few months ago.  I'm sure you are aware I'm here for Annie's Friday Smiles.


EVER WONDER ...

Why don't you ever see the headline
'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what
they do 'practice'?




Q: What do you get from an Alaskan Cow?

A: Ice Cream!

There were three fathers-to-be in a hospital waiting room, waiting for their babies to be born.

The first nurse comes out and tells the first father, "Congratulations you're the father of twins!" He says, “Great! I am the manager for the Minnesota Twins."

The second nurse comes out and tells the second father, "Congratulations you're the father of triplets"! He says, "That's cool! I work for 3M."

The third father opens the window and jumps out.

The third nurse comes out, and asks, “Where's the third father?"

One of the other fathers said, "Oh he jumped out the window."

The nurse asks, "Why?"
 
He replied, "He works for Seven Up!"

Now my tale of woe, or how NOT to create a belated gift.

It all began when I was working on a belated Christmas gift.  BTW, I still have two more to make.  My internet friend Kathy wanted to be able to add something to her fabric journal, or possibly wanted to find a way to keep the fabric from fraying.  I really do NOT remember, because it's been awhile ago.  Regardless, I had already covered the back of a quiltlet with stabilizer that had glue on only one side.  No wonder it was so inexpensive.

That meant I needed a "glue" of sorts to hold the two sides together.  I chose Stitch Witchery by Dritz.  It comes in different widths and thicknesses, but this is the type I always buy.  It is called "regular weight" and the size I bought was 5/8 inch (1,6 cm) wide.

This was now ready to be attached to the stabilizer and the front fabric which you can barely see in the background.  You might remember this fabric I dyed using Rit Dye for a Second Thursday Tutorial a few months back.

Fast forward because I forgot to take photos, and you will see I am ready to add holes to the quiltlet.

I also forgot to sew the handmade tag to the back before I attached the back to the front.  I had to use the Stitch Witchery to hold the tag in place.

I further forgot to place a small piece of cardboard in the assembly before I glued the pieces together.  I had NO MORE of the front fabric, so had to use fabric from the back for both the back and front.

Here is the piece with all its mistakes, or as I told Dianne, the recipient, worts and all.   Had I not been so distracted by the Stitch Witchery, I might have remembered to sew the label in place to the back and add a piece of cardboard before ironing the two pieces together.

I originally planned to make this for Dianne for Halloween, since I know she likes Halloween as much as she likes Christmas.

I chose one of Tim's paper dolls for the focal image.  I thought the book in her hand reminded me of a book of spells.

I had these rather "cutesy" decorations I had been given and used them on this quiltlet.

I purchased the fabric specifically with Dianne in mind.

I colored a piece of card stock using both black and green shimmering mists, then punched out a bird.  The bird is holding the spider web string in his beak.

As troublesome and badly created as this was, in the end, I sent it off to Dianne.  I just hope she liked it for what it is (a gift made from the heart), and not what it could have been.  This may not have been funny to me (or to some), at least at the time, but I hope those of you who sew got a smile out of my mistakes.

Thanks for joining me today and thanks for your continued visits.  Now let's visit Annie's Friday Smiles, where it never hurts to begin the weekend with a big smile, just like Annie's.