Other things I have done wrong...

Soo the quilt I was making was supposed to be a classic "fence rail" design.  Thus, I sewed all the fabrics into strips and arranged them in such a way that I thought I would achieve the nice zig-zag design I was aiming for.  Once I had sewed most of the major pieces together, however, and tried to fit them into the desired pattern the whole thing ended up looking more like a robot highway than the fence rail cuteness.  I have no idea, to this day (nor does my seamstress friend Jacqueline who left me to my own devices during this special session of sewing) as to what in god's name I did wrong.  There are no excuses for complete and total incompetence, but there it is.  Oh, and the quilt has turned out much smaller than I had calculated....and did I mention it looks like a robot highway?  I think some time will need to be taken to salvage the situation...or some serious seam ripping will hae to occur.  Oh the joy of the handmade gifts...blood, sweat, tears, more tears and more blood....