HELP PLEASE! I THINK I HAVE STOOGECRAFT

I was reading Seth Godin’s blog today and he talked about Stoogecraft.  He likened it to the Three Stooges and said that they had impulse control problems…."they do whatever comes to their minds immediately."   I became uncomfortable.  That sounded a bit like me.

Seth went on to say that Stoogecraft people don’t think of the alternatives or the consequences.  I cringed.  Yep, that’s me.  For example this morning there was very little on my To-Do list.  After doing some blog hopping and answering e-mails, I decided I HAD to make just one block of this beautiful Kaleidoscope quilt that I saw on Ahhh Quilting. 

It took me most of the day because I sewed it by hand.  I love hand sewing while sitting on the deck and enjoying this beautiful summer weather.  However, I did not like how the center came together.  I have questions:

• Is there a secret to doing this? 
• How do you make all the points meet perfectly in the center? 
• Should I start sewing from the point? 
• I did that on some of them but there has to be a secret to doing this.  Anyone care to share?  I know it can be done because the points on the blocks on Cynthia’s blog are perfect!

Also in his post, Seth said that this short term thinking leads to “success avoided.”  Well, I think this block above is proof of his point.  It sure wasn’t a success and I avoided doing housework all day!  Help Please!

ON ANOTHER NOTE:  Did you see on the sidebar that Barb David has a new twilling book out?  You could make those darling Nutcrackers in redwork or twilling.  Check it out.  

AND ON ANOTHER NOTE:  Crafty Staci has a tutorial for a Rocking Chair Organizer.

Until next time,
♥
Stay Calm! Stay Kind! Stay Positive!
Caroll