Spider Webs - A Cautionary Tale

I have this spider web quilt pinned and waiting to be quilted. It catches my eye often as it sits right next to the sewing table.

I thought it would be fun to try a small project with just one spider web. Sometimes, well almost all the time, I am so excited about starting a new project that just start right in without the full picture of the finished project in my mind. I took some quick measurements off the quilt and counted that I would need eight base triangles. I also wanted to use a print fabric for the background. The creative juices were flowing. The method for making the quilt was fresh in my mind so off I went. For one web I only need the strips sewn to one side of the triangle. Cut. cut. sew. sew. I could see this would be a quick project.

I was eager to see how it looked with the polka dot background. It took me a while to get it arranged so that the pieces fit together.

Um. Yeah. Half of the blocks should have the scraps sewn to the OTHER side of the base triangle.