See the layout of the blocks?  I didn’t, because I assumed I knew exactly how these blocks were sewn together.

I didn’t, not until this morning when I turned to page 112 of “Quilts by the Sea” to check the number of blocks I needed in order to make this quilt longer.

Uh-oh.  They are supposed to be staggered: one up, one down.

I picked this particular quilt design because it was so simple.  I designed one row at a time and made a relaxing day and a half out of the process of selecting fabric and cutting simple squares and rectangles.  Result?  I was a bit too relaxed.  Complacent, even.

The good news?  Well, I’ve only sewn two rows together.

And…my daughter-in-law gave me a new seam ripper for Christmas.