Pine Needles

Almost immediately after I received the kit for this block, Pine Needles Sewing Center in Cedar Rapids (not to be confused with Pine Needles at Gardner Village in West Jordan) sent me a deeply apologetic email. Though they’d proofed their block and worked out all the kinks, the company that laser cut and packed each block kit messed up. All the triangular fabric pieces cut from the light-colored backgrounds had been cut the wrong size. The ones with the pale blue leaves were too small and the cream-colored ones were too big. They sent out a package of replacement triangles, which arrived almost two weeks later. Pine Needles did say the laser cutting people felt just awful about their mistake, though I noticed the name of their company was never mentioned. I guess there are times when keeping a low profile can be a good thing.