[quote=Tiffany]
Originally Posted by bstanbro
I hope that doesn't sound too defensive. I guess I just believe it is not a bad thing to want to reach a time where the points all come out perfect and everything balances.
Of course we all strive to do our best. What would be the point otherwise? I doubt anyone sets out and says, "I really want to make this the crappiest quilt yet."
For some people, striving to reach "perfection," which is ultimately an impossible goal, leaves them feeling dissatisfied and unhappy with a hobby that should be fun and fulfilling. None of this is about whether the quilt is good or not--it's about whether we lose sight of the fact that perfection is not the goal. In the end, at least for me, enjoyment is the goal. If it's perfect (and it will never be--not even if you think it is), that's all the better. But perfection shouldn't be an end in itself.
Someone told me once that a "perfectionist" is someone who is always looking for the flaw. I think that it's true.