Originally Posted by Dar-midlife
I think most of us are way too hard on ourselves. A few years ago, a wonderful (experienced) quilter whom I thought was perfect explained to me that she was the only one who knew where the mistakes were and I should keep in mind that "finished is better than perfect". It has stuck with me and I am working on "letting go"!
I am on my way home from spending 4 days taking classes at Quilting with Machines in Huron, Ohio...took 3 classes from Karen McTavish who is a fabulous quilter and she doubts herself and doesn't think her quilting is all that great. :shock: She is so humble about her awesome skills and just a really nice person. I guess if she can be hard on herself, it must be a "creative person's disease"! We put a piece of ourselves in every quilt we make and when it is less than perfect we think it says that we aren't perfect :roll: Lord knows I'm not perfect, but I keep trying...at least with my quilting!!!