Originally Posted by stitchingmemories
I am feeling very inept at quilting. I mean, I can follow a pattern (piecing) but when I get to the quilting part, my work stinks! (And no I won't post a picture, I would die from embarrassment!) I can't even SID without going outside the lines forget trying to stitch a design . I need to change my username, nobody want's those kind of memories! Sorry to rant, just having a bit of a pity party! :oops:
Are you doing by hand or machine? I'm only on my 2nd quilt (by hand) and I draw a line 1/4" from seam and quilt in the shadow. It means extra work but since I'm also practicing on getting my stitches smaller, it helps me to keep them straighter. Can only concentrate on one thing at a time. I found one square that I hadn't marked and I did surprisingly well in keeping the line straight. As a friend told me, it takes practice, practice, practice. I'm doing a QS and it looks like 3 different people have worked on it (my stitches are getting smaller and better).
Keep on quilting and don't be so hard on yourself.