I use to want it to be perfect but then I learned to accept "good enough" and enjoy the quilt. My eyes give me a lot of problems. Ripping out a seam causes a lot of eye strain and my eyes actually hurt afterwards. I try to keep ripping out a seam to a very minimum and if I do, I then have to put the quilt away for the rest of the day. I found that my family enjoys the quilt even if I don't think it is perfect.