Originally Posted by cherylynne
People used to intentionally leave a mistake in their quilts. they called it a humility block. I try to get things as perfect as possible, but sometimes you can do more harm than good by ripping it out.
I've read this for years (about the "humility block" ) and it seems incredibly presumptuous to me. There is no perfect human and there is no perfect ANYTHING done or made by humans.
{and there is certainly no need for a so-called "humility block" because
every quilt has mistakes, including big show winners!}
Quilting was once more of a necessity than it is now, but I believe quilters have always derived great pleasure from quilt-making. If your own personal bent is to do it as nearly perfectly as possible, go for it. If your own personal bent is to just do as well as you can without concern for perfection, go for it.
Let's enjoy our journey! :D