Originally Posted by Becky13
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE quilting, but am frustrated at the sense that everything I do has to be perfect. Reading about the latest gadget that we can buy to make SURE that we get that 1/4" (minus two threads), just makes me sigh... And how we scurry to take out a seam when our blocks are off 3 threads. All the talk about being sure that everything is "exact". Are we quilting because it's fun? We're making a loving gift? Or is perfection the goal?
You can decide how much perfection you can stand. I've found that the more complex a block is, the more exact I have to be, because just a hair off in 16 pieces magnifies to quite a bit by the time the block is finished. But if the block is pieced and trimmed to size, there's a lot more "wiggle room" for seam width. If having to be so accurate frustrates you (as it does me), pick simpler patterns and have fun!