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?
I quilt for fun, and it's a LOT more fun when the pieces go together right and the seams match easily. Sewing those scant 1/4" seams makes that happen and I'm grateful to whoever figured it out for me. I also find the gadgets "fun". If anyone feels threatened in any way by them, then they certainly shouldn't use them.
We all have our own standards, and I'm not going to stop trying to learn to do things better and better. "Perfection" isn't a dirty word.