Originally Posted by MissBarkey
I am part of a Block of the Month group at my local quilt shop. I've been quilting for about 2 years and haven't really accomplished much, but I wanted to join this BOM to learn more about quilting and to end up with a beautiful quilt for my bed. Bad move.
The owner of the shop is a wonderful lady who is patient and helpful and the other ladies in the group are equally helpful. No -problem there. The problem is me and my lack of self-confidence and skill. These ladies are good....really good. They are doing this quilt as either an investment (it was costly) or as an entry in shows. I am totally intimidated by their abilities and have ripped out all my blocks I've done so far.
My question is this, should I just give up and chalk it up to an expensive lesson in "look before you quilt"? I really don't know what to do. Thanks for letting me vent.
Miss Barkey, I think you should take the advice from here and just complete one block at a time. Take a deep breath and say to yourself "I can do this!" I have mentioned this before but I have a saying on my sewing room wall "Remember Only God Is Perfect, Our Quilts Don't Need To Be". Finish the quilt and put it on your bed and bask in its warmness. You will be glad you did.