Doghousemom said: When I see a pic of a first quilt or block by a new quilter, and their post starts with something like 'yippee - look what I did!' ... the block could be totally wonky but I wouldn't dare say a word. At that point of "oh my God I actually sewed a bunch of pieces together" - let them have that glory. I would prefer to see them retain that excitement and passion over the possibility of dashing it by saying it isn't right (which may make them think quilting is just too hard!). If they decide they love quilting they'll be seeing more quilts, the more they see the more they'll see the differences, and hopefully the more they will learn.[/quote]
I agree with dog house mom.
Does anyone start out with a perfect quilt? or make the second, third or next one perfect (but maybe they have improved a skill), or even make a perfect quilt everytime after many years experience? We all have our challenges, hopefully we learn from them.
Encouragement is different than false praise. I won't say anything if I can't say it honestly and won't critique unless asked.