Quilting is a learning process that never ends. I know I'm bad when it comes to picking out mistakes in my work and it took a long time and a lot of hard work to see them as a lesson. To me that is all part of the fun involved in quilting, I still get excited when sewing pieces together and seeing the outcome when I press them open...
I grew up with parents who set extremely high expectations for us kids, which put tremendous stress on us, more so for me because I am dyslexic. In time I found ways to do things that took the confusion out of the equation and worked for me, but I always felt I disappointed them even though I know they never intended their comments to have that affect.
With my own kids I expected them to do the best they could, and my only question to them was, "are you happy with the results?" because in the end that is all that matters. It's so easy to dwell on the negative and over look the positives....I believe that just because someone doesn't do something the way you think they should, doesn't mean they didn't do it to the best of their ability....
Steve your work is awesome, you have a good eye for color,so quit being so hard on yourself. :)
Okay, I've put my soap box away now.... :) LOL