1) Learn to cut straight! If you're cuts are off, then your quilt will be off.
2) Do not watch the needle go up and down while you are piecing. It only goes up and down; that never changes. Instead, make sure you fabric is feeding in straight under the needle. Your seams will be much straighter if you do that.
3) Forgive yourself for making mistakes. That is why the seam ripper is the most used (not necessarily most popular) quilting tool we own.
4) I'd say, "Buy less fabric!" except that I only quilt as an excuse to buy fabric.
One last little thing to add, if you have some kind of 'difference', so what? I am color blind and quilt all the time. I tried a very complex, many fabric quilts once, but got so lost that I eventually donated it as scraps. Then I learned what type of quilt I can do without frustration, and that's what I do. I'm happy, the quilts look happy, and I hope the recipients are happy.
Last edited by cathyvv; 10-27-2015 at 01:05 PM.