Candace,
I too used to be a perfectionist and about drove myself crazy over it and then one day my doctor told me I had to get some perspective on life and learn how to relax. Striving for perfection is ok and desired but it's also ok to relax, learn and improve along the way. Others see the beauty in our quilts, admire them and wish they could quilt like that as well so strive for perfection but when it doesn't happen, learn from it, improve but relax and enjoy the process and life as you go. I saw my Mother drive herself crazy striving for perfection and never learning to accept what is. Life isn't perfection but our quilts can be beautiful without being perfect. Our quilts can be loved and treasured by others without being perfect. My family tell me they feel the love that goes into every stitch in my quilts and I believe them as they all tell me this - I'm a hand quilter. Relax, enjoy the process and those you give your quilts to will feel the love that goes into them and that's a great gift from you to them.