Oh my. I could say so much about this topic. I think many people could. But the idea that things need to be perfect is so sabotaging. Yes, I appreciate perfect points. Yes, I have ripped out seams to get it right. And my family thinks that I am nuts for doing so. They tell me, and probably rightly so, that no one will notice. And if they do notice, they will not care. They will care about the fact that they got a quilt from someone who cares about them. They will care about the warmth and comfort. My grandmother, who came from a very extensive quilting background and had family members with all sorts of amazing quilting skills, decided later on that she was sticking with four patch and nine patch. She made amazing quilts from those. And us grandkids still treasure them and looked forward to receiving them. She said that she was sick of perfect everything. She had got so stressed out about perfect points that the fun was lost. And she well knew the value of warmth and comfort as she lived in Michigan.she said that there was little use in making a quilt that people were afraid to sit on when it was on the bed. She also would have been surprised to see quilts hung on the wall. They were practical. They were functional. They were also beautiful. The stress we put on ourselves, and the quilt police do great damage. They prevent us from making quilts and destroy joy.
it was these kind of ideas that kept me from diving into this craft when I was younger. What if it wasn’t perf, or even good? I think that quilting can draw those of us who are perfectionists because there is so much preciseness involved in the art of quilting. But it should not be allowed to steal the joy. Most of us do our honest best. Enjoy the process.