accuracy--Am I too critical?
07-29-2014, 11:49 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
Back to the original question:
No, my piecing is not "perfect."
However, most of the time, I do think it is "good enough" to satisfy me. I do unsew and redo when I think it is necessary.
No, my piecing is not "perfect."
However, most of the time, I do think it is "good enough" to satisfy me. I do unsew and redo when I think it is necessary.
07-29-2014, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Tartan
My piecing is not perfect. I will re-do a couple of times but after that I will either cut new pieces(too much ripping distorts the pieces) or decide if I can live with it.
If however a match is a couple of threads off, squares of background fabric meeting or generally not in my face -and the seam will be able to be finessed I am more tolerant.
07-29-2014, 12:48 PM
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Points and seams matching are important to me and I will rip out if I have to but I find if I take my time preparing the fabric (washing sometimes and starching if necessary), careful cutting and matching and pinning I rarely have to rip out. I mark my points with a pin and then with a marking pencil on the wrong side so I have a place to shoot for with my seam. If I go too narrow then I just sew again to hit the point and I don't rip out since it's in the seam allowance anyway. If I go too wide and cut off the point then I rip. I pin my seam intersections. It takes more time than just stitching but it is rare that they don't match so very little time is spent on ripping and repairing. I try not to be too OCD over it but it's hard for me not to be.
07-29-2014, 12:54 PM
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I do my very best to match my seams, but as I only do charity quilts these days I dont think anyone is going to hand back a quilt because one or two of my seams do not match, I am more intent making quilts for these more unnfortuneated folk, i have enough fabric for a lifetime, I still make quilts for my very small family
07-29-2014, 01:15 PM
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I would literally never get anything sewn together and quilted if perfection is what I am working towards. My goal is to make a pretty and useful quilt.
Open your dictionary to the word perfection. Now, cross it out.
Other words to cross out:
afraid
can't
intimidated
can't
hard
can't
rules
can't
Get the idea!
peace
Open your dictionary to the word perfection. Now, cross it out.
Other words to cross out:
afraid
can't
intimidated
can't
hard
can't
rules
can't
Get the idea!
peace
07-29-2014, 01:19 PM
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F&P says you should NEVER rip more than three times otherwise the fabric is going to get wonky. This is suppose to be a hobby so try to loosen up a bit and enjoy the process and learn from your mistakes. WE ALL HAVE at one time or another !!
07-29-2014, 01:42 PM
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My piecing is rarely perfect. I do a lot of fudging and easing in, and when the quilt is done everything usually lookss good. I only obsess on it if it's really bad and it's not going to fit with the other blocks.
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