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#51
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Horse Country, FL
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I just cannot afford to pay for classes, so most of my "learning" is just trying or reading a book. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Every quilt I make is a learning experience for me and I tell the recipient of the quilt that. So far no one complains and the non quilters say they don't even see what mistakes I am talking about. I guess I put enough love into my quilts to make up for the "oops" part of it. Most of my books come from thrift stores...
#52
Someone once told me "There's more than one way to skin an onion". The end result is that it's peeled. I've learned through the years that there's more than one way to do a lot of things with the end result being what it's supposed to be. So we each have to do what is right for us. If you have a method that works for you than use it is my policy.
#53
Same here. Good to try new things, but they may not always be the 'best' way for me!
#54
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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There are no quilt police
I was told at a Belle Point Quilt Guild meeting, by a man who was our speaker, and who had made 50 quilts in a year.....all from scraps he had or had been given him (he did not purchase any fabric for the quilts).....He told us, "There are no quilt police" and that we can do anything we wanted or could do while quilting!! That has been my mantra.....say it over and over, There are no quilt police.
"There will always be great freedom to create something unique when you take the crayon outside the lines."
Mariah's Grandmother
circa 1952
#57
I still like the old adage "those who can't, teach." So often I've been disappointed by teachers who try to teach something that they don't know by doing. Just know by reading up on it.
I find that often the "smartest" people don't make the best teachers because they haven't developed the patience that it needs for most of us to grasp a concept. Often the people who have had to learn things the hard way, or try really hard to learn something, make the better teachers.
Case in point -- I watched a Martha S. show where she tryed to saw some wood by holding it with her left hand and crossing her right hand over to saw it!!! It really put her "expertise" in perspective.
I find that often the "smartest" people don't make the best teachers because they haven't developed the patience that it needs for most of us to grasp a concept. Often the people who have had to learn things the hard way, or try really hard to learn something, make the better teachers.
Case in point -- I watched a Martha S. show where she tryed to saw some wood by holding it with her left hand and crossing her right hand over to saw it!!! It really put her "expertise" in perspective.
#58
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At the time, I was not 'aware' enough to be aware of the whole design - and I would have been better off waiting until later - Learn and live -
I have since learned that I can only 'absorb' so much information at a time - and I have frequently 'learned' by doing things bass-ackwards.
There are advantages to having some experience - one has a better idea of what will work 'the way it is written' - and what should be tested before committing to the whole pattern.
#59
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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I hope you have many pleasant hours sewing and creating quilts.
Piecefully yours,
Kay Susan
#60
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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This has been a great topic. Generally, I enjoy math, geometry, and finding easier ways with which to do something. However, my enthusiasm is not necessarily your enthusiasm. With lots of books on my shelves and the Internet resources, I am able to really have fun perfecting my assembly methods. One important factor for me is that the method be fun and relaxing to me! Secondly, I want to use the material without much waste. Those two things make exploring different methods a challenge which is rewarding on many levels.
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