I Am An Addict
#21
I am a relatively new quilter and I feel like an addict. I put off starting quilting because I thought corners had to come together perfectly. I took a gook look at the quilts displayed in quilt shops and fabric stores and none of them were perfect! Yet they were beautiful. Like so many, I enjoy the process. Nothing else I do is perfect – why should quilting be any different.
#22
Linda, I was just like you. Sounds like there are others out there like us, as well. Quilting should be fun. I had to sit myself down and have a little chat. I told myself that it was okay to start a project. It's okay to not finish a project. It's okay to make a mistake. The purpose of quilting is to relax and enjoy myself. Once I let go of some of my OCD, I started sewing and actually finish some things! Don't worry about how well you are doing. Just begin and have fun. Start small. Maybe start with placemats and play around with color choices. See how they blend together. And HAVE FUN!! Post pics of your progress on the board so that we all can encourage you. Maybe you will encourage someone else, too!
#23
[QUOTE=pad's;5323495]Saying on my quilt labels.....
"The blocks may not be straight,
The seams are quite askew.
But it's made with love,
Especially for you."
Only God can create something perfect,
And so far He hasn't decided to help with my quilts.
Jump in, my first "quilt" was made from cut-off jean legs back in the 70's.
One child still has his, crooked squares and all......( if anyone dares to make a comment, "New style, suppose to be that way"......best of luck
"The blocks may not be straight,
The seams are quite askew.
But it's made with love,
Especially for you."
Only God can create something perfect,
And so far He hasn't decided to help with my quilts.
Jump in, my first "quilt" was made from cut-off jean legs back in the 70's.
One child still has his, crooked squares and all......( if anyone dares to make a comment, "New style, suppose to be that way"......best of luck
Last edited by pad's; 06-28-2012 at 09:20 AM. Reason: brain & fingers not working together today
#24
Sometime I think we spend so much on all the machines and stuff that we feel like with all this stuff we have to turn out a master piece every time. And then you may be a little like me and just love all the gadgetry.
#26
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 58
I can be the same way. I've found that what I have to tell myself is: I am going to use such and such pattern, but, I am going to make it my own. That way when it is not perfect I don't have to designate it to the unfinished project, or I have permission to change the pattern or idea smack dab in the middle of it.
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Holmen, WI
Posts: 6,459
My quilting teacher told me that the reason people put a "God's Eye" in their quilts was because only God could make something perfect & it was an insult to try to make something perfect. I don't have to "try" to make a mistake in mine... they happen spontaneously... LOL!
#28
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Holmen, WI
Posts: 6,459
I really think part of my problem is I do a lot of counted cross stitch. I like it because it is so perfect. I never stray from the pattern. I stitch it just as it is designed with the colors picked by the designer. Quilters have a lot of leeway in picking colors, borders, backing, etc. I lack the confidence in picking light, dark, medium colors. I think the combination of these make the quilt come alive. I think I need the quilt patterns designers tell me exactly what to do. ;-) I hope this picture shows up. It shows part of a lap quilt on the design wall. I picked these colors because I thought they were safe but I'm stuck on the border and backing. I seem to over think the choices.
Linda
Linda
I'm a fine one to talk. I, too, have perfectionist tendencies & have to really work hard to overcome them. I find doing things like Jelly Roll Races MAKE me loosen up.
#29
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
My quilting teacher told me that the reason people put a "God's Eye" in their quilts was because only God could make something perfect & it was an insult to try to make something perfect. I don't have to "try" to make a mistake in mine... they happen spontaneously... LOL!
And if I look real close...not all her points perfectly match up either and I had always just assumed they were perfect. I honestly never ever noticed they weren't until I started quilting on my own and did a detailed examination of several quilts made by both of my grandmas. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my eyes don't seem to behold mistakes in other's work nearly as well as they behold the mistakes in my own!
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