I learned something today
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Ten foot rule and galloping horse rule -- I think they're the same as the man in a plane rule. My MIL, who died long before I met my husband, used to say a man flying over in a plane would never notice something that's not perfect. Neither would someone on a galloping horse, or someone standing ten feet away.
#16
I've bought quilted items and realized later that some things don't match up or the tension was off and the quilting on the underneath was loopy or a block was out of place color-wise but it doesn't change how I "feel" about them, they add to the comfort of my home and give me pleasure whenever I look at them. So embrace your mistakes, share them with the world, what's that saying, "they'll never notice if you don't bring it to their attention".
Besides, if someone is just throwing together garbage hoping to make a quick buck, you'll probably sense it.
Besides, if someone is just throwing together garbage hoping to make a quick buck, you'll probably sense it.
#18
I think those of us who sew and quilt will see the imperfections in quilts because we're used to judging our own work. People who don't quilt have no idea of the time and effort that go into our projects, but they also don't usually notice mistakes or poor quality work.
If you're like me, I tell myself I'm going to live by the "man on a galloping horse" rule, but I actually live by the "woman with a magnifying glass" rule. I'm much harder on myself than anyone else ever could be!
If you're like me, I tell myself I'm going to live by the "man on a galloping horse" rule, but I actually live by the "woman with a magnifying glass" rule. I'm much harder on myself than anyone else ever could be!
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