I'm not criticizing my quilting skills anymore!

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01-04-2011, 02:53 AM

#31

leamelon

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Amen quilting is fun creative anmd enjoyable not perfecttttttttttt

01-04-2011, 02:58 AM

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tmg

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Good to hear that.

01-04-2011, 03:51 AM

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Camping Betty

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what a great New year resolution!!!!!!

01-04-2011, 04:10 AM

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sustraley

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I follow this rule my quilting teacher taught me. "If you hang the quilt at the place next door, will you be able to see the flaws from your house?" I always think about this when quilting. Good advice to follow.

01-04-2011, 04:12 AM

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Flo Pierce

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I agree Barb and believe we all our our worst critics. I think being stressed out over a wolf wall hanging did me it for one
day. No More. Lets all enjoy our projects.

Flo from NNY

01-04-2011, 04:18 AM

#36

RIDGEFIELD

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I feel the same way about my mistakes. Another quilter said that there is no such thing as a perfect quilt.

01-04-2011, 04:23 AM

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quiltyjax

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cindy2sew

:) I like the way true persian rug makers to do it. They purposely put a mistake into it even if it is 'perfect'
The thought behind that is tha no one is perect and to obtain that is trying to obtain the status of God (being perfect).

cindy

God knows I do that without trying! always the intention is to have points and matched seams but sometimes there are more mistakes than I can put up with then reverse quilting is the order of the day.

01-04-2011, 04:40 AM

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wils6977

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I'm with you. The whole purpose is to make something that we enjoy and our family will treasue.

01-04-2011, 04:53 AM

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JNCT14

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I have done the same thing - beating myself up over my quilting (or lack thereof) skills. My mom told me a saying from the Amish quilters - 'Only God is perfect' and in fact they make a point of having an imperfection in each and every quilt they do. So we gotta just love our work - warts and all!

01-04-2011, 05:02 AM

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fayefromfla

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you guys can say what you want...but if you are a perfectionist...you can't change that...I have read all the posts and I have said the same things..but at day's end I still have the same old habits..if I don't correct a error on my piecing or quilting it HAUNTS me...LOL