Jeanniebelle

I dont think you are crazy. I know about being frustrated in trying to get a project looking perfect. There are times when I just shove everything into the closet and pull out my crocheting for several months. I finally return to the ufo and complete the project to the best of my abilities. If you ever look at old antique quilts, these ladies never had the modern tools and conviences we have today and their their corners, points, etc would never meet perfectly. It is a product of the modern world that we thing that everything has to be perfect and if it is not it is not worthy of anyones attention. Keep the faith and don't give up on yourself or your abilities. Jeanniebelle

JCquilts

I like this idea!

Tweety2911

Sorry you are having such a tough time. Keep at it, you won't be happy any other way. If it feels good it will come out good. Sending you lots of HUGS!!! :-)

abc123retired

This is a good suggestion! Or, can you just fussy cut 10 a day before you begin working on a different project? I always have 5 or 6 projects going at a time so I don't get bored doing the same thing.

SewMomma66

I quilt because I love the process. It grounds me. No matter how much work you put into to this quilt. Remember we do this because we love it. You have to be happy with what you create. Instead of looking at this as it's a lot of work. Think about how happy you will be because you did it the way you wanted. He will love it either way but will you regret that you did not quilt it the way you wanted it presented? Does that make sense?

mpeters1200

That makes complete sense. I cut as many as I could with whole race cars. The rest, I made sure there were whole stars or whole crossed racing flags. I'm SOOO glad I decided to do it. While it was a LOT of work, I realized part of the way through that some of the strips I had sewn were cross cut incorrectly. Had I left them the original size, there would have been a lot of seam ripping, running out to try and buy more fabric, and probably a fair amount of cussing.

I think it's going to go together great now. The recipient is 7 with some developmental issues. It's not like he's going to sit and be cross because some of the cars are cut off. But I am DEFINITELY much, much happier with it.

Baloonatic

I needed to make a quilt for a client using stars. I was SO bored cutting 160 triangles for star points, and then I lost the points when I sewed them (my own design error)! I put it aside and made another quilt for her instead.
I finally decided to finish the first quilt for myself, added a flat welt and found THE PERFECT fabric for the borders, and now I'm in love with it -- except its pink and green, whereas I would prefer burgundy and blue. Oh well. My point is that I just needed to set it aside and I'd forgotten most of the frustrations when I went back to it

p38flygirl

Hugs and chocolate and a little stiff drink should work...

Grandma Cindy

ooh, ooh, I have chocolate, going to go and get us both a piece. I will eat yours so it doesn't go bad, yummy... There now, go get busy and feel the rush upon completion, best of journeys...

sylvia77

With myself, I break it down to making one row at a time and before I know it, I'm done. Good luck and here's a big hug. . .