Originally Posted by ginnie6

well that makes me feel better! I look at some of the quilts posted here and then at mine and think "I shouldn't even be trying to say I'm a quilter!" Course I've only made 4 lap quilts and 1 twin quilt so far so I've got room for improvement. I know every single little mistake in my quilts though and think they must be glaringly obvious to anyone who sees them. I keep thinking about joining the guild here but I know they must all be so much better than me that's its intimidating.

Originally Posted by athenagwis

I love mistakes in quilts. I would adopt every quilt with cut off points turned blocks or any other "problems". I don't strive for perfection in my quilts, I strive to finish them ( which .... welll..... I'm not doing so good on LOL). My theory is the day I make a perfect quilt is the day I will stop quilting, because where have I got to go after that? So it is my hope that I never make the perfect quilt as I never want to stop quilting!!! I know that some people don't want to see quilts with "mistakes" in a quilt store, but I personally would find it more depressing to see quilts that were perfection because I know I could never do that.
Whenever I finish a project and show it to my DH, he tells me how pretty it is. I then point out the mistakes. He then says "It is the little imperfections that tell you it is hand (Or home ) made.
Rachel

Originally Posted by hereca622

In 1994, I made a wall hanging for my DH. I don't know if it was for his office, but that is where it has hung until this moment. It is the only quilt that I have hand quilted. Do not get your toes near it or you will be caught. :oops: That isn't the worse of it. Not knowing any better, I took a miniature pattern and blew it up on a copier. :shock: For all of the crazy choices that I made, it didn't turn out too bad. DH loves roses and this quilt is pieced flowers with lots of points. A few point, but 8 out of 10, are cut off or floating in the air. I have worked in the office with my DH for the last 10 yrs. I cringe everytime that I see it. I pray that our visitors know nothing about quilting. He will not let me take it down. After about five years, I told him that the wonderful Hancock Fabric that I used on the border was fading due to the lighting. I even held a piece of the original fabric up to it to prove it. He doesn't care. Nothing that I say will change his mind. I plan to make him another wall hanging that looks dimensional. My fear is that DH will just hang it next to the other one. I'm glad that he really liked it, but aaacccckkkkk.

Originally Posted by ginnie6

well that makes me feel better! I look at some of the quilts posted here and then at mine and think "I shouldn't even be trying to say I'm a quilter!" Course I've only made 4 lap quilts and 1 twin quilt so far so I've got room for improvement. I know every single little mistake in my quilts though and think they must be glaringly obvious to anyone who sees them. I keep thinking about joining the guild here but I know they must all be so much better than me that's its intimidating.