Leaning from our mistakes
08-26-2013, 03:06 PM
#13
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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I've learned that the "appropriate tool" is most often the one with which you are most familiar; lots of tools - such as rulers -- are NOT essential for producing a good result.
I've learned that designing your own blocks and quilts -- on graph paper or on the computer -- is incredibly freeing.
I've learned that mentally chanting "value, value, value" while pulling fabrics keeps me aware of the best differences in color selection.
I've learned that "reverse sewing" is just as much a part of the package as straight sewing, and it's best not to stress over it.
In reference to the above, I've learned that keeping several new, sharp seam rippers on hand makes life so much easier and more pleasant.
I've learned that, for the most part, quilters are the best people you'll ever meet, the sister from another mother, a kindred spirit even if you have just met.
Jan in VA
I've learned that designing your own blocks and quilts -- on graph paper or on the computer -- is incredibly freeing.
I've learned that mentally chanting "value, value, value" while pulling fabrics keeps me aware of the best differences in color selection.
I've learned that "reverse sewing" is just as much a part of the package as straight sewing, and it's best not to stress over it.
In reference to the above, I've learned that keeping several new, sharp seam rippers on hand makes life so much easier and more pleasant.
I've learned that, for the most part, quilters are the best people you'll ever meet, the sister from another mother, a kindred spirit even if you have just met.
Jan in VA
Last edited by Jan in VA; 08-26-2013 at 03:10 PM.
08-26-2013, 03:27 PM
#15
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
Posts: 6,726
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
I've learned that the "appropriate tool" is most often the one with which you are most familiar; lots of tools - such as rulers -- are NOT essential for producing a good result.
I've learned that designing your own blocks and quilts -- on graph paper or on the computer -- is incredibly freeing.
I've learned that mentally chanting "value, value, value" while pulling fabrics keeps me aware of the best differences in color selection.
I've learned that "reverse sewing" is just as much a part of the package as straight sewing, and it's best not to stress over it.
In reference to the above, I've learned that keeping several new, sharp seam rippers on hand makes life so much easier and more pleasant.
I've learned that, for the most part, quilters are the best people you'll ever meet, the sister from another mother, a kindred spirit even if you have just met.
Jan in VA
I've learned that designing your own blocks and quilts -- on graph paper or on the computer -- is incredibly freeing.
I've learned that mentally chanting "value, value, value" while pulling fabrics keeps me aware of the best differences in color selection.
I've learned that "reverse sewing" is just as much a part of the package as straight sewing, and it's best not to stress over it.
In reference to the above, I've learned that keeping several new, sharp seam rippers on hand makes life so much easier and more pleasant.
I've learned that, for the most part, quilters are the best people you'll ever meet, the sister from another mother, a kindred spirit even if you have just met.
Jan in VA
08-26-2013, 03:27 PM
#16
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 830
Nothing created by human hands is perfect. A fellow quilter told me that if the errors in your quilt are not visible to someone riding by on a horse at a gallop, not to sweat them! Sometimes it's hard not to crave perfection, but close is good!
08-26-2013, 05:42 PM
#19
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,412
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I've learned it's only fabric, nobody dies and if it's really that bad you really are allowed to just throw it away.
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