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03-16-2015, 04:13 PM

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ManiacQuilter2

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If she LOVES it, that is all that counts with quilting. Finish it and then get on to starting on another quilt. Be happy that she is delighted. Welcome to the board.

03-16-2015, 04:56 PM

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Neesie

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Making mistakes is how we learn. None of my quilts are perfect but I know that if I make only perfect quilts, I'll end up making none. Finish the quilt and rejoice in the fact that the next one will be even better!

03-16-2015, 11:13 PM

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Jan in VA

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Is the quilt for you? Then, give it up.
Is the quilt for her? Then finish it and give it to her. Think of all the meals/clothes/appointments/ comments/discipline/other things you've "screwed up" over the years as her mother, yet you didn't give up on keeping on. Right? Think of how happy she will be rather than how frustrated you are.

Jan in VA

03-16-2015, 11:26 PM

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Anniedeb

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As others have said...finish it!! We ARE our own worst critics. Focus on doing the best you can, and move forward. Most of us speak from experience. I'm just finishing a quilt for my friend's birthday, and even though I measured twice, three times, then cut...one of my bottom borders was 3/4" too short...I added a little piece...I know it's there, but in the whole scheme of things...its OK!!!!

03-16-2015, 11:51 PM

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notmorecraft

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Remember we micro examine every block and stitch, other people look at the whole thing and see the beauty, finish it, stand across the room look at it and I bet it's beautiful. If your mistake is setting a piece or a blong the wrong way, remember only you know it differs from the pattern, it's your design feature which makes it an 'original' based on someone else's design, x

03-17-2015, 12:08 AM

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Knitette

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Welcome to the board!

As others have said, only you (the worst critic, lol) see the mistakes. Your daughter not only doesn't see the mistakes, but instead, sees the time and love you devoted to it, just for her. I'm lucky enough to have a daughter like yours - she loves everything I make, mistakes and all!

Finish your quilt, give it to her and in ten years, look back at it and see how far you've come. Happy quilting

03-17-2015, 02:04 AM

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qwkslver

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Originally Posted by Laura Perdue

I have been following you all for quite a while and have learned so many things and seen so many pretty quilts. I have been quilting for fun for years, I usually give away my quilts to family members. Last summer

I had my daughter pick out a quilt kit and have been working on it for awhile, but when I started to put it together I am so unhappy with the way things are lining up I feel like trashing it and beginning again.I realize what I did wrong when piecing the quilt, so I know I can do a better job next time.

However, when my daughter saw it, she loved it. I pointed out a few mistakes, and she said she never would have noticed them. However, I keep seeing my mistakes and now I can't seem to get back into this project. Has any one else had this problem? If so, how did you get yourself to quit focusing on the mistakes?

Do finish your quilt and let her enjoy it. My family never see my mistakes (except for my husband, who used to manage a team of over 30 seamstresses). I have a little quilt on my bed I didn't "finish", quit about 1/3 way through and gave it to the dogs, after it was washed I couldn't see what I didn't like about it and wished I had finished it. I bet it will be just fine. You know quilting like everything else is a learning process. When all is said and done they love our quilts cause we made them! Enjoy.

03-17-2015, 02:16 AM

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Becky's Crafts

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Find another project you can't wait to get started on & use it as incentive & reward for finishing the one you're not happy with! That's what I do. I promised a friend I'd make a quilt with her & I hated it, but learned new techniques by finishing. Then, my granddaughter loved it & I had to back it & quilt it for her. Hardest quilt I ever got through, but I did & now she treasures it! Finish it & put it behind you as a learning experience, you'll be glad you did!!

03-17-2015, 04:18 AM

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cjsews

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As the other said, finish it. The worst quilt I ever made was my second quilt. I gave it to my husband for Christmas. Twenty some years later it is still his favorite quilt. I look at it and then at more recent ones and see how far I came. The point is that no matter how bad we think our quilts are, someone will cherish it for a long time.

03-17-2015, 04:33 AM

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IrishgalfromNJ

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Please finish the quilt for your daughter. She will love it and you will forget about all the little things that you think are wrong with it. Once the top is quilted you may like it a lot better. I sew for fun and sometimes I feel like I'm slapping my quilt tops together. I can see where seams didn't line up and points were lost, but once the quilt top is quilted they look really nice.