I can't thank you enough for posting this. I can piece tops like crazy but have NO confidence about tackling FM work. I'd love to say I did the whole thing. Now, thanks to you, I am going to DO IT! And, whatever the result, it will be my beginning. Kudos to you for inspiring me!

Oh goodness - we have all felt that way. I echo one woman's post - don't point out anything - you will be surprised just how well received the quilt is.... We are our own worst critics! You will get better and we do learn from our mistakes. That quilt will be well loved by someone!

My quilt guild finds it very easy to complain about charity quilts. I lead a quilt demonstration at the library each year & we show how to make a quilt from start to finish. So I pre make parts of the pattern we are showing. This year we did 9 patch. Our Community Projects chairman made her worker day ladies take out all the Christmas and Halloween fabrics because they weren't politically correct for donations! They don't have to give a quilt with Christmas fabric to a Jewish child, but why deprive the Christian child of it?

There are no bad quilts!

Someone (maybe on this board?) once said, "If you can't see your mistakes while riding by on a galloping horse, they aren't mistakes!" I like that idea!!

People who have artistic talent are so hard on themselves, but people who don't have that talent see things differently. When my son, now 20, started playing at piano recitals, he was so hard on himself if he made any errors. I always told him that most of the people in the room didn't even know where middle C was on the piano. When they heard him play they were so in awe of his talent, a few mistakes wouldn't even be noticed.

I like to believe it is the same way with quilting. The quilt you made will be seen as a miraculous work of love and artistic talent by the lucky recipient.

Stop fretting and enjoy your God-given talent!

they are not mistakes you just did it in a whimsical design does not have to be straight or even just easy and loose whimsy is a definite style :lol:

Don't give it away. You will regret it later. Keep it so years from now you can see how much you have improved. I love to look at my first quilts. Good memories of the quilting journey. Don't be so hard on yourself. Everything takes time. Use it as a throw in family room or in a camper or in your car. Keep it for the Memories...

Don't ever be embarrased we are our worst critics. I was told by a great quilter that every quilt has a mistake in it, gives us something to talk about. :wink:

I just gave a baby quilt that had a wonky side because the quilting was driving me crazy. I just threw it in the washer and dryer and wrapped it up. Everyone at the baby shower oohed and ahhed over it. I know that it will be used because the mom already told me so. We are own worst critics. We don't need the quilt police, sometimes we are when we don't need to be. Just give it with the heart you intended to.

You wouln't want to see my first attempts at FMQ on my domestic machine. I should have received the award for the worst FMQ'r. PRACTICE, PRACTICE AND MORE PRACTICE. Before you know it you will be FMQing with the best of them!
Keep at it!! :-)