i do not think all people are being too hard when they say "its not perfect".

many people want to improve their skills with each quilt so they study it and find the weak points so they know where they need work and more practice.

not everyone is negative when they say these things - it could just be a learning critique of their work.

My definition of a perfect quilt - FINISHED.

I strive for excellence, not perfection. I don't think perfection is attainable for there is always room for improvement.

AMEN

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That's not true either. Nothing in nature is perfect either. Everything has flaws of one kind or another.

what is funny about this is, i think often, "i made it and i am focusing on the flaws", you make it and i am focusing in the beauty, i do think there is some truth in that, in a way it is like cooking, it doesn't look exactly like the picture in the cookbook, so a person feels they have failed, when it tastes darn good, and thats what matters, lol

jan

WELL SAID!!!

Good definition! :P

And all this time I've been thinking that most humans have faults AND they were created by God.

Theres always room for improvement and if start to think theres no way I could improve then I see a problem. Because nothing is perfect me nor the quilt. But I do understand what your saying (i think). We all human, we're all quilters, so it doesn't need to be said, because as adults we understand its a given "its not perfect" I think what some of us really mean to say is " I wish it were a little better and I can show you every flaw but I took this picture so you couldn't see the really big mistakes, so dont look to hard, but I would love it if you told me I did good!" Its not perfect is just so much easier.