I have to add another one here... It is said that only God is perfect! this means you have to have mistakes, and I alway do.

when my quilts become perfect . . I will be 6 feet under ! for sure ! but I still love every one of them and don't care if anyone else shares my feelings ! I guess I;m one old tuff bird !!

AMEN!!!

My mom always said, "If it's handmade it won't be perfect", so that's my motto. I am NOT a perfectionist in any sense of the word, and people still like my quilts.

I think things are perfect if they're hand made! (sewn, drawn/painted, baked, cooked from scratch) lol sharet

I totally agree with this statement. There may be someone that can and does make a perfect quilt but, I think feffertrimm is right in saying a lot of us are too hard on oursefves. My quilts will never look like some of yours even though I have done it longer than you but, I am happy if it turns out useable.
Quilting is like playing the piano, I know the basics of both and can get by nicely with what I do, however there are master pianist and there are master quilters. Whichever one you are just enjoy what you are doing and do not compete with others.

I have never seen a quilt that wasn't beautiful. I guess I like them all because I know how much time and creativity go into each quilt. You are absolutely right that we are too hard on ourselves. With every quilt you learn more, so I look at every mismatched point, every ripped out seam as a learning experience not as a mistake.

When I see or hear a quilter say that "It's not perfect," I've always kind of read into it that they are expressing some humbleness. I always hesitate before I post a piece, because I don't want to be percieved as "showing off" or bragging about my work. I just want people to know that *I know* it's not perfect :) Even if my daddy says it is !! :D

AMEN :thumbup:

AMEN!!!!! I just want to shake some people when they post a beautiful quilt and then seem to just tear it apart. Talk about quilt police!!! Virg

My favorite motto is "done is better than perfect." I would much rather see someone enjoying a quilt I made than to work on it until I think it's perfect. I'm not so why should my quilt be?

Some quilters in the past used to turn one block upside down because "only God is perfect." I can rest comfortably with the thought that I will never have to do that. None of my work will ever be "perfect." :roll:

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I really did not mean to suggest that Walmart quilts are perfect, I was just using that as an example of mass production sewing. I was trying to point out that handmade quilts, made with love and care are always perfect in my eyes. If there are mistakes, no one but the maker usually notices them.

"Perfection" is in the eyes of the beholder. Was Adam and Eve perfect?

With each quilt I make, I look towards a something a little harder...I want each quilt to be better then the best and I try. I am happy with the results because I made it!! and loved making it!!

Thank you, you made my day! Smile!!!!

Remember too that the first quilts were all made by hand. It would be difficult to make a "perfect" quilt by hand but they were still beautiful.

No matter how hard I try, there is always some imperfection that I see in my quilts. I think that we tend to focus on it with your eye always looking at that spot(s) and feel that we haven't achieved the perfection we are seeking in our own quilts. It's human nature and also part of our tendency to be humble in our comments about our quilt. But definitely we can attest to saying that our quilts are handmade or homemade for it's "one of a kind" with including the flaws we see in them. We are so fortunate that we are supported by the wonderful comments by other quilters here who praise our efforts to achieve perfection.

I think perfect is in the eye of the beholder, just like beauty. My quilts are not 'perfect' enough to enter quilt shows, but they are certainly 'perfect' enough for me and my family and friends to enjoy.

How is the pot holder in the picture made.. It is beautiful.

Yeah, the more I tell myself that, the more fun I have. I was telling a coworker that I still get mistakes sometimes, and she said,"Oh, that is the beauty in a quilt." Sure made me feel better.

I agree FINISHED is a perfect quilt!

As I have said before If you do the best you can with the
best you have thats as close to perfect as i can get.

If I post a picture of my recently finished quilt, Anitque Peony, which took me 8 months to make, I too would say its not perfect. Why? I spent days squaring the blocks, triangle and cornerstone. Then hours squaring the quilt, only to realize I forgot to put the lable on befor quilting. And in the end....the quilt is not at all square. One corner is longer than the others. This, I know would probably not be noticable in a photo. I wasn't striving for perfection but for correctness or maybe symmetry. Perhaps these would be better descriptive words? However, maybe it would be best to just post a picture, with the name of the pattern, and we will appraise it.

AMEN to that!!!!!!

I've read hat there are artist than put an imperfection into their paitings just so they are not perfect works of art. I've accepted that I will never be perfect and nothing I make will be perfect but if I'm the only one who knows where the imperfection is then so be it.

God made man he had his mistakes too !!

So very nicely put.
Barri

I always think my quilts are perfect,just like my son and my husband.

I started quilting because of the quilts from china,I purchased one from JCP years ago and returned it right quick, it was just another piece of trash from china.

d.swindle

my quilts are far from perfect but I can work on my mistakes and enjoy doing so

Mine too. Seams don't match, corners cut off, don't care. If I like the way the final product looks and it's finished, then to me it's perfect. If you are not a quilt show judge, don't be checking out every seam and detail of my quilt. And I would never enter one of my quilts in a show anyway.

I love your attitude.

Lillybeck wrote
Quilting is like playing the piano, I know the basics of both and can get by nicely with what I do, however there are master pianist and there are master quilters. Whichever one you are just enjoy what you are doing and do not compete with others.[/quote]

I was taught:- I should never compare myself with anyone but my self

I just name my flaws " my signature marks" No such thing as perfect quilts at least for me.

My belief is, if it is a warm quilt, it is PERFECT.

did you know the Navaho always put a flaw in those beautiful blankets,because only god create somthing perfect

I like your post, I feel the same way, and if we were perfect then we would walk on water and since we do not do that, well.....I love to see other peoples quilts, there is so much imagination and talent, and when I see that some quilts are "perfect" and others are "not" then that makes me feel good because I am far from perfect and then I dont think of myself as a failure at learning to quilt, I see my self as doing the best I can and making something with a lot of love put into it.