I guess I'm a slow pot roast type of quilter. Since I was a home-ec teacher for close to 30 years, everybody expects anything I do to be perfect..... even though it's not. I take my time..... mostly because I often change things as I go along. .... and creative minds need time to allow the creations to develop. Okay, that sounds kinda weird..... that's me, kinda weird!!

PS..... it's been fun to read everyone's comments on this topic. Thanks!

When I first started quilting I was anxious to get a project done and didn't make sure seams were accurate, etc. Now that I have been quilting longer - I am enjoying the process and find that I like to see my seams match up, etc. So, now I sew alot slower than I did. I don't stress over it - just enjoying the process of quilting.

I love the process so I'm a points have to match kind of gal. I'd rather have a few things done right than a lot of things just done.

Me too. Sometimes it depends on who I'm making it for. If it is for me I tend to say "that's good enough". If it is for a gift I will unsew more often.

unfortunately, I am a bit of a perfectionist and will often spend too much time making things (in my mind's eye) perfect. There are times I wish I could just get things done but... it is who I am.

Sometimes I get into a project and want to work on it all day, but I still like the feeling of the accuracy that I get by pinning and being careful.

I depends on if I am making a utility quilt/item or if it is a special gift for a special person or a quilt show.

Nessie, that's funny you say that...I.am always in a hurry. My friend that also quilts tells me to slow down and just enjoy the process ....so I am piecing a quilt now and as I sew I kept telling myself .....slow down and enjoy it....lol;)

I'm very, very much a slow cooker pot roast gal. I can think of three main reasons for this. One is that I'm an accuracy nut; I don't like to be even so much as one thread width off. Two is that I really enjoy the creative process; of course I like a successful and satisfying completed project, but the fun is in the doing. Three is that I have several projects that are in the works all the time ... all different and chosen as to how much time I have available to "play" and what my mood is.

Depends on the project for me. My 1/4" foot has a guide, so most of my seams are right. I've been known to rip something out if I think it's too far off or I'm not happy with it, but I've also left something that was just a smidge off, too. If it's a quilt that I'm working on because I love the pattern and want to keep it or give it to someone special, I'll be much more careful with my seams. If it's a quilt that has been "chosen by committee" by the group that I belong to, and it's not a pattern I wanted to make, but have committed to do, I'll run through it pretty fast, just to get it done. That doesn't mean it is sloppy, just that if every seam isn't perfectly straight, or I lose the very tip of a star into the seam, I don't worry too much about it.