Are quilters perfect?
#23
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Short answer: One does not need to be a perfectionist to make quilts.
By the way - When I hear the saying "Practice makes perfect" - my thought is "It might make it better, if I''m doing it correctly" - on the other hand "If I'm doing it incorrectly, than I'm just making a bad habit worse."
It is true that some of us are quite content doing "simple" quilts and stay in our comfort zone and others do very complex, avant-garde things that are breathtaking to behold.
I think I am in the "simple" category - but I do think I do it well! LOL
I think that ANYONE that chooses to do something creative should respect themselves and their attempts. Some things do not turn out "as expected and/or hoped" - but usually one learns something in the process. Sometimes learning how not to do something is as important as learning how to do something.
By the way - When I hear the saying "Practice makes perfect" - my thought is "It might make it better, if I''m doing it correctly" - on the other hand "If I'm doing it incorrectly, than I'm just making a bad habit worse."
It is true that some of us are quite content doing "simple" quilts and stay in our comfort zone and others do very complex, avant-garde things that are breathtaking to behold.
I think I am in the "simple" category - but I do think I do it well! LOL
I think that ANYONE that chooses to do something creative should respect themselves and their attempts. Some things do not turn out "as expected and/or hoped" - but usually one learns something in the process. Sometimes learning how not to do something is as important as learning how to do something.
#24
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: West New York, New Jersey
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Perfectionists want you to know it but the thing is, nobody cares. People look at a quilt and say "how beautiful" or "I don't care for the colors" (a valid comment) or "what a lot of work"; hardly anybody ever says "she's missed some stitches" or "her corners are off" unless it's another quilter, and even then it's more just a statement then it is a putdown. The main thing is to enjoy what you're doing and someone flying over on a plane won't notice if it isn't "perfect".
#27
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Perfectionists want you to know it but the thing is, nobody cares. People look at a quilt and say "how beautiful" or "I don't care for the colors" (a valid comment) or "what a lot of work"; hardly anybody ever says "she's missed some stitches" or "her corners are off" unless it's another quilter, and even then it's more just a statement then it is a putdown. The main thing is to enjoy what you're doing and someone flying over on a plane won't notice if it isn't "perfect".
#28
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
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You definitely do not have to be a perfectionist to make quilts. Some quilters may be perfectionists, and that's fine, but others are not. One of the beauties of the art of quilting is that it can accommodate a whole range of approaches and attitudes.
#29
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Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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If this were true, I would have been disqualified years ago. I have yet to achieve the 1/4 inch seam, and I never know from one day to the next what is the proper way to cut. I still have not had any complaints from those I gave them to.
#30
I actually told someone many years ago that I didn't think she would like quilting because she is a perfectionist and a bit OCD. I just didn't see her having fun trying to hide every stitch or making sure every color matched perfectly. I feel bad about that today. I won't ever do it again.
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