So slow down already!
#1
So slow down already!
I teach piano and tell the kids frequently: the secret to success is SLOW practice and ... there's no such thing as too slow. But today I had a revelation in my sewing. SLow down already! I tend to Zippity Doo Dah through things and .. then have to SLOWLY rip. So today - as I sewed rick rack on an appliqued block and appliqued on those blocks I FINALLY learned that it goes so much better when I sew slowly. Sigh. Such an easy lesson - why am I such a slow learner?
#2
It's just kinda like the whole world is today ... fast, fast, fast! One of my favorite sayings, and my family hears it a lot, is "if you don't have time to do it right the first time, you sure don't have time to do it again!" So yes, slow and steady gets it done!
#4
Sometimes we are our own worst students. I think most are in a rush to get things finished but then get frustrated because it didn't fit together right. I have always gone slow because I am so overly critical of my own work.
#5
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well, i am a careful cutter, and extremely careful about matching points, corners and edges.... and when it's all in the right place, i go as fast as the foot feed will go...am on my second foot control for a 10 yr old machine and had 3 for the last pfaff.... this one will last longer as i piece everything i can on my serger.....now that's fast! to each his/her own! enjoy... we should all love quilting just the way we do it.....
#6
Someone on this board told me to slow down and take my time, that there was no rush in making a quilt.
As soon as I followed her advice my quilting was much improved.
It was the best advice, and I received a lot of good advice from all you quilters.
Thank you all.
As soon as I followed her advice my quilting was much improved.
It was the best advice, and I received a lot of good advice from all you quilters.
Thank you all.
#8
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I have never been a "speed" sewer, but my sister is !! The first time we ever got together for a long weekend sew-a-thon, my head popped up in SHOCK when I heard her machine going.....on applique mind you,......no wonder her stitching was a mess...She could never understand why hers didn't look like mine. I had to find a really nice way to let her know how much it would improve if she would just slooooowwwww down. She's doing better now but occasionally she needs a gentle reminder.
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That's funny.....my husband is always telling me to speed it up. LOL Anytime we go shopping or to a sporting event I have to almost run to keep up with him. He just can't understand that I am short with short legs and my stride is NOT as long as his.
As far as sewing too fast. That used to be me too...always in a hurry to see the finished project. I've slowed down considerably; and if I don't quite understand something I don't just go ahead and hope for the best. I'll read the instructions many times and if I still don't understand then I will start searching online. The worst feeling is when you complete your project and it looks horrible. It gets stuffed in a bag and put away in the closet to be "fixed" someday.
As far as sewing too fast. That used to be me too...always in a hurry to see the finished project. I've slowed down considerably; and if I don't quite understand something I don't just go ahead and hope for the best. I'll read the instructions many times and if I still don't understand then I will start searching online. The worst feeling is when you complete your project and it looks horrible. It gets stuffed in a bag and put away in the closet to be "fixed" someday.
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