Originally Posted by Kathios
Why don't you make a couple of really easy quilts for a child in crisis. The children don't check patterns and seams, they care about colors and texture. Sometimes I just sew together a bunch of 12 inch blocks, or grab a premade panel, and make a quickie--either envelope style or with binding. Then, while making the quilt picture in your mind a little boy running around his backyard with the quilt as a cape, or a little girl using the quilt as a tablecloth for her picnic. DO NOT think about your seams, if the colors are the right shade, etc. Relax and enjoy. That is what quilting is to me. If I attempted to make any of the quilts I've seen posted on here, I'd be on meds. Good luck, and check in with us in a couple of weeks.
What a great perspective. I find myself being highly critical of my abilities, but will try to look at it as you have so nicely stated here. I'm not in the quilting to win awards, I am in it to make comfort quilts. I want my quilts well-used and well-loved. Thanks for the reminder.