Quilting Angel

It sure is. Don't be afraid though because we all make mistakes, and that is how we learn. Everything you do, your skills will get better and better. Go for it and have fun.

Sienna's GiGi

Gurl.....This is what you do: finish your first quilt with the help of this board if need be, post it HERE, then let us decide. I haven't seen a failure yet and I've about looked at every quilt posted in my 3+ months of membership. hehehe.

Yooper32

Of course it is normal. We all love fabric and the thought of ruining it is unbearable and we are sure we either won't like it or will ruin it. I have some fabric that I will most likely never cut, it is much too pretty and I keep saving it for that "special" project that hasn't come along yet. If I do ruin some fabric or find out there isn't enough of it, well, worse things have happened and 50 yrs. from now, nobody will know the difference.

juliea9967

I've been quilting for about 10 years now. I have been "putting off" finishing one of my quilts for about 2 years because I was worried that the center was going to be tough. Then I remembered something that someone told me a long time ago.
If you are going to eat an elephant, you have to start with one bite at a time.
So, instead of looking at the whole picture of what I had to do, I told myself that I was just going to accomplish one step at a time. This one amazed me at how fast it went together, how little I really had to do, and how easy it was to finish.

Hen3rietta

If anyone tells you it never happened to them, question everything they say. I always tell myself that if I make a mistake, it can always be something else. And I've had to do that, but the mistakes get fewer as you go along. :-)

Carol J.

As Churchill told Eisenhower when he decided he wanted to paint, go at it as though you have been doing it forever.

You won't be making mistakes, you are having learning experiences. We all start a new project with some apprehension. After the first cut, it don't hurt so much.

Carol J.

jitkaau

Fabric is so cheap in the 'States' that you can afford to make as many mistakes as you like and it doesn't really matter, so I would be diving in and being as experimental as my wallet would allow. So jump in and experiment and surprise yourself with your creations.

MYWR

just keep at it - I made memory tt shirt quilts for YEARS until I got up the guts to piece - in some ways piecing is even easier because the pattern is there for you - just do - always have a project going and in no time - you will wondering what it is like not to quilt at least a little every day ! You are totally normal with your anxiety - and there is no such thing as something bad made with love and from the heart - keep at it girl !

sumcoop

If you mess it up....you can make a creation of your own.
Just a design opportunity!

BETTY62

That's exactly how I felt when I first started quilting. My advise would be to be careful cutting out the pieces for your pattern, try to keep your seam allowance as even as possible and buy a good seam ripper. Also, if you get in a bind or heed help, one of the experts here are usually online and will help you get back on que. Good luck and happy quilting.