tigger5464

I don't consider myself a perfect person. I was taught that "there was only one perfect person...and they crucified him" As far as quilting...I strive to do the best of my abilities. If I see a problem with something that I 've done, I will undo it, (the seam ripper is a best friend) and redo it so that it doesn't pucker or look pulled. I just want it to look nice and the mistakes not super noticable. So...guess I am a cozy quilter also. Fur babies leaving their marks and all. (lots of doggie sheds here....lol)

kluedesigns

i strive to be the best that i can be in both quilting and every aspect of my life.

if i've made something i know i could have done better then i will pull it apart and do it again.

patricej

i can totally relate to Klue's perspective. i used to be just the same. our local landfill is decorated with projects that didn't measure up to my standards but were too far gone to fix.

just about every quilt i've ever made has mistakes in it. but every one of them has been greeted with joy and warm welcome by its new owner. so ... i don't worry so much anymore.

i recently turned this top into a quilt. i was so pleased with the top and just knew it would be a great gift to a very special friend of mine.

well, i didn't take enough time or care with it. i didn't baste enough. i didn't stitch slowly or carefully enough. by the time i was done, it was - in my eyes - a twisted, puckered, nauseating mess. i seriously considered throwing it into the trash.

then i washed it.

all the mistakes are still there. all the distortions caused by the careless rush are still there. it still poofs in the wrong places; it's still as puckered as my toothless grandma after a glass of lemon juice; and the lines of quilting are still as crooked as a DC politician.

and yet ... i don't hate it anymore. i think i'm going to give it to her anyway.

the upside to all those gafarbles? i can now tell her with complete sincerity that it won't matter one bit if her special needs dog barfs all over it. :P

Oklahoma Suzie

I too am a cozy quilter.

eparys

I would love to be a "cozy quilter" but I am afraid I am a bit crazy about points, size etc. The last quilt I made for my grown son was off 3/4 inch between panels and I measured the width of each strip and ripped out and re-seamed several strips. I also made a wall hanging which hangs on my wall that drives me crazy. It was a kit of plaids done into stars. There was not enough fabric in the kit to "match" the plaids :hunf: . It looks great from a distance - but still annoys me.

My resolve for the new year is to try to become more like that "cozy quilter" (I love that term - great phrase!!).

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

I like the "looks good from a galloping horse" rule of quilting. :D

Mari

I don't aim for perfection either, but like Klue, if I sew something and I know I can do it better, I rip. Sometimes I just cannot understand where or how I made that mistake and then try to reason it out. But, if I get too up close and strive too long or pay too much attention to detail, I feel like I am forcing the quilt and it shows. When I first started to quilt, I went to Goodwill and bought a huge garbage bag full of fabric for two bucks. I was sooo happy every day sewing merrily away--really excited. Uh--I did not know points were supposed to meet and seams were to be matching up. Neither did I pay attention to the type of fabric--polyesthers mixed in there with wovens etc. I still have that quilt top and it is placed in the trunk of the car to protect the upholstry. Since then, I have learned a lot, I now consider myself a middle school beginner.

lisalovesquilting

Another cozy quilter here. Also know that others don't look at your quilts as critically as you might.

Darlene

There is no way I would ever be perfect in anything but I do have fun in whatever I decide to try. I live with a perfectionist and they are so frustrated with imperfection. LOL

Iluv2quilt

I'm a perfectionist to a point, not as bad as I used to be. I try as hard as I can to achieve the results I want in everything I do. If it's the best I can do, I'm very pleased. I don't mind ripping once or twice if necessary.