I go with the "galloping horse" theory the forum peeps here taught me: if you can't see it from the saddle of a galloping horse, it doesn't matter!
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I go with the "galloping horse" theory the forum peeps here taught me: if you can't see it from the saddle of a galloping horse, it doesn't matter!
I think sometimes we see the mistakes because we know where they are. Most folks won't see our mistakes, unless they are some expert judge who is looking for our mistakes. I made a major boo boo on a quilt I just finished, but didn't realize it until I had half the quilting already finished and there as nothing I could do about it. I just showed it at guild meeting and not one single person noticed. Or maybe I meant to do that .... yeah mistakes aren't really mistakes afterall.
I am so picky that I tend to focus on my mistakes. I am working on a quilt now (Vintage Moments) and after it was too late, I discovered that one of my points is about 3/16 of an inch off. Others are off, but not that much. It was all I could do to keep from ripping the whole thing apart, but I had already done so much ripping on this quilt that I just couldn't do any more. I may end up giving it away because I'm so sick of it already. I'm really trying to be less of a perfectionist, but it is hard. Lord, give me patience!
I stopped picking out my own mistakes when I went to a quilt show and saw several mistakes (points weren't lined up) on a prize winning quilt. I figure if they can win prizes, my mistakes can pass muster. No one is perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by lapeoples
I still point them out to myself, but I haven't been quilting that long either. But I don't point them out to anyone else because they either don't notice them or don't mention it lol.
I love my mistakes! I look back at them now and see how much better I have gotten. It is MY way of showing MYSELF how I am improving. Besides - perfect is boring!
I used to do a LOT of counted cross stitch. Big, complex things. They were riddled with mistakes, but no one could find them, which made me happy. With my quilts, I have to take big, deep breaths and just let things go. Some things are HUGE and obviously have to be dealt with. But little things? I just remember the galloping horse and move on.
My deceased hubby's grandma used to say that if there was a mistake in anything you made, it was made with love. She often would point out mistakes in items she quilted, knitted, or sewed. She also told me if the mistake bothered me to make it part of whatever I was making.....So, mistakes really don't bother me much.
When cutting the latest blocks I'm working on (a disappearing 9patch) I made a mistake when cutting the blocks apart to rearrange. I really panicked for a few minutes then thought to myself how do I save this. What I did was cut all the blocks with the same mistake and created my own pattern. The top is now finished and I love it! Can't wait to have it quilted.
Jen........I was looking to see if someone had mentioned the "galloping horse" rule..............too funny! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jen7