Learning the difference -
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Learning the difference -
Sometimes I think experience is the most effective way of learning the difference between
- "good" fabric and "not suitable for quilting" fabric
- when a sewing machine is working well and when it is not - and how to tell if it's something that one can adjust oneself, when it needs to be repaired by a professional - or if the machine is not worth bothering with
- what equipment/tools are "necessary" and which were "a good idea at the time of purchase"
- when someone is being snobbish/elitist/showing off with their comments/suggestions and when they are trying to be truly helpful (remember Marie Antoinette and her "let them eat cake!" comment?)
- well written instructions/directions and poorly written instructions (or to discern if the mistake is in the directions/pattern or if one misread the directions)
If only I would have known then what I know now - - -
- "good" fabric and "not suitable for quilting" fabric
- when a sewing machine is working well and when it is not - and how to tell if it's something that one can adjust oneself, when it needs to be repaired by a professional - or if the machine is not worth bothering with
- what equipment/tools are "necessary" and which were "a good idea at the time of purchase"
- when someone is being snobbish/elitist/showing off with their comments/suggestions and when they are trying to be truly helpful (remember Marie Antoinette and her "let them eat cake!" comment?)
- well written instructions/directions and poorly written instructions (or to discern if the mistake is in the directions/pattern or if one misread the directions)
If only I would have known then what I know now - - -
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I guess we all have to learn everything from experience. I remember 100 years ago, when I was a child, I thought I knew how so many things worked and how I didn't listen to advice. Goodness, I remembered when I was first married and I still thought I knew everything and refused to listen to older, more experienced people.
And, now it's happening in reverse. I try to tell (or to suggest) the easier or more way to do something to someone younger and get the cranky "I know what I'm doing" response... or the remark I got that I really 'appreciated',.. You don't know what you're talking about!" Ahh, youth! They have to find out for themselves... the hard way... like I did!
And, now it's happening in reverse. I try to tell (or to suggest) the easier or more way to do something to someone younger and get the cranky "I know what I'm doing" response... or the remark I got that I really 'appreciated',.. You don't know what you're talking about!" Ahh, youth! They have to find out for themselves... the hard way... like I did!
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The first several times I tried sewing, I tried to make something hard like a silk shirt and when it didn't turn out right, I threw in the towel. It took me until I had children to find the patience to do something, do it wrong, keep trying, and learn from my mistakes. I sure wasn't like that when I was younger.
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