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We are our own worst critics!

RitaFaye

Hey my quilts aren't perfect and this last one I am working
on had sooooooooo many problesm but I love every one I do of course I haven't free motioned any yet and most of sid
is all over the place as well but I'm not embarrassed cause I know I learn from each and every one .....I am sure your quilt is beautiful.....

quiltsRfun

I recently showed an awful looking attempt at some hearts to DH and told him I wasn't happy with the way it turned out. He said, "What's wrong with it?" Proving that I'm my own worst critic. I'm sure it's the same with you.

EIQuilter

We're our own worst critics! Many times after I've let a quilt sit overnight, I look at it the next morning and realize the quilting isn't nearly as bad as I thought it was.

How bad is the quilt - really? If the lines are a little crooked, that's no big deal. You say the flowers are distorted - are they really that bad? If the quilt is still square and lays pretty flat, I'd say go ahead and donate it. Picture a little girl getting that quilt - can she lay it on the floor or on her bed and smooth it out and is she smiling? If so, go for it. That's the kind of quilt that charities need.

If not - if the quilt just doesn't lay flat or is all catty-wampus - then reconsider its use. Those are the ones I cut up into smaller quilts and donate to the animal shelter for use in the kennels. Their residents need comfort too!

annesthreads

I now go back to some of my early quilts, which I shed tears over at the time because I thought they were so bad and I was so disappointed and cross with myself - and I have a hard time remembering what was supposed to be wrong with them!

mtspools

In am sure its nice,you should see my first quilt I did on the QM its awful, maybe one day will get the nerve to post it. My DH use to say if we didn't make mistakes we would never learn or we wouldn't be doing any thing.

GraceyFaas

Thanks everyone. It was intended to be charity as it was a practice quilt. The back looks cool because the thread matches and gives it an arsty look. Definitely was a learning experience. I'll post it just tomorrow show my confidence. :mrgreen: :thumbup:

carhop

I made one that gave me fits took it apart several times I would have throwen it away but they already knew about it, so gave it to her and she placed it on the crib rail .The quilt police were off the job on that one never would have passed

TonnieLoree

There is always a quilt police on duty somewhere. :thumbdown:

quilter1943

That's how I learned - my Linus quilts and a couple of drag arounds for a toddler GS.