Sometimes I wonder
#1
Sometimes I wonder if I will ever,ever reach the skill level some of the quilters here on this board have reached.
I enjoy looking at the pictures of the different quilts that you all make, but must admit that i'm also very envious of your skills. Hopefully with time, practice and patience I will someday be able to make quilts that well.
Until then, practice, practice, practice. :-)
I enjoy looking at the pictures of the different quilts that you all make, but must admit that i'm also very envious of your skills. Hopefully with time, practice and patience I will someday be able to make quilts that well.
Until then, practice, practice, practice. :-)
#4
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
I have the mechanical part mastered. My downfall is design and use of colors! I don't think I'll ever be as good as those others based on these deficits :cry:
#5
Originally Posted by valsma
Sometimes I wonder if I will ever,ever reach the skill level some of the quilters here on this board have reached.
I enjoy looking at the pictures of the different quilts that you all make, but must admit that i'm also very envious of your skills. Hopefully with time, practice and patience I will someday be able to make quilts that well.
Until then, practice, practice, practice. :-)
I enjoy looking at the pictures of the different quilts that you all make, but must admit that i'm also very envious of your skills. Hopefully with time, practice and patience I will someday be able to make quilts that well.
Until then, practice, practice, practice. :-)
#6
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Forget what others are doing and don't use others as your guide. Master your technical skills, do what you like and enjoy and what is comfortable for you
And above all.......creativity can be in simple things. It is not always the top prize winning quilt. Do your quilting thing/style and do it the best you can and stop trying to copy others. Ue thers for inspiration but make it yours If you contstantly try to copy others but fail then you will live a life of quilting frustration.
And above all.......creativity can be in simple things. It is not always the top prize winning quilt. Do your quilting thing/style and do it the best you can and stop trying to copy others. Ue thers for inspiration but make it yours If you contstantly try to copy others but fail then you will live a life of quilting frustration.
#7
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I know what you mean. When I see pictures of some of these big quilt shows and the level of mastery that is in those quilts I think to myself I will never be that good. But practice and perseverance will get us so much further then we ever imagined.
One of my greatest LA quilting inspirations was our own Green Fairy. She recently posted on her blog pictures of her LA quilting when she first got started. It is postings like this that REALLY inspire me. To see what she was doing when she first started and what she is doing now!
Here is a link it is close to the bottom of the page:
http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/
One of my greatest LA quilting inspirations was our own Green Fairy. She recently posted on her blog pictures of her LA quilting when she first got started. It is postings like this that REALLY inspire me. To see what she was doing when she first started and what she is doing now!
Here is a link it is close to the bottom of the page:
http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/
#8
I feel that no matter what skill level I have there will always be others who I feel are superior to me in that respect. So I just enjoy myself with whatever I'm capable of while striving to learn and improve from others.
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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My Skill level will always be a bit limited by my lack of skill! I do pretty well to find great color combos and can imagine a design based off of a design, but sometimes in the execution, some not so pretty things happen. Ah well, Learning every day. Plus, there is only so much I can do on my specific sewing machine....
#10
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,586
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
I know what you mean. When I see pictures of some of these big quilt shows and the level of mastery that is in those quilts I think to myself I will never be that good. But practice and perseverance will get us so much further then we ever imagined.
One of my greatest LA quilting inspirations was our own Green Fairy. She recently posted on her blog pictures of her LA quilting when she first got started. It is postings like this that REALLY inspire me. To see what she was doing when she first started and what she is doing now!
Here is a link it is close to the bottom of the page:
http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/
One of my greatest LA quilting inspirations was our own Green Fairy. She recently posted on her blog pictures of her LA quilting when she first got started. It is postings like this that REALLY inspire me. To see what she was doing when she first started and what she is doing now!
Here is a link it is close to the bottom of the page:
http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/
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