amma

DH will be very happy to have/use this quilt that you made just for him. It will be perfect in his eyes :D:D:D

AnnieH

I agree. Sometimes I feel really good about it and then it's one step forward and two back. Just look at the trend and gradually you are bound to be improving. We're so critical of ourselves at times. Have a Happy New Year.
Annie

MadQuilter

"Perfect" is waaaaaaay overrated. Sometimes "finished" is soooo much better. I do understand what you are saying though. I just finished a small quilt-as-you-go project and am less than pleased with my work. I have to remind myself that it was my first attempt, and for that - it ain't that bad. We have to give ourselves permission to try new things and be proud for seeing them through to the end. So good for you and good for DH.

IrishNY

I haven't ever thought that I am just no good at this until I got my longarm. Piecing comes easily to me - I am precise by nature. But I stand in front of the LA and know that I am not the least bit artistic and that I cannot do it "good enough". I trying to get past it and remember it's just a quilt, not open-heart surgery.

So to answer your question =- yes. :?

JenniePenny

I feel as though I love quilting so much that it's more fun to try than not try.
A different matter though, is clothing. I tried to make my first skirt (EVER)last night. The workmanship was OK and I would have worn it, except that it was 3 sizes too big and the hip curves didn't seem natural. Oh well.

Now I'm working on a quilt again. Give me triangles and points any day before a skirt!

Twisted Quilter

I'm not good yet, but I've only made 3. I'm hoping my skills improve with each one.

kateyb

I made cloths 40 years before I made a quilt. I still make cloths for my girls - one is very busty the other is 6 feet tall. Both have trouble finding cloths that fit.
The first year I made cloths I wore out 2 seam rippers.
Now that I quilt I have more trouble with points than I do with curves.
My free-motion quilting is getting better.

pittsburgpam

Everyone probably feels that way at some point unless they are a sewing prodigy. I had so many disasters when I first started out that I felt like giving up sometimes. I recently went through some VERY old projects (like 20 years old) and I threw them away. I didn't even want to try and fix them.

It gets better, hang in there.

cosyquilter

Every project I do goes through 6 phases:
1- Oooh, I like this. I can do it, easily (even really tough stuff)
2-What a ridiculous job I'm making of this. I can't do this. I don't have the skills or the tools. I've just wasted a lot of time and a lt of money for junk.
3- I need to finish this anyway. Too much invested in it now.
4-Now that its finished, still a piece of junk. I have to stop wasting money. Why do I think I can do anything?
5-MMM, not too bad for an amateur.
6-You know, I really really like this! I did something waay cool!!
Sometimes I get stuck in 2, 3 or 4. I hate that! And I never remember 5 or 6 when I'm in the middle of stuff. I really hate the angst!

deedum

I guess your right, some projects are smoother than others, I shouldn't let one project cloud my thinking! Thanks everyone! Have a great New Year's weekend.