Wednesday, May 11, 2011

WHAT HAPPNENS WHEN ONE SEEKS PERFECTION!




YEP....you guessed it....

Rip IT....RIP IT....but I can guarantee that there was not a smile on my face when I was ripping out for the 2nd time......

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32 comments:

  1. hettyMay 11, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    For me 'frogging' is part of making a quilt. Painful, but you do what you have to do. What are you doing with those beautiful pinks?

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  2. Dresden QuilterMay 11, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    I hate ripping! I have to admit there are some things that I have ripped more than twice.

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  3. Sarcastic QuilterMay 11, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Aww man! I hope there is a smile today. :)

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  4. LynetteMay 11, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Aww. I get that way, too, sometimes. I'm trying to force myself to balance a demand for perfection on certain projects with a release of obsessiveness on others. I'm *almost* comfortable with that new approach. . .

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  5. JustCindyMay 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Poor Barb. I would not have been smiling either. Hope you are finished with the reverse stitch for a bit.

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  6. Wacky WomanMay 11, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Perfection? Why? Just enjoy the process. Your frog is really cute by the way.

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  7. BarbMay 11, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    I've taken Perfect off my list of things to do, lol.
    Hope you smooth it out today.

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  8. RhondaMay 11, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Oh dear!!!! I've certainly been there!

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  9. Jane's Fabrics and QuiltsMay 11, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Oh Barb, My seam ripper and I are very good friends!

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  10. JoannaMay 11, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Know the feeling well. But I bet that jumble of fabric is going to be gorgeous when you are done with it.

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  11. DonnaMay 11, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    "This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections." - St. Augustine

    I love this quote. To me it says should I reach perfection my life was be a bore! I need those imperfections to keep me growing.

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  12. HeatherMay 11, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    oh, it happens. but usually it is well worth the reworking.

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  13. quiltingnanaMay 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    I've been hearing that same sound a lot lately

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  14. Stray Stitches (Linda G)May 11, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    I know the feeling. I ripped out the same seam three times this morning. Just had to have it right!

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  15. YvetteMay 11, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Oh, I am a pro at it! LOL!!

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  16. Needled MomMay 11, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Oh no! Bummer!!!

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  17. JeniMay 11, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    the frog looks very happy

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  18. Tangos TreasuresMay 11, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Bummer :(

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  19. JocelynMay 11, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    I laughed when I read your post! How true, how true. Sew so ye may rip!

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  20. Jean May 11, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Yea, well that is the only way to do it! I hate it too!

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  21. DeannaMay 11, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Oh, I'm sorry! But it happens even to the best of us (meaning YOU!).

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  22. BetsyMay 11, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    you are always working on the cutest things.

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  23. Susan EntwistleMay 11, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Don't know what you're working on, but I love the fabrics....I can see why you're going for perfection.

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  24. CrispyMay 12, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Well, I like to call those moments learning experiences....not that it makes me any happier LOL.

    Crispy

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  25. Cathy @ CabbageQuiltsMay 12, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Oh Barb, I too know that feeling well, did it today in fact, twice!!! Arrghh! xo

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  26. onlymehereMay 12, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    That's the story of my life when I sew for others. Sigh....it takes so much longer when I do that. Well, I'm off today so I'm back to the sewing machine after I hand-wash a load of dishes. You have to take the bitter with the sweet in life, even in sewing, I guess!

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  27. SheilaMay 12, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    I know exactly how you feel it is quite frustrating to say the least !

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  28. ButtonMadMay 12, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Oh that pun did make us laugh...always enjoy stopping by your place...do hope we meet one day...

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  29. ButtonMadMay 13, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    So amusing with that pun...you make us laugh...really do hope we do meet you someday Barb....
    This blogger thing being down means am reposting this as all posts we did during the blog maintenance time disappeared...lost...hopefully they may find them somewhere in the ether and restore them...pity ...as we are having a big giveaway on our blog at moment and will have lost a lot of entrants...

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  30. ButtonMadMay 13, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    How old is Nathan? ...happy birthday Nathan!
    It's our middle daughter Shann s 35th birthday so it's party time here this weekend...
    Hope you have a wonderful weekend too...

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  31. Kim BrackettMay 13, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Perfection is so overrated, don't you think? Personally, I wouldn't know anything about it. :-)

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  32. ElizabethMay 13, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    What a cute little frog! Sorry about all the frog-stitching, though.

    xo -E

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