get it perfect or get it done?

Last weekend I finished all 48 blocks of my postage stamp quilt....
I DID NOT use pins at the seams SO they do not all match perfectly!!...
SO I was in a turmoil...should I go back and redo some of them?...
I really need to get this finished....
I took photos of the blocks layed out on the floor...
trying to decide....

then yesterday I was reading the Daily Motivator by Ralph Marston...
about choosing between getting it done or getting it perfect...
I think this was meant for me to read...

two quotes from the article:
"By all means, let perfection be your goal. Just be sure not to let it become your excuse."
"Even if you can't get it perfect, go ahead and get it done."
And that is what I am doing....
I will go for the finish...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

this month's block exchange

another month of blocks for our guild block exchange...
the photo is those blocks done by others...
all the blocks I layed together in a pile...
bright colors and some Halloween fabrics...

the second photo shows the two blocks I did for this month...
these blocks were challenging....
paper piecing AND sewing curves!!!...

I'm hoping to have easier blocks to do for next month...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Happy Valentines Day

punches used:
Marvy scalloped square
Martha Stewart studded heart
Martha Stewart eyelet heart
Tulip strawberry paper paint
giddy fabric pieces

pieces cut and waiting to sew since 1/16...
for the Heart Struck Runner...

squares sewn together since 1/19 for more heart ornaments...
the last two photos are projects from the Be Mine Blog Tour...
how did it get to be valentines day so fast!!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

small quilt groups are the best

sharing our projects and sharing our lives...

several weeks ago I learned about the above block from Naomi...
I follow her blog...
it is a 3 seam block by Suzanne McNeill....
I shared this with my quilt group this week....
and here is where you can watch it on you tube....
I tested it with 5 charm squares...
but in the video she uses 10" squares...

and on the subject of small quilt groups...
one of my sisters is in a small quilt group in Arizona...
and the following photo I took when I visited recently....

they meet on Saturdays in the am for coffee/tea and goodies...
they have show and tell, work on projects and have lunch together...
I really enjoyed visiting with this group...
AND I really like My Tuesday night group too...

for those who aren't in a small quilt group right now...
it is something you should think about doing...
Smiles and hugs....Caryl