there are no shortcuts

Quilting is a lot like life.

For example, the old adagio: 'measure twice, cut once' ... what it basically means is think before you act. Agreed?  Good.

Now reflect on this for a second and admire the only remaining branch of my beloved Japanese maple (victim of an anonymous stray rugby ball... the case is still open)

So today, when I found myself with some precious time to spare I sat down at my desk and started cutting fabric and sewing fabric and .... aaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhh

In my haste to tackle the UFO - now upgraded to WIP - of my previous post I completely ignored any measurement and elementary mathematical functions and basically made a huge/enormous/gigantic mess.

Take a moment, like I did, to mourn the loss of precious fabric and the temporary and hormonal loss of any rational mental faculty with a delicious (and posthumously regretted) chocolate biscuit

 

This brings me to my next point of simili:  there are no shortcut.  I wanted to finish this project quickly and what I did achieve instead is a big fat juicy waste of time.  Doh.  I wanted to ignore the little voice in my head pointing me to the right direction because it meant slow progress and fiddly sewing.

How many times has this happened in real life too?

So, no shortcuts is my new mantra.

Even if this means endless rows of little borders... 

I'll get there in the end. 

 

And I'll smell the flowers

 
 

Comments

[del]

Good point. I've had to learn this the hard way, but to get a thing of beauty, you really do need to take your time.

[Frogdancer]

This post made me smile. Haven't we all had to learn these lessons the hard way !

[kristina]

But surely such a scrumptious biscuit and gorgeous flowers can make anything better! K x

[Alice C]

I was completely distracted by the unfortunate incident of the Japanese Maple because I have been there too! Oh yes! The whole ball/half a tree/guilty child combo.

Don't worry about the loss of time - there is always more tomorrow.

[Jen]

I do this ALL the time! Most recently, I made about 10 or so five-sided crocheted hexagons.

[Tracy]

It will be better next time. And in the meantime, don't waste any more energy on chocolate biscuit guilt.

[joanna]

I have recently learnt that about quilting and so the love afafir is moving on to a new stage, when you know you have to do it but drag your feet about it.

[Beth]

I have done this soooo many times. The truth for me is it occasionally works to short cut, but mostly doesn't but that pesky once-in-a-while getting away with it means I will chance it every so often. No regrets, just lessons learnt and definitely no regrets over the biscuit!