tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post6584399450578740669..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: I Am EnoughLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-65665327310732812992013-02-06T13:29:47.476-05:002013-02-06T13:29:47.476-05:00I can really relate to your words. I get similar c...I can really relate to your words. I get similar comments all the time "you're so creative" and so on... but I'm such a perfectionist. This is something to work on for me. Thank you!Janelle @ Two Cups Of Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626655396705034818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-80439118689494676042011-01-30T19:46:56.093-05:002011-01-30T19:46:56.093-05:00Well said indeed. It is impossible to be perfect. ...Well said indeed. It is impossible to be perfect. The flaws we create is what makes our creations unique.Fabricmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743636130533389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-47119805140745059732011-01-29T20:31:56.020-05:002011-01-29T20:31:56.020-05:00This has hit so many nerves in me...
You said it p...This has hit so many nerves in me...<br />You said it perfectly. Yes, perfectly.<br />Thank you.Kelly Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524955543153050245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-24784003347128560792011-01-26T14:54:54.019-05:002011-01-26T14:54:54.019-05:00Ohhh, you should make that "I am enough"...Ohhh, you should make that "I am enough" a screen print & sell it in your shop.FullertonReganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969477048826768856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-56488552259024544672011-01-26T11:32:30.566-05:002011-01-26T11:32:30.566-05:00I really enjoy your blog and website, and have pur...I really enjoy your blog and website, and have purchased a few items. Also, I am looking forward to your quilt designs that you are working on right now. I worry about you and burn out, so I hope you will take care of yourself. Maybe you can outsource some of the routine jobs that need to be done.Neeley Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140828588249007534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-29138422717441324332011-01-24T14:22:46.315-05:002011-01-24T14:22:46.315-05:00What a wonderful post!.....very good things to thi...What a wonderful post!.....very good things to think about....<br />Thank You.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-52338842517286456552011-01-23T19:10:10.924-05:002011-01-23T19:10:10.924-05:00Oh Leah you hit the nail on the head it is everyth...Oh Leah you hit the nail on the head it is everything I have done all my life and the same thing with my quilts whenever someone says how nice it it I automatically cut it up your words have touched me deeply and I hope to someday be good enough. Love LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-29772499984808926912011-01-22T21:36:48.424-05:002011-01-22T21:36:48.424-05:00Wow, what an insightful post! I want to be more ac...Wow, what an insightful post! I want to be more accepting of the 'flaws' in my quilting, but not feel as though I need to point them out to everyone. Most things no one would notice anyway! Why do we do that? I almost asked that question in my last blog post, then I erased it, wondering if anyone else could relate to that. I guess this post and the comments answers that question! Thank you for posting on the subject.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620337187303791229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-82612749081040313612011-01-22T14:33:01.314-05:002011-01-22T14:33:01.314-05:00Leah--you are not only enough, but you are a bless...Leah--you are not only enough, but you are a blessing to all of us. You also have more wisdom than most people accumulate in a lifetime. Thanks for sharing--you've said exactly how I've felt at one time or another.Kay Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823005259250445765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-35243347325777052282011-01-22T09:20:29.727-05:002011-01-22T09:20:29.727-05:00hi Leah,
you are absolutly right!!! to accept our ...hi Leah,<br />you are absolutly right!!! to accept our own personality, creativity .... is so important. I believe in the power of autosuggestion. What you are talking from is a very common female acting even on my side of the ocean. Are you going to quilt the mantra?<br />hugs - BrigitteBrigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166885962144264920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-41104587973055003502011-01-21T19:19:26.087-05:002011-01-21T19:19:26.087-05:00Leah, you are more than enough.
You are beautiful...Leah, you are more than enough.<br /><br />You are beautiful and smart and talented. If you were perfect, that would be really annoying! Haha.<br /><br />You really hit a nerve with this post. Thank you for sharing your heart. I can certainly identify with what you're saying. I think it helped that my Dad taught my sisters and brother and me to do our best when it comes to important things, then move on and don't look back. <br /><br />When someone says for example, "I really like your sweater. It's very pretty," I will respond with something like "Thank you, it's my favorite one." It's like they give you a little present, and you give one back. If I said "Oh this old thing, I was going to give it to Goodwill, but they were closed today" that's like rejecting the person offering the compliment. <br /><br />We all have aches and some really bad wounds. Let the kind words sink in and heal you up. Accept them with a grateful heart. Thanks for this post today. Hugs to you.Selvage Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830455480591075005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-62722885294865626652011-01-21T13:31:24.048-05:002011-01-21T13:31:24.048-05:00Than you, Leah!
More than you ever know.Than you, Leah!<br />More than you ever know.Diane aka cameldivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699334535699945018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-62852830919056923832011-01-20T21:22:51.917-05:002011-01-20T21:22:51.917-05:00I completely agree with you. We are our own worst ...I completely agree with you. We are our own worst critics. I think we should always strive to do our best, or improve upon our skills, but we need to stop beating ourselves up in the process. I, too, have learned that I need to accept a compliment and not try to point out the flaws, regardless of what they are. Like you said, think of all the times you have paid somebody a compliment only to have them turn around and invalidate your compliment by insisting on pointing out the imperfections.<br />I admit, I have a hard time seeing the good in my own work, even in myself. It's been a struggle, but I find myself accepting compliments more just as they are. We learn from our mistakes, not everything we do is perfect, it's all part of the process.Keep Stitchin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/01789588483186678013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-74774848804858902402011-01-20T13:25:48.556-05:002011-01-20T13:25:48.556-05:00This post is probably one of the most inspirationa...This post is probably one of the most inspirational blogs I have read. It is not just quilters who carry the self hate but most of the population. We are all trying to attain more that level of perfection that is unattainable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962305068597976545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-29811732839391756652011-01-20T12:34:28.290-05:002011-01-20T12:34:28.290-05:00I am deeply moved by your post. Thank you for shar...I am deeply moved by your post. Thank you for sharing your story with such bravery and boldness! You are Enough! xotracey clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482081878294582200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-15165964265452793122011-01-20T06:31:35.576-05:002011-01-20T06:31:35.576-05:00Striving for perfection is what drives most artist...Striving for perfection is what drives most artists forward, whatever their art of choice. Next time I will fix this, add that. I struggled for a long time with my sketchbook keeping - because its not pretty, its not full of beautiful drawings, colourful pages, mini artworks. I thought I wasn't a 'proper' artist. But finally I realised it/I was enough... because it works for me and my needs, and doesn't need to be anything more than that.<br />It takes a lot to unlearn conditioned responses.Beverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888309706331542704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-82369599978782244392011-01-19T22:43:38.281-05:002011-01-19T22:43:38.281-05:00Absolutely! I am not a professional quilter, but ...Absolutely! I am not a professional quilter, but I love to quilt. I always think about the flaws in my quilts, and I see them, and dwell on them, even when others can't even seem to see them. But of course, you are right, they are enough and I am enough. Thanks for pointing it out. I had forgotten. Sue in MISuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898753000711746930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-35522611809509039592011-01-19T22:35:41.378-05:002011-01-19T22:35:41.378-05:00I thought I was okay with myself, but reading thos...I thought I was okay with myself, but reading those words and thinking them as they applied to me caused me to tear up. You ARE enough, Leah, and so am I! Thanks for showing me ways to grow I didn't know I needed along with all the creative play.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531956028278439117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-78857573138880574802011-01-19T19:54:48.781-05:002011-01-19T19:54:48.781-05:00Amen!
I think as Americans (I am first generation...Amen!<br /><br />I think as Americans (I am first generation in this country) we are taught to be modest, so self-deprecation is supposedly a sign of modesty when it is so self destructive. That undermines the potential for true excellence. <br /><br />I am enough.<br /><br />MoniMonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455067186211515342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-31558524192515259992011-01-19T19:49:57.385-05:002011-01-19T19:49:57.385-05:00Thank you for writing this. It is so true with ma...Thank you for writing this. It is so true with many of us. I love the mantra "I am enough". I will remember that!Bettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504100270320213043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-50917043260063721732011-01-19T19:22:25.878-05:002011-01-19T19:22:25.878-05:00Great post... I have been noticing lately that som...Great post... I have been noticing lately that some of my most creative and commented on pieces are those where I am trying to fix (gloss over) some kind of mistake... from this something grows and it takes on a new life in a direction I never anticipated and I like it even better than what I was originally trying to envision...Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665032489326745558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-42126083862705437122011-01-19T19:19:25.317-05:002011-01-19T19:19:25.317-05:00I enjoyed reading every word of this post --- than...I enjoyed reading every word of this post --- thank you for opening my eyes to the message that is sent when I point out flaws and imperfections in my quilts and "myself". You have inspired me to believe that I AM ENOUGH! three small words that say so much.<br />ColleenColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828644247641415973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-47863294484630841562011-01-19T18:36:23.548-05:002011-01-19T18:36:23.548-05:00Leah,
We have one or two rules in my small quilt ...Leah,<br /><br />We have one or two rules in my small quilt group. The first is you cannot point out "flaws" or "mistakes" in work. Period. Stricly enforced. You show it with pride because you created it. Only God is perfect. And once you get in the habit of not sharing them to the group, you get in the habit of them not registering to you either.<br /><br />The second rule is, well, I don't know that we have a second rule except enjoy your quilting and encourage others.<br /><br />As the song says, Keep on the suuny side of life....sewmuch2dohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892704203283187616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-77072142841828830962011-01-19T18:15:24.259-05:002011-01-19T18:15:24.259-05:00OMG! Are you ever right. There isn't one of my...OMG! Are you ever right. There isn't one of my friends (or myself) who can take a compliment without degrading ourselves, too. I wonder what they person giving the compliment feels -- "Does she think I'm blind, or stupid or lying?" We not only do a disservice to ourselves, but to the one giving the complimen. It's just not right. We should be humble, but we should also accept a compliment in the manner it was given and just say "Thank you!" Or you can also say "I really like the color, too" or whatever. We have to accept ourselves before we can truly accept others; we have to love ourselves as much as we love others, also. We are all flawed. We are all aware of it, too, but we are working on it, damn it! and the work and the journey is part of being human and maturing into a graceful, lovely, peaceful person. I am on the journey with you.Charlie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09707892113992251606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-8289864854185058772011-01-19T17:24:01.741-05:002011-01-19T17:24:01.741-05:00Leah, I think you would really like and benefit fr...Leah, I think you would really like and benefit from the books of Wayne Dyer. I read one of his books about ten years ago & still remember & use many of his helpful suggestions for ridding yourself of negative thinking. The book I read was older (published in 1993) & it helped me so much with my negative thinking. I think his most current book is "Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits" by Wayne W. Dyer. Check out all of his books on Amazon. He has written quite a few.<br /><br /><br />-debby<br />Chester, NYDebby, crowefan0517https://www.blogger.com/profile/03173099763603663526noreply@blogger.com