Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.
Eugene Delacroix (1798 – 1863)
I found this quote on the tag of my Good Earth Sweet & Spicy tea today. It was like a personal message just for me. It made me smile. On the projects I’ve been working on recently, I’ve been obsessing a bit over my mismatched seams. I’ve been making myself a little crazy unsewing seams. Several seams I’ve unsewn more than once. All in pursuit of perfection. To what end I’m wondering?
What is perfection?
Isn’t it different for everybody?
Can we attain it then?
Then it hit me and I had to laugh out loud. I used to have a little sticky note on my computer reminding me to accept every day as perfect just as it comes. When I just accept everything as perfect, there is no need to seek perfection. Perfection is already there, all around me. I accept it. To continually seek perfection just seems to leave me more and more dissatisfied.
Perfection: It’s all in my attitude.
Now, can I transfer this acceptance of all things as perfection just as they come to my quilt seams and blocks? I think I’m going to give it a try. I’m sure I’ll get more quilts done.
