Be an imperfect miniaturist

Sometimes it's hard to get started on a miniature project. I get it, we want everything to be *perfect* and we fear working on something for hours and messing it up.

But truly creativity flows best when you just let go of perfectionist tendancies. That's what I tell all my mini quilt kit makers, and that's how I operate myself.

The scrappy quilts are never very pre-planned, I just go for it, and if you're making a scrappy mini quilt kit, I advise not to spend too long worrying about the layout. The more you DO it, the easier the creativity will flow. And if you do make a mistake, this is what seam rippers are for!

I'm not saying never plan anything out, especially when measurements are important to achieving the right scale. Just be ready to accept that mistakes may happen and that's ok! That's actually one of the very quickest way to learn.

When a miniature does require some technical layout thought to work, such as the Union Jack quilt, you should know I messed up the first few attempts! Some were too small, some were back to front. Oops!

It was more important just to try to bring a creative idea to life, to see if the concept could work, and iron out the mistakes later. I got there eventually, and so can you.

My own personal mini goal this year is to move beyond my comfort zone of 1:12 quilts and create a roombox, just for my own enjoyment. I will try to follow my own advice and not let a lack of experience or tendancy to over-plan stop me. 

How about you? Do you just allow yourself to go for it and accept mistakes happen when making dollhouse miniatures? Or you a deep planner? Or have you ever just gotten so frustrated a mini went in the bin? Cconfession: I've definitely done this!

Whatever your mini-making style I hope this helped normalise making mistakes and viewing that as a learning curve.

Have fun mini friends!