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Thank you all! Just do something is maybe a good start. I am so happy not oddly alone on this .. never happened to me before. I do agree..the mess knowing a busy month ahead does not help either! I don't have a sewing room...living room. Thank you all!
This happens to me, often. Take a break, for a few days. Do something totally different, in the meantime. I usually either crochet or read a book. After a few days or so, you'll be itching to get back to your sewing machine.
I think we sometimes become over-saturated with projects, then just need a chance to clear our heads, before diving in, again.
Last edited by Neesie; 05-09-2012 at 09:08 AM.
I finished a couple of big quilts and then started another and couldn't do it. That's been about two weeks ago. A long time for me. I go in my sewing room everyday, but I can't make myself do anything. I have lots of projects to do, but I don't want to do any of them. I am in a funk. I even have a little bitty quilt that I could make in a couple of hours and that seems too overwhelming to me. I think I need to wait until I can't wait to get back in there and sew again. I've been sewing for months and months and I think I overdid it. Now I need to do something else for a while, like come and read The Quilting Board.
"Be yourself...everyone else is taken."
Strong people don't put others down...they build them up."
"Remember that your instincts are more important than rules"
Sometimes when I am in a sewing slump, I clean and oil all my machines. I clean and organize my threads. I do a few blocks on my ongoing scrap quilt. I flip through a few quilt magazines or cruise some web sites to see if anything inspires me. I go through my bucket list quilts and see if I feel like knocking one off the list.
Happens to everyone from time- to -time, nothing wrong with taking a breakyou just need to tell yourself it is ok . Sometimes when you get overwhelmed you get stuck in that mod and it just seems like the hole gets deeper by the day. As others mention maybe start something small/fast and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment.
As for the clutter/messy sewing rooms- don't look at it as a WHOLE room that needs fixing- look at it as a small section. This shelf needs folding , this drawer needs organizing, one thing a day .
Rome wasn't built in a day - take time to stop and smell the roses , enjoy the small victories - don't make it a "Chore" , relax and enjoy , Make it fun again
To keep your mind fresh- learn one new thing a day !
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