Need a little talking to...
#72
I felt like that for nearly a year and couldn't even go into my sewing room, but one day I just went in and haven't looked back since. Don't beat yourself up over it, family things are bound to take time to work out!
#74
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Originally Posted by quilt1950
Originally Posted by kuseta
Tell yourself you're going to work on something for 30 minutes. Then just start something. After 30 minutes, if you're still not into it, try again tomorrow. But I bet once the 30 minutes are up, you'll keep going! This is how my housecleaning gets done sometimes! :-)
#75
I have also been through family tragedies and I also quit sewing - literally - for a couple years. Had no desire to sew at all. I thought I would never want to make a quilt again. But time went on and I eventually got back into and now love it again. Your emotions will heal and you will be ready to quilt again someday. Be patient and let time do it's thing.
#76
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I never thought I would touch something as small as 3 1/2"
crumb blocks----but they are my salvation. mindless sewing, picking colors, something done right away. and pretty soon
I am lost in the process & my mind is cleared. agree with
everyone that just sitting in the room,reading books or sorting colors of fabric seems to soak the calmness into you.
crumb blocks----but they are my salvation. mindless sewing, picking colors, something done right away. and pretty soon
I am lost in the process & my mind is cleared. agree with
everyone that just sitting in the room,reading books or sorting colors of fabric seems to soak the calmness into you.
#77
This is so back handed but for me it works. I force myself to do something like deep cleaning, yard work or cleaning the garage and oh, my goodness quilting becomes so much more interesting! I am not trying to be flipant becuase I know that anything that happens to distract your from your passion must be taken seriously. I just works for me to take on a task that I really don't like to do and my quilting all of a sudden becomes so much more relaxing, interesting and fun again.
#80
Sewing is my lifeline and the awful family stuff is part of life. If I can get in and stitch a little (mug rug or small block), I find my mood lifting and the slump disappears. The awful family stuff: not so much. Quilting only helps me...wish I could find a cure for the rest of the family!!
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