What I learned by keeping a diary making my last quilt

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04-29-2013, 05:02 AM

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earlori7

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Very interesting. I keep a quilting journal of what I do but not the time or costs. Would I really want to know? I just love quilting and only do it for my own pleasure and family.

04-29-2013, 05:11 AM

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EdieClay

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Location: Ten Mile, Tennessee

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Thanks for sharing your "lessons learned." I have very carefully recorded and photographed every quilt I've ever made and put them in a scrapbook. However, I never tried to keep track of the hours and the dollars spent on a quilt. I guess I know that quilting is not a cheap art form, but do I really want to know what each one costs. I may keep track of my next one and put the information in my scrapbook ... but not track every quilt.

05-03-2013, 05:04 PM

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tate_elliott

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jeank

She has an electric clock, the old fashioned type, not digital. She has it pugged in to a plug bar, sets it at noon. Every time she starts on the project, hit the power. When she leaves the room, turns it off. Easy way to add up the time without grabbing a pencil and writing down the time.

I loved this idea! Of course, it's taken me a week to find a clock that is both analog (has hands) and electric (has a plug). Fortunately, I do just one project at a time, so I won't have to keep track of elapsed time for different quilts.

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