Originally Posted by janRN
I'm sort of in one of those myself right now and have had them in the past but never for more than 3-4 months. I always wanted to "retire" so I could quilt--sounds like you quilted and then "retired" so I understand why you don't want to quilt some more. Maybe try a new challenge--painting, photograpy, something totally different for awhile and see where you end up. You may go back to quilting, you may find your interests have totally changed.
I'm going to do the Farmer's Wife Quilt Sampler with this group so I'll be held accountable for weekly blocks. I hope this is the "kick in the a$$" I need to get out of my slump.
Good luck--just enjoy what you do and do what you enjoy. Otherwise, it's just another job.
Jan,
That is an interesting way to look at it. I think you are right - I quilted and then I 'retired'. Actually a lot of this started after I sold my on-line shop. I continued designing patterns for a
fabric manufacturer for about a year after that, but then life
happened, and I stopped that too. I have continued to do a lot
of designing at home, and have maybe 20 more patterns designed, but can't even seem to make the samples for them so that I can test the instruction and have a quilt for the pattern cover. Right now, I don't really want to design professionally,
I just want to regain the enjoyment I have always had for making
quilts. I thought about taking a class in something very different from my style - maybe I should give that serious thought.
Marcia