Originally Posted by
BellaBoo
I don't obligate myself to sewing for others and if I plan a gift to sew I don't tell anyone. This way no one is asking me about it. And I don't ask for opinions about what I'm sewing. I have deadlines though. Guild show and tell, mystery quilt, project quilt, quilt show entry, these are enough to keep me jump started.
You are a wise woman, Bella! I need to learn to keep my mouth shut re gifts. But when I find out (about my DD getting engaged, for example) I'm so amped that I blurt out "Great! I'll make you a quilt!!". And I want to... at that moment. But then it starts hanging over my head & I start to dread it.