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sometimes we are paralyzed by expectations - ours and others. The title may be an oversimplification. The article gives different people's insights.

I thought it was well thought out and interesting. Congratulations to those who have no hesitation ever. I think you are in the minority. I also think that someone who is designing for income and showing their work may have pressures another person alone in their sewing room doesn't face. I am not describing myself. I am thinking of the people quoted in the article.

Some quilters make the same pattern repeatedly some never do. Some quilters always want a new design. I have reached a stage in my quilt making where I am trying more often to not use someone's pattern but create for myself. I have been doing this with small wallhangings for a quilt show silent auction. The show is in August. I have finished one and I am binding the second. My progress is in spurts. I think something will work and then it fails.

An example: I took an Iquilt class - Paint and Stitch a Vibrant Art Quilt. I really enjoyed the class. I attempted a still life...but the canvas fabric stretches and the quilt doesn't lay flat so I have added more quilting and I will keep it at home - it isn't good enough for the auction. But this took a lot of time to get to the point where I realized it wouldn't work. After that, I moved to another idea and have changed out the background on the 2nd idea. See pictures below
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After picking out the background then I need to quilt it. Yeah, there is hesitation at several steps. Some minutes, some days. I like reading other's thoughts and processes. I don't have an unlimited budget. I can usually make something work but I am at a stage where I want to make things that really sing. YMMV.
I am binding the flower quilt now. It's not perfect but I enjoyed the process.
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