PamelaOry

I am notorious for getting really really into something and burning myself out on it. I go through phases. Luckily there are lots of sub-types in quilting so hopefully I won’t get tired of it.

On the the other hand, I’ve been playing the same online game for years and quite enjoy visiting it almost daily for a few minutes a day.

i agree that it’s A-ok to move on and let go if all the trappings are bogging you down.

Watson

I go through cycles, but I always come back to the same things...quilting and horses.
Currently, I'm taking a break from showing my horse, Watson. Of course I'm still doing the regular day to day stuff, but just not the intense work involved in showing.
I take breaks from quilting, too, sometimes long, sometimes short.
I think everyone needs to do something different for awhile until they get inspired again.

And, if you feel like you aren't enjoying something anymore. If it makes you feel guilty because it's staring you in the face and you aren't doing anything with it, maybe it's time to move on. And, that's OK too.

Watson

Wanabee Quiltin

Yes, I agree with you Bear. I have a friend who jumps around with her crafts, losing interest in them quickly. Now she’s into quilting and I try to discourage her from buying too much fabric, but I haven’t succeeded. Hopefully she will use her fabric .

SusieQOH

Bear, I agree with you. I feel that way when I get rid of fabric I no longer want. I used to feel guilty about spending money on something I didn't use and then I realized that I enjoyed buying it and looking at it. So who cares that it eventually didn't get used? Someone else gets to use it. I'm really not into guilt these days.

sewbizgirl

Why should anyone feel guilty? There's no quilting police saying you must quilt. We do what makes us happy.

madamekelly

I have just recently to stop making regular quilted quilts because of the pain caused by quilting them since I have upper back and neck problems from old injuries. I will still be making comforters with pieces, just not quilting them. Instead I am going to go back to making garments, dolls, and home dec projects, and tying my comforters. I will still pop in here sometimes but I have discovered that being so involved in quilting, I have let everything else go. I want some comfortable summer tops that are not revealing or don’t show my bra straps (I hate that). Yesterday I found double gauze at Walmart, so that is what the first couple will be made from.

crafty pat

When I walk into my sewing room I have books and supplies for all kinds of crafts I used to do but they have not been used in years. I made jewelry for a long time and have all the tools and boxes of beads and stones to make so much more. Just as I was thinking of what to do with them my DGD's want to start making jewelry so I have everything they need to do so. I haven't painted in awhile but want to start doing that again. I am going to get the things I don't want to do anymore and take it to goodwill. Make more room for fabric.

Moira in N.E. England

Of course it’s ok to let go!

I was into machine knitting a few years ago. When I decided I had gone as far as I wanted with it I gave my machines to the crafts department of a local university.

Quilting today - who knows what tomorrow!

Sandra in Minnesota

Thanks for your post, Bear. For a couple of years, I have been very lacking in my enthusiasm to do quilting. This has made me feel guilty. Now I don't feel so bad, because it seems to be normal with age.

Battle Axe

I got into weaving. Not that much of an investment, rather the 15 years I devoted to it. I sold the business, then the last loom I just gave it away. I had quite a carreer in weaving: I made rugs for Midwest Living, Country Living, Better Homes and Gardens and loved every minute of it. After 9-11, people nested, sold their 2nd homes and stopped decorating with my style of rugs.

Marcia