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09-25-2010, 05:01 AM

#11

patricej

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Originally Posted by KathyAire

Well, then, that's how all those 'quilt tops' end up in garage sales when the quilter dies and the kids don't know what to do with them.

Get busy, ladies. Get those tops quilted don't let them be wasted.

a true statement and perfectly valid piece of advice. :-)

on the other hand, i once had the opportunity to turn a top made by a friend's grandmother into a finished quilt. it was an honor i don't expect to encounter often in my life.

we've also heard from more than one member who was inspired to start quilting because they wanted to finish an ancestor's quilt.

i don't have UFO's. i have future heirlooms and archeological treasures. (that's my story, and i'm stickin' to it. :lol: :lol: :lol: )

09-25-2010, 05:02 AM

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costumegirl

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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts

I'm with you- really bad at finishing them. I go like a maniac and then get bored with the one I'm working on, especially if it's not turning out as well as I would like (like the one I'm working on now, a zillion things to match up at every stage) So......... I end up with too many tops.
The sorta good news is when I leave them for awhile my interest becomes renewed and they look better than I remembered so then I finish them!!! :D

LOL!!! Your comment fits me exactly!!! Are you sure we aren't long lost twins??

09-25-2010, 05:08 AM

#13

sall

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The quilt I am working on at the moment is annoying me, yet I could not wait to start when I saw the pattern. It is for a bed size, but I have just this morning, after laying out the blocks I have finished, decided that I have done enough, so I am going to finish it as a lap quilt.
I always have more than one quilt on the go, so then I can work on whichever one I want. My most favourite part is the hand quilting, so I do get round to finishing them. My most dislike is layering them. I only have two unfinished tops, and that is because I have the need to do a bit of unpicking on them, and keep putting it off.

09-25-2010, 05:19 AM

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sandpat

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I like to keep several thinkgs going at one time and in different stages. That way I can work on whichever I'm in the "mood" for that day or night. Keeps me going on them and that way I'm not tired of any of them.

09-25-2010, 05:20 AM

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CarrieAnne

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My bad habit is drinking coffee or tea while working on my stuff.........the HORROR stories I could tell, lol! This is a BAD habit, esp. with pets AND coffee!

09-25-2010, 05:24 AM

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costumegirl

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Originally Posted by CarrieAnne

My bad habit is drinking coffee or tea while working on my stuff.........the HORROR stories I could tell, lol! This is a BAD habit, esp. with pets AND coffee!

I can relate!! I love to have my mug of tea close by but I have learned to keep it on a separate little table so that any accidents will cause less damage.

09-25-2010, 05:25 AM

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SueDor

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I don't think having too many projects going on at the same time is a bad habit. I think the variety keeps the quilter from getting bored.

09-25-2010, 05:29 AM

#18

humbird

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Originally Posted by Honey

I do very simple quilting on the smaller quilts, but I must confess, that I take my bigger quilts to someone else for quilting. Then I bring them home and bind them. I know that it is cheating to do this, but I'm just not ready to quilt a large quilt.

Thats not cheating! Its just another way of getting things done!

09-25-2010, 05:35 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by costumegirl

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarrieAnne

My bad habit is drinking coffee or tea while working on my stuff.........the HORROR stories I could tell, lol! This is a BAD habit, esp. with pets AND coffee!

I can relate!! I love to have my mug of tea close by but I have learned to keep it on a separate little table so that any accidents will cause less damage.

DH built me a small shadowbox shelf to attach to the wall above my sewing machine. I can put my coffee/tea mug there without the threat of animals or objects knocking it over.

My bad habbit is letting my Studio get so messy that it's not inviting to go in there and quilt. I'm getting better, though.

09-25-2010, 06:50 AM

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quiltingaz

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I must admit that I have lots of UFO's. Some I just don't care for anymore, some just put aside for must do projects, babies don't stay that way for long.so I have to get those done. LOL I put a lot of work into my tops and don't want to ruin them with my lousy quilting, so it isn't cheating to take them to someone who can quilt something worthy of my piecing. I do quilt my own small projects, but my FMQ is just not very good on large projects on standard machine and SID just does not do some of them justice.