Bored with a pattern?
12-25-2015, 04:24 AM
#21
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I agree with you. I am at an age where if I don't enjoy it I find something else to do and eventually the fabric gets used up.
Originally Posted by JenniePenny
I am one who says it's Ok to stop working on a project you have lost interest in. The blocks that are already made can be used randomly on the back of another quilt if you want to; the unused fabric can be used for something else. The pattern can be given to another quilter. Quilting time is valuable to me, so if I waste a few dollars it's better than wasting a few weeks or months of time working on something that is not appealing or fun.
12-25-2015, 06:15 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
If you are certain you will never want to work on it again, pass it on to a friend who would like to finish it.
12-25-2015, 06:25 AM
#23
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My quilt guild collects 'orphan blocks'. It is amazing what someone else can do with these cast-offs. They go into charity projects. Also, they can be made into pot holders or table runners or decorative pillows. But, like someone else said, quilting time is precious and one needs to do things meaningful to them.
12-25-2015, 06:43 AM
#24
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I forced myself to finish a king size quilt when I was bored with the pattern and just tired of working on it. Didn't want to waste the time and money I already had invested in it. I finished it, but it burnt me out on quilting for about 3 months. And I don't enjoy the finished quilt. When I look at it I remember the frustration I felt working on it. If it happens again, I will make the blocks already done into a smaller project such as a table runner, potholders, etc. and use the rest of the fabric in another project. I won't put myself through that frustration again.
12-25-2015, 12:28 PM
#27
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For 2 years I have had all the fabric to make a bear paw quilt for my brother and wife's 40th, coming up in Aug. I just could not get started on it. I even bought other fabric with lake theme. With out knowing it, you just talked me into forgetting about the Bea Paw. Thank you!
12-25-2015, 07:11 PM
#28
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Just a thought, get a bundle of fabrics that work nice together, and use them for your test blocks, so if you have this happen, it can become a block in a sampler, instead of a ufo. I have a green, violet, and white sampler building with my test blocks. If I need more colors, I just add another green or violet. Someday it will be done...
12-26-2015, 02:57 AM
#29
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Originally Posted by rhilkey
Use a few blocks to make a pillow cover. I use an button down shirt for the back; buttons are the opening, very easy. Or start a box with orphan blocks. When you have enough for a lap quilt, stitch them together & give it away.
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