Did you hear me hit the wall?
12-15-2011, 06:04 AM
#41
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Whoa! Slow down and enjoy the journey! Isn't that what quilting is all about? Figure out what all projects need to be done yet. Pick a few that you can easily finish. Finish them. Give the rest a Christmas card and enclose a picture of their unfinished project and tell them they'll get it before Easter. You'll enjoy making it more and they'll get a better looking gift because you didn't have to rush to finish it.
12-15-2011, 07:32 AM
#44
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I hit my wall too, only it was the one in the ER. thought I had a TIA, but doc says...STRESS. came home looked at my room which due to a son moving back looked like an episode from Hoarders and said...enough.........fixing my room to be a sewing room/ bedroom, backed off on a few projects for a bit and feel much better. smile.. Merry christmas to you all, or what ever holiday you celebrate in lyour home. May it be a great one and a wonderful quilting new year to everyone.
12-15-2011, 07:38 AM
#45
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I did it too! More than once I think!! We are ever hopeful that we have the time to work on all of our masterpieces, then spend lots of time in a hurry at the last minute! But I think I left my Wonder Woman outfit in the closet somewhere...........
12-15-2011, 09:15 AM
#47
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Your dog looks just like mine
Originally Posted by JulieR
Oi, I thought the thud was me! 
We'll get through it - the great thing is IT HAS AN END. And the end is near. Breathe in, breathe out, and don't forget to have some wine BEFORE you FMQ! :P
We'll get through it - the great thing is IT HAS AN END. And the end is near. Breathe in, breathe out, and don't forget to have some wine BEFORE you FMQ! :P
12-15-2011, 10:28 AM
#48
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We thought we were doing great & we finally got everything shipped & most at their destinations already! The very day we shipped our last 4 boxes we get a message from a young lady saying her 12 yr old is our grandson & he'd like to get to know his family on his dad's side. Surprise!!! We now have 3 children, 16 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren & three more on the way. I love them all, but whoa!!! Coming up with fresh ideas every year is as bad as trying to finish them all! LOL! I promised this one a small quilt some time next year.
12-15-2011, 12:35 PM
#49
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Now I know why my windows shook, you were hitting the wall. Boy am I ever there this year. I underwent another operation on the 5th. and having some complications so not quilting and worrying that I'll never finish.
12-15-2011, 01:55 PM
#50
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Oh that was the sound I heard! Wheww, I thought I backed into the garage wall.
Just as FYI for wanting to make things in January for your Christmas presents. I tried to buy presents throughout the year a few years ago. I forgot that I had some. The ones I found, I couldn't imagine why I bought them or for whom.
I could see this very difficulty for me. I'd look at what I made and say to myself, that's not what I want to give them for Christmas, "what was I thinking?"
Just as FYI for wanting to make things in January for your Christmas presents. I tried to buy presents throughout the year a few years ago. I forgot that I had some. The ones I found, I couldn't imagine why I bought them or for whom.
I could see this very difficulty for me. I'd look at what I made and say to myself, that's not what I want to give them for Christmas, "what was I thinking?"
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