Drowning in projects
12-08-2010, 09:14 PM
#51
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I think quilters just naturally have a "few" (I use the word few loosely) projects going at once. I know I probably have 7 or 8 if I sat down and counted them, but then I am not sure I really want to know. I do have 2 on the table now that I am sewing blocks for and one that needs binding before Xmas. All be done before the end of the year! Also have 3 or 3 Xmas gifts to make yet. The rest are done - yeah!!
12-08-2010, 09:16 PM
#52
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Originally Posted by cjomomma
Sounds like you have a plan now stick to it! I generally have 2 or 3 projects going on at the same time sometimes more. I have to make myself finish them before moving on to a new one.
12-08-2010, 10:21 PM
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What I hate, is that when I leave a UFO sitting for too long, I forget what I was making with it and then have to learn all over again, and that takes time from doing all the new stuff I want to have as UFO's!!
12-08-2010, 10:58 PM
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If a project seems to just drag on and on like my latest, I will find a pattern or just gather a bunch of scraps and make a quick top just to satisfy that creative urge that drowns out all other mundane matters of daily life. Will do all that is necessary except sandwich it and hang up. I may have 15 tops ready to sandwich but i also never run out of anything to choose from for my next project to be quilted
12-13-2010, 08:25 AM
#58
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Stop beating yourself up. I can name 50 UFO/projects I have fabric for. That makes me a SABLE - Supplies Accrued Beyond Life Expectancy! Right now I find most new fabrics unappealing, so I'm happy I have my stash. I try to quilt about 1 hour a day, because big blocks of time never seem to show up. I'm also trying very hard to not bring in a project until I finish one. It's hard, but I've succeded twice this week alone! Enjoy your hobby, it's not drugs or something else destructive. Pat
12-13-2010, 08:51 AM
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I forgot to add that I think it is essential to work on two or three projects at a time. Sooner or later I usually find a problem and need time to think. So I just turn to the other project and let things "simmer." It's amazing to me how that solves the problem, but it does - eventually. Pat
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