feeling guilty
01-25-2011, 11:34 AM
#82
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Location: Charleston, SC
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Hey David,
Sounds like me too. and it gets harder to get back into blocks that are somewhat confusing or didn't turn out right the first time. I have one I tried to correct,(it's half way torn apart) then put it down, 2 yrs ago. I know it's there but lazy about getting back into it. Instead, those other 7 quilts are calling me. I am so tempted to get those started but need to get the UFO's done before I loose the pieces. I think that after I get going on a UFO I will feel better. If anything happened to me, these would probably go into the trash, so better get it done.
Sounds like me too. and it gets harder to get back into blocks that are somewhat confusing or didn't turn out right the first time. I have one I tried to correct,(it's half way torn apart) then put it down, 2 yrs ago. I know it's there but lazy about getting back into it. Instead, those other 7 quilts are calling me. I am so tempted to get those started but need to get the UFO's done before I loose the pieces. I think that after I get going on a UFO I will feel better. If anything happened to me, these would probably go into the trash, so better get it done.
01-25-2011, 02:08 PM
#83
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NE Iowa
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Originally Posted by quiltmaker
I'm one of the odd ones as I finish every quilt before I start another. I did try once to have a few UFO's and it drove me nuts. I'd even dream about them. Many of my friends have untold numbers of UFO's and it doesn't bother them one bit. They just keep going and going until they feel like finishing them. Each of us does things our own way and nothing is right or wrong for anyone. It's the joy in quilting and process and we each choose the process that works best for ourselves.
01-25-2011, 04:36 PM
#89
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Virginia
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For me, I have many WIPs and since I too am relatively new to quilting, I find that by letting them age with me I find answers to questions, or have ideas about improving them - well, that's what I tell myself and anyone who asks!
01-25-2011, 04:49 PM
#90
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington State
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Originally Posted by SuzanneG
Actually, I don't feel guilty at all about my UFO's. They've saved me a time or two. My daughter's school just hosted a fundraising dance. Weeks ago I was asked to donate a quilt for one of the door prizes. I forgot to put in on my calendar and with less than a week before the dance my daughter asked how the quilt was coming along. It would have been panic time if I hadn't had a few UFO's sitting in my quilt room. I just went, chose a nice unfinished top and set to quilting it. So I see them as future opportunities to get me out of hot water! :mrgreen:
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