Finishing one top before starting another?
06-25-2011, 11:59 PM
#32
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I accumulated lots of tops in my first 6 years of quilting, because I couldn't get my machine to co-operate with quilting. Now that I've retired and have had more time to work on it, I'm beginning to win that battle, and so this year is a quilting year! It's great to have lots to practice on. But I've still pieced a couple more tops to give myself some variety. And my current project sometimes comes to a temporary halt because I don't buy all my border and backing fabric and quilting threads before I start - I so often change my mind as I go on, and I can't afford to buy stuff that doesn't get used. So I sometimes have to put a project aside until I can get to the quilt shop, and then its useful to have a WIP to pick up.
06-26-2011, 02:42 AM
#34
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Location: Mesa,Az
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If I wasn't working on more than 1 at a time..I'd be bored to death !! My flaw lies in ..I design a lot of my quilts..so love that part and piecing it together..I have 2 boxes full of tops waiting to be quilted !!
06-26-2011, 03:24 AM
#36
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i work in three.
i always have one project in the prep phase - dyeing, printing, cutting.
i always have one project in the piecing stage.
and finally i always have 1 project on the quilting frame.
this way i spend time every day or so working on those skills so they never get rusty.
i always have one project in the prep phase - dyeing, printing, cutting.
i always have one project in the piecing stage.
and finally i always have 1 project on the quilting frame.
this way i spend time every day or so working on those skills so they never get rusty.
06-26-2011, 03:27 AM
#37
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Location: Milton, Georgia
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I finish a project to the point where it needs to be quilted. Too afraid that I will lose something important if I don't finish one top at a time. Needless to say, I have about 8 tops that need to be quilted.
06-26-2011, 03:31 AM
#38
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Location: Richmond, NH
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You do what feels right for you. The quilt police does not exist! Everyone's personality is so different. Some cannot work on more that one at a time, and others need the diversity! Enjoy what make you happy!
06-26-2011, 03:45 AM
#40
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Location: North Carolina
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I jump around too, right now I have 6 that need to be sandwhiched and quilted and I am itching to start a new project, but have forced myself to quilt at least 2 before I start a new one. I am finding that I like making the tops better then the finishing,
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