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01-17-2011, 08:58 AM

#261

Marvlin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cminor

That having many quilts in process at once is normal for quilters. Back me up . .how many different projects do you have in some form of completion? :)

Dear Husband: I have six quilt tops in various stages of completion. I get bored working on the same thing for long periods of time and I am in my sewing room usually five days a week. I like working with various colors that hold my interest and my interest changes from day to day. Some quilts are small, some are very large and the large ones are the ones I get tired of working on day after day with the same colors in the same pattern.

Some days I like simple, no brainer and easy patterns and some days I am up for the test of very complicated patterns. Usually I only have a set amount of time for sewing, on any given day, so I work on what will please me most for the time I have to work. If I am doing a large complicated pattern I wait until I have lots of time in the sewing room, if I don't have much time for sewing I will sew on the simplier things that I might be able to get close to completion for short days in the sewing room.

I also like to take shorter days and do my pressing and cutting for the tops. If I don't mix up what I am doing it would be very boring making quilt tops. Making quilt tops should give you a great deal of pleasure not wear you out. Some days I just don't want to think, so on those days I do whatever is the easiest to do without bothersome measurements and things best left for days when I am on top of my game.

There are no rules about quilting other than wallowing in pleasure and accomplishment every time you sit down to sew. I have found my working on dark colors in the winter time depresses me so I usually do very colorful tops in the winter. In the summer most anything is game for me.

01-17-2011, 09:02 AM

#262

Marvlin

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01-17-2011, 09:09 AM

#263

vjengels

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Oh jeeze!.. I have 4 that I'm actively working on, plus I'm learning to knit this winter.then I have at least a dozen that are in various stages of completion. :)

01-17-2011, 09:18 AM

#264

waquilter

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18 to 20.

01-17-2011, 10:01 AM

#265

Grandma Cindy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cminor

I have to admit - I have a few that I did not get very far with. The most recent is on the design wall. I really like it but found the cutest little scrap 9 patch pattern I want to try. Of course today I had to go buy the background fabric - to which he asked how this was going to go with the sampler quilt I am working on. Silly, thats not for that project :)

Silly Man.....

01-17-2011, 10:03 AM

#266

mommaB

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Location: Columbus, Ohio

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4-6, anymore than that and this old babe forgets what she was doing :lol: :lol:

01-17-2011, 10:47 AM

#267

callie

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5-6 right now.

01-17-2011, 11:41 AM

#268

jean1941

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If I do not get busy I am going to be adding to that list LOL

01-17-2011, 11:44 AM

#269

C.Cal Quilt Girl

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LOL... Does he believe Yet ?? :)

01-17-2011, 12:05 PM

#270

Campbell34

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:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: B.E.G. We need more guy quilters, my husband wants to learn to use our Bernina 830 just a soon as he finishes his hot rod garage