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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
(Post 5744946)
when i hit that wall i don't waste my meager brain cells trying to figure out which one i would like to do.
after all, if i hadn't lost interest in it the project would be complete already. LOL i look for the one that requires the least work left to do. the satisfaction of getting that one done will often keep me inspired to get another one out of the way. i just keep picking the ones with the least left to do until i have worked off enough "guilt" to not feel silly if i start another new one. i do have the impossible dream that someday the inspiration will last long enough to clear the pile. as if. LOL LOL LOL |
Originally Posted by lots2do
(Post 5744864)
Hi all,
Hope some of you can help me out. I have some time to sew before I go back to school but am feeling overwhelmed with how many projects are lurking around my sewing space. Argh, finding it hard to pick and this is frustrating me. Please give me your thoughts. If you are a 'finish one project before you move on' quilter, it's too late to change me now. :) |
Thanks for sharing. I thought there was something wrong with me.
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Originally Posted by winia
(Post 5747026)
Put them all in a pile,close your eyes, and pick one. There is no perfect one to pick first to finish and a perfect
second one. Just pick one and finish it. It'll make you feel so good you'll keep going. |
These are all great suggestions. My guild is having a UFO Challenge for the coming year. We submit a list of up to 11 projects in January that we would like to get finished by November 2013. We have to put down the date begun, description, size, technique, and status on the form. We then submit a copy with $5 for a prize drawing at the end. We can show and tell up to 2 finished projects a month and update our Registry sheet. There will also be a monthly drawing.
I am going to enter, now that I have retired again :) and will have time. I am looking forward to it. |
I pick 2 projects, when I get bored with one I work on the other. Go back and forth and before you know it 2 are done. Pick 2 different size ones.
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Originally Posted by Raggiemom
(Post 5744984)
I agree with Patrice, pick the one with the least amount of work and finish that one. Then the next closest one to being completed and so forth.... Once you get one or two done, it won't look as unsurmountable.
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It sounds like we are all in same group...lol I have been learning quilting for 30 years, so I have lots of UFO's;
2013 is my year to work on some of them and at least get the tops done. My DD asked if all your quilt tops were done, how many would you have? too many for her to use in her lifetime...she turned 50 this year and that was my decision to get some tops finished. I have 2 children, 2 granddaughters and a soon to be great grand baby coming in March. Let's encourage each other in 2013 and see how many quilts we get done? |
I agree. choose the one that is closest to finish and that will get you going. I too have many ufo's but it's not that i lost interest but that life got in the way then I joined a quilt group and that quilt group disbanded and now i'm in another one also weddings and grandchildren redirect my quilting, so i get to them when i can. good luck with sewing and with school.
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I too have many UFO's to finish and I am starting the new year early by working on my favorite. I think picking the project I still love will help me get one done at least! I hope setting a goal to finish "some" UFO's this year will keep me moving on to "new" fabric/patterns/projects.
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