Finish it up club?
 

Hi everyone,
Oh, my biggest problem beyond the organizing, the UFOs, the scattered thinking is that I don't get much finished at all. I'll blame the job if I need to place blame somewhere...but the job is part of the life equation right now.

My own requirement for the Finish it Up Club is that I must devote some good chunks of time to work on my projects. So, I'm thinking if I can motivate myself to sew/create one night during the work week and two days a month, maybe this will help. (If I do more, of course, that won't be frowned upon :) ). I have a new calendar to write my time blocks and accomplishments on and I may even start a project book to document all that I am able to get done.
So (sew?), what do you say? Does anyone want to join me in your own personal Finish It Up club?
The more the merrier,
lots2do but motivated to get more done!

Hoping to finish up some of my UFO's this year and have several quilts in my mind that I want to make. Don't know about devoting a certain amount of time to it until I see how I fare with my upcoming chemo treatments. We could pledge to put a summary of our progress on this board next Dec. (if we remember!)

I find it helps me stay on track if I keep a quilt journal. I list the 5 or 6 projects I'm currently working on (one on each page). Then I keep track of what I have accomplished and still need to do on any given project. If I add a new one to the mix I create a new page. I find that when I'm getting close to the end of a project it is easier to stay on track as I can see the to-do list diminishing. It is difficult when you are working -- one's free time is so very limited and there is so much to do!! Good luck in your Finish it up club!! I'm a joiner.

Alley, good luck with your treatments.

Yes, Allie, I hope things go as smoothly as possible for you.
Nammie - I like your journal idea a lot. Maybe I could add a photo of the finished project as well.

Journals and time scheduling are great ways to achieve goals...

but...

why do you feel that you have to finish, be productive, accomplish something in your "free" time? If you're not enjoying the process, why do it? If you are enjoying the process, why do you have to get yourself motivated to do it? Is it more a matter of carving out a piece of time that you can use for something you enjoy (that's a good thing), or is it putting yourself on a schedule to "accomplish" something (which may not be such a good thing)? Don't get me wrong, I've always been on the "I have to accomplish something" bandwagon, but I'm wondering it that's the best place to be all the time.

My goal this year (note, NOT a resolution) is to sew something every day. It may be as little as 15 minutes or as long as a couple hours (or more), but if I leave the current project right next to the machine, I can work on it a little at a time until it is done. And the longer chunks of time will go for borders, quilting and binding.

I have found that I spend way too much time on social media -- catching up with friends and family on Facebook and reading emails, especially the quilty ones. So my second goal is to limit myself to no more than 15 minutes of FB time a day.

You should join the thread over here http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltin...h-t237730.html

And here for chatting about what you are working on http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltin...h-t237910.html

Lots of ideas and enouragement on those 2 threads, and they'll be active all year long if you want to post about your progress as you go.

I am with Dunster, what's the hurry,you are sewing for pleasure,not a factory. I make scrap charity quilts and put hours and hours into a quilt, I know who ever receives my quilt will not know this, but I just enjoy sewing

The easiest way to get things finished is to work on one project for 15 mins everyday. Say when supper is finishing cooking I usually have 15 mins to sit and sew. If you add extra time to sew it will finish all the quicker. I also leave a project ready to sew sitting by the machine. If you need to pick up after each session. Try using a small snack table and leave the project and machine set up there. It seems like a small amount of time. But when you finish each project it will add up really fast! But Have Fun and Relax! Luann