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Muliple quilts
Hullo again,
I have just been musing over quilt ideas and wondered if people tended to have more than one on the 'go' at once? or does this get too confusing? I am usually a one-at-a-time girl but couldnt help my mind from wandering while i was contemplating unpicking the behemoth quilt... |
I will pick a pattern and buy fabric for my next quilt while I work on one, but I never work on more than one quilt at a time. I like to finish one before actually starting another.
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Yep. I have several UFOs Thad just need backing. One needs final border One I am currently quilting. Bitty blocks are a row of the month.
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I have found that working three quilts at a time works for me. I am machine or hand quilting a quilt, piecing another quilt, and cutting out a new one. Works for me. I am a retired teacher and regularly had to have to do multiple things at one time in the classroom. So, I am never bored.
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I have numerous quilts going because sometimes I feel like piecing and other times I feel like quilting.
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I have numerous quilts going too. That way I can always do the type sewing I feel like. I can piece, quilt, or sew on binding. i have a designated sewing room wit 3 sewing machines set up. I can easily keep my projects out to work on when I feel like it.
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I currently have 3 going at one time.
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I have different things going on all the time. A multi-tasker(?) pretty much. I have 2 loads of laundry going and have multiple projects going also. Started another but in the end the one from the beginning gets completed first. It's on it's way. DH is the same way. Got him a couple project boxes for his b-day to help him keep a little organized.
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I have quilter's A.D.D. (attention deficit disorder)as well. I am working on finishing the applique on one quilt top while pulling and cutting scraps for another. I currently have 2 tops finished that need quilting too.
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I always have many things going on. Mostly because I need novelty if I ever want to finish anything. If I get bored, I just avoid going back to it and end up stopping completely. I also keep a running list of where I am on current stuff (especially if deadlines are involved)... Here's my current project list, the biggie is the baby quilt, he's due in early August, so I hope to finish and have it shipped by July 27th. It took me forever to find a backing that I liked.
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I work on several thins at a time and I make my own kits. When I find one I really want to make I go to my stash and pull out what I need and I put it together with the pattern. I make notes about anything I need to buy at my lqs. This helps me to concentrate on the quilt I am currently working on. I always have a handwork project in the works. I do a lot of appliqué especially in the evenings and I machine piece during the day. This is what works best for me.
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I usually have 2-4 in process at one time---one in cutting, one in piecing, one in quilting and one needing binding. I work on whichever one my mood fancies at the time.
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I also have Quilters ADD -- I don't know if I get the "prize" or not, but at last count, I had 64 quilts on my unfinished list. Any cutting out constitutes a UFO all the way to ready to gift. I think I have 4 that just need the binding.
Linda in Missouri |
I can't have more than one going at a time , or I would never finish any. I have trouble "going back", its way to easy to just keep moving to the next without finishing. Plus , growing up my Mom would never allow us to start anything new with out finishing what we started. If I even think about starting something new without having completed what I am working on I can still hear her "Did you finish the last one?" and adding "we don't cut any fabric in this house till the last project is done".
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I use to be real good at starting a quilt then moving on to another one and never getting any of them finished. Lately I stick to finishing one before moving on. I do have one that I am quilting and one that needs some FMQ to do but otherwise I am good.
This does'nt stop me from buying the next&next&next projects though. |
I have multiple quilts going on of necessity, because back problems prevent me from sitting long in any one chair. Having a piecing project always going allows me to alternate sitting chores with standing (pressing, cutting).
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yes I do usually have one I am working on like sewing together while I also planning the next one I might even start some cutting pieces out, while I take a break from sewing.
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Since I retired 6 years ago almost to this date..I do exactly what I want to do... Some days I just play in my sewing room. I really like labeling ... I put notes on flimsys as to binding and backing ideas ...also if extra fabric left over.. I know I am a "Leo " so I like neat and organized. I am on my way to see what I can get into this morning .. :)
Judy in Phx, AZ |
The only thing I have multiplies of going at one time are BOM. Otherwise start to finish one at a time.
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In the beginning, I did one at a time. Now I have (1) on the quilting machine (2) hexagon diamond paper piecing by hand (3) scrap dance monthly mystery quilt - machine piecing (4) wedding star - foundation machine piecing...
I do have one that is ready to be layered and onto quilting, but I only actually quilt one at a time (too much thread change otherwise) then I have a few more "in my head" |
One project at a time for me. And I need to clean my sewing after each project
before I start a new one. I might plan another one on the computer when I'm not sewing but that's about it. |
I am a list maker and usually have 5 quilts in progress at any given time. I list the name of the quilt and the next five steps needing to be done. I usually have one cutting project going, one hand work for evenings, one being quilted, one or two that are piecing projects. At least one of the quilts is a UFO, most are done using stash fabric. I like being able to cross off steps from a list -- sometimes it seems like I haven't accomplished much until I look at my list and see how much is crossed off. Also keeps me focused on what needs to be done. It is always fun to finish one quilt and decide what goes on the list next.
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I never read only one book at a time, so quilting is the same for me... I have various projects in various stages of completion.
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Judy, you said it! For the record, I have about 6 in progress quilt tops and way more waiting for me to quilt them. I'll probably do a bunch of quilting in September/October to shorten the list. Maybe. If I feel like it.
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I have, at the current moment (constantly changing), 4 quilts in various stages of completion as well as several mini projects that I can finish quickly and get out of the way. I have one EPP quilt top that I take with me on the "go" (make take years to finish). And I am always on the lookout for fabrics for my next quilt.
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I have seven or eight flimsies that need sandwiching, backing, and quilting.
One of these will go to a longarmer on this board because it's for my DGD. PINKS & Fairies is a log cabin with over 140 different "pinks" and several small fairy panels: it cries out for beautiful featherwork. There's a bunch of UFOs from classes which need finishing. So, no, I don't work on one quilt at a time! :D |
I have a few UFO's, too. Sometimes I just get bored with a quilt I'm making, and sometimes I just wanted to see how the pattern worked out. I'll finish them when I have nothing else to do, or when I find a recipient who it would be perfect for.
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Rarely, if ever, do I have only one quilt I am currently working on. Usually have 3 or 4 or more in various stages of progress.
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I too have many works in progress - for example I just quilted, labeled and bound a large wall hanging that I pieced more than 7 years ago in a workshop. I needed a quick gift for my husband's assistant who just bought his first home - so that motivated me to finish it. I like designing, choosing fabric and piecing best, so my flimsies tend to pile up.
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I have different projects going as well. I am currently working on a mystery BOM from my LQS as well as quilt on my LA. I also have several WIPs in line as well.
Sometimes, it's nice to have several projects going, because you may get tired or frustrated of one and you will have one in the wings to work on. |
My mother used to say I was a true Gemini - it is very hard for me to do just one thing at a time. I have a quilt on my hoop for hand quilting, a quilt I just finished machine quilting and getting ready to put the binding on today, and there is a baby tumbling blocks I have been taking along on trips to do while traveling and just recently added a GFG to do, and I have cut out a Trip-Around- the- World Halloween quilt, and bought the fabric to machine embroider a quilt my daughter has planned as a wedding present for her friend I helped make a t-shirt quilt. (There are a few more UFO's but they aren't in line to be worked on now.)
When I watch TV - I am either on the computer or sewing. Sometimes I will even read a book while watching TV - that really drives my husband crazy, he doesn't seen how anyone can read and watch tv. This coming from a man that can play the drums - which takes both hands and both feet each doing something different! I can't do that! Oh, he can sing while doing that too. Sometimes when I have trouble getting to sleep I will think about designing my next quilt. Not sure why that don't wake me up more, maybe it is the thought of the wonderful designs and fabric is truly relaxing, but it helps sometimes. |
I'm alternating between 3 at the moment, a huge tee shirt quilt I hope to finish by Christmas, a baby blanket I hope to finish by the end of the month, and a not quite so huge tee shirt quilt with no deadline.
In general, I tend to have big ongoing projects, with smaller, easy to finish projects running alongside. Having the smaller ones finished helps give me a sense that yes, I am finishing things, and gives me the encouragement to keep at it on the bigger projects. |
I have 20 some ufos - mainly because I got into a tough spot or got bored and moved on. I have limited time for sewing right now so I am focusing on finishing one project at a time.
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I always have multiples going, some days I feel like regular piecing, some I paper piece, sometimes applique or quilt.
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I'm with you IrishgalfromNJ. I can't work on more than one at a time but I always have the next ready to go as soon as I finish the last one.
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I have two on the quilt frame and 2 that need to be quilted, one I just finished piecing today. I just looked threw some fabric that needs to be used for charity quilts that I can't wait to start.
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I have never in my life focused on one project. Why start now? I did finally set the smaller "travel" machine up so at least two work stations are ready without a lot of set up time. One of the few advantages of being single. I have a dedicated sewing room and the only penalty to leaving projects out, is cat fur.
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Yup, I'm a multiple quilt type of gal. I usually have one in the piecing stage, one in the quilting stage (hand or machine), sometimes one that needs the bindng sewn down and I always have a forever project that goes with me to appointments or watching TV.
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I usually am only piecing one quilt at a time, but I may have one or more ready to sandwich and/or quilt and often have my next one ready to cut.
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Many times I work on more than one quilt at a time. That is probably why I have so many UFO's in my cupboards
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