The ribbons on the end are made with different textures and are for the baby to feel. It is a tactile experience for them. My grandchildren all have had one (and I mean only one that has been used by each child). The like to touch the ribbons, put them in their mouth, etc.

I make a list of all things I need to work on in my sewing room and post it above my machine. As I finish something I cross it off the list. For me that is a good feeling of accomplishment.

I make a list of all things I need to work on in my sewing room and post it above my machine. As I finish something I cross it off the list. For me that is a good feeling of accomplishment. pat

I just started back into quilting since I now have all the time in the world. I retired 3 years ago but went to MA to help my daughter with the children. They have all moved to Australia as was the plan and I am now back in my home and so I have lots of time on my hands now. I am doing several BOM's, plus I have a quilt class that meets once a week that has a few projects going......one that takes a year, one that is for the month and then one that is for the term of about 3 months. Anyone can join these projects as she has a web site and you can download the projects free. http://lynbrown.com The year long project is going to be the Quilter's alphabet. I find that I still have time left over....hmmmmmm. I put my projects in the plastic bags and they are marked. So far everything is a WIP. I also knit for charity and read books. I love being retired. I can do what ever I want with no time constraints or have to be anywhere. The down side is not enough money,

I would love to complete one project at a time, but ideas keep popping in my head and I have to give them a try.

I usually have two quilting projects and one knitting project going at one time.
I have a log cabin on the frame and am hand quilting, I have a cathedral window that I work on as my carry along as a sit and sew project. My knitting projects vary from socks to sweaters......

I have one "major" project going at a time but will set it aside occasionally and work on something like a small artsy quilt or one involving a new technique. I got started with Lyn Brown's mini calendar quilts last year and have made most of them (or some variation using my own designs). I enjoy small pieces like this because I can "play" and use up scraps without committing myself to a lot of time and cost. They are also fun to display on their plexiglas stands.

I also make purses and other stuff as a "break" from the major project.

Finally, I've noticed that I have to take a vacation from quilting occasionally and put everything "quilting" out of sight and concentrate on one of my other hobbies for awhile. This will happen when I begin telling myself that I "have" to work on a project instead of thinking that I "want" to work on that project.

The multiple unfinished projects that keep getting in the way of my quilting are 1. yard work, 2. mending, 3. ironing. 4. guilty conscience for not getting 1, 2 and 3 finished. LOL

I don't count the projects I have going, but yes there are a lot of them I have 2 needle turn applique that I work on at night while I watch TV with the hubby, then one on the design wall that I am doing with DGD, then quilts in progress in the large plastic shoe boxes, tops that are hanging on my ladder in the living room and piles all over the place. I wish I could be a clean room kind of quilter but I can't seam to do it I have piles and my mind knows where things are so I guess it works for me. Then I have started 2 new mystery quilts and I have a bag of fabrics I have been setting aside for at least three years and the quilt has now been built in my head and I am anxious to start it also. When I get bored with one project I just shift to another and then eventually they get done.

I use large zip lock bags, so I can put one project back, but still see what it is, and keep the threads, pattern and etc. organized for when I am ready to use it again.