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Originally Posted by Renee110
I am exhausted mentally....I just started sewing and "quilting" 2 months ago...haven't done any quilting yet as I'm still piecing my top together....
And I've not used a sewing machine since homec class 25 years ago.... So of course I decided to make potholders and placemats for my barn customers. ONE potholder took me 4 flipping hours to make. I feel like I've run a marathon or something. I'm exhausted. Ya'll folks who put together a whole quilt top in a day freak me out! |
you have me wondering what you chose for a pattern. Have you tried tubing method to get your initial square?
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If I'm making several of a particular item, I do a production line of it, ie. the same process on each one until they're all finished. Somehow I find it speeds things up. Your brain doesn't have to keep switching from one stage to another!
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While you are taking a break, go to Missouri Star and look at their tutorials which they have on YouTube. They have a gazillion of them. This will help you a lot. It helped me.
Originally Posted by Renee110
I am exhausted mentally....I just started sewing and "quilting" 2 months ago...haven't done any quilting yet as I'm still piecing my top together....
And I've not used a sewing machine since homec class 25 years ago.... So of course I decided to make potholders and placemats for my barn customers. ONE potholder took me 4 flipping hours to make. I feel like I've run a marathon or something. I'm exhausted. Ya'll folks who put together a whole quilt top in a day freak me out! |
I'm happy to hear there are other slow pokes like me. I am a fairly new to quilting, have not made all these different cuts that others can do. I have tried half squares.
I am making queen,king quilts. I've gotten better at cutting squares. I tie, as I have not done machine quilting, nor do I have a machine that would be able to take on a quilt that big. I have a regular ordinary sewing machine, no fancy gizmos. I don't even have the ability to move my needle. Takes me about 4-6 months to complete a queen/king size quilt. I thought I was taking too long by the comparison of others, who seem able to zip through quilts. Call me a slow poke, I enjoy what I am able to create. I suppose one day, I will be more speedy and better with my quilts, but, for now, I am ok, and those I give them to are happy, if I take 8 hrs or 4 mths. Don't worry about being slow, just enjoy what your doing |
It always get faster as I go. Hopefully it will for you too.
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If you enjoy the process rather than wanting to skip to the end right away you won't mind how long it takes to make something. You are not a factory, you are a quilter. Time spent at the sewing machine is not so much what you make but that the process is peace giving and enjoyable. If you were an avid bowler you would not mind the hours spent on the lanes practicing no matter how low your initial scores. The only difference is you have a quilt at the end. Become a process person, not an outcomes person. Quilting will then become your passion, no matter how long it takes to accomplish something.
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Originally Posted by Kitsie
Doesn't matter if it takes 6 months as long as you feel satisfied that you actually made something! Why don't you post a picture of it for us so we can Ooh and Aah?
I see where people say, "I made 3 quilts today!" and I have to say "Why?" There are 24 hours in a day so you could do 6 tomorrow! LOL |
It definitely gets faster though if you are perfectionistic like I am it may not! LOL! But yes, it definitely gets quicker with time!
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Originally Posted by sewdarnbusy
I suck at pot holders... so hang in there. In my experience, small projects can be more time consuming than larger projects. The first one always takes the longest.
Try something else. Also this is the perfect time to start a sewing or quilting journal. Take a photo of every project and save it by the date. You will enjoy looking back at it someday. Even the 4 hour pot holders will be interesting, looking back. |
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