Quilts that take a lot of time
 

Sometimes I work so long on a quilt that I get tired of looking at it! It's not that I don't like it, I just want to move on. I try not to create UFOs, so I do finish them and enjoy them. After a while, the love kicks back in. Does this happen to anyone else?

lol, all the time!! That's why I have so many UFO's. I love the journey more than the finished product.

Many quilters (me included) have more than one quilt going at a time. Switching back and forth gives you a break from doing a tedious project that you suddenly found boring. Set a schedule up that on certain days you work on quilt "A", another day you work on "B". Saves me from going insane sometimes!

I only make small charity quilts, that keeps me from getting bored of it. When I do make a larger quilt it's for a gift and I get it done because of the deadline.

I am just like you, Aashley!
I also get tired of fabric after I use it. That's why I don't have bins full of scraps.
I like to have more than one project going at a time. It's hard for me to just work on one thing exclusively although occasionally that happens like if it's a gift etc.

I have several projects going at a time, this includes my Hawaiian quilts when watching TV and quilts on frame for quilting. I also have several that are "fun, quick & easy quilts" that I really enjoy the fabric or simple pattern that I can complete quickly for a boost of satisfaction.

I don't keep scraps anymore. I never used the bins I had full of scraps even though I had good intentions. I used the fabric in a quilt so I got my value from the fabric used. I have several projects not finished because I got bored with them. I have them put away and will probably finish them eventually. Doesn't bother me they are not finished though.

Oh yes, for sure. Right now I do have a number of UFOs both in quilts as well as clothing projects. Lost my mojo for quilting back in April and have yet to get back to it but my mind is going over future projects I want to start but hold myself back until I can clear some of these UFOs first. I pulled out 2 clothing projects I started maybe 3-4 years ago which now no longer will fit me due to weight gain so I found someone they will fit so finishing them will be useful to someone. Cut out another skirt out of the same fabric after altering the pattern to fit me now. I also still have 8 quilts hanging up to be quilted but the quilt I was working on last winter is still on the quilt frame half finished and I keep telling myself to get back to it and finish it. It's not that I don't like it, just can't get myself to get going on it. I know once I get back to the machine, I'll be fine though.

So you're not alone by any means. I just need someone to push me to get going again.

Most of my quilts take way too much time! I make art quilts that take months to finish and I get disgusted, a little angry that I have to stretch myself so much to get the effect I want. When they're finished and I look at them a few months later, I'm much kinder to myself. I work on only one quilt at a time, but am learning to watercolor as a welcome break. I do finish each quilt, and use the goal of finishing as inspiration for the next one. My mother taught me to finish one thing before I got onto the next, and now I question that idea.

I am a one project at a time gal, I don’t mind the time it takes to make a quilt. Quilting is my Zen time and way to reduce stress. I have started a few projects and decided I no longer wanted to put the effort in, I offer those up here on the board and have zero guilt doing so!

I'm a one at a timer too. I don't get bored with my projects. I don't have UFOs. Sometimes I have one to take to the once a month that I keep in the travel thing and one in my quilting room. I finish everything. I don't have a stash. I know it is odd. I am not trying to save money. I quilt for my own pleasure. Sometimes my mojo disappears for a while. I just do other things and don't fret about it. This seems to work for me and am not giving advice, just saying how it goes for me.

I typically work on only one quilt at a time, though there have been exceptions, usually with one in piecing mode and one on the longarm. I don't have UFO's, unless you count small items that were started in a class. If I like the technique taught in a class, I will finish the quilt. If not, I look at it as a learning experience, not as a UFO.

But to answer the original question, yes, I do often get tired of looking at a quilt while it's being made, and once it's finished I am often just not in love with it. After some time passes I start to see the beauty rather than the flaws.

I am like others here. I work on more than one quilt at a time. Depending on my mood drives what project I work on that day. Right now, I am doing a polka dot quilt that has been in the works or at least thought on for about 4 years. :)
I enjoy all the process of making quilts. Some are a bit monotonous but I realize that's just part of the process. I love making quilts!

I work on one thing at a time until it’s finished. If I would have more than one thing going, I think I would have a lot of UFO’s.

The only exception was the recently finished Goodnight Irene size 104x117.

I find that once I unpack a quilt top that I've finished and was really tired of, I'm always surprised at how good it looks. There's a benefit to not finishing everything. :D

Oh, to have a tidy mind. I always have a few projects in the works but I do finish them all. (Except one quilt I cut patches for but didn’t sew up because I just didn’t think it worked.)

I listen to audiobooks (free ones) and podcasts while I sew but my mind is often thinking about the next project.

I’ve been making a quilt for DH. But I had a grandchild due on Feb 12 so finally made a decision and ordered the fabric on line (so risky!).

In the 10 days it took to arrive (we live remotely so the post is always slow and the fabric shop had a long Christmas break). DH wanted a computer cover so I prioritised that over his quilt. While I was making it I had a great idea to make my own fabric from scraps for a computer cover for me. I didn’t make the cover though, just the fabric which I quilted.

While waiting for a friend to visit and help me choose a ”white” fabric for the baby quilt I got back to DH’s quilt. Then the baby arrived 3 weeks early! Mad rush to get the baby quilt finished. DH’s quilt is on hold!

If I’m not binding a quilt in front of the TV at night I will be hand sewing a small landscape. (Or sometimes folding clothes!!)

I'm a one project at a time, as well. I usually do each step of the block for each block, so when I'm done with that step, I'm done with it. So by the time I'm done with the last step of making the block, every single block is finished. -- in other words, I don't make one block at a time. I build every block with each step, along the way. So I don't get bored with the (I've done 10 blocks, only 20 more to go mentality) I love watching it all come together that way and I don't feel like I'm constantly restarting like I would if I finished one block at a time from start to finish before starting the second block, then the third etc..

That gave me the giggles! :D:D

I have several quilts in progress all the time. I have four now in various stages. Sometimes I just have to live with the quilt for a while before moving on to the next step.

In pretty much every quilt there is a point where I just want to be done and move on to the next. I've learned it isn't in my best interest to switch projects -- but it does make it a lot easier to give them away when I'm done!

We are so close to the projects and are aware of whatever issues there are. It takes me about 6 months after finishing to fully appreciate them again.

Conceptually, I love the idea of one project at a time, and would love to be a one project at a time quilter. But practically, I do much better working on several projects at once. For some reason, I stay motivated with several projects, but lose my motivation if it's just one.

I yearn to be the highly focused quilter that takes on one project start to finish. Truth is I frequently get attackd by squirrels and start a new quilt, just because I like the pattern and want to give it a try. "Is it as easy as they say?" "Can I conquer that new technique?" "Wouldn't that be a good way to use _____ fabric in my stash!" Then there is the I am simply bored with what I am doing and I want to try something else. I doubt I will ever be the one quilt at a time person, but I do joyously finish many quilts and enjoy the adventure of exploring new to me patterns and working on perfecting my skills. This is my love of quilting.....the adventure of creating with color and fabric.

Yes, I have done several large complicated quilts that demanded focus but one is still in progress and it has been 5 years, I think. Two others took less than a year and for me that was a speedy finish. So many quilts and only 24 hours in a day.