when I finish a project, I do a cleanup job in my sewing room and before I get done, I find some things I need to work on.

I usually have so many on my to do list that its no problem deciding which one I want to tackle next.

Never have that problem, I usually have 8-10 projects going at the same time.

It helps me if I have a long-term project that's always available to pick up when other projects are finished. Right now I am working on a large Grandmother's Flowers quilt that I'm doing completely by hand. This quilt isn't promised to anyone, so there's no deadline. I find that, as I sew together the hexagons, a different part of my brain goes to work designs for other quilts.

I will never get to the bottom of my list of quilts that I want to make - I won't live that long!

You will have to tell us how you do it. :thumbup:

I'm glad you found something to start on. A rail fence is always nice.

Well, I doubt if that will ever happen to me!!..BUT, why not ALWAYS have a,
CHARITY to do list.
Last year I made a quilt & pillow to auction off for the volunteer firehouses in town. I made dolls, & small fun things for another organization that helps everyone around her, called, Hugs & Kisses. I now have 2 lap blankets in process for the home in the next town, for Alzheimers patients..they are called 'fiddle quilts' because at a certain stage, Alzheimers patients must fiddle! or stop by my house & we'll get some sewing done here!! :lol:

Not sure I will ever get there, but if it happens there are lots of patterns that intrigue me.

Is there a pattern or technique you want to learn. Examples that quickly come to mind are paper piecing, (OBW)One Block Wonder, Applique, Log Cabin, landscape, etc. Pick one and go from there. There's a wonderful tutorial on here by CuteBuns on the OBW.
I can't imagine having my" To Do List" finished.
I'm usually thinking of the next project or technique I want to try before I'm done piecing the current project, much less trying to figure out what to do when it's all finished.

Use fabric you once loved and now don't and make a quilt for one of the wonderful causes you read about on QB.

I would start by thinking-WHAt do I have coming up that I might want to make a gift for?- Christmas? baby? birthday?- Then I'd consider patterns& stash!

same here

Me,too. Doubt that I'll ever see the end. I have enough trouble finding the end to put new ones on. :mrgreen:

they ALL of my projects are DONE>..somebody better send flowers! that will NEVER happen in my life time!

why not try something NEW...google a few things, or browse the picture files here....

My "to do list" is never ending and will probably never be done! Feel sorry for my children, they'll have to deal with it when I'm gone...I've just put a note in my will to call the local quilt guild and let them have it all:)

This is about the time I would take a stroll through the "pictures" section here and also the "tutorials" section here. I am always inspired by something here. It may not be what I make, but it may remind me of something I've been wanting to do. I would also start going through my books and magazines. I like to wait 3-5 days and really go through everything to be sure I'm making exactly what I'm inspired to do right now. Using this method, I have never, nor do I now have any UFO's. If I don't love something from the start, I won't even start it.

Ditto.

In my book you are amazing and I don't even know you. Cannot imagine being in the spot you are in. My UFO list is so long that it will take the rest of my lifetime and them someone else will be finishing up unquilted tops for me but congrats to you and if it were me I would do either of the ways you mentioned but I would use my stash not buy cause I have way too much of it too !

I go to a BOTM and always get ideas and see class options. I signed up for one where we'll make a quilt to go into a quilted "frame" that changes every season.

Unfortunately, I have been buying "projects" and they are piling up!

I like your idea of going with a theme you like, use some of your stash, build around it.

Never a problem for me, but I suggest looking through magazines and books or online at quilts.

Or, just play with your fabrics, mix and match them into 'kits'.

You'll be inspired in no time.

Caution: Going to quilt shops for inspiration is the best tactic, but extremely dangerous!! :)

I couldn't imagine finishing my to do list... not with 8 grandchildren.. Any way my stash consists of theme fabric or maybe a certain color screams someones name... I find these on Shop Hops or just visiting my LQS... Which is my suggestion for inspirations. .. just walk thru you LQS and see what catches your eye... Maybe someones favorite color or something they collect... then find a pattern ... the ladies at these shops always have ideas...... or once you find the main piece... post it here on the board for good ideas on what to do ...Happy hunting...

I think you are a rare bird. (No offense intended!!) Most of us seem to have so many ideas crammed into our brains it is hard not to have two or three or (pick a number) of projects started, and about a hundred more on our to do list.

you must have a nice organized brain - unlike mine, which is always swimming with ideas and plans. It gets muddy in there sometimes...

Look through patterns, magazines, pictures on this site, your fabric - and I bet something will click!

Let us know what you start.

that has never happened to me.... i always have about 8-10 things "in process)

What works best for me? Keeping my "to do" list at an unmanageable length! That way, you're never CLOSE to the situation you're describing!

Double ditto to looking at the pictures posted on this board. If some look too hard for me I just sigh and look on or simplify a beautiful quilt and maybe stick to one block. Good luck.

I too have a "what to do next" problem. I have a bunch of UFO's and a huge to do list but I still can't decide.Can't imagine having no lists. Congrats. You are welcome to work on mine LOL

I can't imagine finishing my to do list. As I look around my quilt space, I see at least 5 staring at me.....that takes care of my time through 2012......

I also knit, do cross stitch and jigsaw puzzles so when I'm not inspired to quilt, I take a break with another craft and then come back to quilting. I look at books, patterns and magazines for inspiration. Good luck.

Congratulations on finishing your "To do List". Mine is so long I may never finish it. Let's see, I have to sandwich a twin quilt I made for my sister's first great granddaughter. We were supposed to work on it together, but she passed away before we could start. I didn't do much quilting for a while, and it was hard to get started on that quilt, but I did finish the quilt top, just need to sandwich and quilt it, and now Marissa has had another little girl, so guess I can't make one quilt for one and not the other little girl, it wouldn't feel right. So, add another quilt to the list, as well as the two baby quilts my daughter requested for two friends who just had babies. I do have 2 tops already made, but again, need to sandwich and quilt them. See what I mean? I take one step forward and two or three back. Well, I'll never get bored this way, and it keeps me out of trouble.

I always have a problem starting my next project, not because I don't have any, just can't choose which one is next!

Is there a new skill you could learn at a quilting class? Even if I'm in the middle of a project and an interesting project is being taught at one of the LQS, I'll set my current project aside and take the opportunity to get out of the house, learn something new, meet new people, and have a great time.

Me too. Every quilt I see is my next one, especially the ones I see here.

Same here!
Nancy

I like to clean my space and put things away before I start another project. If there are left over parts of blocks, I usually put them in a baggy. When I get enough baggies, I try to figure out a quilt using the "left-overs"

Make something that is a change of pace for you. Experiment with a little project, like a table topper or a tote bag, where you don't have a lot of time and money invested, be brave and try something new!

WOW, I envy you. I've never been in the position of looking for a new project because I was finished with everything. I've always got 2 or 3 laying around that I'm working on - shall we talk about the zillion projects tucked away in cabinets and shelves that are unfinished? - let's not LOL
You go, girl!!!! Be a shining example for the rest of us.

Finish my "to do list" NEVER. Too many I want to do and some in more than one color. I have to prioritize when it's time to choose a new one.

I wouldn't know what it's like to have them all done! My decision is which one to finally finish next! I have about 13 BOMs to finish. The sad thing is there are a few I don't like at all and can't bring myself to finish them. But I have the finishing kits and everything for them and have too much money in them to just give them away so ---- I guess after I finish all the fun stuff I want to do, I'll finish those. I have finished 2 BOMs in the last few months, though so I'm very inspired to keep going.

My to do and wish to do list is so long I may have to live to be 120 or at least long enough to be senile so I can't remember what it was I was wanting to do. LOL

Ditto. I just think and one jumps out--often I think, now who hasn't got one from me and to whom I owe the most--of course new grandson is a priority!