Now I understand what's wrong with me!
That has got me thinking. I just can't bear to pick the wrong fabric - so sometime I leave the store after an hour and a half of picking the right fabrics frustrated and empty handed because I couldn't decide.
Then I can't decide which pattern I really want so weeks go by.
All the while I'm saving coupons and visiting JoAnns buying an odd fabric or items here and there that I might need for another project - like nibbling around the edges or just plain procrastinating.
This fear of making a wrong decision really takes the pleasure out of everything doesn't it?
I'm now making the decision to plow right in because I have confidence in my good taste and I CAN do it!!! Thanks for letting me see I'm not the only one with this "handicap". No more though!

Are you working for production or enjoyment? I'm a lot like you -- a lot of the joy in quilting is planning, contemplating, and analyzing the process. Then, when you do start, you're organized and it gets done without a lot of frustrating do-overs. So, I say, enjoy the process!

I'm a Libra too, but I can make up my mind rather fast. I do think about things, but I do not have to have it perfect and I can change things if they don't work out okay. I understand wanting your table to be perfect especially if you cut out the hole. I think the best thing is to accept yourself as you are, knowing you will get it done when it gets done. My husband is a procrastinator but when he does it, he does it good.

I'm right there with you and a Libra to boot! I will lay something out and do almost anything else as I walk around and away from the project for sometimes up to hours. But, once I start I'm on a roll... I guess "they" are right when the say the first step is the hardest. I just keep in my mind that the next steps will be downhill... =)

I'll put out what I think I want to use in a very visual spot and than walk past it for several days. Rearrange it, change one piece here and there, etc. When I finally get around to cutting I know it's what I want.

Love this feed. On the other hand - I so often start a quilt and have absolutely no idea how I'm going to finish it, especially if I am embroidering blocks. I have no ability to "see" what a quilt is going to look like when it's done but somehow they always come together. At times I get stymied and will let the quilt sit until something comes to me that feels right and then I jump back in. Often have no idea what I am going to back a quilt with until I am finished. You guys are great - thanks so much for all the comments on this board.

Wow. In some ways I wish I was more like you, but I am the complete opposite. I usually give no thought at all to my projects. I just do them. Always a surprise to see what comes out.

I can understand how you feel! I took classes for 3 years on quilting using my sewing machines (3 classes) and LA (2 classes). And now I am on my way to St. Louis to take a 4-day class on my LA. I have gotten better doing FMQ on small projects using my sewing machine. Just not confident on my LA

Take your time! All the time you need.

I'm a Libra too and recognized myself as soon as I started reading this thread.

WOW!
I feel like I just heard my husband! He's a Libra!
Lol!
I am Pisces ... quite the opposite!
A hug!