Somebody jump start me!!
08-05-2011, 05:00 AM
#21
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Norton, MA
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Originally Posted by Arleners
I call it the Ed Norton syndrome.
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!
08-05-2011, 05:06 AM
#22
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: RTP, NC
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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!
08-05-2011, 05:09 AM
#23
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: St. Louis suburbs
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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.
08-05-2011, 05:30 AM
#24
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,160
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... =)
08-05-2011, 05:45 AM
#25
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Northeast IL
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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.
08-05-2011, 06:06 AM
#26
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Location: In the Panhandle of Texas
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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.
08-05-2011, 06:47 AM
#28
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Lincoln CA
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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.
Take your time! All the time you need.
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