nellie

i have 4 quilts to finish my excuess is i need a long arm quilting machine and thats my story and im sticking to it :D

Rose Lee

I agree, put it aside for awhile, maybe not a month but out of sight out of mind, til your frustation is gone, then pick it up and if you have that feeling as soon as you touch, let it lay, it 's not time for you to work on it.

GailG

First of all, do you have a time limit to get the quilt done? If not, then what do mean that you're behind. Relax and enjoy the journey. You have a whole lifetime to do it (and if you don't make it, someone else will finish it for you).

ReRe

Thought ya'll would like to see a picture of the quilt so far. DH even approves of the layout ... and since it is for our bed that is important. This is the first picture I have posted so be nice please ladies. <grin> Now I am off to work on said quilt while in the right mood.

grammyp

When I did my log cabin I didn't make one block at a time. I chain pieced them and it went rather quickly. I fine if I get into a routine it seems to help.

Kascie

I am fairly new to the quiltingboard but I love it and enjoy everyone of you. It is a wonderful feeling to know I'm not alone keeping my interest on the quilt I'm now working on. I laughed at the "Where to you quilt thread".
Do you realize how many of you use your grown child's room for a sewing room? I can see you all just waiting to wave good-bye at the window to start changing the room!! I'm a dining room sewer also. lol.

topper

geeeeeesh!! relax, that's what quilting is all about. so you have trouble getting back to a project. set it aside for however long and you'll soon notice that the UFO will start calling you to work on it again, and believe me, it hollers. you'll know when the time is right. topper

fireworkslover

It only takes you a few days to decide on the arrangement of your blocks? You're way faster than me! Depending on the size , it takes me much longer. A couple winters ago I was working on a New York Beauty that had 30 12" blocks. That one took me over a month to decide on final arrangement. In the end I still had a few I didn't like where they ended up, but, " Oh well. No one else will notice that I have 2 blocks right next to each other that have the same fabric in them, will they?"

kate59

Hey! I have the same problem,,,lololol,,I have a 4-ply afghan almost done, and a cotton thread filet crochet almost done,,neither are getting done tho b'cuz I feel the need to read all these forums,,,lololol

nana2

Often I find that getting myself organized helps the very most. I find it very difficult to sew if I know the laundry is stacked up, or the kitchen needing attention, or I haven't cooked a good meal in a few days. THEN there is the sewing room!!! If I make myself get that room in order and get my project organized, i.e. iron in convenient location, quilt pieces lined up, several bobbins wound and ready, etc. etc. I can enjoy a project that I've lost interest in. It drives me absolutely NUTS to have to look for sissors or have to stop to wind another bobbin or having to run to another room to find something I left there. The psychological thing for me is that I feel that I am neglecting my family if I don't have their laundry done or good food for them every night. However, I am LEARNING to expect my family to take some responsibilities for their own care and trying to drop that "guilt trip" for myself.