put down the hammer and step away from the machine
 

Ever sense that the quilting gods are trying to tell you something? I received an ugly jelly roll for Christmas and decided that the North Star quilt from the MSQC tutorials would be a good way to camouflage it. I have completed only 4 blocks and have made every conceivable mistake! Sewing the wrong side of the square, sewing wrong side to right side, forgetting the snowballing stage, forgetting the 1-1/2 strip stage. Forgetting to adjust needle position for 1/4" seam foot. I have ripped out more seams in these 4 squares than I have in an entire quilt!

So I thought it would be interesting to ask.....have you worked on a particular quilt that seemed to be cursed?

Yes, I have. LOL I set it aside and come back to it later, like maybe a month. LOL

I have a system from my garment making days that I now apply to quilting. I can't walk away until I have made whatever fix is required. Then I know when I pick it up again I will be able to move forward, not back. Also if I have a project that is not giving me the warm and fuzzies I allow myself to start another one....but every day I have to work on the downer project for a while before I work on the happy project. In this case my goal will be to complete two blocks every day before I allow myself to move on to something else. That way it won't be residing in a plastic bag for the next 10 years!

why torture oneself?

i have had projects that are very frustrating.

the only ones that i will continue to struggle with are those in the "have to" category. there are very few of them in that category now.

cant give up on it....my husband bought me the fabric!

oh my!! many of them ha ha ha ha What I find is that when I have many problems/frustrations it just makes the finished quilt even more rewarding :) or maybe just a relief to have it done ha ha

Oh, yes. There have been a couple of them that just about made me lose my Christianity!

At least every other quilt gives me fits and starts and I've been at it for about 40 years. When I run out of the worse cuss worlds imaginable, I make up new ones. Next step is to walk away, shut the sewing room door and let the whole project simmer for at least a couple of days.

yes, daughter's SAS--kicked my fanny the whole process from cutting to quilting