Originally Posted by
feline fanatic
My question is why would you want to? Why race to complete? IMHO quilting is a hobby to be savored and enjoyed. Quite honestly how nice is a quilt that was raced to completion? Seems if you are racing to finish you will be cutting corners and not piecing very precisely or checking your seams to ensure they will hold up. I just don't get it.
Yes I love to see the progression and yes I love the feeling of accomplishment I have when finishing up a quilt but I think that is because I choose peicing patterns that are complex and visually interesting. I want my quilts to hold up to hard use and I want them appealing enough that they WILL be used.
I carefully and thoughtfully select my quilting designs and motifs to compliment and enhance the piecing or carry on the theme of the quilt. I just don't understand the enticement of racing to complete a quilt just to get it done.
I used to race through a quilt - getting it done as fast as I could - on to the next one. Then I realized that I wasn't enjoying each step in the process and putting too much pressure on myself. (Get enough of that at work). So I stopped trying to multitask, start relaxing, and my quilts came out better and I enjoy it more. To say nothing of the fact that I was spending way too much money on quilts each year.