Looking at my current project, too close for too long?
03-06-2014, 12:00 PM
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What it looks like doesn't matter. It's your perception at issue. I agree that this is common and that it's best to step away for a while. Then dive into the project and eventually you will probably fall in love with it again. There had to be a reason you liked it at first. If time doesn't help, try another project. Good luck.
03-16-2014, 03:29 PM
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Okay it is done. It was for my nieces' daughters wedding. I couldn't figure out how to post a picture so this is a link to the LAQ that I take my quilts to. http://threadtales.wordpress.com/201...ine-today-117/ BTW, I did not choose the colors to make this, but I did offer to send sunglasses with the quilt. The pattern name is Aztec Tumble.
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03-17-2014, 10:16 AM
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I stop my brain from telling me it's bored. I do a little self talk along the way. I tell myself how much I love love love working with fabric, the fabric is just stunningly beautiful, the pattern is just perfect for the quilt, oh! I'm going to rip so that I can make it just the way I want it, etc.... But I stop when I'm tired, hungry, whatever so my body doesn't start complaining.
I learned this technique when reading about how to handle eating a piece of chocolate cheesecake when you are on a diet. I used to gobble it down and then feel terrible and guilty about what a pig I am and how I have no self power to stay on a diet. Instead, now, when I'm pigging down the cheesecake, I tell myself how delicious it is, how wonderful it tastes, how much I'm enjoying eating it, how each bite is so satisfying, etc. It took me a few times of practice, but then it started to click in. Choosing to eat cheesecake no longer makes me upset with myself, I don't feel guilty, and I enjoy every bite. The unexpected outcome of this change of mindset is that somehow it helps me to stay on a diet. Go figure.
I learned this technique when reading about how to handle eating a piece of chocolate cheesecake when you are on a diet. I used to gobble it down and then feel terrible and guilty about what a pig I am and how I have no self power to stay on a diet. Instead, now, when I'm pigging down the cheesecake, I tell myself how delicious it is, how wonderful it tastes, how much I'm enjoying eating it, how each bite is so satisfying, etc. It took me a few times of practice, but then it started to click in. Choosing to eat cheesecake no longer makes me upset with myself, I don't feel guilty, and I enjoy every bite. The unexpected outcome of this change of mindset is that somehow it helps me to stay on a diet. Go figure.
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