Do you ever quilt when you're not feeling it?
#15
Yeah, I have definitely gotten to this point at times. Like the others suggested, I either walk away, or work on a different project. FMQ is one thing I can't do when I'm fatigued or annoyed (that and cutting, because without fail I'll measure incorrectly). So, I work on something else, or just get everything setup and ready for the next day and stop for the night. If it's too early to give up for the night, I'll clean up my sewing area and organize fabric. A lot of times having a clean sewing space and having the project ready to go for my next sewing session will reinvigorate me and I'll be able to tackle it.
#17
I find if I am not in the mood or irritated about anything I need to stop. I need to be relaxed or it shows in my quilting. I don't notice it in piecing but, if I get tired I do something else. I have made wrong size cuts if I get too tired.
I usually work for hours on the weekends before I get tired.
I usually work for hours on the weekends before I get tired.
#18
I will make countless mistakes when I'm not in the mood to sew. I find if I don't feel like sewing or things aren't going right its best if I work on organizing and straightening my sewing room. Sometimes it nice to just pet my fabric and dream up new projects.
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Can't tell you how often I get distracted while FMQ....plus thinking "I can do that" when I can't!!! Yesterday I realized that my meandering on my son's quilt looked more like a drunken sailor did it, I'm now "picking" ALL of it out again. Probably another two or three days of "picking" and then will calmly start again.
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