Do YOU: Finish THIS one ... before starting THAT one????
08-07-2012, 05:16 PM
#41
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just finished a full size warm wishes quilt for a birthday, and at the same time finished a full/queen rail fence quilt for my brother-in-law. Meanwhile, I have had waiting patiently a king size 10 minute block quilt top that is waiting for me to get back to it.I also have a Christmas lap quilt that has been waiting before the King. I have a baby quilt started before that. yep, I guess I got to have at least three or more going at all times. Did I mention my drunkards path?
08-07-2012, 10:02 PM
#43
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I have 5 projects going right now, two are for the guild we are doing a birthday quilt for our guild turning 30 next year and we all started a mourning scrap quilt and have been exchanging scraps. Another one is one I decided to do to use up seersucker I have left over from making the DD's clothes. One for our bed and an English paper piecing one for hand work. I love going between the projects and I have 10 ready to be quilted I use a friends long arm so once a week I go over and knock another out! That actually keeps me motivated because I know I can finish them so they will not just sit unquilted. She's moving next year so I will be buying a long arm, I got spoiled lol
08-07-2012, 10:05 PM
#44
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No I do not finish this one before I start another one and yes I do finish my projects.
It would totally bore me to death to finish one project before I started another one. It is not my character to be that way. I have way to many ideas running through my brain to not start a new project when I think of it.
It would totally bore me to death to finish one project before I started another one. It is not my character to be that way. I have way to many ideas running through my brain to not start a new project when I think of it.
08-07-2012, 11:17 PM
#45
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I too have quilts that I've finished the top, or almost finished, and then don 't get around to quilting it! I too have way too many irons in the fire. I crochet, knit, sew, applique, cross stitch, needlepoint, I even used to do stained glass. One year I was really mad at myself for not finishing things and made a New Years promise to myself to finish unfinished things. For the most part I finished! Now I guess I am back again! I think it is partly the creative process. I am interested in new techniques. I dive in and learn and then get bored! I also get sidelined by agreeing to make things, including quilts for church. I always put them before anything else.
Try not to beat yourself up. If you want to learn how to finish a quilt there are a great many tutorials out there. HGTV used to have Simply Quilts on it. I feel sure there was how to do that in the archives. Also quilting bees, societies, are filled with wonderful quilters that will help you.
Try not to beat yourself up. If you want to learn how to finish a quilt there are a great many tutorials out there. HGTV used to have Simply Quilts on it. I feel sure there was how to do that in the archives. Also quilting bees, societies, are filled with wonderful quilters that will help you.
08-08-2012, 03:28 AM
#47
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I live in a 34' RV so I don't have room to have more than one project going at a time. I do, however, have about 8 projects waiting in line. While I'm working on one quilt, I'm thinking about which one I want to do next. I guess there are advantages to living in small, limited spaces!
08-08-2012, 03:29 AM
#48
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I have just finished two rag quilts (sooo easy); and am in the process of another rag quilt for my new granddaughter ....
but, but, but, I keep thinking of ALL the patterns I want to make!!! And techniques I need/want to learn (like *how to finish* a quilt, instead of making ALL rag quilts!!) lol
And in my other hobbies: counted cross stitch, knitting ~ oh, especially knitting. Have sooo many unfinished projects, it's not even funny
A few pair of socks .... tops, etc. I think the only knitted items that ever got finished were a few shawls.
So, I am hoping to do: One Quilt At A Time!!!! So they WILL get done and not stored somewhere to be finished later (and sometimes, later, NEVER comes).
So, do YOU have multi projects going??? And, if so, do you ever go back and finish them???
jody
but, but, but, I keep thinking of ALL the patterns I want to make!!! And techniques I need/want to learn (like *how to finish* a quilt, instead of making ALL rag quilts!!) lol
And in my other hobbies: counted cross stitch, knitting ~ oh, especially knitting. Have sooo many unfinished projects, it's not even funny
A few pair of socks .... tops, etc. I think the only knitted items that ever got finished were a few shawls.So, I am hoping to do: One Quilt At A Time!!!! So they WILL get done and not stored somewhere to be finished later (and sometimes, later, NEVER comes).
So, do YOU have multi projects going??? And, if so, do you ever go back and finish them???
jody
And I do finish quite a few each year.
08-08-2012, 03:33 AM
#49
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Hey, at least you're juggling them. Mine? Shoved in various boxes & closets. I have UFO's from the 90's! I run out of fabric or get bored or something comes up that needs to be done right now so I'm really bad about not finishing. Sometimes I finish & other times I don't. But, since this is a hobby & it's not like I'm curing cancer or anything, I don't beat myself up too bad. If I finish, I finish. If not... whatever...
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