Tired of the quilt I'm working on
03-04-2013, 10:57 AM
#31
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Missouri
Posts: 122
Oh my I think it is a sickness.......I have three projects started and need to finish at least just table runners.......went shopping Saturday to support small buisness day and bought enough fabric for 5 new projects......no patterns yet just guessing what I would like to do. I hope someone comes up with some medication for people like me!
03-04-2013, 08:51 PM
#33
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Rapid City, SD
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I like the variety of working on several quilts at a time. When I get close to finishing one I do concentrate on it til completed. Then I pull another one out so I have at least 5 I'm working on at all times. It's ok to not finish something right away. If I tire of something I put it away with all the fabric for that project and the instructions so when I go back to it everything is right there.
03-05-2013, 03:57 AM
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Western Arkansas
Posts: 627
Oh boy this is me too. BUT I have to let it go for a while. I've started to do this :I have a large basket that sits beside my chair in the living room. I put no less than 3 projects in it at a time. I can't do just one or I get so bored that I go crazy. So I keep 3 projects going at a time and that way I can always change and I don't get bored. I hand quilt too. I use a hoop that I can hold or put on a stand. Depends on my mood and how my back feels.
03-05-2013, 04:02 AM
#36
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: I live in Wooster, Ohio but am in Florida for 3 months
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Years ago I made myself a rule-----only 3 projects at a time. When I find #4 that I want to do---I MUST finish one!!
It has seemed to work for me---The excitment of a new project gets me going on one of the three!
It has seemed to work for me---The excitment of a new project gets me going on one of the three!
03-05-2013, 04:48 AM
#37
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
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What works for me is to rotate among two or three projects. When I find myelf getting sleepy or slowed down, I switch to one of my other projects. When the studio gets messy with stuff all over the place, I stop and tidy it up. It really does freshen not only your space but also your mind, smile.
03-05-2013, 05:16 AM
#39
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: PA
Posts: 2,879
Well, you have to know yourself well enough to know that forcing yourself to finish a project you're tired of is the best thing. I know the best thing for me is to put it aside, work on something else, usually small, for awhile and then come back.
03-05-2013, 05:28 AM
#40
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 30
I am working on my first king-size quilt for my bed and need 1/4 yard of one color to finish. I bought the fabric out of town and there is no marking in the selvage. It is a Moda beige and the other quilt shops do not have the same shade.:-(
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