WIP's and a SINCERE apology

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01-28-2011, 03:06 AM

#31

Heather Hayllar

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I am presumingh a WIP is what we call UFO's here in Australia... an UnFinished Object? I felt the same as you, and I STILL prefer to finish then start next project, but since I started quilting, other than my first ever quilt, I always have a UFO!!
Don't apologise, just enjoy :-D

01-28-2011, 03:30 AM

#32

Newaddict

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Irishrose was asking about "cheater" needles, and whether you can get them in machine needles. Yes, you can. A friend of mine has them. Just ask at your LQS. I use the ordinary hand needles and I wouldn't use anything else. Even been known to use them for hand quilting!

01-28-2011, 03:46 AM

#33

bluadept

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They now have self threading or easy threading needles in Joann's plus lots of threading helpers some that are decorative.

01-28-2011, 04:05 AM

#34

Suzi

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There's a new needle on the market ------- called a cheater needle, that tiy can thread with ease - no trying to find that timy hole. Do a search on Google by typing in "cheater needles".

01-28-2011, 04:06 AM

#35

Suzi

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Gee, if I would read the entire post before opening my mouth ................................

01-28-2011, 04:20 AM

#36

kanakama

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Quote:

Originally Posted by littlehud

Hello and welcome. When I started quilting I would finish each project too. Now there are WIP and UFOs everywhere. Sigh.

Ditto!

01-28-2011, 04:47 AM

#37

uniquelynancy

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You are forgiven! I didn't realize I had WIPS! Then I came across a bin pushed into a corner that hadn't been opened in a while. 7 quilts at difference stages! I'm not down to 3 that just need quilting. Oh, but I just pinned a new one on the board. DArn, back to 4!

01-28-2011, 04:48 AM

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Annaquilts

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LOL

01-28-2011, 04:59 AM

#39

grann of 6

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Let's just face up to it people....We all suffer from ADD to a certain extent :roll: After all we are artists....and our mind just races with ideas. I end up with WIPs because some glitch comes along ie when I was working on the silk quilt I had to order the silk velvet backing and the silk embroidery floss so I just HAD to be doing something while waiting. So on comes the seashell quilt. Then I ran out of blue thread during one of our snowstorms and couldn't get out to find more. So another one was started. Then I went back to the silk quilt....and on and on and on and on it goes...... :roll: :lol:

01-28-2011, 05:02 AM

#40

polly13

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DH asked when I was going to finish my WIPs. When I responded I would finish them someday his comment was, "MY dear, you're running out of somedays. Cheater needles are great for working those little ends of thread between the layers.