Quilt Habits-Be Prepared!
Today’s Topic:-Quilt Habits Be Prepared!
Hello, Quilters!
Habits can be your best friend or your worst enemy.
I’ve been thinking about my own habits lately. For nearly ten years, I was in the habit of blogging most days of the week. It was a great habit that pushed my skills in quilting, photography and writing. (Frankly, it changed my life!) Unfortunately, for the past year, I fell out of the habit of blogging. I told myself I was too busy–and I was. But all too often, I was busy doing things that didn’t matter and didn’t make me happier or healthier. I was playing Wordle when I could have been doodling. I was watching TV, when I could have been going on nature walks, and I was dusting when I could have been quilting. (Okay–I know some people think dusting is worthwhile…)
In general, I was doing things that I thought were a good use of my time, but I knew they weren’t the BEST use of my time.
So my resolution for 2023 is to be mindful of how I use my time.
Quilting Habits-Be Prepared!
Today, please join me as we start quilting in 2023 by being prepared!
Ask yourself, “If I had 15 minutes to spare, would I be able to quilt?”.
If the answer is “no”…
What can YOU do today to ensure that when you have a few spare minutes you can fill it with quilting?
A few suggestions:
- Create 4-5 small quilt sandwiches for experimentation and play only
- Clean your machine, and install a new needle.
- Review machine set-up for free motion quilting on your machine.
- And whenever inspiration strikes, quilt for 15 minutes. Don’t plan, just see where the needle takes you!
Please Share!
What quilting habit would help you be prepared?
Do you think you could find 15 minutes to quilt most days this week?
What’s the limiting factor?
We’d LOVE to hear!
Yours truly,
Lazy-no-more, Lori
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I am often fatigued by my job. I am a nurse that travels to see a large caseload. When the end of the day comes, I sit in front or the tube often, but when my kids were little, I would often sneak a little time after then went to bed. Thanks for reminding me that sneaking in a little time here and there is again an option. I look back and see how much more creative I used to be by doing that. We forget those opportunities often. I am glad you are back. I was so pleased to see you in my inbox. Cheers to a year of good creativity for all!
Lori, I am so glad you are back! Right now I am reorganizing my sewing space and then I will be sewing again! There is so much more to learn.
This week we have been dealing with a power outage of five days, rain, wind, trees and branches falling all over–so, not much quilting. However–two days ago, I hauled out my antique, hand-cranked Frister and Rossman machine, cleaned and oiled it, and spent a bit of time sewing blocks for a quilt–and then using the flat iron my late mother-in law gave me to press my seams. I felt SO empowered and MUCH happier.
Way to make lemonade out of 🍋!
Very interesting! Today a group in our church is beginning a 21 Day of Prayer and Fasting. A discipline I have needed. When I read these posts I know I enjoy so much quilting and need to pick up my pace here. So as God leads,I hope to get back do more of it. I have so much fabric and ideas and am wanting to do more doodling for projects for others. Thank you for letting me share my ‘walk’ with you. Marjorie from Ontario.
Almost every day I say I am going to sew early in the morning, but then there is always one more thing to do: put a load of laundry in or out of the machine, run an errand or appointment, call that health insurance rep line that puts you on hold for 1/2 hour or transfers you around the company, do e-mail, quilt guild committee work, etc. It seems like a little string of things you need to do takes all day and then it is evening. I still manage to sew a lot mostly because my sewing friends and I text each other when one of us is sewing to let the others know we are on zoom to sew. This works well and a group of 3 or 4 of us manage to get on zoom a few nights a week and weekends to sew together.
After commuting every weekend to a new job for several months, we finally moved in November. I have not even had time to sew for months or set up my machine since we moved. But today after reading this, I set up my machines! Didn’t do any free motion quilting yet but it felt so good to make two baby burp cloths for some friends that had babies two months ago! Feeling inspired now!
Lori, So glad you are back. I have fallen off the quilting wagon, but am ready to get back on! Looking forward to more of your blogging.
I set aside Mondays fir major house cleaning work. The other days have assigned tasks, guild, sewing groups, transport of grandchildren, Bible study group but in and around those days, I do the majority of my sewing/quilting. Weekends? Unless I have to help with granddaughter’s competition dance stuff, I sew quite a bit. Church always unless weather does not cooperate. I need to work in more physical exercise but I am working on scheduling that activity.
Hi Lorie, this is Agnes. Inspired by your invite Iam very much passionate about joining you – to learn, create and spend time usefully. I have some basic knowledge of quilting, so I think with little bit of pushing I can become quite more creative and productive. I love to put myself into doodling too. Thank you and be connected.