Works in Progress–Setting Priorities

July 17, 2013

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

I have so many “Works in Progress” right now that I can’t count them all!  I have always worked that way…I almost never work on a project from start to finish without interruption.

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

I am usually very enthusiastic at the beginning of a project and then I find my interest wanes somewhere in the middle.  Often I lose interest because the project isn’t working out the way I’d planned, or I run into some technical difficulty.   Sometimes I just don’t know what I want to do–too many options and I need to give the project time to incubate.  I often get waylaid with a new idea altogether.  New idea–new fabric-maybe a new ruler–quilt shop hopping?  Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

I wish I had a Minion or two to help me in my sewing room—(I’d have them binding quilts–a task I hate!)

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

Usually I circle back around on the projects that are the best and deserve my attention, though sometimes it is years later.

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

My sister does a regular inventory of her quilts and asks herself this question:  “Which quilts would I be sad if I never had the chance to finish?”

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

I think it’s time to clean my sewing room and ask myself that question.

Free Motion Quilting, Flowers, Sulky, Bernina

What about you?  How do you work through a project—start to finish or with many stops and starts?  Are there any quilts in your closet that you would be sad about if you didn’t finish?

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