It's just I'm such a control freak, and my family keep getting at me for the amount of stuff I accumulate and things I start and take a long time to finish, that I feel it may be cutting me some slack. Seen in that context, control is good. And my projects are all in take-along bags so I can grab and go at a moment's notice.
And yes, I'm always having to backtrack and u-turn and swerve to dodge oncoming disasters. My mind is more changeable than traffic lights at present. Oh dear!
Nel (Gadget Queen) But > I wish you wouldn't say "I'm nearly under control". =A0 It's kind of like
Unless your family has to stand at the sink to eat their Cheerios without a clean spoon, I wouldn't worry about their opinion of things you start. And we will never get so arrogant, ignorant or downright boring that we can't change our mind. My own stays quite fresh. =) I can change in mid-sentence. Polly
It does seem that every quilter I meet has a list of projects to finish...either WIPS, UFO's or ideas in their heads. This, to me, is not a fault, but a testament to our creativity. We have so many things on the burner, and not enough time to do them all. I, myself, have over 25 tops to sandwich and quilt, 2 applique projects in the works, a new wedding quilt to peice, and an embroidery project for Christmas I started over 6 years ago. I have about 4 patterns I want to start and another applique I am dieing to start. We all just need to breathe a little and realize, we're all human and there is only so many hours in the day. Relax, Bonnie, we're all in the same boat. Have fun. amy in CNY
"Stopping to think about it" is what makes my brain hurt. My Myers- Briggs typology is ESFJ, strong on the J, which means that I like closure. I've come to realize that I have created my own definition of closure -- that is, at what point in any project I can put it aside and not sense that it is crooning/sighing/growling/hollering at me to finish. (That goes for projects at work, at home, and with civic activities as well as quiltmaking.) For quiltmaking, most times if I get it to the flimsy stage (unquilted top) I can live with it for years.
My major unfinished project is a t-shirt quilt, the service for which I donated to my Rotary Club auction in 2008. The successful bidder was a woman who wants the quilt for her son, who graduated from high school this past June. They selected t-shirts and she brought them over in August. I bought sashing and backin fabric. I cut out the motifs and fused them to interfacing. I put them up on the design wall three weeks ago. They look very nice there, but they are not a quilt.
Meanwhile, I started and finished a quilt for the Lake County Women's Coalition Fall Tea (this coming Sunday)
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I made a jacket out of scrappy strips of dotted fabric -- lacks only the buttons, which I need to purchase.
Nann
On Sep 28, 7:17=A0am, Bonnie NJ wrote: . =A0When I stop to think of all the
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