When to Walk away

Fondle fabric, look at patterns in my projects-to-do tote, do some loom knitting, dig out coloring pencils and a coloring book, write, go shooting, daydream about retiring "someday", put on one of the many cds I have [genre of music depends on the mood!].

Any of the combination above usually helps.

G> Walking away is good. =A0I was SO annoyed at the quilt I was making that = I

With any sense at all, I'd be reluctant to ask ( nobody ever accused me of good sense). What do you shoot? Polly

Any of the combination above usually helps.

G> Walking away is good. I was SO annoyed at the quilt I was making that I

I tend to go and dig out in the garden. That is usually pretty harmless therapy for me. The heirloom sewing is a lot more productive though. Glad you are sporting an improved attitude. Taria

Walking away is good. I was SO annoyed at the quilt I was making that I folded it and its pattern away and put it in the living room. ( Nobody goes in there hardly ever except for a weekly cleaning.) I got out all my heirloom sewing stuff - silk batiste, French lace, special ribbons and strange needles and feet - pintuck, gathering, twin needle and wing needle which will wing right through your finger. BTDT. The recess from quilting was good for me. To show for it I have two lovely little gowns with matching diaper covers for my Hope Chest and a greatly improved attitude. Usually when quilting isn't going well, I simply go cook which is a good thing. This time called for more. What do you do for an attitude adjustment? Polly

I think I could get in trouble if I took up shooting! Taria

With any sense at all, I'd be reluctant to ask ( nobody ever accused me of good sense). What do you shoot? Polly

I change tack altogether, I do some family tree research which I find as satisfying as quilting. I also love to read so sometimes pull out one of my many favourite books or magazines and read it again.

Di currently doing some family tree research and reading newsgroups

After I finish throwing a hissy fit to let out the frustration, I usually put the project away and tackle one of the many cross stitch projects I have started. Or pick up a quilting project if the hissy fit is due to the cross stitch project. If things get really bad, I put down all needles, and usually play some computer games until the nerves settle!

Claudia

i so want to see pictures of these Polly! i know NUTHIN' bout heirloom sewing....sigh.

when i get frustrated? i put it away, go ride the horse, badger the kids, garden, or tell my husband its all his fault.

i'm recently becoming reaquainted with target shooting, and am finding it very enjoyable.

betsey

I may also go for a walk. Yes, I always come back, it's a round trip. There is a popular named coffee place about a mile away. Walk down, get a cuppa something and sit to read or watch people for a while.

Shooting? Heck I'll shoot anything you can put a bullet in to. Right- or left handed. Long rifle or sidearm. [I am not looking forward to my next jury duty service if I am called up for examination. "What do you do in your spare time?" batting my eyes: "Make quilts and shoot guns."]

Ginger in CA

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That's what I do too! (Great minds!) Working on a 3-year project of Renoir's "Two Sisters on the Terrace" in x-stitch, and Farmer's Wife quilt. And also do a lot of genealogy research, or read a good book, or stroll thru the tons of quilting mags and as a very last resort, I might pick up a dust cloth and/or vacuum. If things are really, really frustrating me I might clean a toilet.

KT. in MI

When I need to just walk away from a project, I take out my frustrations on a closet or a dresser that hasn't been sorted out for a while. When the "keep it" stuff is put back, the "toss" stuff in a bag, and the "give it away" stuff in another bag, I feel like I can take on anything, and either go back to the project or bake bread.

I put the project away until the urge to cut it up in little pieces passes and turn my attention toward another project. It's the whole out of sight out of mind trick.

Michelle in Wichita, KS (formerly of Nevada)