part 3 -- Quilting, or lack thereof

[quietann]

A friend asked me recently what ever happened to the quilt I started for him. The answer is, well, nothing since I started it.

Since I started my job, the *only* quilting I have done has been part of organized classes -- 2 "Midnight Madness" events and a watercolor quilt class (and there I haven't actually sewn anything, just gotten the pieces more or less arranged).

It's not that I want it to be this way. I am now completely down on myself, because last year I was essentially idle for 6 months, and while I did finish a couple of baby quilts, there is so much more I could have done!

I have a really hard time seeing a project through to the end, before starting something else. So I have a lot (you don't want to know how many, really) of UFOs laying around. Some have been laying around for years, including one that has been "almost done" for 4 years now!

One thing I have realized is that I enjoy social quilting. Solitary quilting has to be accompanied by a *really good* radio program, and I am just not finding much out there that I like.

Also, with the rats etc. I am lucky to have a few minutes a day for anything else. Sigh.

Comments

[dancingdeer.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons I tend to blast through projects is because I know that if I let myself put it down for a little bit, there's a good chance it'll become a UFO.
And, well, there's nothing really wrong with having periods of not quilting; I've been in one since March.

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

Solitary quilting has to be accompanied by a *really good* radio program

You can listen to BBC or CBC radio on the Internet.

Or you can go to This American Life or FreshAir to listen to their archives.