tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post1929555591001798525..comments2024-03-16T02:01:28.316-07:00Comments on asimplelife Quilts: Stalled ProjectsDeb@asimplelifequiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178872701953461660noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-61077646491796445102013-09-06T06:05:11.117-07:002013-09-06T06:05:11.117-07:00When it comes to stalled projects I like to get th...When it comes to stalled projects I like to get them out like you and put them up on the design wall to get me inspired again.<br />That center block of the paper pieced project looks very complicated. Good luck with those last blocks.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-89559005388248633832013-09-05T20:18:38.204-07:002013-09-05T20:18:38.204-07:00Oh it's hard when you get stalled projects and...Oh it's hard when you get stalled projects and lose that motivation! Think how great you'll feel when you've got some of these tackled!<br /><br />As for the And Sew On blocks - you don't have to make all of them! Quilting should be fun, not something to dread :) Maybe think about making the blocks you've got into a mini wallhanging instead and tackle the other blocks at some later date! We'll be having a linky party to share finished projects from the BoM in November - but you can link up any project made with at least one of the blocks. Might take the pressure off?! :)Kristy @ Quiet Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676231528874212575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-76439699972181010612013-09-05T20:00:09.130-07:002013-09-05T20:00:09.130-07:00Ooh finish the stacked coins... If it's going ...Ooh finish the stacked coins... If it's going to be the easy one then it might give you momentum for the rest! Plus I really like the colours :-)Stitch and Yarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930010131554756309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-21761798653902285782013-09-05T08:45:19.270-07:002013-09-05T08:45:19.270-07:00Those "and sew on" blocks are adorable! ...Those "and sew on" blocks are adorable! I haven't managed much paper piecing yet, but it seems to be the really, really complicated ones that call out to me. :-) Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308680396802432722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-81088280007732355022013-09-04T17:17:39.279-07:002013-09-04T17:17:39.279-07:00Stalled projects? I have many. Then I join some ki...Stalled projects? I have many. Then I join some kind of challenge, FIU, etc where I might win a prize or something and then I somehow manage to get 'er done! <br /><br />I LOVE the 4P+! Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-54968394968077969852013-09-04T03:20:22.648-07:002013-09-04T03:20:22.648-07:00The mixed up backings would have been hard for me ...The mixed up backings would have been hard for me too. So much thought and effort goes into each decision in a quilt that something like that is a set back that can't be undone, I totally understand. That being said, I think you are doing the right thing in moving forward, good luck with the top completed and ready for your new LAQ.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145069330156169921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-82864774616386497282013-09-03T20:05:37.409-07:002013-09-03T20:05:37.409-07:00Carla's advice seems sensible and practical! I...Carla's advice seems sensible and practical! I hide mine away too. At the moment it is the quilt I basted on Monday, and while tying in the ends after I finished the quilting yesterday, realised the whole backing fabric is on wrong-side-out. To fix it, I would have to undo all the quilting, remove the pieced panel, take off the top and bottom blocks of the pieced panel which are also in the backing fabric, re-piece the panel and sashing, reattach both parts of the backing, take it back to my LQS tomorrow to use the big table and baste it all over again, then re-quilt it. It's a donation quilt so once it's been to the "airing"in April next year, I'll never see it again; but someone in the quilting group is bound to notice! I want to ignore it and just put the binding on and forget about it but I can't (well, not yet anyway). I was so hoping to have it finished before the group meeting tomorrow!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-71234691147915447122013-09-03T18:38:00.818-07:002013-09-03T18:38:00.818-07:00I was just thinking as I was reading, that you cou...I was just thinking as I was reading, that you could set a goal of three seams a day on your paper pieced blocks. If you want to do more, let yourself, but make yourself do three. That way they are done in little bites. Before you know it, it's another block done! As for the coin, I have one too and was thinking of finishing it and giving it to a guild to quilt and sell at their table or give to their charity. Someone will love it ; )Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927477648248371423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-77272992780684311842013-09-03T16:17:41.072-07:002013-09-03T16:17:41.072-07:00You are doing so beautifully with your And Sew On ...You are doing so beautifully with your And Sew On Blocks! Just take your time, for the stash cupboard, and pile up real piles of the scraps/fabrics for each pile. Take a couple of days to get them picked, and pick your wallpaper and floor. Then just sew the tiny sections, one letter a day. I took the longest time picking out the fabrics! (Use from real quilt projects... they are chosen already!)<br />I am going to divide up the Sewing machine room this way, too. <br />You can do it!(You can leave one out for the middle block, too! teehee)<br /><br />Susie legato1958https://www.blogger.com/profile/16208915102782088469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-20140635617918329172013-09-03T14:46:49.293-07:002013-09-03T14:46:49.293-07:00I have lots of stalled projects in quilting, but t...I have lots of stalled projects in quilting, but the 2 stalled projects that weigh on my mind the most are organizing my photos and clearing out the storage area in my basement. I've gotten to the point with the basement task that I hate to even step foot down there except for my sewing room. I think it just overwhelms me whenever I look at it. We have boxes of stuff we inherited when parents died, when kids moved into tiny apartments, or my own stuff I can seem to part with. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412341664506380343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-66446125837024715372013-09-03T11:28:02.404-07:002013-09-03T11:28:02.404-07:00Go Deb! You can do it! Finish one each month and b...Go Deb! You can do it! Finish one each month and by January you will start the new year with a clean slate. I get hung up on binding and have six large quilts waiting. Will break down into smaller tasks as motivated. Make binding, apply, hand or machine finish. Good luck and enjoy the process.mary truaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01031881570356219299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-43741375064951414482013-09-03T08:26:09.750-07:002013-09-03T08:26:09.750-07:00Regardless of whether it's a quilting project ...Regardless of whether it's a quilting project or some other stalled project, for me,the longer it remains stalled, the heavier an anchor it becomes, weighted down with guilt. Not all projects have to - or deserve to - be finished, but your WIPs shown here are lovely and are far enough along that maybe you shouldn't abandon them. Maybe give a project to a quilting friend to whom it appeals more than it does to you now? What I would do is pick one, and finish it. I usually feel pleased with the self discipline and accomplishment, having done so. Then pick the next, and so forth. Good luck, you have some pretty WIPs here!The Colorful Fabriholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684095921708628970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-31519625473961322172013-09-03T08:17:46.459-07:002013-09-03T08:17:46.459-07:00I totally understand the fear/problem with advance...I totally understand the fear/problem with advanced paper piecing!<br /><br />Thought for #2...take the stacked strips, put solids between the (and at the ends if necessary for length), and use as a backing. Then you've "completed" and "used" the project.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031700125137007913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-90554202180764797722013-09-03T08:05:13.123-07:002013-09-03T08:05:13.123-07:00Boy, do I ever understand you thoughts on stalled ...Boy, do I ever understand you thoughts on stalled quilts! I have quite a few more than that, but they are all stalled for basically the same reasons. Except that some are just stalled because I can't find time to get to them. My fault because I keep starting new ones :*)Teresa in Music Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517912312104218960.post-56032892589731977522013-09-03T08:03:07.596-07:002013-09-03T08:03:07.596-07:00Good luck with getting these finished. I especiall...Good luck with getting these finished. I especially love your paper piecing and your four patch and friends. Hopefully once you get started again you'll pick up momentum and whizz through them :)Janine @ Rainbow Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506960048874406422noreply@blogger.com