Organising children, work and thoughts.
I made little steps towards my Japanese sewing quest.I bought some linen.
I think the only things holding me back from starting are lack of time (which won't be a problem come half term) fear and the fact I only recognise one Japanese character for front. I had a look at the pattern last night and it looked a tad intimidating.I'm none too sure what size equivalent I am so once I've got that sorted I'm going to jump in and have a go.I do know some sites I can turn to for help so don't feel entirely adrift.
I also can't yet use my machine, though that will change soon too.
And then there's this.A patchwork quilt I started almost fifteen years ago and never finished.
It is most certainly not the most attractive thing I've ever made but I feel the time has come to finish it.I don't know what the stuff you put inside it is called (wadding?) but I have bought vast quantities of it to complete both this and another even less attractive quilt which I couldn't bring myself to photograph.Have you got ancient, lurking projects?
3 comments:
Ha, I too have an unfinished quilt! But I started mine when I was 16, which was an awfully long time ago...25 years, in fact! Like you, I feel I should finish it - someday.
I have started and never finished so many projects. This used to bother me until I did a Janet Bolton course where she told us of projects she had started and then abandoned. She said she would put them away in a drawer or cupboard and then let them surprise you when you went back to them. If they no longer pleased her she never did finish them and she felt ok about that. If your quilt is not something you would want to have around you or displayed then you do not have to spend the time and effort finishing it off. I found that very empowering. I learnt from the work that I had done but did not have to finish it but could move on to something that pleased me more.
Hope that helps ;-)
Your quilt has real potential - for me as someone who appreciates quilts (but wouldn't even attempt to make one) the beauty comes from the hand-stitching - the actual quilting - that takes place, connecting back, wadding and front together. Good luck with it.
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