by Sandra | September 8th, 2009
Sometimes I feel I am a bit like one of those relatives who is constantly boring everyone with their travel photos only mine are machine quilting photos. So to keep my promise, let me bore you with one more travel er…quilting progress photo. I did promise to show the quilted teapot motif in my quilt and I always mostly keep my promises.
I love my teapot motif (I am easily amused) because I see a new applique pattern in it. I may do up a sample quilt (small quilt) and have some applique fun with it developing a block pattern. Small quilts are a good project for hand appliquers who need instant gratification. I am human, I need a bit of instant gratification too!
I am so close to the finish line I can taste it! Usually this is where I have to really push myself to finish. Strange how I can be one or two simple steps from completion and yet abandon a project out of the “I am so over it” syndrome. Anyone else do this or am I the only one who is a bit nutty and abandons the race steps from the finish line?
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I also love teapots and think yours is great! Yes, I have too many UFO’s but I’m trying to work on that part of my quilting.
Laura T
You are not alone!
BTW, keep posting the travel photos! I love them. Of course, for me it’s all about the journey, not the destination (that why I can easily abandon a project when I can see the finish line just ahead)….
I’d humor you with a hundred more ! That looks GREAT!!
I don’t want to finish because it’sa bit like the baby going to school or leaving home ……………… but keep up with the travel pics!
Judy B
This is not “boring”. This is encahnting, interesting, and inspiring. Is the tea pot stuufed ? Please continue to “bore” us.
You are definitely not alone! I have more UFO’s and WIP’s than I care to admit to. But it makes for a great time when I can finally go back to a project once I’ve gotten past the “I’m so over you” stage. It’s like finding an old friend again.
And keep up the great photos – I love them!
“Boring” us with your quilting photos?!#!! As if that could be possible! I wait with bated breath for the next photo. I love them; keep ‘em coming. I collect teapots and I love your quilted one. Great job! I’m ashamed to say but UFO’s abound around here. Not sure what deep seeded meaning there is in that but I’m determined to complete as many projects as possible this year. Some things I just get tired of working on; others I just get discouraged because my piecing is so bad no matter how hard I try. Still some I’m unsure of how to “quilt as desired”. Applique seems so much more forgiving.
I am having some “reply” button issues due to a plugin (I think) so excuse me for replying to everyone here in one message.
Hmmmm, seems to me we are a club of like thinkers
Kimberly- You are so right about the process. I think this is really at the core of the “so over it”. Also with every quilt, I see things I wish I had added or done differenty because of the learning along the way. By this stage, my brain is buzzing thinking up new ideas to incorporate “better” what I learned.
Erin- That is a good way to think about it and I never realized it, but you are so right about discovering an old friend.
Judy- This is true sometimes with me as well. If I finish, the back and forth is over and I think there are times when I am avoiding the let down of that.
Laura- I have convinced myself that UFO’s are learning experiences so as long as I learned something, I am OK with a drawer full of them. Am I in denial maybe? LOL
Boop- Welcome back from vacation and what a keeper your husband is! I think my husband mentally times me when I am in a quilt shop so I leave him behind. It is best and I am not looking over my shoulder waiting for the “time’s up” frown. Geez, it is like going to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and then being told you can only have one piece of candy—NOT! LOL
I am glad to know there isn’t any groaning over a-n-o-t-h-e-r travel picture. You all realize you are enablers right?
Dearest Beth, there is NO shame in having a lot of UFO’s. I really think we should start calling them “learning experiences” don’t you? That way there is no guilt in moving on and leaving things unfinished and put away.
You are right about applique being so forgiving! If it is not absolutely perfect, so what? It still looks pretty even with flaws er…”personality”.
For me personally, piecing is like only having the box of twelve color crayons as opposed to applique which is like having that deluxe edition large box of color crayons.
Sara-
Thanks and yes the teapot is trapunto’d to give more dimension. I used the machine method with watersoluable thread.
Sandra – can you do the dime comparison or tell us the dimensions of the teapot ?
Sara-
I will do a post today with a pic for you.
Sandra, I have yet to complete the final tendril on my little bird with wreath and roses project…. I can assure you that you are not the only one who chokes at the finish line– I have a room full of 98% finished projects (and I thought I was the only one with this curious affliction). But, clearly, this is not a serious problem for you, just consider the all of the SPLENDID quilts you have created from start to finish!
I am SO EAGER to read your book!
Oh, my! I start MANY things, but, alas… only finish those with hard deadlines. For me, it’s an ADD thing, and the story I’m stick’ to!
Frances you ARE going to send me a pic of yur finished Little Bird right? (I am betting you will finish it rather than leaving it 99% finished) LOL
Michelle—LOL. That ADD story sounds good to me.
Sandra, if I am so fortunate as to take a future workshop with you, I will bring my completed Little Bird project! It’s calling to me even now.
Frances, I will take your thoughts under advisement.