The Reality of Quilting

As a quilter, do you face the reality of quilting? Do you meet it head on and finish what you start? Or do you start several projects and let them linger?  I’m afraid that I often fall into the latter category.  For example, I might begin work on a baby quilt, but have an idea for a throw quilt on my mind.  Soon, that idea begins to grow and I feel a desire to get started on it.  Consequently, I will put the baby quilt aside and begin on the throw.  Or, I might become bored with a quilting project,  put it away for a while, and begin a new one.

However, do I eventually return to those abandoned projects?  I have previously admitted that I can be a great procrastinator.  This is especially so when an unfinished quilt that I have put away begins to nag at me.  As a result, I soon begin to resent it!  Unfair, I know.  That quilt has done nothing wrong!

A while ago, I faced the reality of quilting head on.  I pulled out my box of unfinished projects and finished them off one by one.  Consequently, I had an empty box to store away plus more space in my sewing room.  Without doubt, that was a great feeling!  

Do you want to conquer UFO procrastination?  This article from National Quilters Circle has great advice to help you face the reality of quilting.

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