tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post6423540409941657256..comments2024-01-02T07:15:36.208-05:00Comments on I Have A Notion: Guest Post by Sheila PainterBeth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-68889501500336224032013-03-28T15:09:42.458-04:002013-03-28T15:09:42.458-04:00Having sat next to Sheila at a retreat, I cannot i...Having sat next to Sheila at a retreat, I cannot imagine her slowing down. She only has two speeds - pedal to the metal or stopped. LOL Hopefully, Sheila, you will find that happy sweet spot in the middle so you really can enjoy the process. By the way, hand sewing the binding is one of my favorite parts of making a quilt. It's the excitement of almost being finished combined with not jmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06441132519404597353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-65942087212270575472013-03-28T13:01:03.738-04:002013-03-28T13:01:03.738-04:00Oh dear, I'm afraid if I slowed down any more,...Oh dear, I'm afraid if I slowed down any more, I might NEVER finish a quilt! I've made exactly TWO quilts, in the ummmm(ashamed to admit) three years I've been "quilting." I have made a few wall hangings & table toppers, but quilts? Yeah, stuck on 2. One for me, one for my friend. Oh, I don't really count the orphan BOM's, give-aways & baby blankets, kchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012014316959117841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-90819452170045727012013-03-28T09:52:53.964-04:002013-03-28T09:52:53.964-04:00I am often amazed at the number of quilts others c...I am often amazed at the number of quilts others create and finish. It is like they are on a run-away train. I have felt the "guilt" of not being able to keep up in a class and certainly in the "race of quilting." When I broke a couple of fingers this fall, I came to a "complete stop" and have yet to do anything but PINTEREST, BLOG, READ, and look at quilt carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026646867673925673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-71985039109880495432013-03-28T01:34:14.582-04:002013-03-28T01:34:14.582-04:00You are right, sometimes I get to going to fast ju...You are right, sometimes I get to going to fast just to get it done that I don't enjoy the process, I have to tell myself to slow down and enjoy it. I love the quilting and creating not the piecing....is that bad?<br /><br />Hope all is well Kelly!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622919657309096651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-31213476699439947712013-03-27T21:58:50.756-04:002013-03-27T21:58:50.756-04:00It is interesting that I am doing just what Sheila...It is interesting that I am doing just what Sheila has suggested. In the free motion quilting class I am taking, I have slowed down and I am really enjoying the free motion quilting work. what is truly surprising is that i have NOT been sewing scraps of fabric together to make quilts but I have been LOVING the quilting process (something that was previously just a necessity.) <br />Thanks Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-41387278251062288362013-03-27T19:35:31.423-04:002013-03-27T19:35:31.423-04:00I'll take any part but the sandwiching and pin...I'll take any part but the sandwiching and pin-basting. That's the part that makes me go UGH. Get me going on my hippy zippy machine and I'm a happy woman!<br /><br />I have one quilt that I'm doing slowly. Doing some of the Farmer's Wife blocks by hand. Jean(ie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15896800216435689040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-73958381614215150772013-03-27T19:35:27.732-04:002013-03-27T19:35:27.732-04:00Great post Sheila. Definitely thought provoking. ...Great post Sheila. Definitely thought provoking. I agree 100% that we need to slow down and enjoy the process, but I also realize not every quilter enjoys every step of quilting. Many enjoy the creation process and once the top is put together their mind is spinning on to the next project, so trying to sandwich, quilt, and bind simply takes them away from that creation feeling. Yet others SewCalGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062059207544865569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-31447171054753961522013-03-27T19:01:29.855-04:002013-03-27T19:01:29.855-04:00I will have to admit that I am with Sheila on the ...I will have to admit that I am with Sheila on the fmq and binding portions of the quilting process. I do love picking out fabrics, cutting and piecing and those can take a long time like my "Farmer's Wife" quilt. I just don't feel confident with the fmq part even though I do it myself. suemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274108215277727979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-71998770697091886412013-03-27T18:49:19.277-04:002013-03-27T18:49:19.277-04:00I SO agree! I love it when I can slow down and en...I SO agree! I love it when I can slow down and enjoy every single little stitch.Julia Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539593047999892160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-44774895707356146292013-03-27T17:52:32.084-04:002013-03-27T17:52:32.084-04:00What a lovely post, thank you for sharing.
Kelly y...What a lovely post, thank you for sharing.<br />Kelly your pattern and sticker is in the mail.<br />Thank you again :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com