Remember when I used to post about quilting? I was quilting it up all the time. Now for some reason I avoid my sewing machine like it's the plague. Pathetic.
It's not that I don't have the time either. My sweet baby boy has slept through the night from 7pm till the morning since he was a wee lad of four months old, so I can't blame the kiddo. Maybe I'm lazy. Maybe I'm uninspired. Maybe I've got no money for fabric.
The thing is (and I've admitted it before) that I don't enjoy the actually quilting process...so quilt tops sit in my closet, nicely folded and collecting dust. It's a sad existence for a quilt...unfinished potential.
I need to make a pact with myself that I'll get back in touch with my sewing machine. It never did me any wrong, so why do I ignore it like I do?
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Missing: Quilter
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HHHmmmm, now my problem is that I buy the PERFECT fabric and then can't decide on how I want to cut in to it. I have had a large bag of fabric sitting on a chair in the corner of my dining room for at least 3 months that is meant to be a baby quilt, the baby is now 2.5 months old. Good luck!
I think that once children come along it is hard to make time just for ourselves as we get used to putting everyone else's needs first. I find I'm often just too tired to get inspired to start a new sewing project but once I've made the initial jump I'm away. I hope your sewing mojo returns soon as I do love your quilts and the colours you seem drawn too.
I feel like there's a metaphor in here that would preach.
I have been there early this year. i did not do any quilting for five months and now am quilting like no end.
I guess we need to step back from it to give our self fresh eyes.
I just heard that if you tell someone that you are determined to do something that you are less likely to do it. So much for accountability! It has been shown that once we declare the goal we think we have actually made some progress and we are fooled into complacency. Hope this won't happen to you! Make a little something!
i am no pro like you but i loved playing on my sewing machine too. LOVED being key word.. i don't know what happened either! I think I am all of the above, uninspired, lazy and i would rather spend the money on something fun 'easton' related than fabric. how lame! i need to snap out of it!! i think my cure would be seeing some of your awesome work as inspiration :) i'll check back later!
I took a THREE YEAR break from my sewing machine when I had the kiddos! Don't be so hard on yourself - adjusting to motherhood is a huge task, and simply having time just because the baby may be sleeping more regularly is just the start of reclaiming a bit of your former self. I'm confident you will return to your sewing machine when the time is right!
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