tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post5319995383179798120..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Enjoying the ProcessLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-14311970508184708012010-03-29T16:15:20.921-04:002010-03-29T16:15:20.921-04:00I think it is a common problem with busy lives the...I think it is a common problem with busy lives these days we are always rushing to the next thing. It is hard to slow down sometimes but it really is so much more fun to slow it down and enjoy the process.<br />Thanks for reminding us Leah.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091568315821485891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-16014713259939398092010-03-29T14:14:06.183-04:002010-03-29T14:14:06.183-04:00I agree totally! I, too, tend to rush through the...I agree totally! I, too, tend to rush through the process and forget to actually enjoy what I am doing. After all, that's why I quilt, because I love doing it. What's the point in rushing to the finish line if we miss the journey?Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-27920589487994680742010-03-29T12:16:43.424-04:002010-03-29T12:16:43.424-04:00After about 40 years of making quilts, I have been...After about 40 years of making quilts, I have been thinking on the same lines, I do have a couple of long term projects -- hand work from start to finish, but mostly I rush through lap size quilts because I want to get them done... Your thoughts have got me to thinking about that -- I'm going to go sit in my sewing room and just think on the process... Thanks!Susan J Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706646375716992138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-6269811721223527502010-03-29T10:17:00.733-04:002010-03-29T10:17:00.733-04:00I do the same thing! I am so anxious to arrive at...I do the same thing! I am so anxious to arrive at the destination that I don't enjoy the journey. And yet, life is the journey! I have to keep reminding myself to be in the present in my thoughts and not in the future.Quilt or Dyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194932090799851056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-70324489002201671192010-03-28T23:10:18.001-04:002010-03-28T23:10:18.001-04:00Leah, there must be something in the air! I too ca...Leah, there must be something in the air! I too came to this realisation only last week. I have always rushed to finish my projects just to 'get it done'. In the process my craftmanship has been compromised. I shrugged away slight problems and just kept on powering on. After reading 'Mastering Precision Piecing' by Sally Collins, it hit me that working, measuring, being accurate and careful and loving the effort it takes to get it right is what makes quilting so wonderful.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423926514050623537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-85248887418484474982010-03-28T23:07:56.812-04:002010-03-28T23:07:56.812-04:00I agree! It seems like there are so many patterns ...I agree! It seems like there are so many patterns these days that are just "finish it quick" quilts and I always wonder if quilters can really enjoy the quilting process when they're finishing a quilt in an hour on a Saturday. I know time is tight, but we don't just quilt because our beds are bare! (I know mine aren't....)Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436858141037595318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-80222299699353689982010-03-28T22:51:03.718-04:002010-03-28T22:51:03.718-04:00This applies very much to life itself. We all hav...This applies very much to life itself. We all have the ability to choose how we react to certain situations.Mishkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430743905175844858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-36707815940931430812010-03-28T19:19:37.964-04:002010-03-28T19:19:37.964-04:00Reading about your realization today was just what...Reading about your realization today was just what I needed. I've been wandering about the same realization myself lately. A couple of months ago I was feeling <i>driven</i> to get projects finished - and not having very much fun. I have been trying to articulate what I've been learning and you said it very exactly and precisely! Thank you. Congratulations on getting so many fun projects finished, too!Liz in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313745653387343456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-50788424547113540132010-03-28T18:54:23.050-04:002010-03-28T18:54:23.050-04:00Leah,
I think you have just become a true quilter!...Leah,<br />I think you have just become a true quilter! Enjoying the process is way more important than the finished product, but it also makes the end product special. The workmanship is often better when you are enjoying yourself too.<br />It is nice to finish and either use or give the quilt to someone else to use, but hope you can always enjoy the process in the future.<br />Judy BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-11433257035864707172010-03-28T18:12:47.638-04:002010-03-28T18:12:47.638-04:00A wonderful example of ... It's the journey, n...A wonderful example of ... It's the journey, not the destination.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963935738221936041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-36940097756577643632010-03-28T14:50:56.232-04:002010-03-28T14:50:56.232-04:00I can really learn a lesson from you. I'm try...I can really learn a lesson from you. I'm trying to stress less ~ especially about things I can't change. I'm a slow learner though.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474238571088240739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-59425822940443423872010-03-28T14:43:11.743-04:002010-03-28T14:43:11.743-04:00How right you are - I've been contending with ...How right you are - I've been contending with images of baby quilts over the last few days and though I'd love to start I'm trying to avoid rushing in until I've sorted out some of my 'many' current WIP's - and when I do go up to work on them I try to do it when I'm feeling creative and calmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386852386404591819noreply@blogger.com