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Posted by Trixie on June 29, 2009, 8:21 pm
Been there, done that. I usually sew something that goes quick, like a coil
bowl, if I feel like sewing at all. That way I don't have much time into it
and it's no big deal.
Trixie
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> I've got several wonderful projects sitting, ready to go. One is even
> halfway cut out and is the easiest little lap quilt on earth. But I
> can't seem to make anything happen. My beading and embroidery project
> is just sitting staring at me. I'm trying to get ready for this "Girls
> night out" I'm giving for the LQS, but they've been pretty rude about
> the whole thing and I'm already sick of that.
> I think I'm not going to try to sew anything, cut anything, stitch
> or.....(gasp!!) even buy anything for a while. I'm truly out of
> creative juice. Or even uncreative juice. I can't seem to find any
> enthusiasm for quilting or stitching or the like. I'm about to go
> stack stuff in neat little stacks in my sewing room and then maybe
> find a good book to read for the next week or so. My muse has flown
> off to Argentina -- think she said something about meeting a
> politician down there. (snark -- couldn't help it)
> I'm gonna keep on expecting the rest of you to post gorgeous photos of
> your inspired work. But I'm not going to try to be quilty for a while.
> Prayers and happy dances, of course, will continue. No creativity
> needed for either of those happy activities.
> Hugs,
> Sunny
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Posted by Susan Laity Price on June 29, 2009, 11:10 pm
I think we all suffer from this occasionally. I just stay away from my
studio for a few days and magically my creativity returns. Sometimes I
am in the mood to do a lot of handwork and other times I am in the
mood to quickly stitch miles of pieces together on the machine like
simple nine patch blocks or even just join strips. I do envy our
members who can stick with one project from beginning to end. There is
nothing worse than forcing myself to finish a detailed sewing project
when I am not in the mood because it is a gift or model for the store.
It is during these times that my house gets cleaned. It is amazing
what I can accomplish while I am trying to avoid finishing a project
in which I have lost interest. Hand in there. Enjoy the sunshine. Get
some exercise. Clean the house. Weed the garden. Soon you will be
longing to return to your sewing.
Susan
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>I've got several wonderful projects sitting, ready to go. One is even
>halfway cut out and is the easiest little lap quilt on earth. But I
>can't seem to make anything happen. My beading and embroidery project
>is just sitting staring at me. I'm trying to get ready for this "Girls
>night out" I'm giving for the LQS, but they've been pretty rude about
>the whole thing and I'm already sick of that.
>I think I'm not going to try to sew anything, cut anything, stitch
>or.....(gasp!!) even buy anything for a while. I'm truly out of
>creative juice. Or even uncreative juice. I can't seem to find any
>enthusiasm for quilting or stitching or the like. I'm about to go
>stack stuff in neat little stacks in my sewing room and then maybe
>find a good book to read for the next week or so. My muse has flown
>off to Argentina -- think she said something about meeting a
>politician down there. (snark -- couldn't help it)
>I'm gonna keep on expecting the rest of you to post gorgeous photos of
>your inspired work. But I'm not going to try to be quilty for a while.
>Prayers and happy dances, of course, will continue. No creativity
>needed for either of those happy activities.
>Hugs,
>Sunny
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Posted by simpleseven on June 30, 2009, 12:14 am
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> I've got several wonderful projects sitting, ready to go. One is even
> halfway cut out and is the easiest little lap quilt on earth. But I
> can't seem to make anything happen. My beading and embroidery project
> is just sitting staring at me. I'm trying to get ready for this "Girls
> night out" I'm giving for the LQS, but they've been pretty rude about
> the whole thing and I'm already sick of that.
> I think I'm not going to try to sew anything, cut anything, stitch
> or.....(gasp!!) even buy anything for a while. I'm truly out of
> creative juice. Or even uncreative juice. I can't seem to find any
> enthusiasm for quilting or stitching or the like. I'm about to go
> stack stuff in neat little stacks in my sewing room and then maybe
> find a good book to read for the next week or so. My muse has flown
> off to Argentina -- think she said something about meeting a
> politician down there. (snark -- couldn't help it)
> I'm gonna keep on expecting the rest of you to post gorgeous photos of
> your inspired work. But I'm not going to try to be quilty for a while.
> Prayers and happy dances, of course, will continue. No creativity
> needed for either of those happy activities.
> Hugs,
> Sunny
Sunny,
I have been out of creative juices since my beloved DH passed in
November...and just when I get a touch of excitement about anything
sewing/quilting related...ppfffft right out the window in a split
second. I was supposed to sew up a quilt for a raffle benefiting a
scholarship fund my DH's classmates were putting together...guess
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what...it ain't gettin done this year! <sigh>
At the moment I am busy doing things around my house, such as
rebuilding my deck, getting ready for a yard sale and maintaining my
garden...but I've also thrown in a little bit of fun using my new to
me vintage travel trailer....took my ds and three furry butt k-9's
camping this past weekend.
As much as I am sad, I just can't wrap my mind and heart into quilting
for the time being, but I'm cutting myself a break about it because I
know I'll get back to it eventually.
Enjoy your book!
Launie, in Oregon
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Posted by Phyllis Nilsson on June 30, 2009, 10:28 am
I felt the same way after my husband died in March of this year. Couldn't
think about crocheting for indigent school kids, couldn't look at my stash,
couldn't finish quilt tops.
Then I realized that I had made quilts for only 3 of my 4 adult children,
that life can be snuffed out in minutes, and decided I needed to make a
quilt for my son that didn't have one yet before I die myself.
I felt the need to make sure something of me survived for each of my
children, something I had made by hand, something they would cherish,
something from my heart. It will be reversible, tied not quilted, and be
put together as a quilt as you go.
I've told him I'm making it so there is no turning back. It took me 3
months to reach that point so give yourself time, enjoy what you enjoy, and
your desire to be creative will return.
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Posted by onetexsun on June 30, 2009, 3:24 pm
Thank you all for the good thoughts and advice. Polly, you're the
best, ever. Someday I hope to nominate you for something...... maybe
the Nobel Prize for Incredibly Inspiring Women. I'm just doing what I
can do and trying hard not to harbor expectation or requirements.
Times are tough around my house. Economy is scary...... August 1 looms
as another Day Of Doom and if we survive that day, then maybe we'll
have another few months to breathe. So I'm going to just hunker and
maybe keep sewing baby quilts a bit here and there as I can.
Everybody give yourselves a hug,
Sunny
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> halfway cut out and is the easiest little lap quilt on earth. But I
> can't seem to make anything happen. My beading and embroidery project
> is just sitting staring at me. I'm trying to get ready for this "Girls
> night out" I'm giving for the LQS, but they've been pretty rude about
> the whole thing and I'm already sick of that.
> I think I'm not going to try to sew anything, cut anything, stitch
> or.....(gasp!!) even buy anything for a while. I'm truly out of
> creative juice. Or even uncreative juice. I can't seem to find any
> enthusiasm for quilting or stitching or the like. I'm about to go
> stack stuff in neat little stacks in my sewing room and then maybe
> find a good book to read for the next week or so. My muse has flown
> off to Argentina -- think she said something about meeting a
> politician down there. (snark -- couldn't help it)
> I'm gonna keep on expecting the rest of you to post gorgeous photos of
> your inspired work. But I'm not going to try to be quilty for a while.
> Prayers and happy dances, of course, will continue. No creativity
> needed for either of those happy activities.
> Hugs,
> Sunny