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I am a quilter, quilt teacher, quilt book author and have given presentations to guilds. Sometimes, grandiose quilt design ideas come to mind and I do a great deal of the work it takes to develop the idea for that project idea (which is usually complex).
Then, when I run into a roadblock because I do not know how to do a step in the process or any of life’s demands interrupts the project process, I set the project aside. Believing I will think through the issue that stopped the process and again focus on the project, I set the project aside thinking the enthusiasm that initiated it will return and I will resume and implement my idea. This procrastination that I have experienced has delayed a number of my projects, into which I have already put numerous hours.
I designed a “modern art” quilt and put many hours into that design. It was probably the most complex quilting project I did but I saw it from start to finish. Along the way, I wrote notes about what diverted my attention from that project, which actually kept my attention on the project. Although I did not achieve my intended goal, it won a couple blue ribbons in minor quilt shows.
After that, I designed another complex quilt based on a concept within a book I self-polished. I spent hours developing the design, shopping for and purchasing fabrics for the quilt. I scanned fabrics and placed them in the design to see how it would look. I made patterns and tested them. When one of the elements was difficult to make and I was not happy with the sample, I set the whole project aside. For approximately two years, I stored the fabric and patterns in a project basket.
Then I gave a presentation about self-publishing and in the writing of it, I discovered that I did procrastinate. I talked about this in my presentation. The very next day, one of the attendees told me she picked up a project and began to finish it.
This pleased and inspired me. I picked up the project that, two years earlier, I had set aside and began to figure out how to get over the roadblocks. I began writing about what I had accomplished each day, the tools I used and more.
This writing is what inspired this blog.
Beatrice
P.S. You can see covers of my two self-published books at fcp123.com
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