Despite the lack of blog posts, I have in fact, been busy trying to get into a rhythm of life balance that includes time quilting. I find there is so much in the day that I should be doing, that carving out time to work on quilting is a chore. Once I get myself to my little space, I completely relax and enjoy my time quilting and wonder why it was such an effort to get going!
A best friend of mine, and one of the key sources of inspiration I have, passed along a gem for me to consider. Work on UFO's for 15 minutes one day, 30 minutes the next day, 45 minutes the day after, then back to 15 minutes and repeat. Even if I broke this down into 10 minute increments, after one week I would have invested over 2 hours on UFO's. Over the course of the month, that starts to add up!
I decided to start the year by investing in three containers and putting two of my UFO's in 2 of them and leaving the 3rd one empty until I'm suddenly inspired to work on something new! My thought is that I need to focus on UFO's, not get overwhelmed by the UFO's, and allow myself to get involved in a new project during the year without getting set to star in an episode of Hoarders. This way, if I get bored of one UFO, I can switch to the second and back again. It keeps my UFO's organized, and allows me to only have 2 projects clearly visible, with the possibility of adding a third and no more until something is done.
First up are the Border Creek mystery quilt from last year and the Block of the Month Star quilt.
Now that I'm inspired, hopefully both the quilting and blog posts will keep coming.
