OK...WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE??????? A messy stash? A pile of UFO's that reach the sky, errrrrr, ceiling? The incredible list of "round tuits"? A few pounds to lose? A pile of stuff to donate? Being late in sending birthday greetings? Need I keep going????? We all have "something". And of course, an EXPLAINATION is best, but we often offer excuses instead. "The dog ate my homework syndrome". The "I never have a spare moment" or "as soon as the kids are in school". The excuse that I find most fitting is that "LIFE HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE MAKING OTHER PLANS". Day to day, month to month, year to year....that old rascal time just keeps movin' along, whether or not WE make any progress on things we want or need to do. I absolutely LOVE what I saw last night on Nellie's Needles. Do I work that way? NO. I love what Tonya does over at Lazy Gal Quilting. Do I meander down her quilting path? NO. Do I want to? YES! Hers, Jeannes, Traceys, Bonnies, Joannes and all the rest.....but I don't. And I think I have figured out why. On my way to making ALL the quilts I REALLY want to make, I have wandered into an inlet, a safe harbor called "making the quilts that are for someone else". And on days like today, when I'd love to JUMP into a new idea...I don't. Because "I OWE"....2 graduation quilts, 1 wedding quilt, and I have about 60 UFO's hanging over my head. And if I wait til I get all that done, they will have been replaced by more UFO's and more "obligation" quilts. More scraps to use, and so many, many miles to go before I sleep. I think, in a way, a person has to have a "cleared deck" as well as an idea, to create something unique and creatively clever. Right now all I have is excuses.......how about you????( I take that back....I DO have an idea...just dawned on me...*G*... that's a seperate blog entry.)
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11 comments:
so that explains it...thanks Finn.
My excuse? Mornings are for playing on the computer most days--then sew or quilt in the afternoon/early evenings.
Still, I know what you are getting at, Finn. Like the NIKE ad's--just do it? Do what makes your heart sing. If you find that you are getting in a rut, find that one thing that makes you excited about the process again.
I'm remain on a mission but can always find something else to do in a heartbeat and can give myself permission to do it, too.
Hugs and thanks for the positive comments about my blog tinkerings.
I gave up making excuses Finn. (I made enough of them when I was younger to cover the rest of my life.)
The only "gift" quilt I'm making is the Dragon Quilt for our son's 30th. And I'm doing that because it's something I promised him a very long time ago. (And I know he remembers because he asked me his last visit if I moved over the pieces of the one I started for him 15 years ago.)
That's it. Everything else I do will just be for the doing.
(I also say "No" at the drop of a hat. Aren't you glad you don't want me to do anything for you?) LOL.
Hugs and purrs.
Darilyn and Tigger, who's putting extra letters in this morning by helping me write.
My excuse? hummm... mostly its there are too many ideas floating around in my head. To capture any one idea and fully develop it would mean letting some of the others float away.
Your little girls are lovely and the two youngest look like they could be quite mischevious (sp?) if they wanted to be.
Finn...it sounds like you have too many commitments...maybe you need to do something just for Finn.
Is it an excuse? My Mom always said about art - it is nice to have people who can perform/create and nice to have others who can appreciate their efforts. I really enjoy good music, but don't play an instrument. I enjoy some art quilts, but don't make them. In this case - I am the one who appreciates! But scrap quilting - a whole 'nother story! Right now I really enjoy making them, feel that I am fairly good at it and have lots of patterns that I want to make. But, come the day that I decide to play an instrument - I will take lessons. Or, if I feel that I want to try an art quilt, I will attempt it! You just have to do what feels right for you.
Cheers!
Evelyn
Good thoughts to mull on -- thanks! Life just keeps happening, doesn't it? It would be good, down the road, to at least be able to say "I did it my way."
Jeanne :)
I made myself a promise two years ago. To finish a project before I start another. Its been one of the hardest things I have ever done.
Hmm, I think the big difference between us, Finn, is that you are generous and giving. I don't have a list of "have-tos" so I just work on what I want to work on. Thanks for loving what I do.
You have struck a chord again dear Finn! "cleared decks" thats exactly the scenerio I need to feel creative. Yes, I've always got unfinished things and laundry and practise and cleaning to do hanging over my head....and as I putz about, the day often gets "away". I've sometimes wondered about making myself a schedule...would it work I wondor? Happy day to you my friend!
The two times I made commission quilts, I absolutely *hated* the entire process, I procrastinated and was not a happy camper or a cheerful giver so I only make them for myself now. They do end up in new homes eventually but that is not my first intent. I know that quilting is just for my sanity. If I had to do it for others I would have quit entirely a long time ago. Was it the pressure? I don't know. Still haven't figured that out :)
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