Norma dear, you are singing my song today! I have been doing the same exact same thing! I have a blouse cut out, beautiful fabric, staring at me. I need to recut the front bodice, move the ponte destined for a cardigan/jacket away from the coverstitch and just get on with it. Other unfinished quilt tops were calling. I loaded the long arm and that blouse was staring at me. I gave away a finished quilt top and took a deep breath. Now I have no excuse. I will sew it this weekend or throw it. You have inspired me!!!!
I’m so glad this resonated with you! There’s something very freeing about the clarity that comes with deciding what’s worth finishing and what isn’t. I’m cheering you on with the blouse, whichever way you decide to go.
In my teens, I ambitiously attempted to make a Kenzo coat in faux suede. I was in way over my head, and had to abandon the project. I had talked about it excitedly & I thought the shaming would never end. But I kept the pattern & in my 50s returned to it and made a wonderful suit jacket out of bouclé wool. I’m now 70 and it is still one of my favorite projects. If I hadn’t quit the first project, I would never have done the second.
Thank you for sharing this! It must have been incredibly rewarding to come back to that pattern years later and make a jacket you love. Such a great reminder that setting something aside doesn’t close the door on it, it may just put us on the path to a better version of the project later.
Norma dear, you are singing my song today! I have been doing the same exact same thing! I have a blouse cut out, beautiful fabric, staring at me. I need to recut the front bodice, move the ponte destined for a cardigan/jacket away from the coverstitch and just get on with it. Other unfinished quilt tops were calling. I loaded the long arm and that blouse was staring at me. I gave away a finished quilt top and took a deep breath. Now I have no excuse. I will sew it this weekend or throw it. You have inspired me!!!!
I’m so glad this resonated with you! There’s something very freeing about the clarity that comes with deciding what’s worth finishing and what isn’t. I’m cheering you on with the blouse, whichever way you decide to go.
Thank you thank you. I feel like a weight has been lifted and it’s OK to abandon a project if it does not bring you joy !
In my teens, I ambitiously attempted to make a Kenzo coat in faux suede. I was in way over my head, and had to abandon the project. I had talked about it excitedly & I thought the shaming would never end. But I kept the pattern & in my 50s returned to it and made a wonderful suit jacket out of bouclé wool. I’m now 70 and it is still one of my favorite projects. If I hadn’t quit the first project, I would never have done the second.
Thank you for sharing this! It must have been incredibly rewarding to come back to that pattern years later and make a jacket you love. Such a great reminder that setting something aside doesn’t close the door on it, it may just put us on the path to a better version of the project later.