tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post5026707885215536894..comments2023-10-07T21:22:42.209+10:30Comments on Quilting in My Pyjamas: EnlightenmentShayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-42716270653801792732011-06-05T11:45:02.535+09:302011-06-05T11:45:02.535+09:30I am so glad that others are feeling the 'burn...I am so glad that others are feeling the 'burnout'. I was adding it to my feeling of uselessness!<br />Thanks for the therapy session, cheques in the mail.ladybugquiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394159828646309337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-90232250802299623782011-06-01T09:51:13.517+09:302011-06-01T09:51:13.517+09:30Thank you for a thought-provoking, interesting pos...Thank you for a thought-provoking, interesting post.<br /><br />I have to remind myself and my DD (we are both novice quilters) that we are working on our quilts because we are learning something and enjoying the process - all that is required is that we do the best we can on the day and enjoy doing it (most of the time); perfection is not the goal.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-28274014632980583722011-05-31T23:12:42.464+09:302011-05-31T23:12:42.464+09:30Lots of comments here Shay, I think people do like...Lots of comments here Shay, I think people do like you! (I must admit I do and I know you in real life) It is an interesting journey for sure. I have managed to post more often this month and am quite happy with where I am and my wips. Oh. And I bought more fabric today (5 metres of it) and I'm fine with that too. ;)Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611233587655427186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-49019068693081709342011-05-31T23:03:24.182+09:302011-05-31T23:03:24.182+09:30Shay --
Since I'm an over-booked under-achi...Shay -- <br /> Since I'm an over-booked under-achiever and in the last 5 months I've realized I just can't do it all. I tried and it's just not worth it, so I pick the stuff that needs to be done and the stuff that I like doing. <br /> I've come to realize a clean house, a weed free garden, perfectly pressed clothing, perfected pieced quilts are just plain stuff....<br /> And yep, gotta remind myself about the "stuff" every flipping day! <br /><br />MMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478393502995922707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-62025672995133065662011-05-31T10:26:48.684+09:302011-05-31T10:26:48.684+09:30Love the comment about the zen quilters...it's...Love the comment about the zen quilters...it's all about the journey! Good advice, I think! I need to get some stuff done but it's just so much simpler to watch inane TV.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-53670932350060180812011-05-31T08:23:10.476+09:302011-05-31T08:23:10.476+09:30I have to watch myself when I read to many beautif...I have to watch myself when I read to many beautiful blogs - they're meant to inspire but sometimes they have the opposite effect. Make me worry about what I'm not getting done, why my sewing space isn't 'to die for'... all the usual. <br />And I remind myself, isn't this sewing thing my HOBBY, something I do because I enjoy it? I think sometimes we buy into the 'you can have it all, be it all, do it all' mantra that modern women are subjected to and then when we discover that we fall short of that, we get all hard on ourselves.<br />I've really had to take a chill pill with a broken arm - NOTHING HAPPENING HERE!<br />Breath in, breath out.Lynelle Sladehttp://www.lynelleslade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-39445766968368094312011-05-31T08:13:44.050+09:302011-05-31T08:13:44.050+09:30Thank you everyone for your comments. The decisio...Thank you everyone for your comments. The decision not to be a sewing demon unless I want to has come after much soul searching. I love being creative but I havent been enjoying the process as much as I should and since much of my week is tied up with other things I have to do , I want my "spare" time to mean something in terms of giving me balance. That doesnt happen if I feel obligated to sew or quilt. <br /><br />There is so much going on at Maision Pyjamas at the moment that craftiness may have to take a lesser role than it has for a while which makes the process of creating even more of a priority. <br /><br />Thankyou for your support! Im overcome with the amazing nature of people that drop in here to read my antics.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-6734727801636443002011-05-31T07:12:22.533+09:302011-05-31T07:12:22.533+09:30Great post! I am feeling a bit un-creative myself ...Great post! I am feeling a bit un-creative myself with my daughter and her three sweet kids staying here for 6 weeks. It's fun, but pretty exhausting and time AND brain consuming. Somehow my projects just keep piling up!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123520405709193418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-54517973742007711182011-05-31T06:28:59.875+09:302011-05-31T06:28:59.875+09:30Come on, girl, lighten up on yourself, give yourse...Come on, girl, lighten up on yourself, give yourself a break---you could be like me and have a 'finish' every couple of years or so!!! LOL I'm the Queen of UFOs!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386388066709376768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-39157352027892851562011-05-31T04:40:11.596+09:302011-05-31T04:40:11.596+09:30Stop whining and start sewing!!
(just kidding)
I...Stop whining and start sewing!!<br /><br />(just kidding)<br /><br />I had a mini breakdown not too long ago along these lines, and have cut my blog post in about half. When I get on a roll, I make things like nuts and enjoy it, but if I want to just sit and watch t.v., AND just SIT and watch t.v. (not also knit, hand stitch etc), then I just do it! But I realize I have to actually cut down on my computer time as well....tough to do ;) And I agree about the journey- as I get more experienced, I would like to challenge myself more, but I worry, what if it takes me 2 or 3 months straight to finish this? Well, then I guess my "real" blog friends will wait, and who cares about the rest??Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883718447957850898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-87857862109902618682011-05-31T04:24:40.259+09:302011-05-31T04:24:40.259+09:30Your words resonate with me Shay--on a couple of l...Your words resonate with me Shay--on a couple of levels. First off, I've always had trouble being a "finisher". Yes, I do finish projects from time to time, but rarely in a straight line. There can be a lot of time between the start and the actual finish--often because I've become inspired by something else, or life makes its presence known.<br /><br />And, I can really relate to not having room in your head for being creative. Since my life was up-ended coming up on a year in August, I have yet to feel settled. So much going on that even if I do have time to be creative, my head is filled with other things.<br /><br />Bottom line: craftiness should not be yet another chore.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805403370463885686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-3784014554655800612011-05-31T02:29:16.624+09:302011-05-31T02:29:16.624+09:30ps if we keep on like this we are going to have to...ps if we keep on like this we are going to have to start a group called the zen quilters - our motto... it's all about the journey man... right on.<br /><br />rofpmslol xxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-36142848354012578872011-05-31T02:25:54.945+09:302011-05-31T02:25:54.945+09:30Holy Moley!!! From one hairy goat to another - re...Holy Moley!!! From one hairy goat to another - really, there has to be a more fitting analogy - I've now spent over half an hour reading this post, reading the links (including my own lol - thank you, I'm humbled) and then reading the comments.<br /><br />Shay you could be writing about standing in the middle of the garden, scratching your billy goat head and it would still be interesting - quilting goodness or no quilting goodness, because you have a way with words and a way with life :o)<br /><br />I love what Marg wrote about journalling the bite size pieces - keeping it real and achievable. I don't want to cut back on blogging so much cos I love the friendships I've made, but I'm not friends with with blogging friends because they make awesome quilts, I'm friends with them because they're just great people who happen to share a common interest and often have a similar warped sense of humour :o)<br /><br />I hear you, I heart you and I hope as you've obviously been doing some of that thought sifting yourself (lol) that you find your own bliss both in finishes and in the process. <br /><br />And I hear that part of the journey is rugby tackling elderly ladies! Who would have thought!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-71742602819049104142011-05-31T01:53:30.974+09:302011-05-31T01:53:30.974+09:30My first quilting teacher emphasized to all her st...My first quilting teacher emphasized to all her students that we should all enjoy the PROCESS and not focus just on a finish. This is a slightly difficult concept and I am not sure I am there yet, but I do think about it with each project. <br /><br />I hope you find a more comfortable crafty mindset that lets you enjoy what you're working on (or not working on) at the moment! Crafty mojo waxes and wanes and there is nothing bad about that.AnnieOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619125197850685345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-41465293482958276562011-05-31T01:27:36.531+09:302011-05-31T01:27:36.531+09:30Not much I can add to the discussion other than to...Not much I can add to the discussion other than to pass along a quote that I heard last week which pretty much states what most of us aspire to, but struggle with. <br /><br />From "old" Spock to "young" Spock in the last Star Trek movie "Do yourself a favor and do what feels right".Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-39670165568745275972011-05-30T16:31:41.490+09:302011-05-30T16:31:41.490+09:30I do worry sometimes that I tie my sense of self a...I do worry sometimes that I tie my sense of self a little too tightly to what I can create - "I am Sara, I sew stuff" kindof thing. But I don't really start projects unless I feel like them - with the exception of one or two commission pieces, every quilt I have made has just been for the sake of making it, because I liked the fabrics or the design in my head or I was interested in trying the techniques. It's usually only when I get partway through and realise I'm not liking it as much as I thought I would that I might start to struggle.<br /><br />I think that could be a part of why I go for simpler quilts, so that when I decide I don't like them any more I don't feel so much like I've wasted the time. With something from a shop, we're quite content with accepting it as it is, but when it's all up to us, a green that is two shades off can seem catastrophic - I've got more than one imminent project that's waiting on the one right fabric before I make a start on it. I spend a lot of time umming and ahhing before I start. <br /><br />I spend more time second guessing my choices than I do getting the actual sewing done, <i>but</i>, I enjoy that process a lot more than the actual sewing. To me, the actual sewing is just a means to an end - it's the concept, and the math, and the fabric selection that I enjoy the most, for all that it can feel like I'm getting nowhere just coming up with yet another project for "one day" - but I think sometimes we feel like we're getting nowhere when actually we're making the most progress.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11266313274046316499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-50617901772153008042011-05-30T16:04:46.694+09:302011-05-30T16:04:46.694+09:30Wahoo, well done you! Take a bow and join the club...Wahoo, well done you! Take a bow and join the club which as we have found out recently is not exclusive, but reality. Stop the pressure on yourself, you will feel so much better, I promise but get yourself something to look forward too also which has something to do with your craft. I have decided I am going to go to a Quilting Retreat next year in March in Tassie, if possible.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148435873937023913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-55245029282251064022011-05-30T15:26:57.610+09:302011-05-30T15:26:57.610+09:30Good to see you are not that different to everyone...Good to see you are not that different to everyone else. <br />My motto is any time spent on a creative project is time well spent and they don't always get finished. Though you probably noticed I do a lot of small things - it means I don't have to focus on one thing for very long.<br />Hope you unperfect yourself and have a go at some of those projects which you previously considered difficult but in little bits may actually be achievable.<br />Enjoy playing with the fabric surely you don't need another quilt right now!Misteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041179627345053724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-37616320879290243422011-05-30T14:55:25.432+09:302011-05-30T14:55:25.432+09:30Do you mind if I copy and translate your post and ...Do you mind if I copy and translate your post and than put it in my blog. It would make my currently in work blog post so much easier...I was just startng to write about feeling all that prssure. It´s weird, but sometimes I feel I have to do something just in order to be able to write a post. We are so insane. We forget to live about all this blogging.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605700713786543166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-81083333024206833152011-05-30T12:00:47.351+09:302011-05-30T12:00:47.351+09:30You have definitely struck a chord with many peopl...You have definitely struck a chord with many people, it seems! For me, making something.....anything.....is as much about the journey as the destination. I know it will be finished eventually and I refuse to feel guilty about the fact that it isn't finished, or even why it isn't finished. I like to stop to smell the roses (and pat the wombats) along the way!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461697058136548513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-2175067380009324692011-05-30T09:59:48.118+09:302011-05-30T09:59:48.118+09:30Good...I am glad you are feeling the pressure...no...Good...I am glad you are feeling the pressure...now you might think about not putting yourself under so much pressure! We don't expect you to be the quilting queen of finishes......oh sorry...perfect finishes! I have come to the realisation that I may never finish some of the things that I have started....and that's ok too...I went thru a stage of thinking if I didn't have a quilting project to "talk" about on my blog I couldn't blog.... that's not why I started my blog but that was where it seemed to be going....finishes = blog posts.....just be you....write about whatever you like..if it's a finish - fine...if its about the footy fine...actually no...not fine...but you probably wouldn't want to write about that at the moment anyway..LOLOLOL - so no pressure Miss Shay....enjoy the journey....even the hairy goat stuff.....!Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464945754300570558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-31624177313063218872011-05-30T09:56:59.147+09:302011-05-30T09:56:59.147+09:30Great post Shay. I've been having the same pro...Great post Shay. I've been having the same problem lately, nothing is getting finished and I haven't had time to write a good blog post in a while. I started quilting and blogging because I enjoy it, not to keep up with others or have the best blog in blog land. So when things get back to normal here I'm sure there will be a finish and if not, that's ok too.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712944961899873052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-3476350488825655532011-05-30T09:53:32.254+09:302011-05-30T09:53:32.254+09:30Shay,
I think we all go through that phase...I'...Shay,<br />I think we all go through that phase...I've not been writing much either because I just don't 'feel it'-but I also know THIS TOO SHALL PASS!<br />it's okay...Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-47057722574473009972011-05-30T09:27:09.901+09:302011-05-30T09:27:09.901+09:30I agree Shay. Smelling the roses along the way is ...I agree Shay. Smelling the roses along the way is a very vital part of the journey. I'm sure the women bouncing across the praire in their covered wagon weren't trying to sew more quilts than 2 wagons down. Just keep warm. It's important to remember why we make quilts and just enjoy it. I could drive myself to the loony bin if I tried to keep up with other designers out there...who have stitchers to sew for them wacko you beaut printing media....so I don't. I say good luck and bless them but I can only be myself and do what I do best and if I am always behind the latest trend...so be it. I love your blog Shay for your humour and unique slant on life not because you can churn out umpteen projects at once.<br />The only person you have to please is you. Be kind to you.<br />Blessings MichelleMichelle Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156667763343283542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-11661200229108743102011-05-30T09:12:51.310+09:302011-05-30T09:12:51.310+09:30I heard once, the only race you need to win is the...I heard once, the only race you need to win is the one against yourself, which is pretty much what you've said here. Mistress of the Obvious, I am. <br /><br />That's what I've been telling myself for the past two months. It meant letting some things go...enter guilt, disgust with myself, the desire to be Super Woman, but in reality it was for the best. The days fly by, and sometimes the important thing is to enjoy the time while it's there. It's gone far too fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com