Quilting Arts GIFTS and a Fabric Giveaway

dinah powers — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:37:28 GMT

gosh, i'm not thinking! look at the date! sorry :D

dinah powers — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:34:30 GMT

i just hover and stare. i take it in, i can't get enough. the satisfaction of completing something hopefully beautiful. it sometimes stumps me to know what to do next but it inspires me at the same time, i want to get the next high! i hope i win!!

Lavinia — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:02 GMT

When I finish a project I feel so pleased!first thing I do is taking like a hundred pictures of it =) Then celebrate: I turn on the music very loud (I love Daft Punk and Chemical Brothers) and sing and dance. And when somebody comes visiting, I show her/him what I´ve made and expect, of course, to be praised haha

Mata Rolston — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:04:35 GMT

When I finish a project I first breathe a big sigh of relief and then lay it out in a prominent spot so that all can admire it. I usually fix a nice dinner to compensate for all the hot dogs and tuna sandwiches I have been serving to my DH.

Mata Rolston — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:04:21 GMT

Mata RJolston — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:03:52 GMT

Joyce Teal — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:05:58 GMT

Finished? What is finished? Once I decide in my studio that something is "finished," I take it into the other room and hang it up so I can enjoy it later on. "Finishing" is the reason I use to clean up my studio however that usually results in starting several more projects with the leftovers from the project I just "finished."

Dee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:29:51 GMT

When I finish a project, I have a stack of new projects waiting to get started. First though, I have to reorganize and clean my studio. It helps get my creativity "cleared" and ready for the new process. Also, it helps remind me of the treasures I have pushed aside waiting for me to finish my project.

Virginia M. Millington — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:48:17 GMT

After I finish a project that I am really happy with, I try to remember to write down all the pertinent information of how I made it. Many times, during a new project, I will make changes and adjustments as I go along. By writing these changes down I am keeping a record of how my ideas changed and evolved over the course of the work. This comes in handy if someone says to me later, "Oh, I love this! Can you make one for me, too?"

Shelley G. — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:02:24 GMT

Finish a project? If I am lucky enough to get that far, because while working on one project, I think of a ton of other ideas and can't wait to try them , or sketch them out, write them down, whatever, I think I could drive myself crazy (husband is already there.....)anyway, ahhh yes, finish a project...it's all about the "happy dance", elation! , reaching the top of that mountain.... finally!!! Dance around a little, catch my breath, eat a good meal, read the latest issue of Quilting ARts for new inspiration, and relax a bit, , but not too long, got to clean up and get started on the next project, of course!

Amanda A — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:12:16 GMT

I clean up the huge mess I have made! I'm not very good at cleaning as I go along, so when I'm done I need to have it all tidied up to feel like I actually finished something!

Judy Colpack — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:47:35 GMT

I feel a great deal of relief -- it's finished!-- and excitement and pride in the finished product. And then I'll just sit and relax and my mind quickly races to "what will I do next"!!

Sharon Eisen — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:02:24 GMT

When I finish a project, I stop to admire it, put it in the room where it is intended, see how well I did, call my friend Arlene who will machine quilt it, and get busy cleaning up and saving the scraps left over from the project. I clean up my work area and look through my stash of ideas for the next project. Sometimes I even pick out the fabric for the next project. Usually, I don't start a project for 24 hours so that I can admire a clean room knowing full well that it won't stay that way. I play with Jack, my long-haired Maine Coon cat who looks like a bookend for your cat Sophie. P.S. My in-laws names were Sophie and Jack!

Sandra Blackwell — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:49:02 GMT

When I finish a project I show it off! to anyone and everyone that might remotely be interested. Since most of my quilts are gifts, I then create a wrapping for it that suits the project. When that is all done, I putter around in my studio, cleaning and straightening, and deciding on what the next project is.

VH — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:09:51 GMT

After a huge sigh of elation (and relief), I put the completed piece in a place of honor--and away from the 2 dogs and a cat (that thinks any quilt in view is HER quilt and fair game to lay upon). Then I usually have a tall glass of something cool (or warm, in the winter) and head to the computer to e-mail my fiber art fiends and "support group" that the project is complete! YAY! The tidying-up process happens after the adrenaline subsides or after a nap or sleep if the project is finished at some unholy hour of the night--or morning--as is usually the case.