Do you all work on one project at a time? More than one, say two of them at the same time? More? Three? Four? FIVE? I have to admit, I have more than three going on right now but less than five. I think. Ok, maybe six. They all tend to blend together after awhile!
I'm working on a lap sized quilt for the next Stash Attack, a secret until April 1st, and I've said it before, but this is my favorite! Lots of pieces so I'm using it as a leader and ender project while working on the shop hop quilt, a secret until the end of March. What's Leaders and Enders you ask? Leaders and enders (L&Es) - not my term there is a book about it - are pieces that you put together and sew after the pieces you really want to sew are stitched. That way you don't have to cut threads in between the pieces. A lot of sewers use a scrap to sew off onto but that seems to be a waste to my "thrifty" New England soul - if I'm going to stitch on something, it's going to be used for something instead of just thrown away!
So I used the Stash Attack pieces as Leaders and Enders for doing the Shop Hop Quilt, now I'm using the next Strip Club quilt as L&Es for the Stash Attack project ( and I slipped three baby quilt tops into the rotation on my "Snew Day" Monday and used them for L&Es) and when the Stash Attack top is done, I'll slip another one into the rotation that's patiently waiting for a pieced border. I won't admit to how many are in line to be worked on . . .
I know there are sewers out there who can only work on one thing at a time but I must have some type of ADD because I can't for some reason. I like seeing all the different colors of the current projects on the sewing table, cutting table and ironing board. I just wish my design wall was big enough to put two projects up on it at a time.
So what about you? One project at a time or mulitples?
I'm working on a lap sized quilt for the next Stash Attack, a secret until April 1st, and I've said it before, but this is my favorite! Lots of pieces so I'm using it as a leader and ender project while working on the shop hop quilt, a secret until the end of March. What's Leaders and Enders you ask? Leaders and enders (L&Es) - not my term there is a book about it - are pieces that you put together and sew after the pieces you really want to sew are stitched. That way you don't have to cut threads in between the pieces. A lot of sewers use a scrap to sew off onto but that seems to be a waste to my "thrifty" New England soul - if I'm going to stitch on something, it's going to be used for something instead of just thrown away!
So I used the Stash Attack pieces as Leaders and Enders for doing the Shop Hop Quilt, now I'm using the next Strip Club quilt as L&Es for the Stash Attack project ( and I slipped three baby quilt tops into the rotation on my "Snew Day" Monday and used them for L&Es) and when the Stash Attack top is done, I'll slip another one into the rotation that's patiently waiting for a pieced border. I won't admit to how many are in line to be worked on . . .
I know there are sewers out there who can only work on one thing at a time but I must have some type of ADD because I can't for some reason. I like seeing all the different colors of the current projects on the sewing table, cutting table and ironing board. I just wish my design wall was big enough to put two projects up on it at a time.
So what about you? One project at a time or mulitples?
