Today’s “Stitching Blogger’s Question” was suggested by Cheryl and is:
Have you ever just quit a project while in the midst of it? (We’re not
referring to UFOs here, rather projects that you know that you’ll
never work on again.) Why? What did you do with it – throw it out,
give it away, put it away?
Oh boy, this is quite a relevant question for me! I have had this happen a couple of times this year, which is very unusual for me.
The first incident was with a model stitching project (UNHEARD of for me) which caused me to have a nervous breakdown a few months ago. Okay, contributed to a minor mental breakdown. I called the shop, explained that I was having personal issues and would be unable to complete the project. I also told them I would be taking a hiatus from model stitching for them for a while. I don’t know if I’ll go back, as there have been other issues… Anyway, I sent it back to them as quickly as possible and still got paid, plus it wasn’t deadline-based, so while I don’t feel good about not completing the project, I was just mentally incapable of continuing and they seemed to be very understanding. I’m not proud of that one. 😳
The second incident was with a bookmark kit from NMI (NeedleMagic, Inc?) that is stitched on white plastic canvas (not a problem) with this thin, yarn-like, non-floss stuff. I couldn’t stand stitching with the junky thread anymore and the kit only cost a dollar or so, so it’s going to whomever trades me for the other two kits I have unopened. 😈
The third incident was just last week with the baby sampler I was working on. I had been stitching a Dimensions Creative Accents kit called Sleepy Moon Birth Record (sorry I can’t find any pics on the web to link to), but it seemed to just be CRAWLING along. I finally decided that there was no way I was going to meet my self-imposed deadline of the end of September.
Coincidentally, after sorting through my stash for trade, I happened upon my chart of Cute as a Button from JBW Designs. It was leftover from when I stitched a model of the piece for a shop and I hadn’t liked it at the time and thought I would never use it again, hence it’s existence in my trade pile. At this point, however, it looked to be a much quicker stitch than what I was working on, so I kitted it up very quickly (all DMCs except for the green overdyed, which I happened to have in my stash) and got it onto Q-snaps to get started. I then ran out to WalMart early last week and picked up two lovely fabrics in pink prints to make a flanged pillow a la Summer Truswell (see yesterday’s post).
I have packed Sleepy Moon back up and put it away. I think I may finish it for another couple at some point, but definitely not right now!
