Do you guys ever start a project that you are really excited about, only to encounter a snag, and then stop working on it? Or maybe its not even a snag in the project, maybe you just had to stop for a while, and never got back to it?
Maybe I'm just easily distracted, but I do this all of the time. In fact, I'm doing it right now. I started a purse as a gift 2 weeks ago. Everything is cut out for it, the outside of the bag is constructed, and it looks pretty good. I designed it especially for the giftee. The designing and constructing only took me about 2 hours. Then I got distracted, and I haven't finished it yet. This is a consistant thing for me. In fact, I was cleaning up my sewing area and found 2-3 more unfinished projects, waiting in the wings.
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Half Finished Bag
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Every once in a while I have to 'encourage' myself to finish these projects. Today was one of those days. I had an almost finished tote bag sitting on a shelf. In fact, it was only a couple stitches away from being done. This tote was one of those projects that I started and hit a snag on. I was attaching the inside of the bag when things just weren't lining up right, so I took a break from it... a 3 week break. I finally made myself go back to that tote this morning before I let myself make another pair of shoes (which I really want to do). I fixed the problem and had the tote finished in about 30 minutes. It was a very quick finish, and the final product is fantastic! I can't believe how long I put it off, and it has encouraged me to get back to work on other lingering projects, right after I make those new shoes!
So, when you hit a snag or have unfinished projects piling up, what do you do to kickstart them again?
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