🥾🧵REBOOTING YOUR SEWING PRACTICE - FIND YOUR GROOVE AGAIN

When was the last time you were in your sewing room? Do you remember what you were doing? Can you even find your project or is it buried. Life gets busy and can pulled us away from quilting and it takes time to ease back into it. Here are 5 steps that you can take to get you back to the hobby you love.

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[erinnewbrough]

I like ironing scraps when I’m having a hard time. There’s no goal- just the satisfaction of seeing crumpled messes flatten out ❤

[AuntieDeb]

How did she know I'm in that exact place right now...

[Sybil_Detard]

When I've left my room in a mess, and/or I am in a mental state of blah, I sew crumbs. I don't clear, I don't put any barrier in front of sewing, I just sew crumbs with the thread that is on my machine until I feel "ready." It usually gets me doing the things that need to be done.

[pamallen]

It's been over two years, sigh! I had Covid, was in the hospital for two months, during this time my husband passed. It has taken me over a year to get my energy back(I'm 74, so this was not easy.) I am wanting to make me a quilt, first time for everything, haha. That little creative fire I have nurtured by crochet, I have run out of yarn and projects for the kids and grands, so now I want a beautiful little quilt for my twin bed. Getting started, yes well you hit the nail on the head. I went and looked at material today, none spoke to me. You said to take little steps, sounds good. Maybe a little pillow cover for my bed.

[rebeccamayeaux]

I needed this today. I have not sewed anything in over a year. I've been overwhelmed by life. You have helped me forgive myself. so tomorrow, I am making pillowcases for my friend's kiddos. Thank you Karen.

[marieconroy]

I was on the hospital for five months came home two weeks ago and cleaned my machine, went thru all my fabric and neatened up, and now I’m going to finish 3 quilts I started and didn’t finish One at a time slowly. I’ve rebooted too! My health is better than ever too! Look out quilt world! 😎

[lw]

I lost my sew jo. I have tried off and on to get it back this year, but my home is in chaos after my husbands death in Feb, along with my mind and my heart. This video just happened to catch me trying to reorganize my sewing room. I hope it works to get me going again, because I've found at least 7 or 8 quilt tops that need to be sandwiched and quilted. I just seem to have no energy, and I don't have any "sew sisters." You ladies are lucky and blessed if you do.

[BEVERLYRANDOLPH-lxqu]

Oh, Karen, I’ve said it before—I so appreciate how supportive your videos often are, and this is one of them. Last fall when I decided it was time to get back into my studio, I didn’t even bother to clean. I just picked up an unfinished project—a Christmas wall hanging—and sat down and decided what to do with it that would bring me joy. That meant that I had to step around stuff on the floor between my machine, my ironing station and design wall—which was frustrating and dangerous. But I knew I had to create something first. I finished the quilt top (not surprising, it was dramatically different from what I had planned), took it to the quilter, felt 1000% better—and THEN I cleaned. And my creativity took off again. It’s been such a joy. Two years, knee surgery, pandemic and retirement separated starting that quilt and finishing it. You have to (a) realize what you need, and (b) be ready to act on that realization. Your “one step at a time” plan is exactly right. Thank you, Karen, for another supportive video!

[amadeus]

After cancer treatments I didn’t have the energy for anything. But the 15 minute trick got me through. I still use it

[BEVERLYRANDOLPH-lxqu]

Boy, Karen, you obviously touched many, many of us with this wonderfully supportive video! Thank you so much!!

[Maru-vskb]

I have never made a quilt, but I watch Karen`s pieces all the time. I sew smaller patchwork projects sometimes, which as close as I come to quilting, but whenever I watch one of her clips what amazes me is that everything she says applies to anything you do -- and feel, and experience, and learn, and long for... It reminds me of what Mary C. Richards, a potter, said: "All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life."

[gingerfeeley]

I am needing a reboot! Life has just been crazy busy lately!

[pooie]

"Post Quilt Blues" OMG, for the longest time I thought it was just me. At least until this past February right after I finished my last quilt. I've been so down ever since and I recalled how I'd felt like that right after completing the previous few quilts. I've never had kids, but I wondered if there was some kind of "Post Project Depression" (like postpartum, but with big labor-intensive, time-consuming projects). I looked it up and lo and behold, it's an actual thing that happens with all kinds of artists and creatives, for instance writers often experience it after sending their completed novels to publishers. The struggle is real.

[keertimarathe]

Reboot, indeed!! It is surprising how your videos pop up at the exact moment when we need them😊 Thank you so much!!

[sunflowerbaby]

I miss having a quilt guild to go to. Zoom calls are just not the same. I need to hug my quilty friends, fondle their quilts, take inspiring classes from teachers and be immersed in everything. Without a local quilt store or physical guild to go to I have lost my mojo. I want it back❗

[livingweirdestherc]

I’ve been in the hospital all week. I can’t wait to get sewing and crafting

[janetpingrey]

I totally lost my sew-jo for months after breast cancer surgery. (I'm fine). Just lost it, and I loved to sew. Thankfully Christmas came along and I made pillow cases to go with books for the littles in the family. Your videos on scrap sewing helped immensely, also...just going in that room and putting two pieces together lit a spark. This video also helped and am actually doing the 2024 Declutter, which is also sparking joy. Also, finishing up small WIPs is helping move my meter, too. Thanks for all you do and share. Love your down to earth approach. I'm at the stage where it doesn't have to be perfect, just done.

[nancysharon]

I am a fan of all your videos. I use the timer tip each time I work in my sewing room. I have so many UFOs that it is embarrassing. I did a project triage. Starting with the projects that just need borders. Then the ones that need rows sewn together. Finally, the ones that need blocks finished. I labeled the stacks with sticky notes. I am still on the borders stack. Lol. I hope this helps someone.

[colleenscott]

I am so glad that I found this video. On July 6th I had a heart attack, then on the 11th I had a stroke that affected my vision. Plus my sugar was over 500. After spending 3 weeks in the hospital, after I got home I couldn't imagine sewing again. I have so much fabric but I couldn't see colors correctly. It is gradually improving. I finally started makinf cuddle blankets out of flannel. Can't make too many mistakes They were my flying geese ! Plus the timer idea was great. I end up sewing too long and can hardly walk when I get up Thank you so much Karen for being on Youtube.

[mariejohns]

Karen this video is awesome! My mom recently passed away and I started quilting to keep myself sane while taking care of her. Now that she is gone….so is my sew-jo. I walk into my sewing room and my heart is not in it. If course it has been hectic for years but I always stole a few minutes here and there to do something. Your advice always puts me back on track. I am so thankful for you!! ❤ Pray that my heart finds what makes it happy once again