Creativity ProjectQuilting

by Tina ThomasEEC 4303

This little quilt will look so cute, but mom gets to do this one. It will take more time to do, and I don’t have that much time to work on it. So I’m frustrated because I want to learn to be more creative with my quilting.

This is a quilt I made for my brother when he got married. It took two and a half weeks to make. I did this is before I went back to work, I was able to work on it day and

night. If I did something like this now it would take me months, maybe even a year or longer. It is very frustrating because I want to do stuff like this again, but can’t find the

time to do it.

Hmm, looks pretty simple. Mom said it took her three weeks to do. Love the idea but not enough time in a day for me to work on something like this. There is more hand work than machine work. Each limb was hand sewn.

So I have decided.

• I feel a simple pattern is appropriate for this project.

• I have to decide on a pattern (to the left).

• Next decide on the materials.

• And gather the tools needed

This took about 5 hours to figure out. I wanted to do other patterns on there, but didn’t have to material to do it. Although I can add to the quilt later.

Materials Needed:

Table with room to workScissorsPinsCutting boardRulerThreadSewing machineMaterial

I have found the materials that I would like to use, I feel that my creative thinking is starting to come back. I can’t stop thinking about my next project

Yeah, I have started sewing. I’m so excited, I can’t wait ‘til I finish. My mind is going a hundred miles a minute. I have been told that I am ADHD, my mind goes from one

thing to the next (I’m also thinking about the cabinet I was asked to build).

Wow, I’m so excited my daughter’s quilt is almost done, she will be home in a couple of hours. Can I finish it before she gets home?

Oh my god, I am finished. I really like how the quilt turned out. I have decided that later I will see if my mom will put this on her embroidery machine and put a gator in the middle of the blue block. I hope Emily likes it, the backing isn’t what she had asked for, but I had to make a change.

I started with frustration when I decided to do this project. Even though I had ups and downs it, I was able to enjoy something that I love to do. I think that my creative needs to come out of hiding and get back to work.