With the TPA #4 complete, I tried to start sewing again as a way to calm my mind and be closer to finishing my quilt. I said a little prayer and fired up the sewing machine to only have it cut out on me after an hour of sewing. I knew I couldn't finish my quilt this way so I looked online of places that rented out sewing machines. I found a few places by my house and I settled with Quilt In a Day. I called up the store and they told me to come in and I could rent a machine for $7 a day to use in store. They told me they had room so I packed up all my supplies, fabric, and quilt front and drove over to the store. I went in and there was a long line in front of me. By the time I got to the front, they told me they had no room for me to sew because some sewing groups had rented all the sewing machines for the weekend. I was mad because I said the person on the phone said there was space and there was no mention of groups that come in on weekends. One lady heard my predicament so she offered to sew the batting and backing to my front for me for a fee but I politely declined. I felt it would be dishonest but it is also not the same as making a quilt on your own. So I went back home to start sewing by hand but I realized this would not be completed by the time the class ends. I'm new to sewing by hand since I have done very little sewing by hand (sewing buttons, fixing a hole) throughout my life. I am proud I have learned the skill of sewing by machine and improving my sewing by hand but I knew that my sewing pace would not lead toward completion of the project. I have come to realize I will not complete the quilt on time, but I have chosen to continue sewing at my own pace and I will not give up.
I plan to reassess my personal goals for sewing my quilt and hopefully completing my quilt sometime in June or July once I have finished school and I have more time to sew and hopefully beat the old ladies to the sewing store or have better luck finding a sewing machine secondhand.
This will happen after the deadline for this project so I will say I failed to complete my quilt in the time allotted. However, I accomplished learning a new skill, putting time and energy into a new project i.e. quilt, and I will continue to work on it and I have not lost my patience or given up completely. I still have work to do but this was due to putting some priorities and responsibilities above others. I should have tried to select another project that I could work on while at school such as a new diet or juice fast. Choosing an activity that takes up a lot of space and time was my decision. I wanted to try something new and I have always enjoyed seeing the beauty and detail in quilts. I wanted to make one for myself rather than buying one at the store.
I will sew more in the next few days when I get home from school and post a final reflection.
I plan to reassess my personal goals for sewing my quilt and hopefully completing my quilt sometime in June or July once I have finished school and I have more time to sew and hopefully beat the old ladies to the sewing store or have better luck finding a sewing machine secondhand.
This will happen after the deadline for this project so I will say I failed to complete my quilt in the time allotted. However, I accomplished learning a new skill, putting time and energy into a new project i.e. quilt, and I will continue to work on it and I have not lost my patience or given up completely. I still have work to do but this was due to putting some priorities and responsibilities above others. I should have tried to select another project that I could work on while at school such as a new diet or juice fast. Choosing an activity that takes up a lot of space and time was my decision. I wanted to try something new and I have always enjoyed seeing the beauty and detail in quilts. I wanted to make one for myself rather than buying one at the store.
I will sew more in the next few days when I get home from school and post a final reflection.