Incoherent Scribblings

SBQ: What Was I Thinking?

Today’s SBQ was suggested by Jan and is:

Do you ever get to a point working on a project that you’ve had for so long, you start to wonder what possessed you to start it in the first place?

Oh yeah!

However, when I reflect on the projects that make me think this I usually find that I don’t really have trouble remembering why I started them. Instead the question becomes, “Why don’t I want to work on X-Project anymore?”

I have had short-term projects that have raised this question and the answer usually has something to do with the fact that after I started the project I decided that I didn’t like it that much after all.

However, for this question we are talking long-term projects (i.e., projects that have been in my rotation for over a year… your definition of “long-term” may vary) and for these types of projects I typically find that the reason that I don’t want to stitch them anymore is because my stitching style and tastes have changed enough since I first started them that they no longer hold my interest.

House Cleaning

Yesterday Dawn and I started our new SAL piece “Summer’s Magic” by Dragon Dreams. We hadn’t intended to have two SAL pieces going at the same time, but since we are still waiting for the Kreiniks to finish “Harvest Witch” it was either start something new or take a break from the whole SAL business. Of course, since neither one of us is usually opposed to starting something new, we chose that option!

Anyway…

Over the weekend I decided to clean house concerning my WIPs and moved a couple out of my rotation. Although I don’t really like having UFOs, one thing that a rotation has taught me is that if you have a project that you keep ignoring when it comes up in the rotation, perhaps you should examine why you keep ignoring said project.

In my case, the projects that I keep ignoring and have decided to move out of my rotation are “In Cupid’s Garden” and “Four Seasons Cats.”

I am not really sure why I haven’t wanted to work on “In Cupid’s Garden” since I began it during Guilt Free January, but I haven’t. I thought that if I ordered the beads for it I might get motivated to work on it, but that really didn’t help either. Therefore I have decided to remove from my rotation.

It isn’t a very large piece and I honestly think that if I get the urge to stitch it I can complete it in a relatively short amount of time. So instead of designating it as an official UFO, I am just going to let it be until I feel the need to complete it.

As for “Four Seasons Cats,” I originally bought it for a seasonal round robin that I was in, but when the chart arrived I felt greedy and decided that instead of using it for the round robin, I wanted to stitch all of the cats myself. Unfortunately as I worked on the borders for each cat the desire to stitch the entire piece diminished until I was completely uninterested in working on it.

However, given the state that the piece is in (one completed square, finished borders) perhaps I should organize a round robin and use it as I had initially planned. Anyone interested? (Actually, I am serious here. If I can get three people who are interested in joining me, maybe we could do a UFO robin or something. Leave me a comment!)