Wednesday, January 7, 2009

A change of direction

I don't call this a New Year's resolution because it was decided a while back, but I have stopped taking new clients for quilting.  And, when I am finished with the backlog of commitments I have on hand, my days of client quilting will come to an end.  Almost...  I will still do an occasional SPECIAL quilt for a long time client.  But those will be few and far between.  Do you realize that I have done nothing for myself other than the hurried class samples in 2 years??  

And yes, I also realize that this is my own fault for not scheduling regular time for my own quilts. But it's hard to do when you're looking at a 6-8 month backlog of client quilts.  I'm tired.  I'm ready to spend my time working on my own quilts and teaching in between....not teaching frantically between mounds of client quilts.


Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed all the client quilting I have done.  Because of that, I have been privileged to work on some amazing quilts.  I have quilted quilts that I would never make which is really fun and challenging.   And, to be perfectly honest....I have quilted a few dogs.  But all in all, quilting for others has been a terrific experience.  I have learned an awful lot...a lot faster than I would have if just quilting my own quilts.  And I won a lot of ribbons from client quilts too. To all my clients, I thank you for the privilege and experience of finishing your artwork.  I believe it has enriched us both.                                                                                                
So, I should have the last of my client commitments finished by early April.   WOW....then all that time for me!  And boy do I have a list of stuff I want to do.  Of course I still have 2 family members quilts to do that I have had for close to a year....They'll be first.

But for now, I'm still working on those client quilts ...and this one is gonna be a beauty!

   



Thanks for listening and have a great night!

12 comments:

  1. Good for you, Deb! Dang, I wish I had a quilt done up all pretty by you ~

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  2. Looks like you did some blog decorating. Looking good. :)

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  3. Love you new background. Good for you Debi ... a new, exciting chapter in your life around tax time. he he he

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  4. I have been thinking about doing the same thing. I enjoy the quilting but not the pressure of time commitments and not having time for myself.

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  5. Now if April would just hurry along you'd be able to play.

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  6. Good for you Deb. I think you deserve to have some time to yourself to do your own quilts. I am sure your clients are disappointed that you are not accepting anymore quilts but I look forward to seeing more of your quilts.

    P.S. I love the new look of the blog. Very Floridian.

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  7. I'm really excited for you Deb. It's time to do what YOU want and sit back and smell the roses. With your new boat I'm sure you'll want to spend time on that without deadlines hanging over you. Good for you!

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  8. Good for you! I keep waffling back and forth on that one....

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  9. Congratulations Deb. You do such beautiful work, and it will be fun to see what you create when you have time on your side.

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  10. Congrats on the changes you are making......I've made a few but I'm not completely ready to give up my client work, but I have cut back. Enjoy the time for your own work. Guilt free is how I'm treating my life now.

    Karen L

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  11. WOW - this quilt is goung to be amazing. You sure are an artist with your quilting machine.

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