Poodle Wisdom

   Due to the nature of my pattern business I get a lot of email, but nothing like this past week and it's been amazing.  Thank you everyone who jumped on board and helped spread the word about Finish What You Have.   From all the enthusiastic responses I'd say this project may continue indefinitely. 

I also hear that some of you are feeling overwhelmed with the enormity of the task.  My advice to that is: baby steps.  Start small.  You might want to set a goal of only finishing one or two little projects this month and work up to bigger ones later if you are motivated to do so. 

Now, having said that, I also have to tell you there's no rule that says you can't start anything new.  In fact, anticipation can be a fun motivating factor.  For instance there are things I need to do like summer sewing for myself and the girls, gifts, swaps, etc.  But at the same time I'm also making the commitment to dust off and finish a few old projects.   I'm talking about discipline and balance.  Not throwing oneself on the alter or anything.  Heavens no.  Craft, thrift, spend your mad money, just finish it, whatever it is. 

I'm hugging myself because I've already got my Flower Pots quilt laid out on the dining room table with the batting and the backing ready for basting.  My least favorite thing to do btw is b-a-s-t-i-n-g.   But the saving grace is, I'll be using one of those old wooden table frames to quilt this so a minimal amount of stitching is enough to provide adequate reinforcement as I handle it the first few times.  This quilt project will most likely last throughout the summer.  But I do plan on finishing some smaller projects in between.

Like these towels...um...  what happened to the rest of the week anyway?  I might have seen Thursday in that pile over there, but wait, there's definitely a long weekend missing.  .  . better get on that. 

Comments

[Jessica]

These poodles are fabulous!

[Isabelle]

Oh, those towels are so cute!
Thank you Vicki for emailing me about the flickr group.
I have barely anything to finish - I just had that Round Robin fabric actually - but oh boy, I have so many projects ready to start; and this impetus you launched should also inspire me to get started on those summer dresses and so on. Of course, the fact that summer has finally arrived in France is certainly helping!

Oh, those towels are adorable. Just imagine using them everyday of the week - you'd be smiling all the time!

[Joy Libby]

Hi,

How do I order the pattern for the cute purse under the topic "Use what you have"
I would love to make it!

[Linda]

I love the poodle transfers. Are they available on your site. Just what I need are more transfers.....but I love them.

[tinker]

I'm in puppy love with those poodles -
Hope you find their lost weekend :-)

[laurie]

thanks for the update! it really is a wonderful idea.

p.s. the title for this post made me laguh -- too funny!

[gkgirl]

i think this is a great idea
and i like how you talk about using
balance while deciding what to do.

what i have started doing is
i'm finishing the knitted blanket
that i feel like i have been working
on forever,
but after i do so many rows
i let myself work on something newer
and quicker so i am still
getting the instant(er) gratification
while still getting some done
on the "big" project...

thanks for the inspiration!
:)

[Lori]

balance is definitely the key, thank you for saying so. Enjoying what you do is the whole point. Love those towels!!!

[Fanchon68]

I know the Sunbonnet Sue's week too

[Angela]

Oh, these are too adorable!

[Elizabeth Quigley]

Oh my goodness. I just bought off e bay a complete st of these poodle dish twels. I have a poodle so I could turn then down. I would love to buy the patterns. Where can I find them. I love your blog. Stop by the cottage soemtimes and seewhat I am doing.
Blessings,
Elizabeth