to join or not to join...

I have been reading the blogs for hands2help charity quilt challenge. All three charities are incredibly worthy causes, but the cause closest to home (or to be more accurate not so close but in the same country) speaks to my heart the loudest. I have not joined the challenge. While my giving a quilt or not won't make a dent in the big picture, it could have made a huge difference to one child needing something to hold on to and call their own.

Whats the hold up? I'm not in my sewing room daily or weekly and at times there have been month(s) long breaks from working on my projects. I seem to get side tracked very easily and my ufo's far out number my finishes. I don't trust my fabric color/ pattern choices - what if they aren't appropriate (too babyish or too old) or clash Or (my greatest fears) it's just plain ugly and it's not worthy to give away?!?

While it may seem like I'm whining/having a pity party of one or simply just making excuses I'm not. Long story short - my inconsistency and lack of confidence are the problem.  The two issues go hand in hand. I see plenty of people who started quilting at the same time as I did & they seem light years ahead of me. The difference is they are in the sewing room constantly and finish what they started. Once I get started on a project it starts - is this the right fabric combintions, oh I should have done this pattern instead... hem and haw ...  I'm starting to think that's what I should've named my blog!!!!

Enough of that. It's time to get experimenting again. Even if it's only 15 minutes a day making progress in the sewing room. Time to deal with my ever growing ufo/wip (at what point does a work in progress move to unfinished project category?) pile & stop second guessing and just go with it! (Hexies don't count they are like eating Lays potato chips - pure mindless enjoyment and can't stop at just one).

Maybe next year I'll be in a place where I will feel I can join.

Pictured at top of the post is the backing for my hexie table runner that my eldest daughter M picked out.  Below some of my progress of the table runner top.