{"id":51552,"date":"2021-01-29T06:53:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=51552"},"modified":"2021-01-28T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T22:46:58","slug":"how-long-it-takes-to-make-a-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/how-long-it-takes-to-make-a-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long It Takes to Make a Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently received a gift subscription to QuiltFolk<\/a>. My first issue was issue 16 and the theme was family.<\/p>\n

One of the essays was called The Time it Takes<\/em> by Ora Clay and a couple of the things the author said stuck out to me. First, s\/he said “As a quiltmaker myself, I am often asked how long it takes to make a quilt. I answer, ‘It depends on how you count’ “.<\/p>\n

This is so true! Ora is a wise woman.<\/p>\n

Do you count carefully all the number of hours you sit at the sewing machine or stand at the design wall and ironing board? That is definitely one way to count.<\/p>\n

Next, she said ” I’ve made many quilts of my own, but I still don’t know how to count the time it takes to make one. I like what the writer John McPhee said about writing: ‘It takes how long it takes.’ I don’t have to plant the cotton for my quilts, but should I include the time I spend researching, designing, and planning before I take a stitch?”<\/p>\n

The above is the crux of the matter. As I move about the world doing chores, I think about things including my quilt designs and my quilts in progress. I don’t even know how long I spend thinking about what I am going to make next or how I am going to finish a WIP. Sometimes it feels like an idea or a solution to a problem appears in my head while I am doing something else. I am sure there are hours where the problem is percolating in my subconscious. How do I count those hours?<\/p>\n

 What about the years I have spent honing my skills? If I didn’t know how to piece very well, then the basic construction process would take much longer. So, do I tack on years to each quilt?<\/p>\n

I don’t think this hours problem is unique to quiltmaking. I think woodworkers and card makers and auto restorers have the same question.<\/p>\n

It depends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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