Eat the Frog and the sampler quilt's progress.

 Well there was a big time gap in the progress on the last block.

The strips of material having been sewn together on  19 November 2017

The next stage of that block and in deed finishing the block waited till September 2018.

Why and what has that got to do with consuming a frog?

Well I have been reading a book about time management and planning, getting more done with your time called Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy (and yes like the old joke I have not finished it yet as I need to find the time to do so).

The theory being that if the worst thing you have to do in a day is eat a live frog you ought to do that first and get it out of the way rather than put it off.

So how does that link to crafting?

Well, I have generally applied the theory that if something has gone wrong in either a cross stitch or a patchwork or a section of quilting that it is better to grit my teeth and  apply the Frog as soon as I see the problem.  Rather than put it away in frustration till I feel like getting it out and fixing it.

Why?

Well the block in the Sampler quilt is a good example.  Just a little bit of unpicking , or as it has become known, frogging was required.  Had I stuck to my normal practice, done it as soon as I realised it was needed I am sure it would have stayed small.  However, as I put it away, it became a bigger issue in my mind and each time I thought about picking the project up again  the thought of starting with a negative action, frogging, which always feels like going backward put me off and I focused my time on something else instead. 

It stalled the whole project, and it was not until the date on my blog brought home to me just how long I had been procrastinating that little bit of unpicking that I made myself "Eat this particular Frog" and it was so easy and quickly done!

So whilst others bemoan the arrival of the Frog, as it is referenced on many a sewing Facebook group I think it is a positive thing that there is the option to put something right.