Keeping Motivated...

[DWgrrl]

I am doing the Home Sweet Home Xstitch, and i am at the word "sweet" after i did home i just suddenly lost intrest in it...

i mean i spent a month doing the castle part and i am soooo close to the end... but i just cant do it. each time i pick it up ill do a few stitches here and there. but put it down and day dream about the next project i want to start.

so how do you keep your self motivated on the bigger projects. even the smaller ones. please help

[LiquidKarma]

I have diagnosed ADHD which definitely helps hahaha but probably not a good example.

I've heard people mention setting goal dates for projects. I find that being able to post a finished project on a site and get positive feedback is a good motivator.

[Stardrifter]

i can't keep motivated

i go through phases, i'll be insanely into cross stitch and the next month i'll read like 4 books a week, and the next month i'll replay all my old video games, and then the next month it'll be cross stitch again... etc ;P

it's a little silly because i'll usually leave things half finished for months at a time
but it's not like i can help losing an interest in something ;P

[DMLC]

Sometimes you must just kick yourself in the butt and get it done!!
Setting a small goal is perfect! Must tell yourself to complete one letter per day or even 1/2 a letter.

When I was stitching my huge Hitsugaya (bleach) my hubby kept on telling me I wouldn't get it completed. I had to prove him wrong!!
It took 5 months stitching time (with time between to heal from a cortisone shot in my thumb/wrist because my doctor told me to rest)
I have started my next project that will take months again -- my motivation this time is I'm going to finish it before he manages to build a new part for a gun.
Will see who wins this time!!

[Caiella]

Yeah, I'm one who finds it hard to get motivated, especially with the project I'm doing atm (littlemojo's Spike Spiegal pattern), because most of what I have left is filling in... (boring!!)

I watch a lot of anime and Doctor Who when I stitch, it keeps me concentrating on the stitching, and keeps me going one episode at a time (I've gone through 3 seasons of Doctor Who and about... 5 different anime's.. ) That and stitching on the train going to uni (about an hour's trip) gets quite a bit done as well.

[johloh]

so how do you keep your self motivated on the bigger projects. even the smaller ones. please help

quit! I try to spend as little time doing things that I am not enjoying. The key for me is to not put it away in a drawer or box though...put it someplace visible, one day you'll see it and you'll have your motivation back.

[riotpatch]

I am exactly like Stardrifter.
I will go crazy cross-stitching for weeks at a time then cannot touch it all for a few more.
Too many hobbies to balance. =]
I haven't touched my one giant project for about three months.
I keep my projects small to medium size so I finish them within the few weeks I stitch like mad. =P
That way I don't get frustrated or discouraged.
I guess you eventually find out what works for you.

[StitchPlease]

Yeah, I'm one who finds it hard to get motivated, especially with the project I'm doing atm (littlemojo's Spike Spiegal pattern), because most of what I have left is filling in... (boring!!)

I watch a lot of anime and Doctor Who when I stitch, it keeps me concentrating on the stitching, and keeps me going one episode at a time (I've gone through 3 seasons of Doctor Who and about... 5 different anime's.. ) That and stitching on the train going to uni (about an hour's trip) gets quite a bit done as well.

I agreed with Caiella, I watch my boyfriend play RPGs while I stitch on the couch (he's a huge Bioware nerd ). Also maybe you should think about selling them. I had no motivation for any hobby I did, until someone really liked a project I never finished and wanted to buy it. Getting paid to sit on the couch is not a bad way to make some side money. Now I have a following, and I'm going to be selling some pieces to a big convention where I live. With how cheap floss and fabric can be, there's a huge overhead for labor charge, and it's a great feeling when something you've worked so hard on goes to someone who loves it so much!

[DWgrrl]

good advise thank you all. i have started back on it again... but i have decided that i shouldn't feel guilty for starting small projects i think i like that feeling when its done too so i get that with the smaller projects.