Quilting Habits

Well, the Kaw Valley Quilt Show is over and I feel I can take a few  deep breaths and figure out what to do now. It almost feels like one of those dates like New Years, Birthdays, First Day of Spring - you know, those days when you think about resolutions and new habits.


I have started reading a book Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin; it's all about starting (good) or stopping (bad) habits. So, being the quilty person I am, I thought about quilting habits. 


I have gotten into some pretty bad habits over the last few years. Habits are bad if they cause problems and I have several bad habits in my studio. I also have found there are things I don't do (like quilt documentation - the Quilt Show really pointed that out to me when I couldn't remember who had quilted some of my earlier quilts) that would really make quilt life better if I did them.

So here is my list of Starts and Stops. Most of them are obvious to quilters.
Start . . .                                                Stop . . .
Securing starts and stops                       Snacking while quilting
Trimming threads as I go                      Buying "unallocated" fabric
Tidying at the end of each session        Leaving scraps all over         
Prepping for next session                      
Documenting my quilts
Blogging more consistently
Reading more blogs

What good habits do you have in the studio? I'd love to hear them!
Curious about habits,