UFO'S Am I all Alone with
01-26-2011, 03:29 AM
#23
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I have at least 12....but at least they are organized. I found dishpans in cute colors (for $1) awhile back so each project with all of its pieces and parts stay together, and in a neat stack on the table.
01-26-2011, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by trif
No UFO'S! Okay so I don't count the project as a UFO until I actually start it, so if I purchase a kit and just set it aside to work on (someday) then it doesn't count, right? So, back to the original question. Am I the ONLY neurotic quilter who has to finish the project? Now I do usually have 1-3 Quilts or projects going at a time, but I don't leave them for long. I did have a wallet I tried to make some time ago, had a really hard time with it and finally gave up and gave away. However, I dont have UFO'S, am I the Odd quilter?
01-26-2011, 04:49 AM
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You are not alone. The most I ever have going on is two quilts and usually only one. I might do a quick small project in the midst of them (think, coffee cup cozy, mug rug, a small bag, maybe some oven mitts or something), but I always finish the littles asap, and go back to my quilt(s). I don't like having UFO's hanging around. They mess with my brain and I end up feeling overwhelmed and like nothing is getting done, then I lose motivation to even try to finish.
Right now I'm taking my time with a large applique quilt for my husband, and I'm soon to start a quick D9P for my daughter. I'll only work on DD's quilt when she is awake and can watch or help me (ha, it's really not so helpful, but she likes to 'help' and since this one is for her, I want her to be there to see it come together). So after bed time or when DD is in school and DS is napping, I work on DH's.
I do have several "ladies in waiting", fabrics put together, some with a pattern, some without, waiting to be started. And I do plan to start MY quilt, which will be a huge sampler of whatever I see that I want to do, and I plan to do "a block here, a block there, until I have enough. It will be an ongoing project that will take a long time, but it (hopefully) will not become a UFO.
Right now I'm taking my time with a large applique quilt for my husband, and I'm soon to start a quick D9P for my daughter. I'll only work on DD's quilt when she is awake and can watch or help me (ha, it's really not so helpful, but she likes to 'help' and since this one is for her, I want her to be there to see it come together). So after bed time or when DD is in school and DS is napping, I work on DH's.
I do have several "ladies in waiting", fabrics put together, some with a pattern, some without, waiting to be started. And I do plan to start MY quilt, which will be a huge sampler of whatever I see that I want to do, and I plan to do "a block here, a block there, until I have enough. It will be an ongoing project that will take a long time, but it (hopefully) will not become a UFO.
01-26-2011, 05:00 AM
#28
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I used to neurotically and boastfully finish everything but for the first time within the period since Christmas I am shocked to find I have three. I finished a large top and need a break before a put in on the long arm and i find I've started and Balitmore AND and Dear Jane. Oh my. Mary
01-26-2011, 05:47 AM
#29
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I am working on my forth quilt for the month of January. Each one completed before beginning the next as I do not have space in the sewing area. I am skill building and stash reducing at the same time. ..corners meeting, pinwheel centers meeting and laying them flat ion the reverse side, math problem solving. Each choice builds on the one before. Though yesterday I did purchase some fabric to make a quilt with Kaffee Fassett's stripe fabrics that have been produced again in India with richer colors. I had a tutorial on cutting and have had to neatly put it aside until my table is cleared. I do not count that as a UFO. Its a trial piece, sample, a learning experience. Can't wait to get into it.
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