Tuesday, January 8, 2019

The next UFO Challenge

I updated my UFO list the beginning of this year.  The 2017 tabulation listed 33 projects, nine of which I either completed or discarded.  A few of the items on the 2017 list expanded from one to many; the "Do something with Grammy's UFO blocks" became 9 separately listed quilts, five of which are still on the current UFO list.  Other items that made it to the new list were abandoned projects I was either given to me (with my consent) or bought because I liked them and didn't want to see them thrown out.

Of the 33 on the master list, I have set a goal to complete at least 10 of them before the end of the year. But, for this quarter, these are the projects that will get my attention:

Grammy Quilt #5 - This is basted and I have started the machine quilting.


Floral Hexagons - I will call this complete when I get the top put together.  It will then be donated to my guild as a comfrot quilt for someone else to quilt and complete.  There are a fair number of folks in the guild who have long arm machines and are looking for tops for practice.  It will make a good sized donation quilt.


Left over Star Blocks - These blocks were left over from a guild raffle quilt.  They were raffled off and I won them.  This will be a fun little project.  I have no idea right not the number of blocks and how they will be arranged.


Cat Quilt - The top is complete.  It needs basting, quilting and finishing.  I'm looking forward to playing with this, so I may work on this when I get bored with the 9-patch Grammy quilts.


Grammy Quilts 5 through 9 - These are the remaining 9-patch quilts that I want to complete before July.


Scrappy Mystery - This is an in-progress mystery quilt that I am hosting for my guild.  I will be working putting the blocks together and trying to stay one step ahead of the clues I publish.


Maxine Panels - I bid on these panels at a guild auction a few years ago.  I think this will make a good back for another quilt.  This should be a quick, fun top to piece together.


Thanksgiving Table Runner - I guess this is not technically a UFO since I haven't started it yet.  This was a quilt guild holiday gift this year.  I'd like to complete this before Thanksgiving 2019.


Ladies of the Sea - An on-going project, the third border (pattern shown) is the next step.  This will be my evening hand project for the next at least the next few weeks.  I have two outer borders and 4 more ships to complete the applique on this project and hope to finish that work this year.


I guess that's all I'll list for now.  Twelve is more manageable to think about than 34 and I think I can manage to do these 12 things this year.  Wish me luck!

1 comment:

  1. Nice choices there! Just remember, if it's not started our you're not going to finish it, those projects can't count toward the (Ravelry) UFO Club. Happy finishing!!!

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