My inability to work on one project at a time is no secret. So, I'm sure you won't be surprised to hear 100% of my time has not been spent quilting the Cabin Fever Quilt. This week when needing a break from the quilt frame I worked a few other things in the studio. First was catching up on the scrap half square triangles.
Most of these scraps were from this year's Quiltville Mystery quilt called Old Town and the binding for my Bumpkin Baskets quilt.
I must say I'm proud of myself for not letting these get out of hand like I did a few years ago. It's so much easier to deal with the scraps as they are produced.
The real task will be using all of them in quilts before I die.
After debating with me, myself and I for the last week or so, I won the debate to remove Old Town from the design wall. As I said back in March, I'm sick of looking at this one.
While pulling it from the wall I started thinking about my UFO's and how I always have about the same amount of them waiting to be finished. I have enough UFO's to keep me busy for about two or three years but I keep starting new quilts. The quilt on the frame is a UFO and will be finished soon and here I am boxing up a new UFO...HAHA!
Oh well, at least I'm making progress on something. I know I whine a lot about UFO's. And you're probably tired of hearing about my new plans for conquering them. So, in true Lea Anne style I've come up with a new plan, HAHA! NO MORE UFO PLANNING OR WHINING. I'm just me working on whatever my fickle self decides to work on at the moment...well that's the plan for now.
On the WIP's cart is the mini scrappy basket quilt and the green gingham fabric for making pillow shams and curtains. However, they are not top of my list right now.
When I started the basket quilt, I knew it was going to be a long-term project. Cutting the low volume prints for this quilt took its toll on my shoulder and neck, so it's being set aside for a few days while I recover from being an old lady. And as for the green gingham shams, I might work on them.
Right now, these scraps are screaming for attention. So, I'll be working with these when I need a little sit-down time away from the quilter. You can read more about these scraps here and here.
Lea Anne, it’s so refreshing to know that I am not the only one with unfinished projects and always starting a new one. I feel so much better now. Haha. I really have enjoyed your blog and seeing all of your quilts. They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteReducing the UFO list is hard. I've at least moved projects from peices to finished quilt tops. I don't have a long arm, but I'm starting to explore quilting with my domestic machine. I'm hoping that helps move some of those quilt tops to finishes. Good luck with your UFOs.
ReplyDeleteI love our conversations! You know what I mean lol I look forward to reading your posts every day! I kow what you mean by UFO's !!! I went into my sewing room to finish a project and ended up cutting out another quilt!!! Whaaaaat!!! Thanks again!!
DeleteOh. how I feel your pain. I believe it's a losing battle so, I quit trying to fight it.
ReplyDeleteI love the No More UFO Planning or Whining rule! Think of it like we’re golfing. The main thing is, did I have fun today in the sewing room/golf course? Did I play well, challenge myself, and have a good attitude when I hit the ball into the sand trap/had to reach for the seam ripper again? Finished quilts are just souvenirs of many happy hours spent nourishing your creative spirit in the sewing room. The ones that are left unfinished when we die still served their purpose during the hours we spent working on them. Also maybe we won’t die because God might decide to go back to that everyone-lives-to-be-300-years-old thing again that He was trying out in the Old Testament days…. ;-)
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