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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Personal UFO challenge  |
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 9:10:39 PM
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Hi - This is my first post as a "farmgirl". The UFO's caught my eye! I would love to join a UFO club. I can't even begin to list (or find) them all. I have lots of "PIGS"....projects in grocery sacks....too! A few of us in my quilt guild started a UFO Club several years ago and spent more time organizing our UFO 3-ring binder than finishing anything. I still have the binder AND most the unfinished projects!
Anyway, my current to finish list includes:
1. Finish pillow for quilt guild fabric challenge.
2. Finish putting yo-yo's on 7 Bags for 7 Sisters wallhanging project.
3. Make bais tape for apron that didn't get done for THIS 4th of July!
4. Plant stuff that's still in greenhouse containers.
Don't want to overwhelm myself! Hope this helps get s few things done.
Blessed be,
soleil
Farmgirl #1796
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 07:08:19 AM
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Welcome to the Farmgirl Connection, Linda. Yes, Amy, I have made patterns from things before, but not from clothing. That's a new challenge for me. And I must confess that I have sinned already! I had some coupons for Jo-Ann's and some money from sewing lessons I teach and I bought some new fabric and patterns. Forgive me, Farmgirls! And because it has been over 100 degrees here and hazy, hot and humid, I have not been motivated to do anything (we don't have AC) so I haven't touched my UFOs. We must all be the same when it comes to mending, though. My family calls my mending pile the black hole, but people think you enjoy mending if you like to sew! Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 08:10:39 AM
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I like the pigs-I too have things in bags! So easy to organize that way! I have 3 baby quilts I want to finish & add to my blog for sale! But first I have to finish getting ready for the wedding.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
http://rua2j-grammysheirlooms.blogspot.com/ |
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GFSteph
Farmgirl at Heart
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Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 1:08:32 PM
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| What a great topic to make my first post in! I might very well hold the title of Supreme Queen of UFOs. Not sure what I'm going to do first. I think it's going to be a bag of my own design that I am currently writing a pattern for. It will be my second published pattern. After I photograph it I'll be sending the bag to a friend. I think I like starting a project much more than finishing one. Too many quilts in various stages of construction to count... |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 1:30:23 PM
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Karla...beautiful Amish Wall Quilt. The colors are so striking!
I haven't quilted in years...never did anything bigger than a baby-crib
quilt. I was more into the doll quilts and just doing blocks for group
quilts and wall quilts like yours. I seem to be a person that does something
for a long time...then gets bored...and moves on to a new form of stitching,
and I just keep repeating that cycle. I like the idea that you are going to
post your finished projects. Cool idea!
Blessings,
~peggy
Lady In Red
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
A "SMILE" Should Be A Woman's First Accessory, Then Her Purse, Shoes, and Bling! ~p.smith |
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 2:08:26 PM
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Thanks for the welcome, Dianne. Went on road trip to my favorite quilt shop today and bought fabric for yet another new project. This one's not a UFO but a "FIB"....fabric in bag! Must be why I have so many UFO's. This one has to get finished as it's sample for new quilt class I'm teaching in the fall. I teach quilting and have a small pattern company. There are always more new ideas in my head then I could ever get done. Did get a door and some windows and screens painted. Too bad they weren't on the "list"!
Your little quilt was so cute, Karla. Congrats on the "FO"!
Blessed be,
soleil
Farmgirl #1796
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 2:09:28 PM
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 WaHOOO!!! I am soooo happy I am among like minded woman!! Love the mini Amish quilt, also the "pig" saying. . . cute!
I have begun on my fabric stash. . so much fabric I need to use up. . I think the first thing will be a log cabin quilt. Good way to use up odd fabrics. Also the mending will begin this weekend. . . I think I should take a picture of my pile . .. it will motivate me to get er' done! LOL!
Joanna #566
"Keeping Traditions Alive A Stitch At A Time"
JojoNH
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CountryCents
http://CountryCents.Blogspot.com
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 7:40:30 PM
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Beautiful quilt Karla - and welcome GFSteph and Linda - glad to have you here on the forum and in for the UFO ride:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 7:41:50 PM
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Oh and the not buying anything new was only for my own personal self - the finishing of the UFO's was more the object of the thread. I still haven't posted my sewing projects because I'm scared and that's because my fabric stash/project heap is out of control. I'm working on my self control.....
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 8:23:57 PM
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Karla, that is a beautiful quilt! I'm continuing to work on the baby blanket! It's just so big!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 2:41:33 PM
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This is too funny. Here's another question...at which point do you usually abandon a UFO? I don't seem to get further than washing the fabric and cutting it out and, ironically, I love the sewing part and hate the laying out and cutting of patterns. Crazy? Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 4:18:14 PM
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Dianne - that's so funny - I do the exact same thing and I feel the same way about cutting out vs. sewing. I have 3 projects cut out and haven't sewed them together - go figure.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 3:08:49 PM
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Abandon a UFO? Is that a possiblity??? I haven't yet -I just move them & continue to work on them from time to time!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
http://rua2j-grammysheirlooms.blogspot.com/ |
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 10:24:51 AM
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I'll do anything to avoid that UFO list! Made some ricotta cheese and bucket bread this morning. Am defintiely going to work on a PIG this afternoon. Someone please hold me to that!!!!
Sunshine for your day*´¨)
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(¸.·´ (¸.·´ * and blessings for your heart,
soleil
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 11:40:25 AM
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I finished knitting my slanted stripes scarf!! Yay - now I need to block it so I don't get to cross it off my list quite yet. Oh and I finished the snowman too but need more yarn to do the eyes, nose and hat - not in the budget this week. Amazingly the snowman only took one afternoon - one afternoon and a year and a half to get around to doing it:) Oh well..... I'm working on the hat now, getting into a groove.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 8:08:46 PM
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Well, I didn't actually cut any fabric yet but did most of the math for the quilt I'm designing for a class. Making the quilt is the easy part! I did arrange the blocks for the 7 sisters yo-yo wallhanging which was even on my UFO list!!! Might fasten the yo-yo's with buttons.
Got distracted by a new pattern for the cutest little knit heart dishcloth. Who doesn't love an easy project that gets done FAST!
Sunshine for your day*´¨)
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(¸.·´ (¸.·´ * and blessings for your heart,
soleil
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 4:38:18 PM
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Cute and fast is awesome!! And the layout part of projects is what gets me bogged down a lot of the time so good for you for getting it done:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 10:05:31 PM
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Hurray for me! I got the yo-yo's sewn on my quilt block with a bunch of vintage buttons. It's only taken me 9 years to do that block! Assembling the rest of the top will be easy.
Don't know if this is going to work but I'm going to try to add a picture of the block. It's just laying on another quilt - that's not part of the wallhanging.
Blessed be,
soleil
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2010 : 10:25:51 PM
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Thanks Joanna!
The block is now in it's proper place with it's friends in the wallhanging. Just have to figure out how I'm going to quilt it. That's not my favorite part! I like the piecing.
Seems like there are always too many "have to do" new projects that get in the way of all those UFO's!
Blessed Be...
soleil
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2010 : 03:43:42 AM
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Just finished a new project (not officially a UFO). It's a tunic blouse I made for myself. I'll try to photograph it for this forum. Today I'm on to an apron or two in my UFO pile. Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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FG-Terri
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Theresa
Newport News
VA
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2010 : 9:19:21 PM
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| beautiful quilt block, please post pic when quilt completed! |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2010 : 10:15:10 PM
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 Linda, Very Cute yo-yo quilt block! You must post picture when
you are done...now you have us all curious to see the
final results! You're such a Tease! LOL!
blessings.
~peggy
Lady In Red
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
A "SMILE" Should Be A Woman's First Accessory, Then Her Purse, Shoes, and Bling! ~p.smith |
Edited by - LadyInRed on Jul 22 2010 10:16:06 PM |
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MerryHeartSister
True Blue Farmgirl
158 Posts
Christy
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 1:58:50 PM
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I've really attacked my UFO list lately but I have started more things and have ideas for using my stash.
Grilling apron for hubby
Totes made from plarn
decorations for daughter's flower garden room
Christmas gifts (tote bag, chef hats, CD holders, etc. |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Personal UFO challenge |
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Personal UFO challenge
I love your quilt block!!! 
Thank you for sharing your picture, I love the "eye candy" it inspires me to get my UFO's done too!