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Stitching & Crafting Room:  UFOs in 2025 - Get Them Done!  |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3975 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3975 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 27 2025 : 06:59:47 AM
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Another year - More UFOs.
Let's make an intention to get some of our UFOs recategorized as FOs. Get your list ready, post it here, and receive support.
Happy Crafty!
Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 and August 2024
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1397 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1397 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2025 : 08:05:43 AM
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Great idea Marie, that’s on my list for this year. I only completed one project from my original list from two years ago. Since then , I have decluttered my craft room twice now, and completely changed one side with a longer work service. I am very optimistic for 2025. I will post my list and any additions soon.
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl
328 Posts
Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
328 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2025 : 11:21:30 AM
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Great idea, Marie! I have been working on some of my UFOs. Two are now on the FO list! My plan is to get at least one done every month. I want to do more, but I get too bogged down and don't get any done if I plan too big!
Just one at a time seems to work best for me. How does it go? "Slow and steady." That's my plan!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7458 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2025 : 1:17:01 PM
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I had to add a couple more items to my list this year. I received 2 new diamond paintings and 1 large cross stitch for Christmas. Even though they are not started, I still add them to my UFO list because they will need to be done. I updated my list last week and I have 22 items. Many of them that are left are not easy finishes. My goal is to finish 2 a month starting next month. January is my month for getting organized and ready to get back on track.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2470 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2470 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2025 : 2:04:41 PM
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I had eight items on my list for last year and completed six of them. I'll add the two incomplete items to this year's list. It is most gratifying to see the stack of UFO's getting smaller but I keep coming across more. The hard past has been not to start anything new.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2331 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2025 : 4:34:21 PM
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I got a load of pink and blue floral squares, with complementary pink, blue and green solids. Now working on a small quilt.
Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3975 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3975 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2025 : 5:29:46 PM
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Hello all. I am happy to see progress is being planned. I have plans also.
1) I am in the process of making two tapestry crochet bags for a couple friends which I had promised them before we went into lockdown. After restarting a couple times, I have all the counts correct and am working the color-changes. I do one row at a time and always recheck my work.
2) I made a pillow out of a piece of crewel work I received from somewhere (can't remember). The problem was I stuffed it with feathers and they were poking out. Also, the fabric used for the back was unstable. I bought new fabric and a pillow insert. I am ready to go!
3) I have a hole in a knit poncho which I have neglected for years. This is the year it gets fixed!
4) I started sewing some larger (6" X 6") scraps onto squares of various sheet fabric to make a quasi-crazy quilt. I have one strip finished and am now doing some embroidery on every piece of scrap. I believe I will make six or eight same size strips and bind them into a quilt.
This will be a thread for support and congratulations. Here is some of mine:
Wanda - It is so wonderful to have a craft room with spaces tailored for the work.
Nancy - Setting a goal is always a good start. One at a time, slow and steady is always the best. If a project gets to large and frustrating, take some time to break it down into smaller steps then finish a step and let it sit for a few days and come back to it with a new perspective.
Krista - Only 22 UFOs? I have over 100! Many of them are mending that I haven't the courage to do. Those will be reclassified and I will find my courage.
Vanessa - Lovely!
Talk with y'all later.
Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 and August 2024
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7458 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7458 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 1:55:07 PM
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Marie, I have been working on the same list for years lol! It will be so nice once it's less than 10. You got this Marie. I know you can find the courage to get your mending done.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7610 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7610 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 4:53:01 PM
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Thank you for starting a new UFO thread. They get pretty long to scroll through, which means farmgirls are getting the UFOs done!! That's great.
I have a new list for this year. The last 2 years I have finished over 12 projects each year for my Quilting group.
I will post my new list here soon. I have at least 7 quilts that just need binding, 5 quilt tops that need borders, 4-6 (maybe more) quilt kits (some I kitted myself), 10" squares to put together, 5" squares to put together, miscellaneous smaller gifts and smaller projects, and who knows what else is hidden. LOL!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month
August 2015, April 2017 and June 2023
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3247 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3247 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 5:15:54 PM
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I don't have a list, but I have a tote of projects that are started and then some other projects (not in the tote) that aren't started yet. I want to get everything in the tote finished this year.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3975 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3975 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 7:14:46 PM
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Heather - It is nice to have a container to empty. My UFOs are scattered all over the place: mending on the TV tray table, crochet and knitting at my feet next to the box of paper scraps, some projects in tote boxes, mending stacked up on the trunk one of my relatives used to carry their possessions across the Atlantic Ocean, a stock of them behind my nightstand and I don't know how many in the basement storage room. Only the ones I have upstairs are on the spreadsheet.
Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 and August 2024
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1740 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2025 : 7:18:51 PM
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I have so very many protects that need to be finished. They range from putting backing and batting on 15…yes…15 quilt tops to paper crafting projects. I’ll compile a list soon and -ost back here. :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl
328 Posts
Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
328 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2025 : 4:31:48 PM
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I have finished two more UFOs. I will be posting pics soon. Can't wait to get them done! It seems as if I get one completed and two more show up as I clean up! Very frustrating, but at least they are starting to get completed! I plan to keep plodding along with them, and eventually they will be finished. Yippee! There will be no more bins of unfinished projects! I plan to keep it that way!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7458 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7458 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2025 : 1:11:20 PM
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I finished my first UFO for the year! Last year I made the Tin Man from a kit I received many years ago, but I never finished the Cowardly Lion. Now he is finally done. He is not my most favorite design or creation (I won't be getting those kits anymore) but my kids love him and that's all the counts!
Over the weekend I found 2 UFOs that I left off my list. So with adding those 2 and taking away the lion, my new total is 23.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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Nancy Joplin
True Blue Farmgirl
328 Posts
Nancy
Ontario
California
USA
328 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2025 : 1:23:59 PM
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He is very cute, Krista! I am still finding more UFOs as I clean through my sewing/craft room! My promise to myself is to start something and finish it! No more putting things away unfinished!
Nancy 8352 |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3247 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3247 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2025 : 6:33:30 PM
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Way to go Krista!
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6935 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6935 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2025 : 7:28:54 PM
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So cute Krista.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1397 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1397 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2025 : 7:46:51 PM
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I love your little lion Krista.
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7458 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7458 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2025 : 1:25:58 PM
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Thanks! I am not sure what I want to work on next. I am going to see which project would be the next fastest.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7610 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7610 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2025 : 7:26:18 PM
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I can't wait to see the entire Harry Potter afghan, Krista. You are doing a great job with the crochet.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month
August 2015, April 2017 and June 2023
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7458 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2025 : 1:13:10 PM
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Thank you Linda. I can't wait either. I am making it a main goal to finish it this year. I am about a quarter of the way started on my next one. This one will take me a bit, because it has a lot of color changes.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3975 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3975 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2025 : 6:28:48 PM
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Let's hear all of our goals for this year. Mine is to finish the remake of my husband's old winter coat.
Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014 and August 2024
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2331 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2331 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2025 : 1:10:48 PM
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I finished the Friendship quilt just now. It's a monster, and on reflection I should have made the sashing a bit narrower. The focus fabric is a floral eau de nil and the backing is a deep teal.
Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6935 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2025 : 1:39:27 PM
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It is Beautiful Vanessa. Do you hand quilt it or machine? Either way it is an amazing quilt!
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7458 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 10 2025 : 1:32:38 PM
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Vanessa, your quilt is beautiful!
Not sure how I managed,but I found 6 more UFOs that were lost in my closet! Luckily they are all some tiny cross stitch projects. I have found more to add to my list then I have checked off. Fingers crossed I don't have any more hiding.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2331 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2331 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2025 : 3:00:20 PM
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It was machine quilted with a swirly pattern to complement the backing pattern. Sad to say, I really don't care for it, because it is an "obligation quilt", if you know what I mean.
Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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