UFO List (Long)

I'll need to work on that list! But just curious -- what are the guild's rules for the UFO challenge? We do something similar -- and it's fun to compare notes.

We can identify up to 3 projects -- throw one FQ in the pot for each project you identify. To be finished... must be quilted, bound and labeled! For every finished project -- your name goes in once. So maximum opportunity to win is 3. Draw 1 name -- and that person gets the entire pot of FQ's. I have two runner-up prizes.

How do you yours? If someone else does something similar -- please share!

I refuse to call anything I have a UFO! I do, however, have some WIPs that need finishing, and one item on the WIP page of my site is actually a "learning experience" that I have no intention of actually putting into a quilt -- it was just to learn a technique.

That said, I do have some WIPs I need to finish. There's:

Old Rose, which needs borders and quilting, binding, labeling; The mystery quilt from Carol Doak's list, which needs quilting, binding, labeling; Berry Wreath, which needs borders, quilting, binding, labeling; Northwind, which is still in the making-blocks stage.

I also want to put together a simple top for hand quilting, since I enjoy hand quilting so much and since it's been a while since I've done any.

And then there are the Quilted Diamonds, which I'm still hand piecing with no particular plan in mind for how I'm going to use them. I'm just having fun piecing them!

I have 8 UFOs. The really sad thing is that only two require more than binding. I could plow through all six of those in one day if I would just get busy and do it.

Oh, and I have one massive, horrid to handle, backbreaking to quilt fleece quilt I've been promising my younger son for about 4 years. Bad Mom, Bad Mom.

Sunny

Oh, numbered list:

1. Put hanging sleeve on gorgeous wall hanging for my Mom.

1. Do last bit of quilting and bind a 30's repro fabric table topper. Really cute

2. Bind little wall hanger of the geisha.

1. Sandwich, quilt, bind a cute quilt top made for my sister

2. Bind new wall hanging for dining room, tea themed fabric appliqued onto pieced backing.

1. Add last border, sandwich, quilt and bind quilt for my bedroom. The focus fabric is cream with black ink drawn geishas on it. Supporting roles are played by light gray, confederate blue and marbled black fabrics.

2. quilt and bind table topper made with vintage fabric. I think it looks uglier than I can even believe. I planned it, put it together. I hate it. But it's small and other people who have seen it like it a lot. I think I'm going to finish the danged thing and give it to one of them for Christmas. Bah, humbug.

Right now my energy is going to a challenge quilt that is for a juried competition. I have never tried anything like this before. I'm sure mine won't make the cut. But, I'm going for it.

Sunny

1. > I have 8 UFOs. The really sad thing is that only two require more than

Yikes you had to ask lol I dont have a guild to join though :(

1. all three quilts from the kids swap terbear host ummm lets just say awhile ago lol

1. the pinic blaket quilt I intended for my sis to use during her year off mat leave with new daughter...daughter is 3

1. my year long quilt from a LQS it is a completed top, no backing binding quilting etc

2. my asian window again its a top only, but I also need to fix it.. I trimmed on edge smaller than all the others

1. my birthday quilt from last years birthday block swap eeek its my birthday agin in just a couple weeks my my how did that happen lol

2. do I have to tell you about the ones I bought fabric for, promise to do for someone, but thats as far as I got? lol lets see... there is a son and a nephew on that list, and there is a christmas family hug on that list too... hey I never said what christmas lol

1. A thing I am not sure what it is that I made, It was my attempt to create a quilt from a picture without buying the book lol yes I learned my lesson, but it is an original design to say the least again its a top only and not as bad looking as my description made it sound either

I think that is it

Anyone wanna come help?? :)

Carissa

Kate: In my guild's UFO challenge, each participant enters a list of 1 to 10 UFO, and chips in 50 cents per person. Our method is somewhat similar to yours. The item must be numbered and described. The committee will pick a number (out of a hat) to assign the project due in two months. IOW, in December the number for the February project will be announced. In February, participant must have the item checked off the master list AND must show the project in Show and Tell. The item must be ready to use and must be returned in the correct month to be counted. Anyone who cannot attend a meeting has the option of having a friend take responsibility. Each counted item will put her/his name into the drawing for the prizes at the end of the year. So, if I get my ten UFO done on time, I have ten opportunities for a prize. I understand the guild has supplied funds for some nice prizes. I like the FQ drawing your guild conducts, and I hope you win!

PAT > I'll need to work on that list! But just curious -- what are the guild's

are you the lone quilter in your neck of the woods? have you thought of starting your own guild? Our started about 10 years ago with 9 or 10 ladies.... and now we have 80 or so! Start simple... but I'm sure the word will spread! :-)

Thanks for a great idea, Pat. I'd like to add my list of UFOs. Some are OT ( cards ) others are on-topic ( quilts ). These are in order of importance...

1. OT: Thanksgiving Card - Layout is designed and the images are stamped. Need to finish layering the colour with watercolour crayons. ( 2 cards remain to be completed ).

1. OT: Thinking of you/Inspirational cards - I need to design and either watercolour or colour with prismacolour pencils and Gamsol several cards to send to my father during his chemotherapy.

2. OT: Christmas Cards - Design a card using a Thomas Kincade holiday stamp. Once the layout is decided upon, it requires stamping and colouring with Prismascolour Pencils and Gamsol. I only need one as the other Christmas cards have been made using a "mass-production" friendly design.

1. "Thinking of You" lap sized hug quilt for my Father - In pieces on sewing table. Requires piecing, borders to be cut and sewn, then sent out for quilting and eventually mailing. ( N.B., This would have been completed sooner if I hadn't changed my mind about the one I was working on for him. After completing most of the "Harmony and Tranquility" blocks, I took a look at it and decided it just didn't say "Father." So, I went back to the drawing board and started over with a new quilt shopping only from my stash ).

2. "Annie's Garden" - Lap sized. Requires completion of hand-quilting and binding.

1. "Harmony and Tranquility" - Lap sized. Requires completion of remaining blocks, adding borders, deciding on hand-quilting motif, hand-quilting, binding.

Just going to put on the ones I'm WORKING on right now: B's plane quilt.: gotta rethink the backing as the quilt 'grew' by one entire row of blocks so the backing is NOT enuf.......... quilting the Christmas WUH and get it gussied up. This one MUST be done by Christmas this year:) Always working on the Starters/enders in 2" squares.

Have 1/2 diamond blocks sewn together of afghan.