At Sew Day, we started our fourth month of the UFO challenge. My list is thus far:
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- Serendipity Lady – this month’s project
Paris Cell Phone Wallet–done- EPPic
- Rose Petrillo Bag
Megan’s Bone Enigma–done – this project hasn’t been pulled, but I had to finish it to send it to a friend.- Sheffield
- Sun hat
- Chickadee
Extra large project bag–done- Joni Tote bag
- Catalan Storage Cube
Pandora Charisma–done
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Every month when the number is pulled, I groan. These are projects that I theoretically want to finish, but groan when it actually comes to working on them. I don’t know why, especially since I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I actually finish one of them.
I have been contemplating UFOs recently as I see how easy it is to switch projects and put blocks away and move on. I am working on the Four Patch Fun quilt(s) and the 1-2-3 Mosaic. Neither are really feeding my soul, but I am determined that will not go into the fabric closet as UFOs.
I have a couple of projects on my mind on which I really want to work. I saw a portfolio/folder video for which there is no pattern, as far as I can tell. I would happily buy it if there were. The video shows enough detail that I can sew the bag. The issue is sizes, so I have been thinking about that.
I am also very interested in the quilt I designed for the Chaos with a Twist class. The next class is all about construction and choosing fabrics. I have that nailed and really want to start piecing.
There are also projects on the list I really want to make. I have an idea for how to use the Catalan Storage Cube and was really hoping it would be pulled this month. I also want to use the Canvas Vue fabric I bought from Sewfisticated to make one of the Joni totes.
I’ve got a couple of thoughts about your resistance to the UFO challenge.
1. Are you a rebel (from Gretchen Rubin’s 4 tendancies)? If so, I think it makes perfect sense that even though you want to (or at one point wanted to) finish these things, it doesn’t feel good to have someone tell what project you need to work on without your input.
2. I do think it is hard to in January guess which things you’ll want to work on for the next 12 months. Our interests and skills change and we get exposed to new kinds of projects/patterns.
3. While I could see that have LOTS of UFOs hanging around, I don’t mind have some. I like doing different parts of projects better than other parts sometimes more than others, so I ebb and flow between things and sometimes don’t mind having something that I’ve started previously that I get to pick up again.
4. Just cause you added them to you UFO list, doesn’t mean you need to work on them even if that’s the number for the month.
Hoping you’re able to find a balance that feels good to you between the things you feel like you SHOULD finish and the things you WANT to finish. What you enjoy is all that really matters. This is supposed to be fun, right?