At Sew Day, we started our sixth month, I think, of the UFO challenge. My list is thus far:
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- Serendipity Lady – did not finish, though I did work on it
Paris Cell Phone Wallet–doneEPPic Case– done- Rose Petrillo Bag
Megan’s Bone Enigma–done – this month’s project, but I had to finish it to send it to a friend so it has been done for awhile.Sheffield– done- Sun hat
- Chickadee
Extra large project bag–done- Joni Tote bag
- Catalan Storage Cube
Pandora Charisma–done
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This month #3 was pulled so the EPPic it is. I brought the project bag with all of the pieces to Sew Day and looked at them. I didn’t make any progress beyond the photo as I had other things to do. Still, it was a start and it got me going.
I worked on the bag on and off all month and was able to finish it, as you read the other day. One thing I found with thisproject was I didn’t really know where I was when I pulled it out. There are pieces I needed that I didn’t cut out before. I didn’t remember why. I didn’t make any notes like I usually do. I made new decisions as I worked on the project and that worked out fine. I just wonder what I was thinking.
As I mentioned before I groan every month when the number is pulled. I groaned less this time as I thought this project was very doable. Someone asked what the worst part of bagmaking is. Many, many people posted responses and I thought “yes, that is the worst part” to all different answers. Then I stopped myself and asked myself if I really like bagmaking despite, apparently not liking any of the steps. I think this goes back to my old battle of process vs. product. I guess there is more work to be done on that. Still, one of the reasons I thought this was very doable was that 95% of the pieces were already cut out and that is always a not-fun part of the process for me. I’d rather just start sewing, even if some of the parts are difficult.
Also, these are definitely projects that I want to finish. Still why do I groan when it actually comes to working on them? I think it comes down to them being UFOs. Although, I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I finally finish one of them, the excitement of a new project has passed. I think it is better for me to decide to make a project, start it and finish it.
In contemplating UFOs in general, I will never have zero UFOs. I don’t think that is possible. I am happy that I am finishing projects. I cleared up a lot of miscellaneous tasks last month, which made space for other projects. As a result of not putting blocks away and moving on, both the Warm Four Patch Fun and the Cool Four Patch Fun are ready to quilt. The 1-2-3 Mosaic is done.
I am still thinking about making a small start on some of the other projects on my list. The Catalan Storage Cube and the Joni Tote are the top two. I could start cutting the canvas Vibrant Vue fabric I bought from Sewfisticated to make the Joni totes. EPPic first, however, then I’ll think about making some progress on the other projects.