{"id":70533,"date":"2026-04-22T07:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=70533"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:38:05","slug":"ufo-challenge-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/ufo-challenge-update\/","title":{"rendered":"UFO Challenge Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-70533 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-pandora-charisma-is-finished\/20260207_175942_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260207_175942_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pandora Charisma - back, finished\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69662\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69662'>\n\t\t\t\tPandora Charisma &#8211; back, finished\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/finished-megans-bone-enigma\/20260309_162619_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260309_162619_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Megan&#039;s Bone Enigma-front\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70014'>\n\t\t\t\tMegan&#8217;s Bone Enigma-front\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/finished-project-bag\/20260302_113137_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260302_113137_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"My extra large project bag\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69885\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69885'>\n\t\t\t\tMy extra large project bag\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/finished-paris-cell-phone-wallet\/20260322_184933_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260322_184933_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Paris Cell Phone Wallet - closed\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70201\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70201'>\n\t\t\t\tParis Cell Phone Wallet &#8211; closed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At Sew Day, we started our fourth month of the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/guild-ufo-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFO challenge<\/a>. My list is thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Serendipity Lady &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/ufo-challenge-serendipity-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this month&#8217;s project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><del>Paris Cell Phone Wallet<\/del> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/finished-paris-cell-phone-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EPPic<\/li>\n<li>Rose Petrillo Bag<\/li>\n<li><del>Megan\u2019s Bone Enigma<\/del>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/finished-megans-bone-enigma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done<\/a> &#8211; this project hasn&#8217;t been pulled, but I had to finish it to send it to a friend.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Sheffield<\/li>\n<li>Sun hat<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sewsweetness.com\/products\/chickadee-backpack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chickadee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><del>Extra large project bag<\/del>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/finished-project-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joni Tote bag<\/li>\n<li>Catalan Storage Cube<\/li>\n<li><del>Pandora Charisma<\/del> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-pandora-charisma-is-finished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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&#8217;t know why, especially since I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I actually finish one of them.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/warm-four-patch-fun-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Patch Fun quilt<\/a>(s) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/a-chunk-of-1-2-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-2-3 Mosaic<\/a>. Neither are really feeding my soul, but I am determined that will not go into the fabric closet as UFOs.<\/p>\n<p>I have a couple of projects on my mind on&nbsp; which I really want to work. I saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWleGGSip9y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portfolio\/folder video<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>I am also very interested in the quilt I designed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/chaos-with-a-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chaos with a Twist class<\/a>. The next class is all about construction and choosing fabrics. I have that nailed and really want to start piecing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70538\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/canvas-vue-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70538\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/canvas-vue-edited-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Canvas Vue from Sewfisticated\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/canvas-vue-edited-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/canvas-vue-edited-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/canvas-vue-edited.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canvas Vue from Sewfisticated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Sew Day, we started our fourth month of the UFO challenge. My list is thus far: Serendipity Lady &#8211; this month&#8217;s project Paris Cell Phone Wallet &#8211;done EPPic Rose Petrillo Bag Megan\u2019s Bone Enigma&#8211;done &#8211; this project hasn&#8217;t been pulled, but I had to finish it to send it to a friend.&nbsp; Sheffield Sun &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/ufo-challenge-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;UFO Challenge Update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[160,338,290,362],"class_list":["post-70533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-guilds","tag-quiltmaking-challenges","tag-serendipity-lady","tag-works-in-progress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70533"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70575,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70533\/revisions\/70575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}