UFO Challenge 2024

I've a very difficult year which I'm not ready to share, but part of my recovery is rediscovering what I love. I've made a list of what I have done in the past and would like to continue doing. As I move forward, this blog is going to be documenting everything, not just quilting. I am going to continue with:

• quilting
• scrapbooking (both paper and digital)
• cardmaking
• cross-stitch
• embroidery
• crochet
• walking
• reading for fun

Eventually, I would like to learn (but not until I am retired - later this year or next spring):

• better photography
• how to make art journals, planner art and mixed media
• watercolour painting

Thanks to Jo Kramer of Jo's Country Junction, I've been inspired to create a UFO challenge for my quilting projects that I want to get done over the next year. I may end up doing this for my other interests, but no pressure right now. It will take me time to add to list, but #1 on my quilting list is to finish a quilt I call Flower Girl.

It's an older Thimble Blossoms pattern (still available on their website) 

and I am using Maureen McCormick's fabric line called A Blooming Bunch (with a little bit of her newer line, Flower Power)

Moda Fabrics approached her about creating quilting cottons inspired by the funky vibe of her 1970s stint as Marcia Brady, which also represents my teen years. Both the pattern and the fabric remind of my lime-green bedroom and floral bedspread of that time in my life! I'm going to make it larger than the pattern cover so I can use in the summer on my queen size bed. 

I'm adding a tab to my home page and I'm going to make my list of 12 UFOs to complete in 2024/2025 there over the next few days.

Thanks for being here!  Terri in BC

UFO's, WIPs and more!

 Now that my quilts are off to be quilted by cheque (long-arm), I went looking for another project to work on. Boy, did that open a can of worms. Be prepared for a weird wandering look into my mind,

I had a kit (actually 2) that needed cutting before I could start it. I ended up with two at my house because my quilting buddy bought one as well.  We were there when the person cutting them realised she had made a mistake, so we ended up with some extra fabric with careful cutting - which was my job since I "can math". 

I ended up with 2 full quilts cut out, and 3 - 6" x 22" strips of each colour leftover, plus trimmings.

My pretty box of pieces, ready for sewing. I put the cut pieces and leftover strips in separate baggies, but I'm keeping everything together in the event I made a mistake!

I set aside the included background fabric as it was too yellowish for both of us, and starting cutting into my remaining Snow (by Bella) fabric. While I was at it, I decided to cut the triangle pieces for my Flower girl quilt. Most of the blocks are already cut out, but I couldn't move forward without the triangles.

Of course, I ran out! I've ordered a new bolt (praying that it will be close, or else I'm starting over...more pieces for the scrap box).

I started playing with the trimmings, and decided on this layout.

But then, I would need more of that background fabric so it got put aside as well.

Have you lost count yet? That's now 3 WIPs (works-in-process) that have now become UFOs (unfinished objects). My brain says, well I know I have more UFOs so why don't I go back to my list and see where I am at. And, here comes the can of worms: I haven't updated my list since 2016.

I know I have finished some things on that list, so let's update it! While I'm at it, I'll check and see what else I have to add, including projects that never made the list but are now finished.

Back in 2016, I had 46 projects on that list - I know, atrocious, right? Well, brace yourself. There are 4 finishes from the UFO list, 3 spy quilts that weren't on the list, and the last two quilts that never made it on it.  So far, I