Week 6: UFOs ~ Unfinished Projects || Sewing Room Organization Challenge

[@theresacarmen9847]

The group I quilt with had a UFO swap several times that was fun and the old projects moved on.

[@SewtheDistance]

Love that idea! I think our guild did that years ago, too! I will have to bring it up to our group again.

[@heidilecompte4198]

I just recently purged my sewing room. What a lift! I kept repeating to my self….clean, clear and outta here!” It was like I opened a window and let the fresh air in. Felt relieved like a burden was lifted.

[@SewtheDistance]

Yay! Love it!

[@mishti06]

😂Kris when I watched this I realised why I can't hear my UFOs calling at me....because they are buried deep under my scraps😂😂. Ohh sad...and at same time funny!!

[@SewtheDistance]

😂😂😂 I have been there, for sure! Thanks for the laugh! 😂😂😂

[@rosemarymurray8256]

I have started a scrap quilts over 30 years ago and then i had started another after moving twice and along with changes in life , but this summer i will get them done ,i live in arizona and cant be out side ,so i will get this done as well as clean out my messy room ,😮

[@SewtheDistance]

Yay! Love it!

[@Stoffmonster467]

The flying geese and the table runner would make a great row quilt. I make bags out of really bad blocks.

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhh! Good idea! Thanks for the tip!

[@kathleenstorer691]

Love the flying geese block colors-but I see another crazy quilt in your future!

[@SewtheDistance]

Probably! I do love making them.

[@sewbeitquilts]

I tend to buy most of my fabric for a specific project, aside from subscription boxes. So, I have stuff laying all over piled with patterns on them and fabrics with no good way to store them. I am inspired to figure that out. I don't have too many unfinished projects. I have a lot that need to get started, but not too many unfinished. I do have some that need binding and some that are basted and need quilted... ok, maybe I do have unfinished! lol.

[@SewtheDistance]

LOL! I need to be more like this! I get bored and move on. I have to get better. :)

[@madelineking9104]

Like that ufo challenge.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! It really helped me get a grip on all my UFOs! I hope it helps you, too!

[@alisonmary1443]

Loved the peek at your quilts, surely you're not going to keep them hidden tut tut 😁!! I have sorted, unpicked and bagged my very small amount of UFO's, jellyroll stuff etc in wild colours. Bags/boxes for stashing are a must with bright cheery UFO fabrics. Thank you for Monday week 6, great 💖👍

[@SewtheDistance]

Small amount of UFOs? GOALS! I need to get to a point where I have small amount. Sigh. This week is harder than I thought it would be!

[@alisonmary1443]

@@SewtheDistance yes! but i think I am creating more lol.

[@Michelle-om2jd]

Having a UFO bag for storing UFOs, is so ironic and how life works sometimes. Thanks for showing us your large stash of UFOs so we don't feel alone and shameful when we don't finish projects that started from good intentions and for one reason or another just stalled in production. I currently have only 2 OFUs, one quilt vest and one QAYG that I need to buy more fabric in order to finish.

[@SewtheDistance]

My goal is to have only two UFOs! LOL! Good for you! That's amazing. I have whittled it down to 12 and if they are not finished by Dec. 31, 2021, they will be donated, too. But yes, I think it is important for other makers who have a ton to see they are not alone, too. Thank you!

[@Michelle-om2jd]

@@SewtheDistance to be fair, I have only been quilting for 2 years. (sewing smaller projects for over a decade though)

[@stitchann]

Chris, I just watched another KZbinr talk about UFO's, specifically the ones that have been set aside because we hit a snag and can't move forward. She suggested that we get it out and look over the pattern, instructions or whatever is needed and then set a time for 30 minutes and sit down and work on it. Each time we do this we make a little progress. I understand I have one UFO in particular that I was moving along great at and then I hit a snag and it now sitting staring at me each time I enter my sewing room. I am going to try the 30 minute idea and see if I can make some slow progress on it's completion.

[@SewtheDistance]

Is that Karen Brown's Just Get it Done channel? I saw that, too! Great tip to get those quilt finished that you want to keep and complete. My problem is I get excited about new projects and start them without finishing the old projects. LOL!

[@stitchann]

@@SewtheDistance yes it was Karen Brown

[@suzanne529]

I just donated a lot of crafting supplies I know I will never use again. It was very freeing!!! Haha. Must move on to my UFO's now.

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it? I just love it! I feel less stressed with each bag I donate.

[@pam.scountrysewing4047]

hugs from pam keep the video coming i love your video

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks so much! Hugs to you, too!

[@tracystrobel1065]

I was lucky during the lockdown last year to complete my ufo’s, my job was shutdown for almost 6 mo so quilting kept me sane. I recently bought a Handi Quilter and have been learning to use it. They always say practice... well its hard to practice on plain fabric cuz well its plain, quilts arent plain they have blocks etc. so if you are going to toss out the runner or anything i will pay for the postage if you want to send the. That way i can practice on an actual pieced project. Thank you

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh wow! Great to know! As I clean these out, I will keep you in mind.

[@SewtheDistance]

Do you mind emailing me your address? My email is [e-mail].

[@tracystrobel1065]

@@SewtheDistance just sent it thank you

[@joanclare1873]

could you not use some of the UFO's as a backing for some of your scrappy quilt tops? Came across this idea recently and thought it rather a good one especially if there isn't a enough of the same fabric to do the backing with. So liking these challenges you're setting!

[@SewtheDistance]

You guys are awesome! Another great idea! Thank you! I never thought of that. Thank you for watching and participating. I love that I am not in this alone.

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

Lots of good ideas! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome!

[@hanniaarrazola5749]

Sooo true🤪

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks for watching! Glad you can relate.

[@suestutzle2779]

Imagine all the extra space we would have if we cleaned out the UFO's. I must have at least one medium sized container full of UFO's dating back to at least 40 years!! Might be time to say goodbye to some of them. I am really getting more disciplined with myself these days and not buying on whims or because something is pretty and I love it but I look at something and think... do I really need this? Will I be able to actually sew this? Will I live long enough to complete this... if it's not instant, I might not get it finished. haha

[@SewtheDistance]

YES! I am cleaning them out and it is getting easier and easier to just say NO to new projects. I love it! It is so freeing.

[@chicletlux]

Oh my goodness, I have a UFO of that exact fabric bag, except I just have the pieces cut out (leftovers from a quilt), ready to sew for the last 16+ years🤣

[@SewtheDistance]

This is awesome! I love that you can relate! I ended up finding four of those bags. I love these bags!

[@chicletlux]

@@SewtheDistance so I decided I was going to follow the instructions for this bag without going rogue. Things were going great until I decided to deviate from the pattern sewing instructions. Now the bag is in a worse state of “unfinished”. Still can’t throw it out yet though 😂

[@SewtheDistance]

@@chicletlux This so sounds like something I would do! LOL! Too funny!

[@karonwostenholme6533]

You could sell these bags of your material x

[@SewtheDistance]

True! I didn't end up doing that, but I did donate a lot. Great idea!

[@rise2824]

Instead of throwing away your UFO's you could send it to one of your viewers. They would gladly pay the shipping.

[@SewtheDistance]

Great idea! This video was from a few years ago, and I ended up donating them to an organization that makes charity quilts. Love this idea, however! Thank you!

[@cindywagner4623]

Ran out of fabric unattainable anymore. Got tired of the repetition. Mix them all up, sew them together. Donate