This year for one of the quilt guilds, we have a UFO challenge. Before our first meeting of the year (March b/c Feb we were snowed-in), we filled in a form with 5 UFOs we’d like to complete this year. (UnFinishedObject… in this case, a quilt) I wanted to participate but have clearly told myself that it may not be something I can accomplish every 2 months.
The program chair collected the forms as we arrived and then randomly pulled a number during her report. This month (to start in March and bring to the meeting in May) is number 5.
I checked my form at home that night and my #5 is the only one that I put on the list that isn’t started. Nadda. I have pattern. I have the fabrics. I have the reason I want it. Not started.
In 2 weeks, I have colored in the black & white pattern and cut pieces for 3 of the 4 accent colors. Enough cutting to get my will power going so I’m eager to squeeze in work on this.
Outside the Box — pattern and a few pages of the “pattern from hell” and the most complicated one I have ever seen!!
I got a bum deal on the pattern. Found the pattern and fabrics at a booth at a quilt show. Looked over the pattern in my room that night and thought – what a nightmare! Once home, I looked online for ways other people had made the quilt and found not. much. Then I found the pattern writer and her website. It is a download purchase so I assume in color. And $2 less than I paid for the black & white at the show. 😦 I’ve tossed & turned about giving another $10 for the color pattern but one evening just colored A, B, C, and D fabrics with colored pencils for the cutting and assembly pages. All will be well.
The cutting is 1 piece at a time. Slow. But steady and all has gone great so far. The cut pieces are sorted per instructions into the 4 bags as I go. Maybe but still no betting… it will be a top at least by the May meeting. Hoping it is a good planting week and I can feed the men and get to the meeting. I’ll take as much as I have finished.
The background is a light aqua from Kaffe and the 4 accent fabrics. Who knows what color shows on your monitor. It will be a large wallhanging…whenever finished.
I’m calling this project Number 5 (#5) for now for many reasons. UFO list item #5, for our child #5’s room are a few things.
and sew on... 