This year I'm joining the others in my stitching group as we each tackle our pile of unfinished projects. The idea was that we would each make a list 1- 12 of such projects and then each month a number would be drawn. Then we would work on that number project on our list; as long as some progress was made, there would not be pressure to finish a project within the month.
For the last year or so, on and off, I've been sorting through the boxes, shelves and cupboards of my sewing room and as I came across UFOs, I would put them in a plastic crate. So this made it easy to make a list...
Before we drew up the list, we had been told that the number for January would be 2, so of course I chose a simple project. It was simply to bind a baby quilt made with flannel squares. It was always intended to be given to Knitting for Brisbane's Needy, but had languished without binding for quite a while. It didn't take long to finish...
The backing was some polar fleece...
And by the end of January it had been despatched to K4BN 'headquarters' 👍 Compared to the stunning work of my fellow Sunday Stitchers, it was a very humble effort but it was a finish and it would benefit someone...good feeling!
The number for February was 12. My #12 was to continue working on a cot quilt, made in EPP and using my Liberty Print stash. Continue??? Lol. That should read START stitching, as before February, it was a pile of hexies cut out and paper basted. At our February SS meet up, I showed my progress...just one corner!
That was the third Sunday of February, but by then the project had me hooked! So any spare moment for the rest of February I worked on this project and last weekend I took another photo of my progress.
After doing the pink stripe, I went back to cutting; this time orangey yellows.
By then though, it was time for March's number, which is #10. And it's another EPP project! 'Use the long hexies in Christmas fabrics to make something'. Very vague isn't it? Usually at the SS monthly meet ups, I spend some time basting these shapes, but haven't actually turned the shapes into anything...
So hopefully I will have a completed item by the next meet up, but if not completed, it will have been some progress made.
For the last year or so, on and off, I've been sorting through the boxes, shelves and cupboards of my sewing room and as I came across UFOs, I would put them in a plastic crate. So this made it easy to make a list...
Before we drew up the list, we had been told that the number for January would be 2, so of course I chose a simple project. It was simply to bind a baby quilt made with flannel squares. It was always intended to be given to Knitting for Brisbane's Needy, but had languished without binding for quite a while. It didn't take long to finish...
The backing was some polar fleece...
And by the end of January it had been despatched to K4BN 'headquarters' 👍 Compared to the stunning work of my fellow Sunday Stitchers, it was a very humble effort but it was a finish and it would benefit someone...good feeling!
The number for February was 12. My #12 was to continue working on a cot quilt, made in EPP and using my Liberty Print stash. Continue??? Lol. That should read START stitching, as before February, it was a pile of hexies cut out and paper basted. At our February SS meet up, I showed my progress...just one corner!
That was the third Sunday of February, but by then the project had me hooked! So any spare moment for the rest of February I worked on this project and last weekend I took another photo of my progress.
After doing the pink stripe, I went back to cutting; this time orangey yellows.
By then though, it was time for March's number, which is #10. And it's another EPP project! 'Use the long hexies in Christmas fabrics to make something'. Very vague isn't it? Usually at the SS monthly meet ups, I spend some time basting these shapes, but haven't actually turned the shapes into anything...
So hopefully I will have a completed item by the next meet up, but if not completed, it will have been some progress made.
6 comments:
Such a great idea to pick out numbers. The hexies are beautiful, the wonderful array of colour is a delight.
It is a good "no pressure" incentive isn't it? I see that corner has grown quite a bit...wonder what those Christmas hexies will become . . .
I love the little prints in your hexies. Backing the quilt with polar fleece is a great idea. I don't think I have seen that before and I think I'll try that on a kid's quilt. What a great idea for your group to determine what you will work on this year. Such a win/win idea.
xx, Carol
Good luck with working through your UFOs!
I was in schemes like this for the last couple of years, and did get a few things finished.
I've been thinking about doing this ...... I really need to make up my list - good work on getting into yours!
I was trying to make my way through both fabric an yarn stashes and was on a roll. Until I took a roll at the beginning of Feb and broke my wrist.
Now i get to watch others finish projects and really gather even more ideas.
You are moving right along.
God bless.
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