tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post8859010701688857111..comments2024-03-28T02:21:41.938-04:00Comments on The Patchery Menagerie: The UFO QuestionMilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610068948963465925noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-73038608633984281142018-06-29T16:00:43.021-04:002018-06-29T16:00:43.021-04:00I simply like the way you think. It works for you...I simply like the way you think. It works for you. I have some of the same mind sets and it drives some of my quilting friends crazy. Whatever works!quilter momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022379684954668021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-38482523726129365212018-06-26T20:53:14.597-04:002018-06-26T20:53:14.597-04:00I have UFO’s from when I start something, maybe lo...I have UFO’s from when I start something, maybe lose enthusiasm or get sidetracked by a different technique, etc. But I find when the club I belong to is getting close to holding an exhibition, which happens every three years, I become motivated to finish the UFO’s. <br />I have realised though that I am more keen to finish a quilt I’ve designed myself than one where I’m following a pattern. I have never bought a kit, as I don’t like the thought of making something that maybe lots of other people have too.Kiwiquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140031711904754517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-77219735548144222632018-06-26T18:05:32.708-04:002018-06-26T18:05:32.708-04:00I have a number of projects in the pipeline at any...I have a number of projects in the pipeline at any given point in time. Some are being thought about with fabrics being pulled/edited, others are being pieced, and other are waiting their turn to be quilted. I do not consider ANY of those to be UFOs (I agree that those are abandoned projects that are unfinished without promise of ever being finished). I have worked hard this first six months to reduce the number of waiting quilt tops AND those waiting to be pieced - and it has made a big difference in the studio. Allison is right - we all have our own ways of working and that is a GOOD thing.Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-77065961543181941222018-06-26T11:48:19.189-04:002018-06-26T11:48:19.189-04:00Wonderful description of your process! We each wor...Wonderful description of your process! We each work our own way and for our own constellations of reasons!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005885026984274833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-64504955259679890482018-06-26T11:02:57.078-04:002018-06-26T11:02:57.078-04:00Different philosophies (needs) for different peopl...Different philosophies (needs) for different people. I definitely have UFOs. I am easily distracted by patterns, fabrics, and ideas for new projects, and sometimes I have a pile of blocks to iron or trim when all I want to do is sew or blocks to piece when I really just feel like ironing and cutting, so I have a lot of projects going at once. Occasionally I put some away to keep everything together and then forget about them. Those become my found treasures because eventually I open a box to see what I put in it and discover a quilt cut and waiting to be pieced or a partially pieced quilt or a top waiting for a backing and quilting. My professional life is deadline-driven. Quilting, knitting, stitching--these are my therapy and I take them at my own pace and in my own way. I find this approach drives other people nuts--not that it would make them nutty if they tried it, but nutty that I bounce around--but I don't see why it should. It doesn't bother me that they are monogamous to each project. :) karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178817375756864209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-79949767353240310802018-06-26T10:48:57.982-04:002018-06-26T10:48:57.982-04:00I absolutely love your passion for quilting...it s...I absolutely love your passion for quilting...it shines through!! I endeavor not to have the bright and shiny object syndrome where I want to be part of every new QAL I see or hoard patterns I may never get to. You have inspired me to finish what is on hand...which for me is on my craft room counters and on my design board where they are in plain sight! <br /><br />I also buy by the half yard. It is great when doing sampler quilts or quilts that call for FQs but harder when a pattern calls for more of each and I don't want to go scrappy. <br /><br />Lots to learn from you - thank you!!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357012306893114392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-61871993655148463022018-06-26T10:25:03.331-04:002018-06-26T10:25:03.331-04:00While I do not have the tight commitment you have ...While I do not have the tight commitment you have to a project I do have fewer UFO's then I used to. What I have learned is that sometimes what catches my is a new process I want to learn and I do not need a whole quilt to do that...just a couple of blocks....instead of a quilt I have place a couple of placematts or hanging and I am done and good. Sometimes its a color play issue and some potholders bag fronts are created. The other side of this is when I do start a ""quilt" I want a Quilt.... and have gotten much better at finishing them off. Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651396265516069702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-69121090680868841562018-06-26T09:14:56.847-04:002018-06-26T09:14:56.847-04:00So you won't have a PhD. Projects Half Done!So you won't have a PhD. Projects Half Done!Just Duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428843507549128138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-51037746528371005212018-06-26T09:10:49.748-04:002018-06-26T09:10:49.748-04:00I admire your commitment.I admire your commitment.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-89031658998445677542018-06-26T09:10:28.670-04:002018-06-26T09:10:28.670-04:00I have UFOs, not because I have abandoned them, bu...I have UFOs, not because I have abandoned them, but because there are so many quilts I want to make, and I really want to make them all. They always take longer than I thought they would/should!Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.com