When is fabric a "UFO" and when is it a "stash"?
06-13-2011, 01:14 AM
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a ufo is AN UNFINISHED OBJECT...usually a project we start- and for what ever reason set aside before completion- sometimes never to be touched again.
a wip--IS A WORK IN PROCESS...these are the uncompleted ones we have not given up on- still working on.
all the scraps-and fabric you were talking about- that's stash---new yardage, left overs, gifts & finds- if it is fabric which has not been sewn to other fabric (YET) :)
a wip--IS A WORK IN PROCESS...these are the uncompleted ones we have not given up on- still working on.
all the scraps-and fabric you were talking about- that's stash---new yardage, left overs, gifts & finds- if it is fabric which has not been sewn to other fabric (YET) :)
06-13-2011, 04:04 AM
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Interesting question, because "stash" is usually seen as something very desirable, and "UFO" as something negative.
So, from a psychological point of view, why move from a good place to a bad place and start a project? Why cut your fabric up and then have the burden of the worry that it may not turn out right, or may not, in fact, turn out at all?
I don't have the answer, but how I deal with it is by not labelling anything I have started in a negative way. Any work I do is a learning process for me. I am fortunate enough not to have to worry about the (relatively modest) sums I spend on materials so, as far as I am concerned, it is not all about finishing things (although that is always great). I am working on a quilt at the moment which I expect will take years to finish at the rate I am going. That is because I have a job which is fulltime plus, and I have three young children, and I have other responsibilities and I have other hobbies and my project has to wait until I have time and headspace to work on it.
I would much rather have this project ongoing (and yes I like looking at my design wall, even though the same two blocks are sitting there for a about a month now, untouched) than to have the fabric as "stash". Stash is impersonal, even when I have chosen fabrics I love. Once I cut it up and start planning what to make, it is mine, and I like that!
So, from a psychological point of view, why move from a good place to a bad place and start a project? Why cut your fabric up and then have the burden of the worry that it may not turn out right, or may not, in fact, turn out at all?
I don't have the answer, but how I deal with it is by not labelling anything I have started in a negative way. Any work I do is a learning process for me. I am fortunate enough not to have to worry about the (relatively modest) sums I spend on materials so, as far as I am concerned, it is not all about finishing things (although that is always great). I am working on a quilt at the moment which I expect will take years to finish at the rate I am going. That is because I have a job which is fulltime plus, and I have three young children, and I have other responsibilities and I have other hobbies and my project has to wait until I have time and headspace to work on it.
I would much rather have this project ongoing (and yes I like looking at my design wall, even though the same two blocks are sitting there for a about a month now, untouched) than to have the fabric as "stash". Stash is impersonal, even when I have chosen fabrics I love. Once I cut it up and start planning what to make, it is mine, and I like that!
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