IAmCatOwned

I finally got organized a few years ago. All my UFOs are in 2 gallon ziplocks with all the materials and a copy of the pattern. Most of my UFOs are patterns from books and they would get all bent up, so just a copy of pattern goes in now. I 'file' them in beer boxes (free from liquor store) and the boxes are in a bookshelf (there are 3). Each box holds 8-12 projects depending on the amount of extra fabric I have for it.

Not having all the 'parts' together was the primary reason why many of my UFOs never were completed. I've gone from 80 UFOs (not including PIGS), to about 75 UFOs (including PIGS) since 2004. Any time that you are going to put a project away, save yourself effort and write on a piece of paper where you are. I must spend 2 hours trying to figure out my next step.

I have all the tops that are complete but not quilted in a Rubbermaid container. I started doing this in order to also contain the matching binding and sometimes the backing until I get to it.

As far as completing UFOs, I found the Stashbuster's system of working on only 4 projects to be the best. I have 2 UFOS, one in-progress and one new one going at all times. If I don't have a new project, I just pick up another UFO and make some progress on it.

I like the idea of using rotation method, but it works way better for my cross-stitching than my quilting. Once I start quilting a quilt, I want to just keep quilting on it, so pick up on handwork or other hobby stuff since I can only sit at the sewing machine a few hours a day.