Well I say if you've put it away out of site, it becomes a UFO. (I have several :? )
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who loses interest in some quilts before they're done.
They come in handy though if I need to quickly have a quilt for someone or for an auction.
I can understand why it would be hard for you to work on the quilt you started with your mother. But maybe by finishing it you'll feel her around you. Then you can display it on a quilt rack and think of her whenever you pass by it?