2013 UFO Therapy Thread - Sister Thread to 2013 UFO Challenge of the Month
11-17-2013, 05:51 PM
#552
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I started 2013 by creating a UFO 
I took off on a paper piecing project, only to discover a long way into it that one of the sections didn't scale correctly when I printed it out. I measured the first page I printed, and thought all the pages would scale the same way. So I have all these sections ready to assemble into nine 12.5 inch blocks, but have to remake "section D" of each block. Hmm. What did I learn from this?? Yeah: measure each print out and then assemble a whole block before making all the sections for 9 blocks.
Trying to figure out how I could use what I have, I rearranged the pieces from a baby quilt layout to a table runner, which makes me closer to a finished product. I think I still have enough fabric for that configuration. I am so discouraged by all the incorrect section D's I can't use, though. I put everything into a box and haven't worked on it for a couple of weeks.
I took off on a paper piecing project, only to discover a long way into it that one of the sections didn't scale correctly when I printed it out. I measured the first page I printed, and thought all the pages would scale the same way. So I have all these sections ready to assemble into nine 12.5 inch blocks, but have to remake "section D" of each block. Hmm. What did I learn from this?? Yeah: measure each print out and then assemble a whole block before making all the sections for 9 blocks. Trying to figure out how I could use what I have, I rearranged the pieces from a baby quilt layout to a table runner, which makes me closer to a finished product. I think I still have enough fabric for that configuration. I am so discouraged by all the incorrect section D's I can't use, though. I put everything into a box and haven't worked on it for a couple of weeks.
11-17-2013, 10:09 PM
#553
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What a disappointment jaspersu. Depending on the blocks--could you put the wrong sized section as a center piece of a crazy/crumb block? You could even slash those sections with a rotary cutter those sections before you made them into crumbs. As I'm not a big fan of PP, my BP would have risen sky high and I would've scrapped the whole project and chalk it up to experience. Some people have more patience than me.
Depending on the blocks--could you put the wrong sized section as a center piece of a crazy/crumb block? You could even slash those sections with a rotary cutter those sections before you made them into crumbs. As I'm not a big fan of PP, my BP would have risen sky high and I would've scrapped the whole project and chalk it up to experience. Some people have more patience than me.
11-19-2013, 12:26 PM
#554
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Nov Finish
This quilt is my Nov finish..it is a comfort quilt for our church's Music Director who lost his father recently. The blocks are from our Bee on this board when my theme was teal and brown..2009 and 10, I think! I do have enough blocks to make another quilt!
11-21-2013, 09:19 AM
#557
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]447975[/ATTACH]Great job on finish. The teal is very pretty. Guess you need to do the other one for December. 
It seems I have been so busy with customer quilts and class samples that I have not finished any UFOs yet. Not sure if I did post that I finished some placemats and table runners that needed done from last year. I do not like the pattern. think that is why I did not like finishing it, but managed to get thru them.
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It seems I have been so busy with customer quilts and class samples that I have not finished any UFOs yet. Not sure if I did post that I finished some placemats and table runners that needed done from last year. I do not like the pattern. think that is why I did not like finishing it, but managed to get thru them.
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11-21-2013, 09:30 AM
#558
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QuilterMomma--good job finishing the placemats. I have a couple projects that I have started and if it's something I end up not liking a change the pattern. 
Today I am working on a quilt for someone else. A little of the border left to put on and then start tying it. It's frustrating since I hurt my shoulder I can sew for near the time I used to.
Today I am working on a quilt for someone else. A little of the border left to put on and then start tying it. It's frustrating since I hurt my shoulder I can sew for near the time I used to.
11-21-2013, 11:14 AM
#559
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Quilter Momma: Understand the"I don't like it now syndrome" but they are so cheerful and seasonal that you or who ever uses them will get a lot of enjoyment. Concrats on the finish.
Sorry to hear about your shoulder. Awful to want to do something and not feel up to it.
Well seems like I am always bringing up the end of the train. My Oct UFO became my November UFO but I am ready to put the binding on so barring a catastrophe it will be done in November, pictures to follow.
Sorry to hear about your shoulder. Awful to want to do something and not feel up to it.
Well seems like I am always bringing up the end of the train. My Oct UFO became my November UFO but I am ready to put the binding on so barring a catastrophe it will be done in November, pictures to follow.
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