How Old is Your UFO?
#22
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 287
I just finished one that was about 8 years old. I'd quilted it on my old midarm longarm set up and there were gobs of skipped stitches I need to go back and fix so it had been in time out all this time.
I'm down to TWO ufos. One I want to custom longarm but don't feel my skills are there just yet and the other I need to applique 5 circles onto it before I longarm it.
I'm down to TWO ufos. One I want to custom longarm but don't feel my skills are there just yet and the other I need to applique 5 circles onto it before I longarm it.
#23
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Asheville, previously Lake Vermilion, Tarpon Springs, Duluth, St Paul, Soudan
Posts: 1,651
It was from 1991 but that one was finally finished, of those I did 100% myself. So now that category’s oldest is 2018. The oldest only partially completed is bubble gum pink and parts are reed sacks, somy guess is 1930’s-1950’s.
#24
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
Posts: 5,753
I have a UFO from around 1982 or 83- but it was finished at that time. The reason it's a UFO now is that about 15 years ago I dug it out to show in an art gallery and realized that it had been damaged while in storage and needed to be repaired. The gallery wanted to show it anyway, so after the show I was going to repair it, but that never happened. It's been sitting, waiting to be repaired ever since...
The next oldest is from 2017- so not too bad, but it needs more work than what I want to put into it at the moment, so may or may not finish it. Counting those two, I've got a total of 20 UFOs (down from a high of 40 a couple of years ago).
Except for the one needing repair, all of my UFOs are in various stages of being pieced as I would rather quilt than piece, so once they get to the point where they are ready to be quilted, they tend to get done.
It may be years, but most of my current crop of UFOs will eventually get done...probably.....
Rob
The next oldest is from 2017- so not too bad, but it needs more work than what I want to put into it at the moment, so may or may not finish it. Counting those two, I've got a total of 20 UFOs (down from a high of 40 a couple of years ago).
Except for the one needing repair, all of my UFOs are in various stages of being pieced as I would rather quilt than piece, so once they get to the point where they are ready to be quilted, they tend to get done.
It may be years, but most of my current crop of UFOs will eventually get done...probably.....
Rob
#29
Power Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
Well, I dug out that box from 2005- opened it and peeked inside ( like I do every year) the difference this year is I actually took ziplocks of pieces out of the box and actually looked at it. Then I proceeded to start sewing. It’s still daunting and looking at the components it’s going to be the ugliest mix of colors/ fabrics but- I resolve to keep at it to completion- it’s not going back into the box.