How many UFO's?
10-09-2011, 11:39 AM
#61
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Probably 7 or so. My daughter is also a quilter, so I am not worried about UFO's - I figure that it's just more of her "inheritance" - LOL! We joke about that. She loves it when I buy more material, patterns, etc. so I'm home free - ha!
10-09-2011, 11:46 AM
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I really like the thought that sometimes you are finished with the quilt even though the quilt isn't finished. I have started some of those and I keep them because I think I will come back to them. Maybe I need to allow myself to give up on them.
10-09-2011, 11:59 AM
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kitty wrote:
Well, Nobody has mentioned Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). (snip)
Kitty you have the best reply! I was thinking this too as I wrote as not finishing projects is very typical. The setting it aside to wait for fresh eyes works for nearly everything I do. Yes I also am ADD.
Well, Nobody has mentioned Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). (snip)
Kitty you have the best reply! I was thinking this too as I wrote as not finishing projects is very typical. The setting it aside to wait for fresh eyes works for nearly everything I do. Yes I also am ADD.
10-09-2011, 01:46 PM
#65
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It seems that my entire life is like my sewing! Everything is a UFO's stored away and unfinished, can't remember what I started, or how many.
I walk into a room, can't remember what I walked in for! Make a list, forget to read it again! Open the fridge, what am I looking for? Turn on the iron to let it heat up, forget about it and leave the house! Run water in the dishpan, walk away because it is too hot. Forget about it and come back and it is cold! Have to start all over again.
Sewing lets me feel some kind of accomplishment, whether I finish it or not! With sewing I can put things into a box, nice and neat, all the pieces together, the pattern, the flosses that match, the buttons or ribbons I bought to go with it. The fabric, some cut, some not. I can store it and come back to it. It is a visual cue, a reminder of what to do! I have 10 boxes all crammed with UFO's, sorted and put into freezer bags to keep everything separate, but together, so I don't lose track of it. I need more boxes! LOL
My mind sees a picture on the Net and an idea springs up. I have to gather everything together because if I don't and the memory fades, I will never think of it again! My computer is full of folders with imagined quilts, embroidery, purses, vests, pillows, clothing. Folders and sub-folders! These are my WHIMMs, but hidden on my computer because I can't remember enough to keep them in my mind. All like my pizza boxes.
It looks like I am being obsessive compulsive, but I am really not. I just can't remember, until I open a box. Sometimes I find myself pleasantly surprised! The automatic recall that everyone uses without thinking about it, does not work on me. I think I am destined to store UFO's for all eternity! LOL LOL :-D :-D :-D
It seems that my entire life is like my sewing! Everything is a UFO's stored away and unfinished, can't remember what I started, or how many.
I walk into a room, can't remember what I walked in for! Make a list, forget to read it again! Open the fridge, what am I looking for? Turn on the iron to let it heat up, forget about it and leave the house! Run water in the dishpan, walk away because it is too hot. Forget about it and come back and it is cold! Have to start all over again.
Sewing lets me feel some kind of accomplishment, whether I finish it or not! With sewing I can put things into a box, nice and neat, all the pieces together, the pattern, the flosses that match, the buttons or ribbons I bought to go with it. The fabric, some cut, some not. I can store it and come back to it. It is a visual cue, a reminder of what to do! I have 10 boxes all crammed with UFO's, sorted and put into freezer bags to keep everything separate, but together, so I don't lose track of it. I need more boxes! LOL
My mind sees a picture on the Net and an idea springs up. I have to gather everything together because if I don't and the memory fades, I will never think of it again! My computer is full of folders with imagined quilts, embroidery, purses, vests, pillows, clothing. Folders and sub-folders! These are my WHIMMs, but hidden on my computer because I can't remember enough to keep them in my mind. All like my pizza boxes.
It looks like I am being obsessive compulsive, but I am really not. I just can't remember, until I open a box. Sometimes I find myself pleasantly surprised! The automatic recall that everyone uses without thinking about it, does not work on me. I think I am destined to store UFO's for all eternity! LOL LOL :-D :-D :-D
10-09-2011, 03:16 PM
#66
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You are so funny kitty! Sometimes organizing into those neat boxes is the accomplishment that I celebrate. I do wish I could put that effort into the finishing, I feel like I'm more of an archivist or curator sometimes except that I also forget what I have done. Substitute "forgetful" for disorganized into my favorite quote from A.A. Milne “One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.” And I keep forgetting to sign my posts,
-Autumn
-Autumn
10-10-2011, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by CalleQuilter
Humm?? Does it count as a UFO if you have cut out the fabric, but haven't started sewing yet?
Jan in VA
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