WIP, work in progress

I have three quilt tops to be quilted
carpenters star, crazy curves love knott, crazy curves blues
(( I plan to finish 6 quilt tops before I get back to quilting them ))

I have a star quilt pattern (in a box) a pretty pattern, one day I just decided to make something else and that some else led to many others.

I have a king size photo quilt not finished.

I have a scrappy rug, with one inch strips of fabric wrapped around cotton clothes line with a zig zag stitch, it's pretty neat.

I'm starting on quilt top #4. I haven't picked out a pattern yet.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CarolDoakQuiltingGroup/
is the location of her group. It's a great group and they try hard to keep off-topic posts out of the group, although we do stray occasionally. The photo section is used to show what members are doing with the current projects.

CaroleD

Carol D, please tell me how to see Carol Doak's Yahoo group. I have just read this particular forum category. I love her paper piecing and have 2 of her books. The UFOs that you mention sound really great. I haven't counted my UFOs...don't want to know.

Nancy in NC

Lulabelle, I think I'm going to sort through my UFO's like you did--good idea. Maybe I can weed a few out that I don't want to finish. Florence, you are so lucky to have those blocks! I love fabrics from the 1800's and turn of the century (20th). And, Sally, with 57 UFO's--I think I can declare you the winner!!! (I'll take the title back if after I sort through my UFO's I find I've got 58 or more!).

she said, "Good, I told my husband that, my not finishing my craft projects is in my genes. I blamed it on you, mom!".


Well Ritzy, even though that was a little harsh of her at least some good has come from your unfinished projects. Karen

ritzy wrote:
It must be hereditary because you should see all my father's unfinished projects, not quilt related, but projects, tons of projects.

At least your daughter is attempting quilting, I think that is very exciting.

Was helping DD #1, making her first quilt--baby will be twelve at this rate! Anyway, this morning she said--how many unfinished quilts do you have. I pointed out some of them and she said, "Good, I told my husband that, my not finishing my craft projects is in my genes. I blamed it on you, mom!".

Sallyquilt wrote:
Sally thank you for your honesty. 57 is a lot of unfinished, have to get at projects. Like me, tackle them one at a time minute by minute. I am off to tackle a few of my UFO.

Well..... I will be hated. Zero UFO's. I make one quilt at a time start to finish. Having said that I will start planning/cutting a new quilt while still sewing on binding of the the last quilt. Or if the quilt is still on the longarm machine. It could be I'm too organized. My sewing room stays neat when I'm sewing.

Now when I did cross stitch I had (and still do) have UFO's! Maybe I learned a lesson from that.

Barbara

Well, I have to be honest...at last count( this January) I had 56! Some are huge projects, some are tiny but I feel a little more in control after having located them all, weeded out those that needed to find new homes with friends and assessed whether I had any intention of finishing those that remained. I found that before the count was done, I had only vague recollections of "that class project tucked away somewhere"and instead of the immensity of this freezing me creatively or depressing me, I actually feel empowered. I certainly have goals to meet now. I find it a great day when I can work on one of these for at least an hour, preferably more! After working on an "oldy but goody" for at least 3 hours I allow myself to work on something else on the list or something newer. I haven't made any declarations like"I can't buy anything new until these are all done" because I know I would never stick to that and I just don't need the guilt! Oh, by the way, my current "new" project is the TQS BOM. So I guess that makes the list at #57!!

I do not have "UFO" have not had any in years and years. They are all "WIP" works in progress. and those I have a lot. I finished 3 since November.

Margarita in Auburn, CA

lwiniger wrote:
I hadn't heard that before (PIGS) and laughed out loud!!

I have quite a few UFO's or VIPs, lol. Some may never see the light of day again, like the ballarina pillow I was making to match the wall hanging - I ran out of the pink and now cannot find a matching bolt anywhere - the color is always off I hold onto it because maybe I will incorporate those blocks into something else some day. Then there is my son's baby quilt that I messed up the hand quilting on (it was my first time, lol) and stained trying a pouncing technique that just did not work (cinnamin, lol) I love the quilt too much to get rid of it but it needs SO much TLC to salvage I just can't bring myself to haul it out right now. Other VIPs are ...

My husband's tee shirt quilt
a set of table runners and place mats
Multiple cross stitch projects - probably 20 or more and the oldest at least 17 years old now
2 Christmas wall hangings from 2 years ago
Several crayon bags started but not finished.
Crochet Barbie gown - finished but still needs bead work added

And of course there are works in progress...

Machine quilting my SIL's quilt
Binding my Seascape quilt
Rhapsody quilt in the planning stages
TQS BOM - January is almost finished, February is in planning
Starting hand peicing Civil War Diary Quilt blocks once I have fabric.

Sooo... I keep pretty busy

I don't really consider mine to be UFOs because I am actively working on all of them. They aren't hiding in a closet or tucked away on a shelf. I have five:
1. A Fourth of July mystery quilt that I am doing the machine quilting on.
2. A Block of the Month quilt for RCTQ (quilting newsgroup) and the last blocks won't be presented until May. I'm caught up so far.
3. A Block of the Month quilt for Carol Doak's Yahoo group. I'm caught up on it, too, and have sketched how I want to put it together. I think we're about halfway through on that one.
4. A very scrappy king-sized string quilt made of 120 blocks, each 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 unfinished. I'm just about through sewing the top together.
5. A Yours Truly Round Robin wall-hanging being done on Carol Doak's group. So far, we've only done the center and the first round. I think she said there would be five rounds in all.

Along the way I also make HUG blocks for different quilts that members of the RCTQ group do for other members who seem to be in need of a big HUG because of life's circumstances.

So they're only unfinished because they're "in progress."

CaroleD