tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post6945749225193529285..comments2024-03-14T02:19:36.187-04:00Comments on Tish's Adventures in Wonderland: Committing To My GoalsTish Stemplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02570537698525430053noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-34239019968474636012016-01-09T10:07:08.547-05:002016-01-09T10:07:08.547-05:00What an interesting subject, and worthy of discuss...What an interesting subject, and worthy of discussion for sure. UFO is a quilt, for me, that is not yet a flimsy. This could be blocks, a partially finished flimsy, or even a stack of fabric with a pattern waiting to grow up...gosh I have a ton of UFOs.... I love that MBS one!!! I did not know Judi Madsen had a book...now I'm off to buy it! wry grin...Sandra Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737049269550479188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-61229919737692468402016-01-09T08:47:15.195-05:002016-01-09T08:47:15.195-05:00The difference between a UFO and a WIP has to do w...The difference between a UFO and a WIP has to do with where it is in my heart and mind. If I still remember it fondly and an anxious to find time to work on it, then it is a WIP. If I have forgotten it, or if it feels like a burden, then it has become a UFO. This usually has to do with where it is physically too. If it is still on my sewing table, then it is a WIP. Once it gets stored (even when cleaning for company), it tends to quickly fall into the UFO status.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-6785066101072971632016-01-08T22:43:31.115-05:002016-01-08T22:43:31.115-05:00That is a great plan! For me a WIP is usually any...That is a great plan! For me a WIP is usually anything that has been cut or started to be pieced. Once I finish a top it rarely stays unquilted long.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612686505076697159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-51911423244826201162016-01-07T16:45:56.413-05:002016-01-07T16:45:56.413-05:00As a finisher.... I can't really answer that q...As a finisher.... I can't really answer that question, Tish. Sorry! When I started quilting, I made myself a promise to always finish before starting another project. And I know how tempting it is to finisha top and go on to something else. I really do love the designing and piecing. Probably why I have fallen into the wavy organic lines for quilting for a fast finish!Lorna McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911462547010295684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-8203315831478471492016-01-06T21:54:42.677-05:002016-01-06T21:54:42.677-05:00I think I am in the camp that you describe as &quo...I think I am in the camp that you describe as "the point where piecing has occurred but it has been abandoned for a new project". Though I do think that rather than a new project I have just stopped working on or gotten stuck on the project. I don't have a specific timeframe and new projects are definitely involved.<br /><br />A few years ago I counted up my UFOs and decided that 26 was too many so I spent the next few years finishing most of them. You can see them and my progress by using / clicking on the tag called 26 projects. It was fun and rewarding. I didn’t limit myself to only working on UFOs and I did abandon some.<br /><br />Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285727704486805109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-75569936670984992702016-01-06T20:28:53.370-05:002016-01-06T20:28:53.370-05:00I have two of those three books...great inspiratio...I have two of those three books...great inspiration! I'm so glad to be following as I jump around between so many projects too. I'm most content having three projects going at once...maybe four! LOL!!Val's Quilting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451000559295763123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-373585195246631612016-01-06T20:24:30.883-05:002016-01-06T20:24:30.883-05:00I agree with Lisa...a UFO and a WIP are the same t...I agree with Lisa...a UFO and a WIP are the same thing. If you've cut fabric, it's a WIP. If I have a container of fabric and a pattern, it's on my WIP list, but if I haven't cut fabric, I can always change my mind. Your books look interesting.Anja @ Anja Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717143609774358153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-10735488577773792762016-01-06T18:53:08.259-05:002016-01-06T18:53:08.259-05:00For me, something moves to a UFO status when it ha...For me, something moves to a UFO status when it has been moved out of site for a long time and fallen off of my WiP list. That sounds vague, but basically the rule is if I fall out of love with a project and it is in a timeout, then it is a UFO. LOL.Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-53813749828652143772016-01-06T17:45:24.768-05:002016-01-06T17:45:24.768-05:00In my world a UFO and a WIP are the same thing. W...In my world a UFO and a WIP are the same thing. Work In Progress does sound more positive though doesn't it. I have loads of whatever you want to call them, myself and I think I would only call them an Unfinished project if I was shipping them off to Good Will. Good luck finishing whichever one you choose.Lisa J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16367339236614679822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-75334056153970405872016-01-06T17:37:45.682-05:002016-01-06T17:37:45.682-05:00I think once you have at least cut fabric it's...I think once you have at least cut fabric it's a UFO. I just went through a purge in my sewing room last week and gave myself permission to donate stuff that has been a WIP for 10 years. I know I won't finish it now. I lost interest for a reason. You have quite a daunting pile in front of you!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-74015295975653939712016-01-06T16:43:37.110-05:002016-01-06T16:43:37.110-05:00I don't like UFO's so I tend to only work ...I don't like UFO's so I tend to only work on a couple at a time. Stitchin At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471519132184672810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-15064990925677867382016-01-06T15:31:27.718-05:002016-01-06T15:31:27.718-05:00Because I am relatively anal about finishing the p...Because I am relatively anal about finishing the projects I begin, I usually don't have more than two on the go at any one time...but I do have one UFO which (Aaaahhhh!) has been sitting around since late 2014. I have no idea why I haven't finished it, except that out-of-sight became out-of-mind. Thanks for getting me started back on it! P.S. Love how tidy your UFO piles are!andrea @ tideline quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110176919528258803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-841503584332048056.post-19766234938570220712016-01-06T15:25:11.989-05:002016-01-06T15:25:11.989-05:00You have such neat UFO/WIP piles! I am rather unti...You have such neat UFO/WIP piles! I am rather untidy, unfortunately. For me a UFO is a project that I've set aside with no clear time frame to finish it -- either the event for which I was making it has passed and I went with another option OR I lost interest/motivation in the project and have moved on to something else. I am not very good at working on more than one sewing project at a time, but I have a number of projects started that I consider all WIPs as opposed to UFOs because they're still living in my brain and I circle around to them from time to time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com