Art Quilt Challenge Group May 13, 2017 next meeting Sept
9, 2017
Location to be determined
Make it the Summer of UFO's...Let's clear out the old
to make room for new and exciting inspirations!
Reasons for UFO's:
· Ran out of materials
· Ran out of time
· Forgot about it
· Started in a class
· Lost interest
· Hate it
· Boring
· Too complicated or time consuming
· Don't want to quilt it
· Too many mistakes
Solutions:
#1 Rule: Better done than perfect! It's not your life's masterpiece or show
quilt, is it? Just finish it!
· Gather all your UFO's and orphan
blocks and identify as:
o
Finish
o
Repurpose
o
Donate
o
Trash
(or disassemble/cut up for stash use)
· Get rid of the ones to donate or
trash immediately...DO NOT put back in the closet or pile of UFO's. If you don't know where to donate, I will
collect them for you and get them to appropriate people/organizations.
· Prioritize the ones you want to
finish...by desire to finish, oldest first, newest first, amount of work to be
completed, or any other system you decide on.
Label them with your priority number.
Put #1 project at your sewing machine or design wall, gather materials
needed and start working.
· If you don't want to quilt a finished
quilt top, donate it or get someone else to quilt it or choose a very simple or
minimal quilting pattern or tie it or use it as a table cloth.
· If you ran out of fabric for the
project, be creative...use your stash,
do something different with the rest of the quilt, reverse the color scheme so
the difference in fabrics won't be noticeable, make it a smaller project, use
it as a medallion center and border it with new fabrics.
· Find projects for repurposing orphan
blocks or partially completed quilts such as functional items and gifts. http://www.patchworkposse.com/52-ufo-quilt-block-pick-up-tutorials-ideas-and-inspiration/
It's nice to have a little inventory of hand
made gifts for those last minute gifts.
· Rethink your big UFO's. Would they make a nice baby or lap quilt or
throw pillow cover?
· Finding the time:
if you are busy busy busy, disorganized, distracted, or have a short
attention span, just sit down and do 15-30 min chunks of time. Have everything ready to go (bobbin wound,
project at sewing machine under the needle, pieces stacked ready to sew,
etc). Quit while it is still enjoyable
rather than get tired of it. Prep and
setup for the next time you will sew.
· Set a timer for the amount of time
you have available to sew. Start a load
of wash and sew for the time it takes to finish. Get up 20-30 mins earlier and sew.
· Schedule a monthly sew day (or half
day or evening) with friends or go solo with headset and audiobook (or most
great music). Put it on your calendar
and keep your commitment to yourself!
· If you have a deck or patio, get a
long extension cord and take your machine and project outside
· Always have some hand sewing (hand
piecing, applique, sewing down binding, etc) ready for those times you want to
sit and watch TV or have quiet relaxing time.
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