UFO's Are They Taking Over?

Anyone who has been a quilter or crafter for a long period of time knows how UFO's get started, how they multiply and the guilt they infuse in the owner!

UFO's? What are they? Where do they come from? How do they multiply? and What do we do with them?

A statement was made recently that a quilter had so many projects going that she was overwhelmed and gave up and stopped quilting. How should she handle this situation, she asked.

I have typed up a suggestion of how to proceed with the UFO's, which she clearly had a stack of.  I am adding that 12 steps program to the new "Tips & Techniques" page. Click on the tab at the top of the home page.

Please take a look, maybe it might help with your UFO problem!

Quilting Away on a Baby Quilt Gift

This is the baby quilt I am working on. My dear neighbor's granddaughter-in-law is expecting a girl in September.  She has been so kind and helpful to us since we moved here that I felt compelled to make this baby quilt for the new baby.

 

Here you can see a close up of the hand quilting that I am doing. I am almost done with it.  I will post a picture of it when it is finished.

I have to work on this to get it done before my daughter comes on the 9th so I can fold it up and put it away.  Don't want my little granddaughter getting into it.  But, I also still have to make that little mattress and pillow for the Baby Doll Cradle for my granddaughter.  Hope it all gets done in time.

Meanwhile any other projects or UFO's that I have, including the string basket weave quilt, is on the sideline until after my daughter leaves.

I just heard from my youngest son and he said he will be here when the oldest daughter comes from California!  YAY! Now, if we could only get the youngest daughter to bring her little family also, then we could almost have a complete family reunion.  What fun! 

My youngest son wants to rework the roof on the new storage shed we are building.  We had a severe hailstorm and it ripped up the roofing paper that had just been laid the week before.  That has to be replaced before we can put the propanel aluminum shingles.  Maybe my son-in-law will help a little while they are here.  My husband is not physically able to help anymore since his stroke.

Meanwhile, Keep on Quilting!

Aveli