tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post6268455299969343916..comments2024-03-28T13:12:41.741-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Consider The Postage Stamp!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66125131787859928812012-03-01T08:29:21.289-05:002012-03-01T08:29:21.289-05:00I am one of those quilters with a closet full of k...I am one of those quilters with a closet full of kits for someday. As I am re-organizing my studios I am beginning to think it is time for a yardsale! I also have quite a few UFO's... barely started projects or not quite finished projects. My problem is I get distracted by something new that I must make and forget to get back to what I was working on and start something else new. I began to get organized last year and as part of that I worked only on UFOs and must have immediately projects. I did shorten my UFO list by 10... hardly a dent, but it's progress. So far this year I have finished one UFO... and almost done with a second... so I'm still making progress. I'll be adding three more UFOs with your classes in August! My handwork is the cheddar bowties.<br />hmHelenMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945119739531584638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-24210185819600831352012-02-27T22:10:52.720-05:002012-02-27T22:10:52.720-05:00So that's how you do it Bonnie! I marvel at a...So that's how you do it Bonnie! I marvel at all you get done considering your travel schedule. I figured you didn't sleep. But now we know...you just focus!! Atta girl!Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938122053597251186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-36306832419421211392012-02-27T20:38:25.266-05:002012-02-27T20:38:25.266-05:00Big bummer when that diagnosis hits you between th...Big bummer when that diagnosis hits you between the eyes! But, was a relief to realize something actually explained my behavior! Am having an easier time managing it now that I know what it is! Bev (kwiltpharm@aol.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-77174889190370957322012-02-27T20:31:38.535-05:002012-02-27T20:31:38.535-05:00put away?? what's wrong with just pushing it ...put away?? what's wrong with just pushing it over or stacking it on top of the previous projects??? usually sewing on 2 machines and 4 quilts at a time! just pulled over 150 yards from stash to give to daughter for pillowcases for Conkerr Cancer! made a small dent in the stash! kwiltpharm@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-74099284363546598742012-02-27T16:07:01.286-05:002012-02-27T16:07:01.286-05:00Is it considered a UFO if it is just a stack of fa...Is it considered a UFO if it is just a stack of fabric? I think not really, not even if it has a pattern and a name -- it is an FFO! Future Finished Project!!!! If I have started to cut, then it is a WOP. <br /><br />I am seduced by fabric..... <br /><br />I started out in garments, and I know I can put my hands on fabric that I bought in JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL to make "something" to wear -- I still LOVE the fabric and still have no idea what to make with it. It may end up in a quilt yet!<br /><br />I have made the resolution that unless I need a particular fabric to complete a "kit" or a project, I am not buying. That works until I find a whole project at one time! Most recent example: a baby due in August and some incredible butterfly fabric that was flying out of the store....but I have everything I need, AND a deadline so that will be done quickly. <br /><br />I am ok with not knowing how many FFO and WOP I have going.....I don't think my math skills are up to the challenge of adding them up! But I KNOW that my space to store them all is NOT adequate, so I have to stop "investing" (I LOVE that!!!) and start creating working to the payoff....Maria in Tucsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66326568055988074372012-02-27T12:31:25.412-05:002012-02-27T12:31:25.412-05:00I am one of those quilters that have several "...I am one of those quilters that have several "kits" waiting for some day to arrive, while purchasing new fabrics for projects that are on a "whim". I am a longarm quilter and I tend to be persuaded by the quilts that come in or as I call them the flavor of the month, lol I get alot of inspiration from my customers quilts and of course from blogs like yours. What is a quilter to do if she has ADD? ;0) Yes some days I feel overwhelm by the thought of my UFO's and the long lists of projects I want to finish in my life time, as of now I will need several life times to complete all. I sure hope that God will provide us quilters a place in heaven to complete all of these projects of ours that we can't complete here on earth ;0)Joannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157881495168603843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49769464349955546882012-02-27T12:20:53.751-05:002012-02-27T12:20:53.751-05:00I too am so happy you brought this subject up to a...I too am so happy you brought this subject up to all of us. I have many way to many kits to even begin to inventory. I also can't resist buy beautiful fabrics when I see them. But I have to stop. A number of years ago when I first began I taught quilting at our local quilt shop so then I had a discount and I bought a lot because some day when I retired I would be on a limited budget and etc...Now that magic moment is here and still I can't seem to attack the inventory which continues to grow. Some friends and I just attended Carolina's One Stop Quilt Shop Hop in Lancaster SC and trust me we made some of the those vendors time well invested! I think my problem is where oh where to start? I have a few UFOs but less than 10. I am taking a Double Wedding Ring class starting in March. I am hoping to complete each step as assigned. I really like your stash busting techniques and I have read all of your information and even invested in an Accuquilt Go cutting system to aid in the cutting. I have organized and organized the inventory that is something I do very well. <br />Open to any suggestions,<br />DeniseDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159259034681912144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-73461166143019975682012-02-27T11:10:01.601-05:002012-02-27T11:10:01.601-05:00I have a rule, I never have more than two piecing ...I have a rule, I never have more than two piecing projects going on at one time. One major then a second only if I need to work in that special, baby, comfort or wedding gift. I do have three tops ready to go on the frame but sometimes I don't want to quilt I just want to piece then vice versa so that doesn't bother me.<br /><br />I do have a friend who has 37 kits sitting on shelves. some of those she bought as kits but most she found a pattern she liked and bought the fabric to make that quilt in her preferred colors. Her reasoning, they are retiring in four years and will be traveling. She wants to have a lot of kits together so she can just grab one and go with her featherweight and carryall of sewing supplies. There won't be as much time in their travels to frequent quilt shops so she wants to be prepared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-40196150551063361312012-02-27T10:40:34.234-05:002012-02-27T10:40:34.234-05:00At $10 dollars, that is £6.31 in Britain. We pay a...At $10 dollars, that is £6.31 in Britain. We pay at least £10 yard for new fabrics. You have fabric cheap compared to here, and it is even more in the Norse countries. On the other hand, we have a National Health Service, but probably not for much longer. <br />I have got my WIP list down from about 20 to 3 and have only bought fabric to finish a quilt with .Beverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890150929382264192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54380847396449063112012-02-27T10:24:26.297-05:002012-02-27T10:24:26.297-05:00Having kits made up for some future time would be ...Having kits made up for some future time would be a threat, not a promise. This weekend I opened a box that held 6" brown-and-pink blocks (from a 2008? swap) and an assortment of brown and pink fabric collected to make more blocks. I put the blocks in the orphan block box and refiled the fabric. Presto! An empty box.<br /> <br />Having many (or just several) works-in-progress makes me very uncomfortable. I generally work until a flimsy (unquilted top) is completed. I can then live with the flimsy for a long, long time. In response to Nancie V's personal "finish it" challenge (on Stashbusters), in December I opened the two 56-qt boxes filled to the top with flimsies. I counted 31 of them, and resolved to get 'em done. Since December I have quilted seven myself (with the 8th nearly done) and taken five to the long-armer. Since then I've added two flimsies -- so that's 31 minus 13 plus 2 = 20!Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-14740959118394336752012-02-27T10:17:27.723-05:002012-02-27T10:17:27.723-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47850261741347320062012-02-27T09:40:16.514-05:002012-02-27T09:40:16.514-05:00I once listened to an interview with Mark Lipinski...I once listened to an interview with Mark Lipinski and he talked about how in the the years he worked in a quilt shop he realized that quilters don't buy a project for the finished quilt, they buy "the dream" of the making of it and the joy we expect to get from the process. Unfortunately for many of us, when the dream turns to reality (and especially if it is not as smooth or pleasant as we expected), we sometimes don't feel as motivated to move quickly to the finish of it. <br /><br />My quilt word this year is "Focus" and I realize that for me to get projects done, I have to put it on the front burner and power through (because of determination, a deadline or a desire for the finished product). I am very inspired by the finishes I do accomplish and only need to go fondle one to encourage me when I get stuck on a current project. <br /><br />I know that my stopping point is usually the quilting part (picking out what to quilt more than the actual stitching). I have enough UFOs to be involved in *two* UFO challenges. But two recent finishes (the result of a deadline and a promise to keep) made me realize that my skills may have finally "matured" enough that I am ready to seriously deal with getting more of my projects done ASAP. Quilting is a journey and sometimes we have to be realistic about where we are on that journey but also reassess periodically about how far we have come and adjust our process or address the road blocks accordingly. <br /><br />"If you don't change direction, you may end up where you are heading" ---Lao TzuVivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845920248231910491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-18728637396374677452012-02-27T08:39:49.316-05:002012-02-27T08:39:49.316-05:00I have maybe a dozen UFOs in varying stages - from...I have maybe a dozen UFOs in varying stages - from almost done with the quilting to only part of the pieces cut out. I think what stops me from finishing is deadlines on other projects for other people. Oh and also hitting a snag as in "I don't know how to fix this problem that has just cropped up"<br />But I do watch it so I don't get too many - it just boggles my mind if I get more than about a dozen and that very thing will also be a snag.<br />As long as I'm up here in my studio sewing on something, I feel good!!Margy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166034501173016651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-13666268624885884462012-02-27T01:27:21.117-05:002012-02-27T01:27:21.117-05:00Tanya - magazines - I have too many myself, and ha...Tanya - magazines - I have too many myself, and have sorted the problem of finding a project like this - take a photograph of the project you like, record the magazine name and page, and open a folder on your computer labelled Quilts, Lap Quilt, Bags, Embroideries, etc. and just add it, and whenever you are looking to do a particular project - it's easy to access. Just half an hour a day of going through each and every magazine you have, you'll soon get sorted.pricillaprecisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114372467276168523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53070827470666128812012-02-27T01:17:45.079-05:002012-02-27T01:17:45.079-05:00I DO have UFO's - but not too many, I think, a...I DO have UFO's - but not too many, I think, as I have no list, and ignore the containers they are stored in ! <br />PERHAPS I ought to make one and work my way through it, and clear my conscience and get them done! And then - there's a new term I came across that I love, and that makes one not feel too uneasy about starting something new without having finished off the old - NewFO ! Great, is it not? <br />I DO have a STASH - and keep adding to it, and never using the "special" fabrics I bought for a purpose never started. <br />PERHAPS I ought to just dive in there and get them cut and sewn and done.<br />I DO have a long list of PROJECTS I still want to do.<br />PERHAPS I have to plan my time better and get them started and done.<br />Especially as - I have more fabric and ideas that I can get through in a lifetime (at 68 how many more years can I hope for!<br />So, Bonnie - thanks for your thoughts - I'd best get started - and wherever I start - I'm bound to get something finished, be it a UFO, and NewFO, or a New Project, or even some more Stash !!!pricillaprecisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114372467276168523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87250912164609496372012-02-27T00:56:24.868-05:002012-02-27T00:56:24.868-05:00Oh Bonnie,
Thank you so much Oh fearless leader of...Oh Bonnie,<br />Thank you so much Oh fearless leader of the Quilt-Churner (similar to a Butter Churner). It is nice to hear how you tackle and stick to your projects. I have seen your love of the Scraps and how it must sometimes tempt you to draw you towards a new project. But I have noticed how you do seem to thrive of completion. <br />I yearn to be more dedicated. I was very dedicated at the beginning of this year doing my little houses quilt. THis quilt was supposed to be one house a day for a year. Im a couple of weeks behind. Lately I've been doing some community service quilts at the church and local guild and it seems like this project seems to steal my time. We are trying to organize the stash and put the sashings together for the donated orphan blocks.<br />In Dealing with my own UFO's I have noticed that many of my projects seem to come to a point where they loose their original charm or they become flat like a flat tire almost. Others just got pushed aside because I allowed the newest thing to be the best or favorite child even though I love the others just the same.<br />My other problem is chaos. I'm sure you have a bit of your own but I tend to keep many useful things just because I think I'll use them. For Example, ribbons that are 1" wide and my daughter is no longer school age to wear in her hair. But they might come in handy for something. Like a crazy quilt.<br />Magazines that contain a pattern I would like to either start or use as an inspiration. I'm confessing here... I must have 3 banker boxes of them. But it takes time to look through them for a spacific pattern and the mess it causes from this search is well irritating to the spouse. I'd love to give them to someone who needs them, if I could part with them.<br />So I just need to find a way to make my current (UFO) project seem like the love of my life. I need to find ways to keep the spark in it and not want to leave it for the next hot young project (stud). This affair quilting is leading me nowhere.<br /> Thanks for the inspiration and letting us vent how we deal with our addiction.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765119352763440615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-2253906389410313042012-02-27T00:07:24.377-05:002012-02-27T00:07:24.377-05:00I agree completely! I'm the same. I like my ...I agree completely! I'm the same. I like my WIPS and UFOs. I work on them when I get inspired. Quilting is my hobby, not my job!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199146842146306456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-702241279943288402012-02-27T00:00:24.654-05:002012-02-27T00:00:24.654-05:00Sometimes I purchased beautiful fabric that I didn...Sometimes I purchased beautiful fabric that I didn't want to cut it up! I sign up for classes and worry about not doing 'it' right and thinking it was a waste of time and money. So for the past 2 years or more, all i've done is buy fabric and patterns. Then I started reading your blog, Bonnie, and realized what quilt I choose to make doesn't have to be the same block with the same fabrics. I'm starting to venture forth and see what blue and purple looks like side by side, I'm starting to cut those pieces up into strips and cut into 16" and join 6 together, all the same family range or all "are you sure you want to do that?" and I like it. So, yes I have quite a bit of fabric and lots and lots of patterns and all the magazines that jump out at me at the shops, that may not be used for the purpose I bought them for but that is ok. I know that now. Soon I will have more time to quilt and I feel more comfortable not doing exactly what someone else has done. It may be from one of your scrappy patterns but it will never be the same. I feel like what UFO's I have are now starting over with a new vision. do you know what I mean? Let the fun begin!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183445157393979287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-30862443063002590892012-02-26T23:51:47.860-05:002012-02-26T23:51:47.860-05:00I start new projects all the time because I dont w...I start new projects all the time because I dont want to get bored with the ones I am working on. Because if I get bored, I may never finish it. So I have a long list of WIPs and UFOs too. I am getting them done little at a time now since returning to my sewing room after being gone for 8 years. The end is near. I have them all on a list with where they are in the process, and it keeps me going in the right direction.Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043510561974011878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-24755393450627459052012-02-26T23:35:25.775-05:002012-02-26T23:35:25.775-05:00Bonnie, thanks so much for sharing your way of get...Bonnie, thanks so much for sharing your way of getting so much done!<br /><br />I do have several UFOs, nothing pressing. But honestly one of the hardest parts for me is/was getting them quilted. I prefer hand quilting, and only just let myself start getting a few machine quilted. Found not only a terrific long arm quilter, but a great and now dear friend. Thing is lololol - I am not personally made of money. And yes, long arm quilting does require payment! DRATS lol!<br /><br />2 of my UFOs are in the hand quilting stage. Ater finishing them, I will try to do one hand quilted one per year, and have the rest machine quilted. SO many ideas etc. we'll see how this works. One of my hand quilted's is a white on white wholecloth for our daughter. She has wanted one since forever ... now is the time.<br /><br />Blessedly I found this lady - Bonnie K Hunter:), and her scrap method. What a freeing feeling! So much more relaxed than patterns or kits. Thanks again for all you share.<br /><br />Smiles<br />JulieinTNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63624041225007360102012-02-26T22:08:05.897-05:002012-02-26T22:08:05.897-05:00As Lynn wrote, I prefer to think of my unfinished ...As Lynn wrote, I prefer to think of my unfinished projects as WIPs. I am collecting blocks for SIX projects and have FIVE flimsys and ONE hand quilting project waiting for my attention. (Four projects are Bonnie Hunter patterns) For flimsys, I'm taking a machine quilting course and need to pick up batting and backings, then will be ready to finish these. For the hand quilting, well, you just have to be in the mood. For the blocks, I'm still collecting fabrics and working through my stash. With a full-time job, an active teenager and keeping up my skills as a private pilot, free time is at a premium.SandyPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206615238407476036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-36785850993063218152012-02-26T22:04:17.725-05:002012-02-26T22:04:17.725-05:00Look at all those comments - great conversation st...Look at all those comments - great conversation starter! I never aimed to get a stash going, but when I started quilting (1993)I bought anything that "looked nice". And I just couldn't wait to try a million different things. So I ended up with a lot of UFOs - but I also finished a lot too. In the process I've played with a wide range of colour palettes and have tried a myriad of techniques and styles. So it's been wonderful for my education. I few years ago I got to the point where I just did what I really wanted to (rather than feeling I "ought to" because "real" quilters did such and such). Over the past 2 years I have gradually and relentlessly whittled down my stash and have a bunch of kitted up projects that I grab and take to retreats. I am in a very happy place. I have things around me that I love to do, and am truly not tempted by anything new (except for filling in gaps when I run out of fabric for a project). I have made so many quilts over the years I have sold a few dozen and have at least that many more to sell, and am going to give quite a few away. The doing is done, I've had fun...and plenty more to come (after all, new fabrics and patterns keep turning up in quilt shops lol).Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100411566414523718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-14613029506051408232012-02-26T21:47:22.018-05:002012-02-26T21:47:22.018-05:00I too have several projects started that are not f...I too have several projects started that are not finished. But as you say things like baby quilts and wedding quilts have jumped in the way. I am slowly wading through these and am getting them done. Of course, 2 nieces that I had given quilt coupons for tshirt quilts a few years ago, finally decided to give up their shirts - one was her HS basketball shirts and the other her sorority shirts. They both delivered large boxes of shirts to me the same week and I thought they had decided they didn't want quilts.LOL So those and a wedding quilt (another coupon) are next on my list to do. I was allowing myself to do a row a month on a calendar row quilt until I got behind on that....Oh well, I am having fun without lists. Just organized the projects in bins and tote bags like kits. My weakness is probably magazines and looking online. My reason is that seeing new things keeps me motivated. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.Ruth Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644568734346902638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3384192823782110472012-02-26T21:20:25.638-05:002012-02-26T21:20:25.638-05:00Pinterest!Pinterest!EngrSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646552338119910453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-56611182061199201942012-02-26T20:44:11.154-05:002012-02-26T20:44:11.154-05:00When I started quilting four years ago, I did a lo...When I started quilting four years ago, I did a lot of reading and searching for my first pattern. Along the way, I read about how easily UFOs could appear, so I promised myself to only have one project going at a time. It's worked out pretty well. I'm naturally a "let's see the finished product" kinda person, so I keep moving forward to see what the quilt will really look like. I may start something new while one is at the LAQ, but completing a project always gives me such a thrill, I can't wait to finish! When I start slowing down, I remember reading one of Bonnie's posts that basically said, "Stop reading about quilting and quilt!" It's the best quilting advice I've ever gotten!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859501514468385180noreply@blogger.com