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UFOs - My pile right now

3/29/2018

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While checking out at Fabric Depot the other day, I got to chatting with the cashier about our UFOs (UnFinished Objects).   She mentioned that she has a modular shelving unit with eight slots, and each has a UFO: she doesn't allow herself to start a new project unless there's an open slot, so she never has more than eight projects going at a time.  It made me wonder exactly how many UFOs I have sitting around my place!  I've organized them roughly by how much work needs to be done to finish them, so I can get the easy stuff off my plate first.  So here's my list of UnFinished Objects, not including things on my to-do list which I haven't started:

CLOTHING

  1. Elizabethan Partlet - finish left side embroidery.  I will leave the back un-embellished for now, until I decide what I'll wear over it. 
  2. Elizabethan stays - one half is done, but it's called a "pair of bodies" for a reason!  All hand-sewing, so it'll be a TV-watching project. 
  3. Aqua Fish Dress - need to attach skirt and finish all the edges.  (Then I should blog about it, because it's pretty neat.) [4/12/2018 FINISHED & BLOGGED]
  4. Quilted Jumps - finish quilting, sew side seams and shoulders together, make closure(s) at front [4/9/2018 FINISHED & BLOGGED]
  5. Gray cape - needs the hood sewn on, embellishment, and some hems
  6. Robe de Style - I don't even know where I am with it. 
  7. Pastel Applique A-line skirt - all cut out, needs to be sewn! 
  8. Red Raglan Sleeved Top for my sister - all cut out, needs to be sewn!
  9. Pencil Skirt for my sister - need to make a pattern off of it, then sew up the pieces and ship it to her!
  10. Satin Dress?  I have the pieces, and a vague memory of starting it, so I should do something with it. 

SPARE TIME PROJECTS

  1. Undies, all cut out, ready to be sewn when I'm bored and have a moment
  2. Camisoles for my sister, all cut out, ready for me to practice with my serger

NEEDLELACE

  1. Rose Bookmark
  2. Maple Leaf Collar

QUILTING

  1. Birds & Blossoms lap quilt
I think it's safe to say I have plenty to work on without starting new projects! 

FUTURE UFOs? 

The FabDep cashier has a limit of eight UFOs at any one time, but I think I would be better off with six.  I figure that quilting is the most arduous category, because I have to set my machine up differently, and it's hard on my hands, so I'll give quilting one slot.  Then needlelace, which involves lots of tiny little details and takes a long time to finish, should get one slot.  That leaves four open slots for clothing projects, which ordinarily make the bulk of my personal sewing. 

Then of course there is commissioned work, which is a separate thing! 
1 Comment
The Sister
4/2/2018 11:57:49 am

You're so sweet, making things for me! I can't wait to see your Aqua Fish Dress! It sounds intriguing! And the rose bookmark... sounds pretty! Good luck!

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