The UFO Challenge

I spent some time tidying up my sewing room recently and gathered all my UFOs and WIPs in one place. For me, a UFO - unfinished object - is a project I've packed away with intentions of finishing someday. A WIP - work in progress - is a project that while I may not be actively working on it, the intention is to get back to it soon.

My guild has a UFO challenge! We've started Quiltchievement badges and if you finish 5 quilting projects started before 2025 you earn a cute little patch... like a Scout badge. I love this so much that I started my list of what my UFO goal will be.

First up is my Ruby Star based Economy block quilt pictured above. Quilt top assembly is underway and I hope to get it quilted this summer. I posted about this first in fall 2024.

Ever since finishing my Rainbows applique started in a class with Jo Avery, I've wanting to do another in a very different colorway. This will soon become my primary handwork project with a goal to finish this summer.

All I need is a binding on my 3rd UFO - this hand quilted orange peel quilt  started in 2023. Should be able to make that happen.

My 4th UFO is this Seattle MQG's free BOM quilt top, pictured on the right. I've already made the backing and the quilting will likely be a fun mindless spiral. I hope to get this one done likely in November, post any QuiltCon sewing.

I've got a few contenders for my 5th UFO and not sure which of these I will pick but each is small and likely to become a pillow.

The contenders are:

• (2017) Rin is all assembled into a quilt top and I need to decide on quilting
• (2019) faux needle-turn applique project 
• (2024) my Local house blocks, a qal done with friends
• (2020)There are twenty Pebble Pop blocks  done which is not quite enough for a quilt top. I need to locate this project in my sewing room and then consider turning it into a quilt back.

Have a wonderful day! Patty