Saturday, October 24, 2015

The Nowhere-To-Hide FINISHING Spring Clean

Once the weather warms up and the days lengthen a little, the reality of my unfinished projects come to light and BOY AM I HORRIFIED (each and every year).

I am a list maker. Every evening at work before I got home I write a list for the next day. I write shopping lists. I plan my meal menu each week. But I don't have a list for the UFOs I want to finish, probably because writing it down would be me facing reality. I came back from a mini-break in Far North Queensland a few days ago and went into my sewing room to sew. But for everything I picked up new that I wanted to sew, I was missing a component (not missing - LOST) and I realised then there were a lot of unfinished, mostly made or cut out projects junking up my sewing room. My sewing room was rebelling against my bad habit of starting, and nothing new was going to get started until I got rid of some of the backlog.

I'm sensing a theme in colour and fabric on my design wall. Sheesh.

(Also if I get some projects finished I might have something to put in the exhibition next year).

I've been pulling out my UFOs (which just makes me anxious) and rediscovered my Anna Brereton quilt by @brigittegiblinquilts started at the Berry Quilt Retreat a couple of years ago. Might be time to do a bit more on it. I quite like my version. #annabrer

So this is a very quiet shhhhhhhhh commitment to myself that I will start finishing things. I've made this commitment before and failed each and every time. I have quilts basted and ready to quilt - and because it is a group quilt someone else is lined up to bind it. I have tops unbasted. And I won't be limited to quilts - I have a lot of clothes cut out that have to be sewn up, and bags for my online store as well.

I think I'm going to make the rest of October "finishing month". My sewing room is chock full of half finished or mostly finished projects - including clothes that have been cut out but not sewn. This quilt was started by @redpepperquilts and then given t

See this quilt? I had seven hexagons left to sew on it.  Seven.  Last night I finished the top. Gosh it felt good to say that. Tomorrow I will baste it.

I shall report back. Pinky swear.

10 comments:

  1. i love a list and i also hate my pile of UFOs - good luck

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    1. They make me feel bad, you know? I'm worried though if I list them I'd just chuck them all in the bin to be done with them.

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  2. ok, granted that the one with 7 to go probably has to come first, but then I vote for the hexagons with the sewing theme. I always adore the way you put fabrics and colours together.

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    1. Thank you! What a lovely thing to say! That's definitely on my "list" to finish in 2016.

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  3. I made a list of Ufos once and it went on forever, there were zillions. I've been too scared to make a list ever since. At least you jumped in and finished a hexie quilt, that's a great start!

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    1. Still have to baste it! But I'm getting there. It's nice not starting too many new projects at the moment, and concentrating on the unfinished ones.

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  4. I have a studio that has too many UFOs as well. Some are waiting for inspiration because the blocks have been sewn but there was no actual pattern planned. One day they will be finished!

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    1. Good luck! In my experience, baby steps are key!

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  5. Boss mode engaged! You can do eeeeeet!

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    1. Gosh I hope so, because they are cluttering up my mindspace!

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