Saturday 28 September 2013

31 Days of Unfinished Projects, Take Two

Last year I participated in Nesters 31 days blog challenge. Here is where I started talking about it last year. I've decided that I'm going to do the same again this year. Partly to once again give me some motivation to work on my UFO's. The other part is I've been pretty slack in the blogging department for the past few months, I keep saying to myself, 'I'll do it tomorrow', and then don't. This means I have to do it today, and will hopefully get me back into the habit.

I still have a cupboard full of UFO's. Plus a box of cross stitch ones in another cupboard. Plus a few on the (very cluttered) worktable. I'd like to say I have less UFO's than last year, but looking at my list from last year, too many of them are still UFO's. But that's okay right? They say that good things take time.

I have a quote on the wall behind my computer, no idea where it came from, but I really think I need to embrace it a bit more, 'Let go of projects that feel like obligations not opportunities.'
I know I finished a bunch of last years UFO's, as I wrote about here, but not as many as I would have liked. I was tempted to challenge myself to finish more UFO's this year, but I've just started a new job this week, and am still getting my head around that. I think it will be enough challenge to work on UFO's and blog about it daily.
On a side note, I'm glad I've gone back and read that, it's reminded me of something I wanted to do differently this time, writing in the morning about the progress I made the previous day.

My mostly un-usable work table
 I can see 3 UFO's in that photo. In the stripy bag is a knitted baby wrap that needs sewn up and buttons added. In the black/white bag at the front is the Hungry Caterpillar dress that only needs buttons sewn on. It also contains my underbust corset that needs the binding sewn on. That bag is going with me to social sewing tomorrow, so progress will be made. I also know that at the end of the table are a couple of cut but not sewn wetbags which I really should finish.

My UFO Cupboard
 This is my UFO cupboard. Sorry for the bad photo, there is an ironing board and a worktable in front of the cupboard, so I can open it, but there isn't much space to take a photo of the whole thing. But you get the idea. There is another shelf below the three that you can see. As you can also see, it's a mess of unfinished projects. They're all just kinda crammed in there.

Cross stitch box
All my cross stitch supplies are stored in one box. Except for the thread, there are three thread boxes for those, they're on another shelf as they won't fit in the box. There are kits, pretty much all of which I think I've started. Plus a whole bunch of fabrics. Fox Collections used to do packs of 10 pieces of random aida for $25, and I might have bought two of them, back when I was doing a lot of cross stitch. And when I say back when I was doing a lot of cross stitch, I really mean about 10 years ago.... The rational part of my brain knows I don't need all that fabric, and knows I could easily replace it, but it's still hard to get rid of it, as it's aida I would use if I started another cross stitch. Which I really shouldn't do until I've finished some of the ones currently in progress.

You know, I'm a bit ashamed of just how many UFO's are in that cupboard, and how much of a mess it is. Please tell me I'm not the only one with a space like that.... Makes me realise just how much of a good idea this will be. Only 3 more days till October. But that doesn't mean I can't start work on UFO's now. Well, not now, I'm going to bed now. But tomorrow....

10 comments:

  1. I have a red dress that has been a UFO for the LONGEST time...I really need to do it. I also have a cross-stitch that has been sitting on the table next to the TV for the longest time, I was so into it when I started stitching, then I just lost steam! I need to get back into it, if I did 15 mins a day on it I would have finished LONG ago. I think those are the only two UFO's I have, but I also have NO space in the apartment. In our old place, there was more space and more "stuff" including UFOs.

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    1. I had the 15 minute rule mentioned to me today, and it sounds like a good one. I probably should be doing that. I just have space in my sewing room, so things go in, and well, don't always get acted upon. I think if I was in a smaller space I'd be in trouble.

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  2. Hah oh man, UFO's.... I keep meaning to have a UFO-killer session, for a week or a month, and get as many finished as I can. (But then new things call to me instead. Oops!)

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    1. Oh yeah, I know what you mean about new things. I'm always seeing new things I want to make, especially on Pinterest.....

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  3. I've been trying to fix or finish one item between each new one - it's a pretty satisfying thing to do! Hope social sewing went well, I was so sad to miss it.

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    1. Ooooo, I like that idea. A nice balance of new and old.

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  4. I really need to sort out my craft bits and pieces. I've also got all sorts of unfinished projects to complete. In fact, the last thing I actually finished was at Christmas (not counting my experimental first sewing project). Time for me to start completing some methinks.

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    1. Complete some this month with me? How is the new (gorgeous) machine and sewing going?

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  5. I like that quote a lot. I have three proper sewing ufos (and a box of things need buttons replaced or popped zips fixed) and the oldest is coming up 10 years old. My oldest cross stitch ufo is about 18 years old! I still plan to finish it some day...

    Good luck with your project to tackle your projects!

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    1. Hehehe, project to tackle projects. Thanks :)

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