In preparation for the new year, I decided to drag all my UFOs, PIGS, HFIs and PNYSs* out of their hiding places, i.e., drawers, cupboards, bins and boxes, and lay them all out to see exactly what was there.....46 Items so far. (I say "so far" because I KNOW there is a table topper started in a class at PieceMakers when I lived in California...but I can't find it...how many years ago was that???? Maybe I accidentally finished it? Nah, scratch that.)
This is what it looks like with projects all laid out on the floor, on the cutting table, in bins and in boxes.
Notice the big stack of plastic project boxes on the left. And, a few items are not even pictured!
Four WWITs* projects are already in the "Pass 'em On" pile.**
And a few other items have been re-homed to a quilting buddy.
All-in-all I believe there are about ten items in this pile. That's a good start.
Next step, list each item on a 3 X 5 card and put the cards in a cute box I uncovered during this process. Repurpose and reuse, eh? That would be a good slogan for 2024 "Repurpose and Reuse."
Next, assign a "Difficulty to Finish" number.
1 = Difficult, will take some time.
2 = Moderate, Pretty easy to finish up if I would just stop Talking about it and Just Do It!
3 = Easy, finish more than one-at-a-time and knock them out.
Finally, plan for the coming year.
Purchased these from FB Marketplace: Twelve cubbies....
one for each month....how handy is that! ***
These will be for the American Patchwork and
Quilting UFO Challenge for 2024.
BTW: The Challenge is different this year HERE. In a nut shell, APWQ is no longer drawing the number and posting it on FB each month. Each person assigns their own number.
The bins were not as big as they appeared in the Marketplace listing, but I think they will work very well.
I've already assigned the Month to a Number for the entire year for
the UFO Challenge using a random number picker via the internet.
I'll admin, I did cheat on January's number..I wanted to get off to a quick start so I picked easy projects to finish up for January.
As a finishing touch, I used double-stick tape to tape these foam panels to the closet doors. Instant bulletin boards. Again, Repurpose and Reuse. (I don't remember where these came from, they were in the garage.)
Perfect for pinning instructions, pictures, etc. to keep me motivated because "out of sight is out of mind."
Now to tidy up.
Ready to rock-and-roll.
My goal for 2024 is to see how may FFOs* I can rack up.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
*PHD = Projects Half Done
UFO = Unfinished Object
PIGS= Projects in Grocery Sacks
HFI = Half Finished Items
PNYS = Projects Not Yet Started (but fabric and/or patterns already purchased.)
WWIT = What Was I Thinking
FFO = Finally Finished Object
**There is a store in Nashville that will take crafting items. SMART Arts & Crafts. HERE
*** I bought these from Facebook Market Place, but I think they are shoe boxes. Amazon has something very similar. HERE
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