Area 51

Area 51 is not one specific location...it is millions of sewing rooms, studios and She Sheds all around the world with many...I say MANY UnFinished Objects.  (UFOs)

Could be 10; could be 100; could be more??? (Do Tell...)

 

Can you spot the UFOs? 

 

And, these are only the UFOs out in the open where you can see them... there are more...some are hidden in drawers and cubbies and cute boxes...because donjaknow you need cute boxes!

I'm a little embarrassed....I have good intentions, but somehow I get distracted and never quite get anything accomplished.

 

 

While out-and-about today, I stopped in at Muppins Sewing Emporium for a friendly chat with my bestie, Cheryl.  We laughingly decided she should start a Zoom sewing group and we'd call it Area 51.  

Truth be told, I don't think this is an altogether bad idea.

We could "meet" twice a month or so and show what we've accomplished.  The more I think about it, the more I like it.

The Last Lap

 December is upon us.  It's time to wrap up 2023 and prepare for 2024.

I am amazed it is nearly 2024!  And, a lot has happened in the world in the last 24 years!  HERE 
Y'all remember Y2K?  Remember it was supposed to be the end of the world as we knew it!?
Not only did we survive Y2K but here we are 24 years later, thriving!  

One example of thriving, the world of computers and electronics in a BIG way.  

There've been many changes in my own life, as well....becoming a grandmother, two major moves across states, losing both my parents. Being introduced to Quilting by my Quilting Auntie Nyla and then losing her. And don't forget learning to play the Ukulele!  Yes, life is always changing.

But the converse is also true "the more things change, the more they stay the same."
Especially with Quilting.  There is always another beautiful quilt to create...and ALWAYS, always UFOs to finish up! 
I swear they multiply in the night when no one is looking.

As I RACE toward retirement*...yep, I said the "R" word...more than ever I want to finish up UFOs! 
It is TIME!! 

Finish 'em up or pass 'em on!

That is my new motto for 2024!

*Retirement is still a couple years off.  But, I'm making my plan.

Welcome 2018 - The Year of the UFO*

I am associated with a number of quilting Facebook pages:  Quilt Along with Pat Sloan, Scrappy Girls Club; Panel Quilts; Thrifty Quilters .... there are tons of quilting-related Facebook pages to choose from.

It is so fun to follow these pages!  I get a lot of inspiration as well as making friends.

A consistent theme for the new year seems to be finishing up UFOs.

And if that is not enough to motivate you.... Pat Sloan is having a "UFO Challenge."

If you want to participate in Pat Sloan's challenge, click HERE.

Even though I did finish a few UFOs last year, I have more... So I think I'll jump on the UFO band wagon.  How about you?

I spent a little time this afternoon putting together my list.  They are not all quilts, but they are all sewing projects.











 So here we go! UFO completing into 2018.














*Unfinished Object

It's a New Year!

Yep, yep, yep.... sounds about right.

Yesterday, New Years Day, Piecemakers Country Store always has a 40%-off-everything-in-the-store sale...my daughter and I have gone the past two years.... I bought fabric and "stuff" to make two baby quilts.... (yes, two more nieces "with child.")

I will add these to the quilts I started in.... I can't even remember the year.... but, I'm making a list, and checking it twice...

And so, the new year begins.... Happy sewing this year, ya'll.

UFOs and Other Phenomenon

Ask any quilter how many UFOs they currently have in their sewing room and if they answer you at all (rather than blushing and avoiding the question) there will be "a few."  What is a UFO? UNFINISHED OBJECT.

Some quilters, like my Aunt Nyla, keep a running list.  She loves to cross them off as she completes them.  (I suspect she doesn't add all the quilt kits she buys, however.  But, that's only a theory.)

How many do I have?  A few.  I don't keep a written list, but I do keep track of them...mostly...do patterns I buy but have not yet started a quilt count?
 
I like to think I'm different than most quilters...that I don't have so many...but truth be told, I'm probably not that different.  Right this minute I'm working on my Project of Doom and about  3 quilts I'm giving as Christmas gifts. That makes 4....but I have more than 4 boxes stacked up..... Oh, well, what can I say.

I was hoping to make a significant dent in my Christmas gift quilts this past week, but accidental sewing projects just seem to come up.
 

I blogged earlier about the Super Hero Cape?   Turned out way cute and my daughter-in-law said it was a BIG hit at the recipient's birthday party...ah, could I make one more for her younger sister?  And, when I delivered said cute S.H. cape, the littlest babe grandson (3) saw it and he kept saying it was his...so I said I would make him one of his own.... and of course, I can't make one for the littlest babe unless I make one for the oldest babe (8), also.  So, this past week, there I was....making Super Hero capes.

They were a BIG hit when I delivered them last night...
Unfortunate for me when I delivered them the oldest babe's best friend was there for a play date... with his younger sister...and oldest babe said "Grandma, can you make them Super Hero capes, too?"   I said "We'll see."

I think this is how cottage industries get started?  What do you think...can I actually make money sewing Super Hero capes???? (If I don't keep giving them away, that is.)

And looking to the bright side...they did not end up a UFO!