UFO's....In Crafting

I belong to the Quiltsy Team and one of the members came up with the term UFo's... UnFinished Objects. It did not take long for the term to catch on and we were all talking about our UFOs...so nice to know I was not the only one with lots of them.

We decided we needed some motivation to get them cleaned up and thought a challenge would be a good way to obtain it. We each posted our UFOs for the month of January...we have all been doing a great job on them.

Here is my list of UFO for the month of January:

In Tote #1...
6 oven mitt sets
6 baby bibs
2 table runners
2 wallhangings...have been put together but need handquilting





Long term goals that I will finish before the end of 2010:
#1. My quilt ....need to finish hand quilting and binding that can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23212151@N04/sets/72157603803982309/

#2. Double quilt ...it is pieced but needs handquilting and binding!



And here is how my list looks now....

Completed...6 oven mitt sets
Completed...6 baby bibs
Completed...2 table runners
Completed...2 wallhangings...have been put together but need handquilting



Long term goals that I will finish before the end of 2010:
#1. 10 Blocks have been hand quilted... My quilt ....need to finish hand quilting and binding

#2. Double quilt ...it is pieced but needs handquilting and binding!




Tonight I will get my UFO's ready for next month...each month I will be posting my list and hope I can get along as well as I did this month. Some will take time others will be small projects but I have a number of them that have been around for a number of years.

To see some other quilters UFOs, check out this thread:
http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6392363&page=1

Hope you enjoy checking out my UFOs that have now become completed items!

Stay tuned for Februarys UFOs!

Project Discovery

Have you ever bought some type of supply item that you had no idea why when you got it home? A piece of fabric, some beads, some yarn, felt or some other type of item for your craft of choice!

Well, I did on my last fabric buying excursion... A few weeks ago my best friend and sewing buddy heard about a shop that was going out of business so of course we had to go there. We bought many great fabrics that we will use right away, some that will find its way into our stash and then this piece that I have no idea why!

It was a fabric panel to make an adult vest with the John Deere tractor and logo on it. Why I bought I have no idea....I have no one that would wear this vest and I am sure I would never be able to sell it!

When I looked at this panel I realized all little boys love tractors so I would make something for them. When I measured the back panel it was just the right size for a toddler apron...so that is what I did and when I had it all made realized that it was the same size as an adult bib. Now I had 2 uses for this part of the vest.



I now had the 2 sides to the vest left...what to do with them. Well one had a large tractor on it so thought it would make a cute wall hanging. Then found some broadcloth that matched and used the logo pieces and the tractor to make a nice wallhanging that will go with the vest.



Still 2 pieces of fabric left with 2 different logos. I added matching green broadcloth and made a set of potholders.



And there you have my Project Discovery...an adult bib or toddler apron, a wallhanging and a set of potholders all from one vest panel that I thought I would never use!



I would love to see what you have that you consider a Project Discovery.