Comments on: How to Organize your UFO’s

By: Kari Sweeten

Kari Sweeten — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:01:18 +0000

In reply to Brenda Hampshire. Brenda, You've inspired me to make a current list. Thank you for your comment!

By: Kari Sweeten

Kari Sweeten — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 19:00:12 +0000

In reply to Marlene. Great idea Marlene! I agree. Sometimes the hardest part is picking which UFO to finish!

By: Marlene

Marlene — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 00:50:53 +0000

Happily discovered your site. Have decided to bag up and place one current project in a small basket along with one simple briefly ignored UFO (along with all of the threads, instructions, etc) in another bag in the same basket. In a way, they will be ‘peeking at me regularly’ when I am in the room and gently reminding me that I could set aside a bit of time during the day to work on them or carry them anywhere I am going. The HARD part is to decide which UFOs to select for my little basket…

Thanks again for your wonderful suggestions and gentle nudging…

Marlene

By: Brenda Hampshire

Brenda Hampshire — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:29:54 +0000

I made a list of all open craft project earlier this summer. I am almost finished a cross stitch project that has languished for over a decade (it’s a teddy bear tree skirt). I have finished up all the projects that just needed a little more to finish. I’m trying to clear out all UFOs (or at least the big ones) before starting a project that I estimate that I have a year to finish. I was just tired of all the open projects

By: Kari Sweeten

Kari Sweeten — Tue, 01 May 2018 23:28:16 +0000

In reply to Hope Wright. Great idea to sort UFO's be approximate time to finish! Thanks for sharing!

By: Kari Sweeten

Kari Sweeten — Tue, 01 May 2018 23:27:19 +0000

In reply to Gayle Clason. Love that you have UFO groups to motivate each other!

By: Kari Sweeten

Kari Sweeten — Tue, 01 May 2018 23:26:02 +0000

In reply to Linda Foote. Thanks for sharing these tips Linda!

By: Linda Foote

Linda Foote — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 17:14:05 +0000

In reply to Sheri. Don't be afraid to start sewing again. I didn't like sewing in high school for many reasons. Twenty years later I started working with a woman who sews all the time and she talked me into taking a weekend class with her. I did not have a machine so we shared hers. I had so much fun that I went out an bought a used sewing machine the next week. I have been sewing ever since. That was also 20 years ago. My sewing room has been in many areas of my homes over the years -- living room, converted garage to family room, spare bedroom, and converted shop. Now I am lucky enough to have a dedicated room for my sewing and crafting thanks to my husband. You Tube is a great place to get help plus there are classes on Craftsy that are taught by excellent teachers. Just sign up for their newsletter and watch for sales on classes. My piles of UFOs has really grown over the years but I am working on them this year. Good luck and happy sewing!

By: Gayle Clason

Gayle Clason — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:13:34 +0000

I try to alternate Ufo’s with new projects, just doing the “old” ufo’s gets tiresome. I also participate in my sewing guild’s UFO group which meets once each month so I have friends around to chat with and get encouragement and or help with while I whittle down my stack of UfOs, its more fun than doing it alone.

By: Hope Wright

Hope Wright — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:25:52 +0000

I was motivated to reduce my UFO pile after several sewers downsized and I realized yardage was taken but UFOs ended up in the trash. I sorted everything into the approximate time to finish. I had way too many I could finish in an evening or less, so those are ALL done. Now working on longer projects and clothing yardage, I decided to work on most expensive first as I might as well enjoy my splurges.