Working on UFOs..First two done!!!

I decided to grab a random project box and work on whatever I found.  

The first project box I picked had two projects in it.  Fortunately both were quick easy projects. 

The first one was a Christmas apron made from a panel.  All I had to do was hem all the edges and make the ties.  It was such a quick sew,  I’m not sure why I didn’t finish it years ago.  I honestly don’t remember even getting it!   I’m kind of sad I have to put it away until next Christmas.

The second project in the box was a table runner.  I completed the top over a year ago. It just needed quilted and bound.  I decided I didn’t want to bind it so I sewed it right sides together, turned it and then quilted it. 

The clover was my first time trying paper piecing. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be, but I can’t say I enjoyed it. But then a couple weekends ago I went and purchased a paper piecing book. So who knows, maybe I have more paper piecing in my future.

I’m happy with the way it turned out.   This was made with scraps I had in my stash.

Two UFOs  done!!!  I still haven’t  counted the number I need to complete.  Every time I look in a box or drawer, I find more. It may take years to finish everything! 

Have you worked on any UFOs this week?

Happy Sewing!

Lori

Sewing Weekend!

 This blog is right at a year old.  I had written it out and never posted it.  I decided to go ahead and post it so you can see what we were working on a year ago.  Haley has completed her strawberry quilt and gifted to her newborn daughter!  

I use the Adventure Sling everyday, it's my go-to bag.  The water bottle holder, not so much.  I'm really surprised I don't use it nearly as much as I expected.  I guess it's just heavy when I have a full bottle of water and it makes my shoulder hurt after a while.

Here is the original blog from May 7, 2023:

After a long hiatus I'm trying my hand at blogging again.  I've been retired for about a year now and finally feel like I have the time and energy to make time for me to sew again.  

The name Sew Time for Me originally came about when my kids all grew up and left the nest.  I honestly felt at that time I was going to have time for me.  Well, that didn't work out so well.  Work, family obligations and my own head got in the way.

For the last several months I've finally been sewing on a regular basis.  I still don't get to sew every day or even every week, but it's definitely more often than I used to sew.  My sister, Kim, one of my daughters, Haley, and one of her friends, Sam, get together once every month or two for a sewing weekend.  

Every weekend that we get together, we all plan our projects out ahead of time.  I had two projects I wanted to work on.  The first was the Mistflower Water Bottle Tote from Season 4 Minikins by Sew Sweetness.  The second project was the Adventure Sling Bag by Missouri Star..  I'll have reviews of both patterns in a later blog.

 Kim worked on finishing a quilt top and starting another. Haley started a quilt and Sam made an apron.

My completed projects!

Haley's progress on her quilt. She completed all the strawberry blocks.  On our next sewing weekend she will work on the sashing and sewing everything together.  She hasn't decided if she will quilt it herself or send it out to be quilted.

The pattern for her quilt is by Margot Languedoc Designs by The Pattern Basket. It's called Strawberry Social.  

I forgot to get pictures of Kim and Sam's projects.  I'm just getting back into the whole blogging thing, so hopefully I'll do better at getting pictures.

Our sewing weekends are a wonderful way for us to relax, have fun and spend time doing something we love.  I've especially enjoy watching two young people embrace sewing.  It's becoming somewhat of a lost art and I'm happy to share with a new generation my love of sewing.

Happy Sewing!

Lori

New Year New Goals...in May!

 About three weeks before Christmas (2022) I realized there was no way I was going to get all my projects done in time.  I figured I had two choices: stress myself out and get them done or let it go.  I decided to let it go. I did complete ( with the help of my daughter) three quilts. 

That was the best decision I could have made!  I was so proud of myself for actually being able to let it go.  I started thinking about all the projects I wanted to complete for Christmas, then I started thinking about all the other projects I’ve started but never finished.  

I have A LOT of unfinished projects, UFOs, WIPs,  whatever you want to call them.  I haven’t taken the time to add them up.  I think it would just overwhelm me if I did.

I'd been thinking a lot lately about my sewing habits.  I came to the conclusion I’m a serial starter, but don’t actually finish many of them.  So I decided I would not start a new project this year until I’ve completed ALL my unfinished ones.   That’s a huge goal...and it lasted until March, I think!

I have my unfinished projects in several places, some are in 12x12 inch plastic craft boxes, some are thrown in tubs, some are in drawers, some are on the bed in the spare bedroom and one is even laying on my cedar chest in my bedroom.  

This is the one on my cedar chest in my bedroom.  I've since moved it to a project box.  I've worked on it some and think it's about half way finished.

These are moto pouches from Sew Sweetness.  I've completed several and still have 3 or 4 more to go.  I got tired of making them and just quit.  This was one of the projects I had to let go at Christmas.

Here are stacks of projects boxes filled with unknown projects!  There is a tub full of projects too.

A Blue Calla pattern I started several years ago.  I didn't have all the supplies I needed, so it got set aside.

A doll jacket I cut out and set aside.  This one I have since completed!  I'll post about it at a later date.

An Ora Rosa pattern I cut out and started and couldn't get my stitches right on the vinyl, so it got put aside also.

This is just what I found by doing a quick look around.  And I have no idea what is in all those project boxes and the big tub!  I’m sure there are many more. Well I know there are because I have a lot of fabric I’ve purchased for specific projects but they haven’t been started.   I should take the time to get each one out, evaluate whether I will actually complete it, then decide whether to keep it, pass it on to someone who will finish it or donate it.  

How may UFOs or WIPs do you have? Are you a serial starter like me or do you finish one project before you start the next? Leave a comment and let me know.

Happy Sewing!

Lori