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Re: How old is your oldest UFO?
So, I was thinking I might be the UFO queen, but I see I am not, in age or number! I have one I'm not sure I am going to finish, though. I like the fabric & the piecing just fine, but it was one of the first things I tried to machine quilt & it did not go well so I'm not happy with the quality of the quilting; & furthermore, it's baby size, I don't need it myself, & it's not sufficiently well sewn to be a gift. All it really needs is binding, though. Any recommendations for a good home for this thing? Or should I just keep it as a practice piece for quilting?
Thread hijack! Oops.
PS it's prettier right way up :)
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Wow, what a great story! That quilt will surely be a treasure forever in that family.
I only have 3 or 4 UFO's, they are all about 1 year old. I don't like having things unfinished either. I joined the UFO group and was doing really well until I started getting orders for quilts. Not a bad thing, but I'm hoping to get back to the UFO's next month.
Re: How old is your oldest UFO?
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Claire OneStitchAtATime
So, I was thinking I might be the UFO queen, but I see I am not, in age or number! I have one I'm not sure I am going to finish, though. I like the fabric & the piecing just fine, but it was one of the first things I tried to machine quilt & it did not go well so I'm not happy with the quality of the quilting; & furthermore, it's baby size, I don't need it myself, & it's not sufficiently well sewn to be a gift. All it really needs is binding, though. Any recommendations for a good home for this thing? Or should I just keep it as a practice piece for quilting?
Thread hijack! Oops.
PS it's prettier right way up :)
I think you should finish it and donate it.
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Madeforyouinma11
I think you should finish it and donate it.
Where do you think might be interested in a donation of a not-very-high-quality quilt? Like I said, the fabric is fine -- it has a cozy flannel back & cotton batting -- it's the quilting that's not good. But maybe it would look better finished, washed, & wrinkly -- the flaws would blend in a bit more!
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My oldest UFO is 30 years old. I started a seaside quilt for my daughter when she was very small. I didn't have a lot of quilting skills, but managed to get a landscape done with some directions I had at the time. Work and children got in the way and the quilt stayed something I didn't know how to finish. Over the years I would try different ideas, but none was what I wanted.
So it got put away. When I retired and had time for quilting again, I pulled it out. I decided if I could find some material I liked for a border I would finish it as a wallhanging, thus I wouldn't have to figure out what to add to make it the size of a true quilt. I ordered some yardage from M* for something else, but all of a sudden the quilt told me it had to have the fabric as a border. (I don't know about you, but sometimes quilts just tell you something particular has to happen. At least mine do...)
So I put the border on the thing and sent it off for longarm services. It has not returned yet, but I am hopeful it won't be long. It will be a summer wallhanging for now.
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absolutey finish and donate to a charity... those quilts get loved and used no matter what!!
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Originally Posted by
Claire OneStitchAtATime
So, I was thinking I might be the UFO queen, but I see I am not, in age or number! I have one I'm not sure I am going to finish, though. I like the fabric & the piecing just fine, but it was one of the first things I tried to machine quilt & it did not go well so I'm not happy with the quality of the quilting; & furthermore, it's baby size, I don't need it myself, & it's not sufficiently well sewn to be a gift. All it really needs is binding, though. Any recommendations for a good home for this thing? Or should I just keep it as a practice piece for quilting?
Thread hijack! Oops.
PS it's prettier right way up :)
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GrammaBabs
absolutey finish and donate to a charity... those quilts get loved and used no matter what!!
You know,it's good for me to get it out & look at it. It's not an award-winning quilt, but the colors are pretty & it's cozy. Maybe I'll see if Marilyn could take it for the PICU group. Thanks, everyone!
Anybody else have a UFO that may never be finished?
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5 or 6 years old. I was going to make a queen quilt with 72 Ohio Stars all from different fabrics. I have the fabrics and the stars cut out, that's as far as I got.
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About 15 years old. I had it machine quilted once and picked it all out to do it myself. Otherwise it would be finished. Its a scottie quilt, so I want it to be the way I envision it. I have had 3 new Scotties in my life since I pieced the top, so I need to make some adjustments.
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My oldest UFO is about 3 years old. It is a table runner that only needs binding. I made it at a quilting class, used muslin for the backing and used it to practice my stippling. I really don't like the muslin backing. I should consider attaching another backing, do some SITD, and then bind it. Other than that, my other oldest UFO is about 1 - 1.5 years old. But I also have projects in bags that are 3 years old.
