I'm joining Jandi Dean on Instagram for her 2026 UFO Challenge. She's asked us to identify six UFO projects (so hard to narrow the vast list down to six!) with a goal of completing one per quarter. So here goes!
I actually made a list of six last year and finished zero. I've replaced one of those and here's my new list.
Overall I have chosen the low hanging fruit, as you'll see...
All About Angles in Blue Lagoon is a quilt top. However, I need to rip out a section to replace a piece of fabric that I found a flaw on after finishing the quilt top. No idea how I'll quilt it. I'm open to ideas!
Trinket is a finished quilt top. I think I'll do an all over free motion motif on the background of the blocks and in each 4-inch block I'll do some fancier FMQ. First step will be deciding what color thread to use.
Tic Tac Toe is a finished quilt top of bee blocks (from a bee I was in years ago). I think this is the next thing I'll put on the longarm. I think the repeated geometric design will give me an opportunity to make a plan for what FMQ designs to use and I imagine I'll see improvement in my longarm quilting by the time I finish the quilt.
Rainbow Chain is another set of old bee blocks. I set the layout when I was at quilt retreat in November and started piecing the blocks together. (This is the one that got added in for this year.)
Improv Houses is nearly a quilt top. It will require some partial seams and filling in sections to square it up.
Not sure why I listed the Wholecloth FMQ quilt last, because it'll be the first one finished as it is currently on the longarm. I even worked on it a bit this weekend. Then I ran out of bobbin thread so I took a break.
Do you have any UFOs you're working on finishing up?
Preeva Tramiel
I have So MANY UFOS, and more being created all the time!
1. I'm working on an applique quilt for a friend in Oakland that I started in the summer.
2. I have a big charity quilt I need to bind.
3. Where's the line between an idea and a UFO? I pulled fabric for a banner but haven't cut anything out yet...
4. Lots of potholder components need assembling...
sarah
Post authorI haven't updated my full list in quite a while, but I tend not to count a fabric pull until I cut fabric. Also, I usually refer to them all as WIPs, though I've called them UFOs here since that was in the name of the challenge. Personally, I think it's nice to have a variety of options to work on so I can choose what I feel like working on. And I hear ya on more being created all the time... so many ideas to explore. Thanks for visiting, Preeva.