tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post2014452855949182177..comments2023-10-16T00:53:45.013-07:00Comments on What Looks Like Crazy on An Ordinary Day: How to make a UFORachel S-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09107389853919180602noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-59870102644792218282012-01-09T13:24:23.055-08:002012-01-09T13:24:23.055-08:00Looks like you're going to have to do some re-...Looks like you're going to have to do some re-organizing! LOL! If my projects become UFOs it's because I don't feel like stitching on them anymore. I try my best to keep all the supplies with them :o)Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310433488261347972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-30541192825012406362012-01-09T09:20:08.288-08:002012-01-09T09:20:08.288-08:00LOL! I have done that more than once--robbed one ...LOL! I have done that more than once--robbed one project for another! Now I try to just kit up what I'm actively working on and stick to that. Easier said than done!Siobhánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664728276490470180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-31312646659460222832012-01-06T06:48:34.285-08:002012-01-06T06:48:34.285-08:00That's a funny analogy about the old, broken d...That's a funny analogy about the old, broken down car! I have a similar reason for UFO's. I will start a project and will then run out of a specialty thread. I'll wait to order the thread when I have something else to order, to save on shipping. In the meantime, I'll start another project and lose interest in the original WIP. Then I feel bad and buy the thread to finish it. By that point, I just want to get it over with and don't enjoy the project as much as the first time around.<br />CarolynStitchinowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547209451120677277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-66673962698591157612012-01-05T09:59:05.817-08:002012-01-05T09:59:05.817-08:00I like to keep my floss pulled for projects all in...I like to keep my floss pulled for projects all in one place...I use a floss box(since I use bobbins) that way if 2 projects use the same color it's there for all....if the floss isn't in the projects box it's in my main floss cabinet(extra skeins are in floss away bags in 1 location).Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652900968991050079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-21447505561324573092012-01-05T02:03:08.094-08:002012-01-05T02:03:08.094-08:00I hear you about Michaels not having their stock.....I hear you about Michaels not having their stock.. stocked. It's so frustrating, and you can go back WEEKS later and still the colour you want isn't there. boo. hiss. <br /><br />I think with my UFOs, they were a little beyond my skills, or really large. I get really tired of large projects (even the L*K one I did that was about 12x12" was bordering on too large.) and a lot of it has to do with how I find holding the project. I don't really like folding my fabrics on the Qsnaps, and want the qsnaps as large as the project, so it becomes unwieldy for me. Taking it on and off the snaps isn't an option either as I'm SUPER LAZY and once I get the fabric centered, I want it to stay there til I'm done lol. Whew that was a long comment. :Dpandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906796894069265970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-46887027286700710062012-01-04T18:24:18.241-08:002012-01-04T18:24:18.241-08:00I tend to be creative and substitute something sim...I tend to be creative and substitute something similar - or perhaps even something completely different if I don't have the prescribed floss.<br />Go for it! Pick up those old projects and stitch & stitch until they are no longer UFO's but WIP, then before you know it, they will be HOTW - Hung on the Wall !!!!BronnyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729424866466315098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-2469425282174815072012-01-04T16:13:17.963-08:002012-01-04T16:13:17.963-08:00Happy New Year, Rachel. I also do this to my UFOs...Happy New Year, Rachel. I also do this to my UFOs; in fact, I was going to ask this very question on the 123 message board - What Makes an UFO? I live in Harford County and have a Joann Fabrics and a Michaels within a half block of each other in the Bel Air Marketplace. Inevitably, especially during Joann's DMC sales, I will need one skein of floss. I dutifully go over to Michaels and they never have it. Our Michaels is truly pitiful in the needlework section. I just don't think they care about stitching anymore. It's done to 1/2 of an aisle for kits and 1/2 aisle (both sides) for fabric and threads.Mother of Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120239712521982484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-40259716180614943752012-01-04T10:50:43.936-08:002012-01-04T10:50:43.936-08:00I hate when I find out that the color I need is no...I hate when I find out that the color I need is no where to be found. And you are right about Michaels, they have a lousy stocking system for DMC thread. Sometimes I just order it from ONS just so it's less frustrating!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312699459116007838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-84256575593410731742012-01-04T09:45:13.734-08:002012-01-04T09:45:13.734-08:00Okay. Title of your post made me laugh (and I may ...Okay. Title of your post made me laugh (and I may steal it someday soon for myself.)<br /><br />I think I have done this a time or two myself. Rob one kit for another. I try very hard not to because of the problems it creates. A solution is to stitch one project at a time - something I'm never going to do. Another solution is to write it down when you steal - and the notes about what you need in your purse so you replenish what you've stolen.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590452473318118140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-14241956688805343742012-01-04T08:36:59.388-08:002012-01-04T08:36:59.388-08:00I do this ALLLL the time, don't feel bad! :)
...I do this ALLLL the time, don't feel bad! :)<br /><br /><br />And while occasionally it IS frustrating, because inevitably get get an attack of the guilts for the amount I've never finished, I figure one can never have too much floss. :)ArchangelDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470693171781707533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-59977046257094821862012-01-04T08:12:04.016-08:002012-01-04T08:12:04.016-08:00I live in carroll county! The last time i was at m...I live in carroll county! The last time i was at michaels there were quite a few empty bins. And if they aren't empty, they are all mixed up so u have to triple check the label to make sure u grabbed the right color.VegasJillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198253536985267378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-29855746667748894522012-01-04T08:08:53.107-08:002012-01-04T08:08:53.107-08:00I accumulate UFOs because I have the need to move ...I accumulate UFOs because I have the need to move on to something more novel, more challenging, more shiny ... or just plain different. I rarely, if ever, rob one project to stitch another which is the main reason I am the proud owner of multiple partial skeins of various shades of GAST, WDW and CC overdyed cotton and Belle Soie silk floss. Don't ask me how many skeins I have of Maple Syrup or Forest Glade or Pine. I do try, quite diligently, to use up my partial skeins on ornaments and smalls ... but they keep multiplying!rionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141923797221351378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865121664017247301.post-38977353906313615032012-01-04T08:01:19.568-08:002012-01-04T08:01:19.568-08:00Sometimes you amaze me. You seem to have an endle...Sometimes you amaze me. You seem to have an endless supply of stash and yet do often you don't have the right color handy at the right time. I'm basically a one-at-a-time project stitcher and I'm also not so picky about the exact color. I never mind substituting something different. <br /><br />I do find that I never seem to have the right backing fabric for a project no matter how many fat quarters I buy. So I guess it's a similar situation.<br /><br />Ah.. the difficult life of a crafter... not really so much to complain about in the scheme of thing.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509728430110361806noreply@blogger.com