UFO Challenges

I'm in  number of UFO Challenges

2016 Prairie Moon Procrastination Challenge, 2016 Sampler Society UFO listing, Stashbuster Numbers Game, All People Quilt UFO Challenge, & OMG 2016 List.

The things I have finished are:

January #7 2016 Band T-shirt Quilt

June#11 Race Track Quilt

May #3 Zippered Pouches

March #2 Pieced Tulips & 122. Pieced Hearts (with cats and tulips)

Jan/Feb Sun kissed table runner #1

#51 Fall Table Runner

#39 Crazy Stars,

#3 Ann's 2006 NYE Mystery

#4 Dolphin Pillow

#21 Children's book - Tidings

#11 Batik and Black Split QST

#16 Bright Pinwheels (needs to be quilted)

#2 America the Beautiful Purse

#33 Color Wash by Carol

#41 Dazzle

#12 Black embroidered butterfly

#23 Children's book - Maisy

January 2. Pink Strip Quilt

February 5. Green and Purple 9 patch

June 10. Batman Pillow

March 3. Tulips & cats & Cat Swap

January 5. Christmas Tree Applique
February 2. Buffalo Tote
March 9. Kim's pillow
April 8. Olivia Baby Quilt
May 3. Casserole Cover
July 11. Tulip Trio Pillow

I feel good that I've done so many things.

Then there are the things still being worked on:

February #1 Western Sunset

April #4 Spring Jelly Roll

July #6 Sea Quilt

August #12 Patriotic Race Track

Mar/Apr Jo's Club retreat teal and brown
May/Jun Maze or Mahjong

Jul/Aug Under the Sea 

February #7 Applique Turtles (Not going to do this now)

May #53 Fancy Fox

July #6 Applique Pixie Garden

August #5 Ann's Snowball

#47 Fall Panel

April 1. Misc Fall Blocks (Gypsy Wife)

May 7. Misc Dark Blocks

July 4. Purple Triangle in a Square

August 6. Misc patriotic

June 7. Girl Scout drawn patriotic wall hanging
August 12. Wall hangings - patriotic

Not so happy about not completing them, but other things have been done too. So, they might still be on the list and as I happen to get to them, I will accomplish them.

The things not yet picked include:

#5 Map of Texas - Lone Star State

#8 Hawaiian applique

#9 Christmas Squares

#10 Mount Rushmore

Charm Square tote bags (2)

Hummingbird blocks

8. QBS Challenge

9. Green & Brown Woven Border

11. Christmas HST blocks

12. Christmas Panels

1. Ashley's Art block

4. Chinese Coin Strips

6. Eric Carle Quilt

10. Sunkissed table runner #2

Will I actually finish all these?  Who knows, but it has been a fun process.  I am happy to have joined in the challenges and the way I picked the items was to just pull them from the UFO cabinet.  That meant I might or night not have wanted to work on them.  So, anything accomplished is a success!

Why do I join in on these challenges and don't pick the same item for each one?  Because this way I challenge myself and everything I do finish is a wonderful experience.

Do I stress over not completing them?  I used to, but not anymore.  They will get done when they are supposed to and that is the good news. If I have to change what they originally started as, that is fine too.  What if they become a small project?  That is fine. IF they become a larger project or get combined with another project?  That is wonderful.

I told myself to balance what I am doing this year and I think I have made that transition from stress to enjoyment.

The year is half over, so I wanted to see how I was stacking up to my plan.