Hello all!
I’m going to blog about the steps I’m taking for the UFO Challenge so that it might help guide some in making decisions about how they can approach their own UFO stash.
I’ve decided that I am going to make two lists. One is my main “focus” list and the second will be more of a “if I get a chance to work on” list. I’m breaking these UFOs into these categories because that helps reduce the overwhelming feeling of how much I need to do and narrows down the focus of what types of things need doing.
So list one is my machine quilting list. I do have 12 projects on this list however 3 of them are smaller projects that could be done as a pair for one month and one with another bigger project or even if I just have time. Remember – not a competition and NO pressure.
Machine Quilting UFO Challenge 2025
| NUMBER | QUILT NAME | MONTH | DONE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halloween QAL | June | |
| 2 | Gemstone Layer Cake | March | |
| 3 | Cherrylicious | July | |
| 4 | Tarot Quilter | September | |
| 5 | Pinwheel Jelly Roll | February | |
| 6 | GemCut | November | |
| 7 | Fairy Garden | April | Repurposed |
| 8 | Halloween Wedding Ring | August | |
| 9 | Vladimir's Memorial | October | |
| 10a | Tapestry 1 - Snake | May | |
| 10b | Tapestry 2 - Triqueta | May | |
| Floating | Tapestry 3 - Tree |
Each of the projects in this list is at the stage of ready to be quilted. Most of them have backing or binding in various states. Wadding is all accounted for.
So ideally the plan is draw the random number on the 1st of the month, pull that project and quilt it when I get the chance in between work, study and customer quilting with the goal that it is bound and complete by the end of the month.
List two is all the projects that I want to make some form of progress on. These are projects that are in various stages and are various types of projects.
UFO Challenge 2025 - Assorted Projects
| NUMBER | QUILT NAME | MONTH | DONE |
| 1 | Witchy Cross-stitch | June | PROGRESS |
| 2 | Chair - mach emb | March | Postponed |
| 3 | Snake quilt FP | July | Fabrics TBP |
| 4 | Snake quilt w/blocks | September | DONE |
| 5 | Plant trivets | February | DONE x1 x3TBD |
| 6 | Yellow rug - binding | November | DONE |
| 7 | Log Cabin | April | Postponed |
| 8 | Raven quilt | August | Designed |
| 9 | Lounge room runners | October | DONE |
| 10 | Paint bookshelf | May | DONE |
I’ll do another post about storage for UFOs because there’s A LOT to talk about when it comes to storage.
I’ll be sharing each month’s numbers across my socials so you can participate from any source but if you would like to join the FB group that is where most of the discussion will be happening.
FB Group: facebook.com/groups/1401125050180861
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiesfabrics
Instagram: https://instagram.com/frankiesfabrics/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@frankiesfabrics
Happy sewing!
Marni x
