tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433796494159036982.post8882178170089173138..comments2024-03-25T17:08:18.414-07:00Comments on My Quilty Musings: A Confession and a UFO problemBarb Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970539487622123183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433796494159036982.post-50169891435771298642018-09-12T10:24:47.626-07:002018-09-12T10:24:47.626-07:00Hi Barb! I confessed my lengthy UFO list in this ...Hi Barb! I confessed my lengthy UFO list in this blog post: http://sewhigh.blogspot.com/2018/02/ufo-confession.html. I love making blocks, but it is a marathon exercise to assemble them and add that final border. I prefer to quilt crib to lap size myself and for the large quilt I outsource the quilting to a longarmer. It's worth the cost to me. When I moved from eastern PA to South Carolina, I took over a small bedroom and turned it into an office / sewing room (like you, I had used my dining room in PA). The closet had lots of shelves for the former owner's child, which was perfect for storing quilting projects. I use clear shoe boxes from Costco to store additional quilting project. Cheap Walmart clear boxes store scraps sorted by color. As for your UFO count, if you separate test blocks from partially completed quilts your count might be lower and less daunting. Also, you can donate unfinished projects that you have completely lost interest in to a local quilt guild. Good luck in tackling your backlog! Sandy at sewhigh.blogspot.comSandyPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206615238407476036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433796494159036982.post-52674049077891039052015-11-19T09:30:43.221-08:002015-11-19T09:30:43.221-08:00Years ago I used to quilt on my home machine. It ...Years ago I used to quilt on my home machine. It didn't take too many quilts bigger than baby size for me to decide it didn't work for me, so I can appreciate your dilemma. Back then I found a long arm quilter who did fairly basic things, and she was quick and not expensive. But as my piecing skills got better I decided the quality of her work just wasn't cutting it. Now I am fortunate enough to have a mid-arm machine. For a long time I had a friend who used my machine and she would sometimes give me fabric or gift cards as a thank you. Do you have a friend with a machine you could use? I've also heard of people who trade with friends -- like you piece something for her, she quilts something for you. That sounds like a good deal if you can get it. I wish you the best of luck in finding a workable solution! Also, I looked at your profile and noticed your location. I grew up in Allegheny County! I haven't lived there in a long time, but do go back fairly often to visit family. Nice to meet you Barb!Lisa Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017561924541178564noreply@blogger.com