Well, here's mine. Not much, actually. Just a few rows of the Kitty Cat Afghan. I swear, I'll never make anything else where you have to work with all those balls of yarn at once. Makes me nervous; I don't like it.
I'm about halfway finished with the piece. I started it way back in the late 90s when I was still working. This is a Vanna White afghan book that we published at Oxmoor House and I edited. When I saw that Rex the Cat afghan, I immediately ordered the yarn from Lion Brand and started it. But it didn't take me long to tire of all those balls of yarn flopping around.
I did, however, with no effort whatsoever, bust one of my UFOs clean gone this week. If you'll recall from the rules, donating or giving away a project to someone to finish is the same as finishing it yourself. Gone is gone.
I donated the above top to Debra at Debra's Design Studio. She will finish it in whatever way she choses and pass it on to a women's shelter. This is an ongoing project for Debra. She has donated many quilts to women shelters. She has made us the offer that if we have any UFOs that we don't want to finish, she'll gladly take them. Barbara has already donated some things for Debra's shelter projects. If you'd like to do the same, leave Debra a message on her blog, or email me and I'll send you her email address.
*BARBARA'S PROGRESS*
Above is UFO Buster Barbara's progress photo for this week. Barbara is one of our members who doesn't blog. She calls this 37" square quilt "Scrappy Stars," and says she chose it as her first bust because it would be the fastest. She only had to bind it and add her label and, voila, busted! Below is what Barbara has to say about the history of this beautiful piece.
"Scrappy Stars started as a Brown Bag project in my guild in Waco, TX. Anyone who chose to participate could make any center no larger than 80" perimeter or circumference measure, put it in a brown bag with fabric (optional) and up to 5 instructions for the 3 guild members who would host their center over the next 3 months. The instructions could be "keep it summery", "no orange" or whatever. Each participant took someone else's bag home, added a border, and brought it back to the next guild meeting 4 weeks later. At the end of the swap, it was common for the maker not to recognize her quilt center!"
**If you have a progress report for us this week, please post it on your blog (if you like) and then leave your link on Mr. Linky below.
And if you are one of our blogless members and have a progress photo and/or report, be sure to email it to me by Thursday of the week you'd like me to post it.**
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On 01/14/2011, Deb said ...
Hi Susan ~ You know, now that I've started the scarf again
I'm wondering WHY I ever stopped knitting it to begin with!! It's just
like any big cleaning job...the task seems daunting but after it's over and done with I wonder why I didn't do it sooner!!!
I think I'm going to have fun finishing LOTS of these projects!! (along with adding in some new ones though!).
On 01/14/2011, Susan Ramey Cleveland said ...
I thought that Linky was suppose to leave a thumbnail photo too. But it didn't. This is my first time to use Mr. Linky, and I guess I have some more studying to do.
On 01/14/2011, Theanne said ...
I admire you for even attempting the project that requires several balls of yarn...just the thought of more than one ball of yarn makes me anxious...*smile* What you've finished is quite beautiful. I like that a Women's Shelter can find a use for unfinished quilts...I hadn't thought about that. I'm enjoying seeing and hearing about the progress everyone is making with their UFOs, now if I'd just get up and finish mine...
On 01/14/2011, Ann Marie said ...
My New Years resolution is to get rid of my scraps and my WIP's, UFO's and PhD's too. So I am following along in a few challenges to help me do just that. You can check out what I have been working on over at my blog, thanks.
On 01/14/2011, Stephanie C. said ...
My first UFO was pretty simple, I feel kind of guilty. I had inteded to finish an apron too, but I ran out of white thread. Who runs out of white thread? I WILL be posting the finished apron next week. Thanks for the inspiration~:0)
On 01/14/2011, Donna said ...
Susan,
Knitting is one thing I never learned to do. I would not like working with the balls of yarn either :)
Everyone is motivating me to keep working!
Hugs,
Donna
On 01/14/2011, Susan Ramey Cleveland said ...
No guilt allowed, Stephanie. That's one of the implied rules of the Bust.
On 01/14/2011, Susan Ramey Cleveland said ...
The afghan is single crochet (not knitted), the easiest stitch there is.
On 01/14/2011, Barbara Anne said ...
Haven't gotten to the post office yet so my package of three UFOs (one borderless quilt top, one table runner, and one wall hanging size) aren't outta here yet. Wrapped for mailing, yes. Gone, no.
Crochet flummoxes me as much as knitting does. You go, girl!
Thanks for posting my Scrappy Stars photo. I forgot to mention that the center I made is from the book "Little Quilts" by Berg, et al. My center that went into the brown bag includes the green border. I also added the outer two borders to calm that busy middle!
The two bindings I made this week are still in two coils rather than being on the quilts. No guilt!
Hugs!
On 01/14/2011, Beverly said ...
Susan, I bow in awe to you and anyone that does anything involving a needle. I don't have a bit of skill in that direction. Needles run and hide when they see me.
I think Debra's efforts are fantastic.
I hope to see you for Pink Saturday.♥
On 01/14/2011, Lainee said ...
I'm almost done with the donation shawl...just needs a binding. Yesterday I pressed various background fabrics to make some hst's...need to make a 2011 start list!
On 01/14/2011, Diane W said ...
Nevr could figure out knitting, makes no sense at all. But I think the finished results are beautiful.
On 01/14/2011, Diane W said ...
No finished UFO this week, but I have been working on one of them. Snow has messed up my schedule and I have not had very much sewing time this week.
On 01/14/2011, Lynn said ...
Rex the Cat looks very cute in the photo. No wonder you bought the yarn and started right away. But I'm with you, I would hate to do a project with multiple balls of yarn going at once.
I used Mr. Linky to post my UFO progress.
On 01/14/2011, Mama Pea said ...
I don't like knitting with lots of colors when you have to carry yarn behind you. I think it's a pain, too.
I will post my progress on UFO later today. This is fun following along! Good job on taking care of one of yours!
On 01/14/2011, Julie in WA said ...
Go Susan! One less UFO in your stash! Someone will benefit from the beautiful colors in that quilt top.
Good job Barbara! Someday I hope to do some kind of round/row robin quilt. Yours turned out very nice!
Go Little Green Quilters!
On 01/14/2011, Robin Booth said ...
I don't have any "busted" but I am making progress. I forgot about the option to give UFOs away. I'll have to give this some consideration.
On 01/14/2011, Sandra Neel Hutchins said ...
I love the Kitty Cat afghan! To all the UFO bust ladies who have donated projects to shelters: you are a precious gift. Have fun everyone!
On 01/14/2011, Sandra Neel Hutchins said ...
Congratulations to Barbara on a super finish! That is a lovely quilt.
On 01/14/2011, Stephanie C. said ...
Got it! I'm guilt free~:0)
On 01/15/2011, Mama Pea said ...
A day late, but I blogged my UFO progress today! (sort of)
http://peasinapod.typepad.com/peas-in-a-pod/2011/01/ufo-busting-progress-super-mario-top-finished.html
On 01/16/2011, Patti said ...
I just wanted to say this UFO busting idea is GREAT! I would have joined in, but I had shoulder surgery and didn't feel I could be productive for quite a while. I don't have a blog either(I know that doesn't matter) But I am following everyone's progress (which is a hoot) and I am also busting some of my UFO's on my own (with my limitations). So even though I won't be sharing I'll be working right along with you. Keep this UFO busting up, it is very inspirational and will help keep me going. Thanks.
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