We had so much fun with the UFO challenge last year we're doing it again and again!!!

Challenge: To finish those quilt projects hidden in your sewing room!!!

There are many names for those unfinished quilt projects we all have stashed in our closets, under the bed or in drawers or bags…WIPs (works in progress), UFOs (unfinished objects), NFUFO (nearly finished UFOs), BBUFO (barely begun UFOs), PIPS (projects in process), WISPs (works in slow progress), WIVPs (works in very slow progress), PIGs (projects in grocery sacks). We started them because we liked them but for one reason or another we put them aside to finish at another time. Wouldn’t it be nice to see those quilt projects completed instead of hiding them away for a few more years? I have a challenge for you!!!

Here are the rules. They’re simple. Write down the names of eight of those unfinished projects on a list numbered 1 through 8. Make 2 copies of the list and hand one copy to me at the September or October guild meeting. Starting at the October meeting I will pull a number and announce it at each meeting. For the next month you are to work on the quilt on your list that corresponds to that number and try to finish it (at least in completed top form) for show & tell for the next month. Think how proud you’ll be standing up at show & tell when you tell everyone “I finally finished this quilt!” The applause alone will make it worth the work. For every quilt you finish on your list your name will be entered into a drawing. In June, we’ll pull a name and give the winner a special prize. The more quilts you finish the more times you’ll be entered into the drawing. And remember, if you don’t want the quilt when you’re finished with it, you can think about donating it as a comfort quilt.

If you have any questions, please call Mary Ann Karpinski at 508-747-0629 or email at maktjk9@aol.com.