What are WIPs & UFOs?
If you have been quilting or doing any kind of crafting these acronyms are probably pretty common in your vocabulary. But if you are new you may be asking “WHAT?” and you are thinking you know what a UFO is but what’s that got to do with quilting?
Well, instead of being an “unidentified flying object” it means “un-finished object”. WIP is similar in but stands for “Work in Progress”. I’ve found that crafters will use UFO more if it is a project they’ve either given up on or they have changed in their tastes on what they like to work on and it is very unlikely they will finish the project. WIP on the other hand is a more positive term whereas the quilter is actively working on the project. Most seasoned quilters have several UFOs and WIPs. You will probably find many other quilt bloggers who bring out their projects to share and usually hoping to get motivation to finish them.
Below is a couple of pictures of some crazy quilt hearts that I started a long time ago and just found in a box a few days ago. In fact I remember doing them but I don’t remember how I did them. They are very similar and looks like I may have used a pattern to cut the pieces instead of doing it in the traditional manner of piecing it together. My hope is to get some more embellishment on these and find a place for them. Maybe they will end up on a tote bag or small wallhanging.
Question of the Day: How many WIPs and UFOs do you have?
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