Not another UFO!

This acronym is definitely not a stranger to everyone. However, I came to learn of a new definition to it when I took up a tatting class a couple of years back.

I must admit that the original has a better ring to it... Unidentified Flying Object! The borrowed acronym, Un-Finished Object, though lacking in syllabus, is rather aptly used. (However, 'project' in placed of 'object' would have been more appropriate, I think...) By that, it simply refers to half-done work lying hidden in some corners, at the back of the cupboards -- a case of 'out of sight, out of mind!'

I have often wondered if this happen only to handicraft projects, or generally to projects done in leisure.  After all, there isn't any deadlines per se... Then again, it probably boils down to discipline and boredom. In this arena, I am definitely not guiltless (in all aspects!). I dare not even start to count them as I am sure there are some that I myself am totally clueless about! LOL!

Well, all is not lost as I have begun to retrace my steps, and hopefully, I would not leave any stones unturned when I retire from this earth. A daunting task... but, not to be easily given up! Soyez courageux!

Voila! Bubbling over with pride

The first of these UFOs I've taken on is the "dowdy" A-line, pleated dress (unfortunately, I couldn't locate a picture of!) that I have mentioned in my previous post. It has sat in my cupboard for over two new year celebrations (not a dinosaur yet)! Gladly, that would-be skeleton had been plumped up into a bubble dress. (Yes, it's that infamous grey material from my first project!) May not seem much, but it was a successful transformation in my context. I refused to let this piece lay in the UFO graveyard as I have spent numerous hours tacking the pleats into place and sewing on the beads on the bodice! I've worn it proudly to a cousin's wedding luncheon in July!

A pat on my back! One down, and... many, many more to go! Hahaha...

Learning to sew isn't a difficult task, it's the ability to continuously discipline yourself to carry through and on : the mistakes and unpicks, pin pricks from clumsy fingers, etc -- all taken in good humour. I guess this principle applies to everything we do in life: Taking that first step, and putting in the effort to move on with more steps.

However, what I've learnt is that we must not be too 'eager' to break into a run, as you will soon realized you are flat out of steam before the first lap is over, all ready to throw in the white towel; which brings to mind the fable of the race between the hare and the tortoise.

Yes!, as I keep myself chugging along the tracks of sewing, I will unearth and resurrect my UFOs along the way... and hopefully, with consistency, they will be brought to light in this space...