Project-Finishing Pact

[lindaj]

It has come to my attention recently that a great many of the people I know are drowning in unfinished projects. Often, these projects are 95% done, and taking up space all over the house.

I am no exception to this.

I'm going to commit to finishing my Ballet Camisole (in green), which is really really close to done. I need to do about 2 more inches of knitting on the straps, sew the shoulders together, weave in yarn ends, crochet the edging). Then, I will wear it before the weather turns too cold to do so.

Are you in? Will you commit to finish an unfinished project with me? Just one project.

I am going to finish this camisole by the end of the month. What will you finish by then? oaktavia thinks that posting pictures at completion is a necessary part of this process. Posts about your progress between now & then are encouraged.

Comments

[freefloat.livejournal.com]

Oh geez. Where to start?

Well, I could begin by offering to finish sewing my bedroom curtains (I stopped before hemming them) and my diving drysuit undergarment (complete except for the cuffs and collar). Complete with pictures (a very good idea - may i suggest "before completion" and "after completion" shots?)

Or when I finally finish having that replacement mirror for the armoire cut and fitted.

Or when I repair the broken door on my dresser.

......

So many things, so close to done...!

Can I use this journal entry to add more projects as I knock them off the "undone" list?

Okay

[ingridsummers.livejournal.com]

I need to finish a baby quilt by the 22nd of August. EEK. And, my sewing machine isn't workable right now. It needs to be serviced (and there is NO money for that). If I can find someone with a sewing machine, I commit to getting this quilt done (it will be tied so I don't actually have to quilt it) by the end of the month - preferably by the 22nd.

I'll see what I can do. This is a nice reminder.

[iridium.livejournal.com]

heh. i'd love to, but right now my priority unfinished projects are:
1) apply to medical school
2) enroll in a biology class
3) get a job that pays enough to live on

i'm not betting on finishing any craft projects until those get taken care of, and trying to work on those makes me want to cry.

you should definitely post pictures of your project-in-progress.

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

I think those are fine projects to commit to...but I'd suggest breaking the job thing down into measurable steps, like "I'll send out N resumes."

Many hugs to you...let's catch up when you come up for air, OK?

[iridium.livejournal.com]

*smile* well, i'll post my progress on those things as it goes.

best i've got right now is "poking at UC Berkeley Extension about classes for two hours the other day, until i fell apart and couldn't deal anymore." but it was something, and i did end up writing email to the MIT career-office person who's been helping me with med school stuff.

i've definitely got my home-sick-procrastinating hat on this afternoon, though. i started looking up what it'd take to make a slipcover for my wingback armchair. it's do-able, but not something i should start anytime soon.

thank you for the hugs, too, and it would be very good to catch up with you again. send me an email with stories from your end of the world, if you feel like it.

[elphaba-of-oz.livejournal.com]

If I don't hem and hang the new curtains by October 3oth my husband is going to buy himslef a hooker. So I guess that's the unfinished project I'm committing to.

Count me in!

[vervain13.livejournal.com]

I'm working on a wine corkboard for the kitchen!

Go us!

Gee - I oughta chime in, huh?

[oaktavia.livejournal.com]

Okay - I'll commit to finishing at least 3 Witchy bags on time for GOTT...
I'm staff so I have to be there on 8/29, so taking into account a day's worth of packing etc - I need to have them done by the 27th at the very latest...
so - uhm - I should get off the computer now... ;-)

[gorgo.livejournal.com]

My current project seems to be "move to California," though at some level I'll be pretty far along on that tomorrow, when I get the keys to the new place.

Oh, and the link to the thing you're knitting seems to be broken for me :(

[cindy-lu.livejournal.com]

If trimming back the grape arbor, weeding the patio and clearing the yard debris count as projects (either singularly or together) I will commit to getting them done this month....

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

Will you have an excess of grapes in the Fall? :-)

[cindy-lu.livejournal.com]

Sadly, not likely this year. My roommates and I have been looking into what to do to diagnose and fight various things that can attack grapes like fungus, and blackrot. The current plan is to do some recommended treatments next spring, and to likely have good grapes next fall.

[firespirit1.livejournal.com]

I guess I should chime in here and pledge to finish the new Ren Faire clothes I started making. I've got some of them done, but not all.

Project #1 completed!

[freefloat.livejournal.com]

Finally! I completed a project.

Before:



This old armoire was gifted to me by a friend who was about to throw it out. It was exactly what I was looking for to hide all my scuba gear and ski equipment in. However, there was a missing mirror panel, and we had to disassemble it (using crowbars...ahem) to remove it from my friend's place.

That was in October. It looked like this:



Fortunately I was able to reassemble it into something stronger than it had been at my friend's place, thanks to a few parts from Home Depot.

I acquired a replacement mirror for the door from someone who was about to throw it away because a corner was chipped, and it was large enough to cut a replacement mirror pane from.

And that's how the project stayed, until today...

After:



What's more, the guy at the glass cutting place wouldn't even charge me for cutting the mirror down to size! 3 cuts, a quick sanding, and it got DONE. And he did this even though the glass shop was technically closed!

It took me only about 10 minutes (and 10 months) to install the new mirror panel.

cross-posted to herebeorg, the journal for my household