I love doing all sorts of craft — knitting, crochet, quilting, sewing — projects scattered across my home. I really didn't know what I had, what I was up to, or what the next step was. I was happily starting new things without ever really assessing where I'd left off.
You are not disorganised - You are just untracked
Turns out it wasn't a discipline problem. It was a tracking problem.
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Projects paused mid-way with no note on why or what needed to be completed next
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Materials prepped or cut, but stalled because of some issue you can't quite pin down
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That one project you keep meaning to pick up but honestly forgot existed
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A queue of half-finished ideas scattered across totally different crafts
None of this means you're bad at finishing things. It means your creative life outgrew your memory. Mine did too.
So I built the tracker I actually needed.
The UFO Tracker is a Google Sheets tool that logs every unfinished project — what it is, why it stalled, what materials are tied up in it, and where it stands. No app to download, no system to learn. If you can use a spreadsheet on your phone, you can use this.
Yours forever — no ongoing charges.
Dashboard with charts
& sparklines
See your UFO patterns at a glance — no manual counting
Status tracking (paused,
active, frogged)
Log why a project stalled, without judgment fields
Mobile-friendly Google
Sheets format
Update it from your phone,
mid-project
Slicers/filters
Find “everything I paused because of a fitting issue” in seconds
Welcome PDF + how-to guide
Set up in minutes, even if you've never touched a formula
License terms included
Personal use, clear and simple
This isn't about buying less supplies.
Let's be honest — you're going to keep buying craft supplies. I am too. This tracker isn't here to talk you out of that. It's here so that when you do, you actually know what you're working with, what you've already got waiting, and what's calling for attention.
Buy the fabric. Always buy the fabric. Just know what's in the pile
Built by a fellow enthusiast, not a productivity guru
Built and tested in my own craft room before it went anywhere near Etsy. This isn't theory — it's what actually helped me see my own stash clearly.
Probably not for you if you:
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Want a habit-tracker that pressures you to finish things on a schedule
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Want a complex project management system with dozens of fields
Good fit if you:
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Have more than a couple of unfinished projects and have lost track of the details
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Want to feel in control, not restricted
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Would rather use a tool you already understand (Google Sheets) than learn new software
Is this for you?
Before you go...
Do I need to be good with spreadsheets?
No — the how-to guide walks you through everything, and it works like a normal document.
Will this work on my phone?
Yes, it's built to be mobile-friendly from the start.
What if I don't finish tracking regularly?
No pressure — even an occasional update gives you more clarity than none. This isn't a habit you can fail at.
Is this going to make me feel guilty about my stash?
The opposite is the goal. This is about seeing your creative life, not judging it.
