As the year winds down I have found myself looking toward making next year a more productive year on the home front.
This will be a long post and I am linking up with Quilting JetGirl for the #2019PlanningParty.
As I mentioned in my last post I want to do more of my own projects. . . some of which have been languishing for more than 20 years! Like this one:
Here is where I left it when I last worked on it.
Then there are the quilt tops that have been hanging around just waiting to be finished:
This table runner has been basted for probably close to 10 years. . . it is time to get it done.
This was a class sample that I started over 13 years ago (it was definitely before we got married). It deserves to get out of the bag.
This quilt top needs to have the final borders put on. This was started, again, before we got married. . .it is way overdue to be finished.
This also was a teaching sample. . . and has been basted for more than 10 years.
And another class sample. . . . this needs to go on the long arm and get some swirly quilting on it.
These next 2 blocks are part of a group of 9 blocks that I made, hmmm, probably close to 20-25 years ago. The background that I used is not what I would use today. . . but I am not going to re-do the blocks. It will be a nice sized wall hanging when completed.
This was a pattern (sorry, don't remember the name off the top of my head) that we used at one of the first New Life Island retreats we did. . . and we have been doing those for 13 years so it is an "oldie"; but I love the colors.
Another table runner. The top has been completed. . . it just needs to be finished so that we can use it. My husband purchased this Three Stooges kit at a quilt show. . . a long time ago!
This was a kit that I purchased, don't remember when, and I think that the border is on but I will have to unearth it in order to double check.
Another kit, I don't think I got this little quilt past this stage. . . but I still like the blocks and the colors so it should get done to grace my wall.
This was a paper piecing project that has never gotten past this point. I think I got stumped as to what I wanted to do with it. It was interesting to piece and I think I was planning on using it over a rod (hence the plain portion at the top which would not be seen). . . this needs some decisions made.
This was another teaching sample. . . for a one day retreat at Franklin Lakes Baptist Church. It would make a great donation quilt for a man. It needs to get finished before it can bring comfort to anyone though.
Another kit project that saw the top finished and set aside. Are you sensing a pattern here?
Yet another retreat sample. Another one day retreat at Franklin Lakes Baptist Church. This was for a discussion of Amish quilts. . . mine was made to represent colors used by the Amish in the Indiana/Michigan area.
This was a program, who knows how many years ago, that supported breast cancer research. The top is complete. . . it just needs to be finished.
This was a pattern test that I did for EvaPaige Designs. I may have to send this out because I think it is larger than my long arm can handle. This puppy is *huge*!
This is a quilt that I am making for Mr. Books using some of the fruit and vegetable fabrics that he has been hoarding (otherwise they won't get used. . .he's worse at finishing than I am!) It is an Eleanor Burns pattern that was very easy to make. . .it needs to be finished so he can use it when he watches TV in the Laz-E-Boy in the living room.
This was a Stash Bee block swap. I want to make it a little bigger so I need to get a few more blocks made up so it can be moved along.
This is my Beaded Curtain quilt. . . .well, at least it is the blocks for it! I have wood grain fabric for the borders. . . I just need to get going on it.
WOW! Without really thinking about them I have shown 20 UFO's that I have. . . . and I know that there are probably another 20 or 30 that I forgot about. . .and that does not included the kits that I have.
So, my goals for 2019 are as such:
#1
Set aside Sunday for slow stitching. . . .like embroidery, cross stitch, hand quilting and
stitching bindings down. This will move things along but allow me to spend time with Mr. Books in the living room instead of always being in the basement sewing area.
#2
Work on organizing my work space. This will probably be a multi-year project, but it needs to be done. I have to weed out things that I do not want/will not use/will not make so that I have both more room and less guilt about what I have.
This will also help with any move we make down the road after retirement.
#3
Donate at least 3 quilts to a charity. I would like to do more. . . but starting with 3 works for right now.
#4
Limit swap, mystery quilt, quilt along, sew along, etc. participation. This will give me the time to work on my own projects. There are a few that I plan on participating in. . .but I need to change my mindset about things. . . . and limiting the extent of paperwork that I have hanging about.
If I can stick to these goals I should have a much more relaxed year and get at least some things accomplished.
Only time will tell.
In peace and pieces,
Sherry
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