Wow, I can't believe we are rolling into 2011 this weekend. Where did the time go? It's also the time of year that I make a few lists. I try to break down my projects into catagories because they are in such different stages. There are several terms out there for quilters, my favorite being WIPS. Works in Progress. I honestly don't have any projects that I've mentally abandoned, although there are some that did not get touched this year. These projects still remain on my list. There was a purging day or two in my studio and that got rid of UFO's. Life is too short and too busy to stress over something that I have no interest in finishing. Quilts are like books, there are no rules that say you have to finish a
bad uninteresting project.
- Hand Quilting - 5
- Hand Applique - 2
- Kits - 4 *I've not started any of these
- Hand piecing - 2
- Tops in the Piecing process - 14
- Tops to be Machine Quilted - 9
I've got each section with specific projects. I'm in the process of cutting for a top. I included that, and I have my 25 block BOM Beyond the Cherry Tree included in this list. It will not be done in 2011, but I'll stay focused on this. Some of these can be
finished moved to a different list simply by putting the blocks together, one project is all hand quilted, I just need to make the pieces into pillows! Given that I have some things that I haven't sewn a stitch on, and some that are oh so close to being a finished top, I know that I'll make some headway with things this year.
So what's on your list? Do you regroup at this time of year? Notice I made no resolutions or specific commitments to finish. I have enough projects on the go that I can pick and choose and bounce around and still make progress.
Thanks for all the comments, it lets me know that you are stopping in and visiting my little corner of blogland and I'm very appreciative.
Happy New Year to all!
Sharon
