I'm taking stock of the projects I've worked on and completed in 2017. I put 40 entries in my Quilter's Planner.
I started off the year well, by joining the American Patchwork & Quilting's 2017 UFO Challenge. I wrote down my 12 quilts and thought I'd work on nothing else but these (unless I finished early in a given month). Ha! I was totally wrong, but I did finish a lot and the list helped me to stay motivated for a while.
Here's how the list and the rest of the year broke down:
I completed 5 of the 12 projects on my list (41%)
I made some forward progress on 3 of the projects (25%)
Four of the project are sitting in at the same place they were at the beginning of 2017 (33%)
I've made my new list for 2018 and hope to do a better job of completing those few lingering UFOs that didn't move forward in 2017. I put the 8 projects that I didn't complete in 2017 on my 2018 list. I hope this is the year they will all finally be finished.
In 2017 I did complete a lot more than 5 quilts though. I, in fact, completed 25 projects! A couple were crafts, including the coffee can caddy (I made 4 of these), vinyl zip bags to hold scraps and projects, and a drawstring bag which was given to my stitch pal. Considering I work full time and also travel on average once per month for work, I'm really proud of this number of finishes!
Alas, I didn't finish everything I started in 2017. There are 10 quilts that are not yet finished. I expect to finish at least 2 in January. Most of the quilts are down to the quilt & bind stage. A lot of it comes down to how quickly I can quilt them (or do I just pack them off to my mom for computerized longarm quilting).
This year I also have a goal to get nice pictures of all the quilts I have not already gifted and sell a few of them. I've got two large totes overflowing with quilts that need to find their forever homes one way or another.
I just received my new quilter's planner mini's in the mail and will get started documenting my progress for 2018! Happy Quilting Everyone!
