2018 Goals Summary

Here it is the 3rd of February 2019 and I am just wrapping up some of my goals for 2018. I took 13 months on some of these. But that is okay, because late is better than never. Let's review the goals.

1. Three quilts for family - can be started, especially finish UFO (UnFinished Objects) or NSY (Not Started Yet)
2. Complete three UFO or NSY - can be used for #1
3. Work on something 20-30 minutes each day. Can be sewing, Cutting, Prepping, Quilting or Studying -  a hold over from last year
4. Use what I have and only buy fabric to finish a project.
5. Document Quilts I have made, this is a hold over from last year.
6. Read The Technical part of the Thread Waggle quilt blog.
7. Try Paper piecing - use the cake mixes you have.
8. Do an easy project now and then. Life isn't all about learning.
9. Clean up after each project. it is easy to let things sit and then I don't get going on the next project.

That was a pretty big chunk to work on and I didn't accomplish all of them or even most of them.  The thing with setting goals, they have to be fluid and sometimes while the goal is a good idea it isn't practical for the stage of life you are currently in.

So How did I do:

1.  Three quilts for Family - DONE!!! Actually I did 4 but 3 of them were bigger quilts than I had been doing.
2. Complete three UFO's or NSY - Mostly accomplished Completed two UFO's. The third  just needs binding stitched on the back side and a label.  Started three quilts and completed two of them. The third needs borders and quilting.
3. Work on Something 20-30 minutes everyday.  I have to say only partially accomplished this.  I did really well for the first quarter of the year. then was very hit and miss (mostly miss) the rest of the year. Still it is something I need to work on.
4. Use what I have and only buy fabric to finish a project.  About half way accomplished.  With the exception of one layer cake,  the fabric I bought was for projects and did not just add to my stash. I spent way less on fabric this year. I need to try and do that again in 2019. Starting now of course, because In January I hit an awesome sale on batiks. $5.00 a yard and well I couldn't pass that up. I do know what I am using some of them for though so it wasn't all stash building.
5. Document Quilts I have made.  I finished that this afternoon.  At least as much as I could for the quilts from the past 9 years.  I do know there is a table runner and a baby quilt that I made but I didn't photograph before I gave them away. That was more than 5 years ago so I am unlikely to get a picture now. But I believe I have all of the others documented.
6. Read the Technical part of the Thread Waggle quilt blog.  Not even close. This goal, it  turns out, was not really a practical goal for me at this time. I ended up dropping it. 
7. Try Paper Piecing. I didn't get around to that. I will keep it for this next year. That layer cake I mentioned in number 4 is probably slated for a cake mix quilt.
8. Do an easy project. The third quilt I started is an easy project.  The next one I plan to start will also be and easy project. Then I will jump into a more complicated quilt.
9. Clean up after each project. I did pretty good with this one and will keep working on it. I also think I need to do better about organizing and putting supplies up instead of letting them pile up.

I also looked at how often I blogged this past year.  I posted 40 out of 52 weeks.  Which is about 76.9% of the time.  This year is off to a bad start since I missed 5 weeks already but I am going to try and do better.  I am starting to look forward to projects again.  I don't know why I got so discouraged but I did. Then I was traveling, then trying to catch up at work and now trying to catch up at home.

So I haven't really settled on goals for 2019 yet.  That will be topic of my next blog.  

What are you working on? What new challenge are you taking on?  I could use some ideas.