Challenge Progress

 Here we are 12 days into the WIPS-B-GONE2022 challenge and I don't have a finish yet. I have been stitching everyday and keeping track of it on the cute tracker sheet that was part of the down loads.  I love filling in the cones with different colors. It makes the tracker so much fun to look at and it makes me not want to miss a day. I am going to use every little trick I can to stay on track.

Leanne at Devoted Quilter has done a really nice job of setting up this challenge. There are several down loads. One is a list of WIPS (works in progress) that you have. I didn't list all of my WIPS. Just the most pressing ones. There is also a planner that divides the challenge into quarters. A quarter is 2 weeks. I've set the goal of completing 2 projects a quarter. But I am behind. I will be lucky to finish one project this quarter.

I am close to a finish though. I have Athena's quilt off the long arm, trimmed and am working on the binding.  I have turned the binding and am about 1/4 of the way done stitching it down. I am working on this in the mornings as Kim is home and he sleeps in later than I do. The sound of the machine disturbs his sleep so my morning Zen this week will be hand stitching or cutting up scraps. But cutting up scraps doesn't lead to finishing my WIPS.  In fact, it really is creating more WIPS, since I am cutting up scraps for future projects. I feel like this will be a never ending cycle, which is all the more reason to do these challenges as they come along.

As I said I am behind. But I am hoping to catch up in the next quarter.  While I had a somewhat free day on Monday, I got 3 quilts ready to go on the machine. I have made the backs and cut the battings. while home sick today I worked on the computerized quilting designs. The quilt I had planned to put on the long arm next is being put on hold. I discovered I don't have the right color thread to quilt it with. So the Great Outdoors quilt will wait a week or two. That means I need to move a quilt up from the next quarter schedule. I decided to start with Autumn Splendor. (quilt on the far right) I will quilt it with gold and use a leaf pattern. It is one of the quilting designs I got set up and ready to go. The quilt after that will be Scrappy Joy. (on the left) The quilt design is set up for that one as well. I have chosen a swirl pattern for that one.  The thread color is still up for debate. The bobbin will be royal blue but whether I use a neutral or royal blue on the top is going to depend on how brave I feel. That and what I want to emphasize, the piecing or the quilting.

With plans in place I still stand a good chance of finishing the challenge with the goals I have set.

What tricks do you use to keep on track with your WIPS?

Do you ever join challenges? What about Facebook groups?