Last week I came up with my final count of quilting projects and measured my accomplishments / activities in lights of the goals I had set for 2018. It was a good feeling to realize that I had met or at least nearly met the goals I had set. Now that is the week between Christmas and New Year's Day I find myself thinking about my plans for the next year.
Doing some freestyle word association, I was thinking in terms of explore, discover and learn, but these words alone did not encompass the spirit of courage and boldness that I wanted. The theme I chose for 2019 is Venture. Venture brings to mind "adventure" and venturing into the great unknown.
GOAL #1: Try a new technique (e.g. scallop border, curved piecing, T-shirt quilt)
I also decided to drop the UFO acronym and call my unfinished projects "Works in Process". They are WIPs that I will eventually whip into a finished quilt. Hah! Currently I have 14 works in process plus 8 flimsies for a total of 22.
GOAL #2: (continued from 2018) Reduce WIP count in half.
Venture also means project and undertaking and mission. My impression of the many quilting blogs I read is that most of these talented quilters are much more prolific than me. My count varies between 6 to 10 projects completed in a year. I have 22 WIPs and a long wish list, so if I want to try new things, I need to work more efficiently.
GOAL #3: Use leader-ender technique to sew more projects.
Most of us use the blog forum to share pictures of our quilting projects and share a little of our lives with readers. Yet I want to document my quilts more formally and save more information than what I keep in my blog. Plus I want to keep track of my count. As a pilot I have a logbook to track my flight hours in various airplane types, cross-country time and instruction time. I'm not planning to track sewing hours, just keep a record of my quilting projects. Maybe I will keep a record of other sewing projects such as clothing, bags and table runners. Maybe.
GOAL #4: Document my quilts.
I am creating a form which will include the quilt title, pattern, pattern designer, who quilted it, size, dates started/completed, batting, gift recipient (if I didn't hoard it myself), and a notes section to explain how I chose the design and fabric, and include at least one picture of the quilt. And a sequence number <grin>. Stay tuned this year to find out my final count!
Linking up with JetGirl at #2019PlanningParty.
