Happy New Year!

New Years Eve for me was some sewing, some cleaning, lots of watching DD dancing to Just Dance on the Xbox and eating good food.

I'm going to embarrass myself here and copy my list of UFOs to this page.  Maybe that will help me to finish up more than I have in the past, though I do work on them.  The problem is I don't like these as much as I did some of the others AND they take more work to finish.

1. 4 patches black/bright (77)

2. 9 patch strips

3. 9 patches brights/white (84)

4. ABC Quilt

5. Angels and Trees

6. Appliqué block of the month

7. Batik Tulip Quilt

8. Bee Quilt

9. Beginner/Ender hst – 1.5”

10. Beginner/Ender hst – 2.5”

11. Beginner/Ender hst – 3.5”

12. Birthday runaways Star blocks – 2007 (16)

13. Black and White Blocks (BOM) (35)

14. Blue and beige misc

15. Bright and Black BDB 2009 (birthday runaways) (20) (2010 is bright and black also)

16. Bright Pinwheels

17. Brown rail fence top

18. Cajun quilt

19. Calendar for Mom and Dad

20. Cat swap blocks (12)

21. Cherry apron quilt

22. Chicken blocks (14)

23. Chicken makings

24. Chicken strips leftover from making a purse

25. Children's book

26. Children's book

27. Christmas Alphabet Quilt

28. Christmas animal panels (7)

29. Christmas block swap (14)

30. Christmas block swap Calico kitten (12)

31. Christmas rectangles

32. Christmas skirt -- blue

33. Christmas sweatshirt project

34. Christmas Wall Hanging

35. Coaster squares

36. Coffee quilt

37. Copper and teal quilt

38. Corn Bags

39. Cozy kitten mystery blocks

40. Crazy heart paper pieced

41. Cross Quilt (2)

42. Dino pre-quilted

43. Dino pre-quilted

44. Disappearing 9 patches

45. Eagle embroidery (4)

46. Eagle Round Robin

47. Embroidery blocks (30, 28)

48. Eric Carle quilt

49. Fall dress

50. Fall Quilt

51. Feathered Star pieces

52. Flower garden top

53. Future Heirlooms (can’t get in touch with her)

54. Green & floral (15) 6.5” squares

55. Green and Brown blocks

56. Halloween quilt

57. Hawaiian appliqué

58. Hawaiian turtle appliqué

59. Hummingbird blocks

60. Imperfect Squares (29)

61. Insect swap

62. Jo’s club retreat teal and brown

63. LBT (mystery) (SFQ)

64. Liberty blocks

65. Love of Patchwork wall hanging

66. Madam Mim

67. Marge 2012 NYE Mystery

68. Marianne’s star

69. Mini Scrap baskets

70. Minkee pillows

71. Misc 12” blocks (12)

72. Misc blocks (20)

73. Misc 12.5” blocks (19)

74. Misc 4.5” blocks (49)

75. Misc 6.5” blocks (20)

76. Misc 7” blocks (6 whole, 2 half)

77. Miscellaneous Cross Stitch outs

78. Odd sized blocks

79. Office going away squares

80. Patriotic GMFG

81. Pet beds

82. Pheasant blocks (7)

83. Pink and Green quilt

84. Prayers and Squares tops (6)

85. Purple 54/40 or fight blocks (pieces for 30?)

86. Purple and green 9 patches (7)

87. Purse

88. QBS Mystery Quilt

89. Quilter wall hanging

90. Race Track quilt

91. Rectangles and squares sampler

92. Red and Black blocks (5)

93. Red Hat purse - Mira

94. Red, white, blue stars blocks (BDB) (19)

95. Road Quilt

96. Road Quilt

97. RWB blocks (12)

98. Sewing room valances finished

99. SFQ BOM (blues and yellows) (15)

100. Signature Tulip Siggy Pots

101. Stockings (4)

102. Teal and blue BDB

103. Teal Mystery Quilt

104. Tessellating Pinwheels

105. thanksgiving wall hanging

106. Tie Quilt

107. Trip Around Texas

108. Triple Irish Chain

109. Troll pillowcase

110. Tropical 2006 Birthday blocks (2)

111. Tropical Blocks (BDB) (4)

112. Tropical Landscape wallhanging

113. T-shirt quilt – Ashley’s

114. T-shirt quilt - Randy’s

115. Tulip Signature swap

116. Valentine Bear Cross Stitch outs

117. Wall hangings (3)

118. Yellow and Blue Birthday Blocks

119. Yellow and Green BOM blocks

120. Yo Yos red and black table runner

These are already being worked on and were taken off the UFO not touched list in the date before the name.  They should have been done by now.

121. Apr 11 Red and black yos

122. Aug 12 Precious Moments 4 patches

123. Jun 12 Teal quilt for Ashley – strips

124. Jun12 Sunset quilt for Jon

These are part of a group's UFO challenge.  We had to pick 9 items and she will pull a number from the hat each month and that is what we need to focus on.  We did #9 in November and took December off.  So, I will have a way to focus. #126 and #127 are BIG challenges.  That might be ALL I do during the month they are chosen.

125. Liz UFO #1 4 patches flowers/white (53)

126. LIZ UFO #2 Baby clothing quilt – boy

127. Liz UFO #3 Baby clothing quilt -- girl

128. Liz UFO #4 Batik 9” – 9-patches (45)

129. Liz UFO #5 Bug Jar Quilt

130. Liz UFO #6 Christmas 6 inch squares

131. Liz UFO #7 Circular Bulls eyes (6)

132. Liz UFO #8 Horse Panel quilt

This one was given to a friend to help her learn to piece better.  It needs to come back so I can finish it and donate it.

133. Lorena Disappearing 9 patches (Purple and black)

So, this is really embarrassing to think I have this much stuff started and still started Marge's NYE Mystery quilt.

How do I plan to get more of these done and less added to my list next year?  I plan to check the UFO cabinet first when I need a gift and consistently work on getting them completed.

This is what is on my design wall.  It has been a DIP (Dream in Progress).  It is so complicated that I get frustrated with it.  I can't chain piece, and anyone that knows me knows that I love to chain piece.  So, I need my design wall back and want this done.  So a group is doing a DIP challenge and I am working on this one first.  The other challenge is to get the mess away from the design wall.

I will be charting my progress and hoping to accomplish lots this year.

As soon as I get more of the room cleaned up that I can take photos of things (won't be perfect, but not quite as bad as before) I will post my sewing area/studio.