My to do List for 2024

   My to-do-list for 2024 

This list will be changing throughout the year, but these are things I need to focus on completing.

1. Donna's memory quilt or two, depending on how it goes together. I think I will be doing hers in a heart shape. 

2. Guild brown and teal quilt

3. I'd like to make some memory teddy bears from Rob, Lillian, and Donna's leftovers.

4. Wedding quilt

5. Ashley's High School Graduation Quilt

6. Meredith's Memory Quilt

7. MAMN January - March Challenge

8. Memory T-shirt Pillows for Lillian

9. At least one of the Stashbuster UFO #'s each month

10. Complete 80% of the All People Quilt Challenge projects.

FINISHED in January

FINISHED in February

FINISHED in March

FINISHED in April

FINISHED in May

FINISHED in June

FINISHED in July

FINISHED in August

FINISHED in September

FINISHED in October

FINISHED in November

FINISHED in December

2023 Review

It is fun to look back and see how productive I've been in years past. 

I've only started tracking new starts in the last few years. 

I'm amazed at how many new things I do start.

Number of UFOs done by year.

2017 – 48

2018 – 46

2019 – 42

2020 – 43

2021 – 42

2022 – 14

2023 – 27

I've had a slow couple of years.

I need to focus on UFOs and see what things I can finish and donate in 2024

Number of 2023 New Starts

2021 - 22, 2 not completed (91% completed)

2022 - 34. 7 not completed (79% completed)

2023 - 33, 7 not completed (79% completed)

Number of Stashbuster 2023 Numbers Completed

2023 - 24 possible, 17 not completed (29% completed)

Even though this percentage is low, this is a fun game to play, and I enjoy seeing what is in my UFO cabinet.

I would love to hear what everyone else is doing.

2023 Challenges

Overall, I will say I'm happy with my success in these challenges.

2024 is another year, and I'm praying I'll be able to complete more of the challenges.

I will be trying to focus on UFOs, but I have a sewing program where I'll be doing samples, and there will be new starts.

I also plan to test some patterns again.

I doubt I will finish anything tonight to add to the list, so I'll post this now.

  2023 Challenges 

All People Quilt 2023 Challenge 

January 1. Arrowheads

May 8. Wedding Quilt, Bailee & Ethan

November 9. Ashley's High School T-shirt Quilt

August 12. Off-Kilter quilt

APQ Completed

DONE July 7. Baby Clothing Quilt

It is done and gifted.

DONE December 2. Leach Pillows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DONE January 3. Baby items for Ashley

DONE February 6. Pumpkin Table Topper

DONE 10. Thanksgiving table topper

DONE 11. Squared-up test quilt

Since it is a test quilt, I can't show a photo yet.

When I'm allowed, I will share this wonderful quilt.

Stashbuster

January

#29 Christmas Panel - Winter's Eve

February

#52 Fall Panel #1

May

#8 Double Wedding Ring

#28 Bow Ties

June

#10 Artic Wolf

36 Carol Fray Brick

July

#18 Bear - Jennifer

August

#30 Brown & Blue

November

#9 Arrowheads

#59 Crumb Fabric

December

#33 Butterfly panel

Stashbuster DONE

DONE #7 Baby items for Ashley

#12 Bloom

One Monthly Goal (OMG)

December

Shoe Bags for Lisa

OMG Done

 DONE January/February/March - Baby items for Ashley

You can see the baby item- diaper clutch above.

DONE April - Leach T-shirt Leftovers

You can see the Tote bags and body pillows above.

The T-shirts are all used and delivered!

DONE June - Radio Waves Baby Quilt

DONE May - Rob's Memory Quilt

DONE Aug #2 This one was already done earlier in the year 

DONE July  Rob's T-shirt Quilt

DONE April November 4. Driesbach T-shirt Quilt 

Finish Amy's T-shirt quilt

  

Stash Report 12/31/2023

This is our last stash report for 2023

I did better than I thought I would, but I did buy fabric on sale, so it reduced some of my gain.

I love the new fabric, so I'm going to call $5.99 fabric a win.  

  quilt paint create links to all our stash reports. 

I still have projects for others; some will be finished in 2023, and some will not:

1. Memory Quilt for Donna

2. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

3. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

4. Memory Teddy Bears for Rob

5. T-shirt quilt for Meredith

6. Guild teal and brown quilt for Quiltfest

7. T-shirt pillows for Lillian

Everything I worked on this week has been small finishing projects.

I made binding for Habitat for Humanity.

I made name tags for Stockings.

I quilted a number of items but did not finish them.

	Used this Week:	1.23 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	287.34 yards 204.50 yards
	Net Stash used in December	5.12 yards
	Added this Week:	10.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	70.00 yards
	New Goal:	300.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	12.66 yards

I won't make the new goal, but that is OK.

I should have a few finishes quickly in the new year.

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	588
	Perimeter in inches:	82561
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	27 85.94
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	77%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	5
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	86
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	0 9

Final Countdown with Prairie Moon

 I think I am behind on organizing for 2024, but no better place to start than with the 

Prairie Moon Final Days countdown.

Task One is

Work on the fabric/scrap organization.

My scrap organization is fairly in order.

I have some items in the bin where I toss things while working on a project and that needs to be sorted into the scrap bins.

My wall of sorted-by-color scraps all fit into their drawers, so I'm okay.

I do think I need to work on a full scrap quilt and see if I can reduce the fabric in the drawers.

I have two more drawers for white and black under my long arm.

My plan is to work on emptying the bin today.

Stash Report 12/24/2023

   quilt paint create links to all our stash reports.

This is a two week report.

I still have projects for others; some will be finished in 2023, and some will not:

1. Memory Quilt for Donna

DONE 2. Bind Covered In Love Quilt

3. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

4. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

DONE 5. Baby Clothing Quilt for Lillian

6. Memory Teddy Bears for Rob

7. T-shirt quilt for Meredith

8. Guild teal and brown quilt for Quiltfest

Challenge

Baby Clothing Quilt

	Used this Week:	18.19 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	296.11 yards 204.50 yards
	Net Stash used in December	13.89 yards
	Added this Week:	14.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	60.00 yards
	New Goal:	300.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	3.89 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	576
	Perimeter in inches:	82317
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	25 85.73
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	77%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	9
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	81
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	1 9

Finish

Another UFO is bound and ready for delivery.

 

Quilted

I got the UFO quilted.

Now to trim and bind it.

It's not very big, so I should be able to get the binding done tonight.

 

FAB 4 12/25/2023

  Fab 4 

This week:

Apparently, I can't make a list of only 4 items. LOL

1. Fix T-shirt Pillow

I need to add a zipper to this pillow to fix it.

2. Finish Lillian's Baby Quilt Surprise 

I have it almost quilted, and will need binding.

3. Finish binding Covered in Love Quilt

I'm still working on this one.

My hands are giving me trouble, so it is taking time.

4. Make MAM (Michelle, Ashley, Meloney) Block 1 and clarify the pattern.

I think it might become MAMN because Nancy wants to join in on the challenge.

FAB 4 for 11 Dec 2023

 Fab 4 

This week:

Apparently, I can't make a list of only 4 items. LOL

1. Fix T-shirt Pillow

2. Work on Lillian's Baby Quilt Surprise 

I have it almost quilted, so I'm happy about that.

3. Finish binding Covered in Love Quilt

I'm still working on this one.

My hands are giving me trouble, so it is taking time.

DONE 4. Bind Christmas Challenge Tablerunner

5. Make some Christmas ornaments

I did some crocheting, but the ornament is not finished.

This might be for next year.

DONE 6. Quilt and bind Ashley's Challenge Tablerunner

 

Stash Report 12/10/2023

  quilt paint create links to all our stash reports.

I still have projects for others; some will be finished in 2023, and some will not:

1. Memory Quilt for Donna

 2. Bind Covered In Love Quilt

3. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

4. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

5. Baby Clothing Quilt for Lillian

	Used this Week:	1.26 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	133.92 yards 204.00 yards
	Net Stash used in December	9.70 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	46.00 yards
	New Goal:	300.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	-8.08 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	550
	Perimeter in inches:	75483
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	24 76.44
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	57%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	1
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	72
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	0 8