So in December I made gifts for friends at work. I made two mug rugs using left over fabric from Bear Mountain Log Cabin. I actually made them fairly large. I like to be able to hold a bowl or plate on them.....usually in front of the TV. She said her husband loved the size.
I had another friend who had requested one or two dozen mug rugs. I got nine done for her. They were from left over block from another quilt. Great way to use up orphan blocks. These I quilted using my embroidery machine.
For Christmas I also made a pillow case for every grandchild. I forgot to take a picture on with the last one made for the foster grandchild. It was a different colorway of the same fabric.
I did finish getting the names on all the stockings. Here they are hanging up.
I cheated and had my husband bind 4 of my quilts for me in December. Since they had been sitting around since last spring waiting for me to bind them I decided that having him do them would at least get them into the done pile. Hey, whatever it takes. This time of year is so hard to take good looking pictures.
I also bound two quilts from the same pile. The second one I started way back in 2005 and was my first finish of 2013. I finished it on January 1st. I realized I had stopped working on it back when I started it because I had used one of the fabrics for it in something else and never replaced it. I decided to use what I had and not worry about it.
This year I need to keep better track of what I have completed during the year. I know I did more than this I had nine quilts that I had to bind and this is only six. But I can't remember the other ones and did not take pictures of them.
That will be part of my 2014 goals to be better at taking photos and documenting my completed projects.
My goal for 2014 is to use fabric. I have a bunch to use. I planned on going through the piles this last weekend and finding all my UFO's so that I would know where I stood but instead I started a new quilt. I got the blocks all sewn and need to lay it out. It is one of Camilla Roskelley's quilts. Piece of Cake 2. Fun and easy to put together. You feel like you accomplished a lot by the end of a few hours of sewing.
I changed up another quilt that I started in November and then decided to make bigger. I cut out more fabric and started sewing that one also.
I then worked on a quilt top that I am making for me that will have minky on the back. I just need to lay that one out also. I am making this one because I have quilt envy. My husband was given a minky backed quilt for Christmas that our oldest daughter made. I love that quilt. It is so warm and wonderful to cuddle up under. Now I need one. He had to bind it himself because my daughter did not have time. But he is well trained to do binding.
All that just to avoid finding my UFO's...I made two more and made another project bigger.
So this next weekend. I plan on looking for UFO's and making a list of projects.
The first ones I will work on in January are the ones listed above. I also still need to finish some more mug rugs for my friend.
I really want to do the APQ quilt along. Do I have time? Or will I just start another UFO? I am sure I have enough fabric to pull from my stash for it. If I am able to do that next weekend I may start it. We will have to see.
I know that I started a quilt for my youngest daughter last year. That will be on my list for this year. I will put that one on the list for February.
Also I need to make a baby quilt for a gift. That will have to be January or February - the baby is due in March. I have already pulled the fabric.
Another goal for 2014 is to quilt a quilt on my home machine. Not a full size. I will start with a baby quilt.
One more goal is to really look at what I have a de-stash. There are fabrics I have that I will never use. My tastes have changed.
That is what I have planned so far. When I pull out the UFO's I will list more.
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