I have an idea. I hope that it works. I figure by 2030 I will be 73 years-old and that should give me 5 years to finish all of my quilt projects. I have 43 projects listed so far, but so many more in my mind, not to mention patterns waiting their turn to be worked on, and scraps of paper with notes for new ideas, some not even started yet. PLUS! I have a ton of embroidery patterns that I want to make, and several year long projects that are either started or just kitted. Oh, and not to mention a ton of fabric to work with!
I am not sure how I will work this out, right now it is just an idea. Would you like to follow along? If you have an ideas they are more than welcome, or if you want to tag along on the journey.
I think my first step is to look at my UFO list and reevaluate where they are in order of being completed.
I have 43 projects listed at the moment, and one of them just needs binding, making 42. I also have 3 that are going to be quilted by check as they are too big for me to handle, and I will bind them when they come home. That leaves 39 UFOs, but they stay on the list until completely finished.
So, you’re probably thinking, Okay, I only have 42 projects, so why a 5 year plan? There are several reasons. One, some of these have been marinating for more than 6-7 years and I am a slow seamstress, plus life gets in the way at times. Or, I get tired of a project, distracted by some new ‘Squirrel’, or I have an issue with it, and it gets put in timeout, sometimes for a long while. I also manage this blog and a group online so we have swaps or challenges, plus a guild. I also make a lot of donation quilts for various places.
But my biggest issue are ‘Squirrels”! Too bad the squirrel vaccine doesn’t work on me. Squirrels equal new projects that are added to the list, so I want to get a handle on some of the older ones and get them finished. Please assure me that I am not alone!
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