Sunday, January 4, 2015

Stash Report and New Year's Goals


I ordered 9 yards of fabric last week, and it arrived after my last stash report of 2014.  I got background fabric for my next Project of Doom quilt.  I don't really need another POD quilt, but I can't pass up a Harry Potter sew along.  I think they are doing one block a week but can't remember the details.  Here's my background: 

 
I like the black background I've been using on POD2, but it has presented some problems since it is so dark.  I think dark items like the witch's hat and Harry's glasses will show up on this new background. 
 
I also bought some yellow and orange fabrics because I'm always running out of them.  At $5 and $3.5 a yard, I couldn't pass them up!
 

 
Used This Week:  0 yards                                                    
Used Year to Date: 0yards 
Added this week:  9 yards 
Added year to date: 9 yards
 Net Added:  9 yards


To see other stash reports:  http://www.patchworktimes.com/2015/01/04/fabric-report-week-1-2015/

I've thought about New Year's quilting resolutions, but instead of resolutions, I'm just going to set some goals.
1.  Finish Gypsy Wife
2. Finish Carolina Christmas
3. Finish Grand Illusion
4. Finish POD2
5. Finish one recycled fabric quilt
6. Continue working on Wild and Goosey
7. Start Turkey Tracks quilt
8.  Keep up with POD3
9. Optional:  another WBW quilt

By 'finish', I mean finish sewing the tops together.  If they all get quilted this year, it probably means I've won the lottery.  I don't quilt my own tops. It isn't something I enjoy, so I don't do it.

If my brother adopts two more kids, I will need to make them each a quilt too.

I have 2 big cross stich projects that have stalled out (Sleepy Hollow and VS Gingerbread House).  I would like to get at least one of them done.  That's probably overly ambitious, but let's just see how it goes. 

I want to increase my baseline steps from 10,000 a day to 10,500.  That should not be a big deal because I usually get 11,000-13,000 steps a day.  But it is hard to do in the winter, so I'll need to more aware of my activity level. 

I also want to break even this year with my fabric in vs. fabric out.  If I get all those tops put together, I'll probably be ok. 







 
 
 


3 comments:

DeeDee said...

Great goals. Looking forward to seeing your Harry Potter blocks as they are finished. I think the spiderweb fabric will be the perfect background for your blocks.

Dar said...

Your goals look attainable to me. Are you a Fit Bit wearer? I am stretching myself by setting a 7k/day goal. Good luck on your goals.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

I love those spiderwebs as the background. Oops! I'm already behind, since I'm just now reading this post. Oh well.