2023 Goals...a new year with changes from previous years

NOTE TO READERS:  This post features quilts you have seen already lately and is mostly for my own record keeping.  I am not really trying to bore you with repetition. 

New in 2023:

• I joined the Stashbee and look forward to doing a block each month for someone else.
• I also joined a local round robin which involves making two blocks a month for someone else.
• I plan to start AND FINISH several projects I purchased last year.  My intent is to finish it within or close to a year of purchase.
• Scrub Stitching Retreat in Australia - yay yay hooray!!!

Continue in 2023:

• 15 Minutes to Stitch weekly check-ins
• Attend my local guild quilt retreat again
• Continue participating in the 350 blocks challenge hosted by Prairie Moon

Changes and UFO Lists

I have loved participating in Gail's UFO Challenge each year.  I get so much done and reduce my new starts when I participate.  This challenge really makes me think twice before starting something new because you have to finish it within the year.  Well, this year I don't have 12 UFOs.  Yay!  That means I am doing so good on getting all those quilts done!

Even though I can't participate (not enough UFOs), I am still making a list of what needs to be completed and also finishing all my new starts in 2023.  My list is below. 

2023 UFOS & WIPS
#	Name of Quilt	Date Started	Date Top Done	Date finished
1	Quilted Barns UFO	Jan 2011
2	Disney Princesses WIP	Dec 2018
3	Color My World WIP	Mar 2021		2023
4	Crazy Quilty Ladies WIP	March 2022		2023
5	Cherry Fizz Bloom  WIP	June 2022		May 23
6	Gingerbread Square UFO
7	Omigosh leader/ender	May 2010
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2023 NewFOs ( new starts this year)
#	Name of Quilt	Date Started	Date Top Done	Date Finished
1	Red Pinwheel	Jan 2023	March 2023	April 2023
2	Tillie Pinwheel	Jan 2023	March 2023	March 2023
3	Buggy Barn Flowers	April 2023	May 2023	2023
4	Tulip Garden	April 2023	May 2023	2023
5	Sports Braid	April 2023	May 2023	2023
6	Tulip Winner	May 2023	June 2023
7	Celestial Star	April 2023
8	Diddles Bag	April 2023	Bag	April 2023
9	Nutmeg BOM	May 2023	BOM
10	Kaffe BOM	May 2023	BOM
11	Country Rose BOM	May 2023	BOM
12	Jewels of the Caribbean BOM	May 2023	BOM
13	Spring Mother’s Day Mystery	June 2023	BOM
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The Patchwork Quilting UFO Challenge is also a big motivator for me.  It is super fun to see what number will pop up each month to tell us which quilt to work on.  I have also decided to abandon it this year.  I want certain quilts done in certain months.

Here is the state each quilt is in as of Dec 31st:

#1 Quilted Barns - goal is just make progress on it.  Maybe I will make the windmill and add to it.

#2 Color My World - Goal is a completed quilt.  I only have 6 more blocks to make and then it will be ready for assembly and borders.

#3 Make 4-5 Disney Princess Blocks - Elsa, Anna, Merida,  & Cinderella.  I might make one more.  We shall see.

Princess Castle - The princesses above are all set inside castle windows.  The goal is to piece the castle, finish the top, quilt and bind.

#4 Crazy Quilty Ladies - Goal is to finish each of them and get them sewn together into a top.  

I will likely make sewing machines and other sewy things to go between the rows.  I am thinking of pulling blocks from my Quilter's Garden pattern but don't want to get too crazy with it.

#5 Cherry Fizz Bloom - Goal is a complete finish.  It just needs borders and then sent off to the quilter.

#5 Gingerbread Square - These will take forever and are just meant to be hand work while traveling.  There is no way I will shoot to finish them in 2023.  Maybe I could get one more done.  There are a total of 9.

Omigosh - this one is not really a goal I plan to focus on too much.  I have no intention of finishing this one this year.  I will do it as a leader/ender.  

One lonely little shoe fly block sits among the other 10 nine patch blocks.  It has a long long way to go.

Deana's 2018 UFO List

It is time to welcome a new year with a list of unfinished quilts and ending it with them finished.  Making this list has helped me get my UFOs from 16 down to 4.  This is pretty good since I always start new quilts each year as well.

I have my lists broken down into the following groups:

• My Quilt tops ready to quilt
• Other People's tops ready to quilt
• Piecing that needs finishing

If you click the colored words, it will link you to photos of the quilts.  I will add to the lists if I start any new projects during the year which usually happens.

The color change on the date started indicates it was a new start for 2018.

2018 Flimsies – MY TOPS ready to quilt
#	Name of Quilt	Date Started	Date Complete
1	Grand Illusion	Dec 2014	Jan 2018
2	Quilter’s Garden	Aug 2014	Oct 2018
3	Pink Hexagon	June 2010	Apr 2018
4	Winged Things	2003	June 2018
5	Sweet Cherry Orange	Feb 2016	Aug 2018
6	Block Lotto Win	Dec 2015
7	Periwinkle	Nov 2015
8	Country Justin (#9 in the post)	June 2016	June 2018
9	Dear Jane	May 2010
10	Christmas Log Cabin	Dec 2013	May 2018
11	Bright Flowers	June 2016	May 2018
12	Rusty’s Baby Blanket	June 2017	Oct 2018
13	Quincy’s Pink Grey	June 2017	Sept 2018
14	Jim’s Camp Quilt	Over 10 years?	Dec 2018
15	Up on the Housetop	Jan 2018	Mar 2018
16	Justin’s Medallion	Dec 2017
17	School Kid Barns	Nov 2017
18	6 Bags for Mother’s Day	Apr 2018	Apr 2018
19	Chicks in the Garden	July 2018	July 2018
20	3 bags for me	July 2018	July 2018
21	Mariella’s Priceless Quilt	July 2018	Oct 2018
22	Justin’s Bear Paw	Mar 2018	Nov 2018
23	Horses	July 2018	Oct 2018
24	Pieceful Country	Feb 2018	Dec 2018
25	Mom’s Bear Paw	Mar 2018	Dec 2018
26	Crazy Busy Bees	July 2018	Nov 2018
27	Two bags for Quincy	Sept 2018	Sept 2018
28	Quincy Cowgirl	Aug 2018	Oct 2018
29	My Bowtie camp quilt	Nov 2018	Dec 2018
30	Jolynn’s Bowtie camp quilt	Dec 2018	Dec 2018
31	Jessi’s Bowtie camp quilt	Dec 2018	Dec 2018
32	Justin’s Bowtie camp quilt	Dec 2018	Dec 2018
33	Heather’s Baby Blanket	May 2018	May 2018

2018 Flimsies – OTHER PEOPLE’S TOPS ready to quilt
#	Name of Quilt	Date Started	Date Complete
1	Mom’s Blue Masculine	Aug 2016	June 2018
2	Mom’s Quilter’s Garden (#4 in the post)	Aug 2016
3	Felicity Bear Moose (#10 in the post)	July 2017	Jan 2018
4	Felicity Log Cabin Stars (#12 in the post)	July 2017

2018 UFOs – Needs Piecing Finished
#	Name of Quilt	Date Started	Date Top Done
1	Sliced Challenge	Around 2002	July 2018
2	Quilted Barns	Jan 2011
3	Diamond Hill	Feb 2017
4	Justin’s Medallion	Dec 2017	Mar 2018
5	School Kid Barns	Nov 2017	Mar 2018
6	Pieceful Country	Feb 2018	Dec 2018
7	My Bear Paw	Mar 2018	Nov 2018
8	Justin’s Bear Paw	Mar 2018	Apr 2018
9	Chicks in the Garden	July 2018	July 2018
10	Crazy Busy Bees	July 2018	Oct 2018
11	Horses – Poker Run	July 2018	Sept 2018
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I have a list of quilts I really want to start this year and the fabric is ready to go.  One of them is a Christmas quilt from a kit I purchased on sale.  The fabrics are GORGEOUS, but I don't LOVE the pattern.  I have decided to do this Sugar and Spice pattern instead.  Podunk pretties made one and I am in love.  She also has great tips to help me.  Here is another link to a different one she did.

Here is a post on the quilts I desire to start this year.  I am certain they will be added to this list as the year progresses.