It's a new year and time to make a plan. While I did
finish 3 quilts from
last year's UFO stack I've managed to add to it so I'm starting this year off with 13 WIPs.
5 quilts are in the To Be Quilted pile. I plan to quilt
Going Coastal and
Sloops at
Laurena's Longarm so I just need to get on the phone and schedule some time. I started the straight line quilting on the
Houndstooth but I want to practice my pebbles before I tackle the the navy sections. I need a quilting plan for
Big Swoon but the
Mendocino ZigZag is ready to go.
I have 5 more finished flimsys... 3 of them need to be basted before advancing to the TBQ stack.
Blue Plate Special is bigger than my floor so I'm saving that one for this year's BostonMQG
retreat but
Toes in the Sand and SugarPlums are ready to go. The other 2 still need backs. I have the fabric for
Here Comes the Sun but can't seem to settle on what to do for the Tie Fighters.
I've been stalled on my
La Passacaglia. I'm having a hard time picking fabrics for my remaining cogs. I need to make 1 more large cog and figure out the outer rings of the Neptune cog. I've got a few centers done for the filler cogs but since I want things to blend I'm trying to switch my thinking to work from the outside in. There's no real urgency on this one but I do like having handwork I can just grab and go so I'm trying to push myself to make some decisions... fabric shopping may be required.
I've also been dragging my feet on my
Snake Trail quilt. I've sewn all the arcs to fusible and I put the peanut gallery to work turning them all. The next step is to cut the background squares. I picked up a bolt of Fog Cotton Couture but haven't gotten motivated to chop it up.
Finally, there's one last push with
#100BlocksFinished to get all those
#100Days100Blocks turned into a City Sampler quilt. The deadline is January 25th and I still haven't decided how to set the blocks so it's going to be a stretch but for now that's my #1 goal.
Of course only working WIPs is no fun so I've got a few fun new ideas percolating. I like to time my machine's trip to
Daley by the Yard for its spa services with my own vacations so I don't lose too much sewing time. I picked up my baby yesterday and we've got a ton of snow rolling in this weekend so it's the perfect time to get sewing! What's your plan for 2017?
So many beautiful projects! I like how your WIPs are in clearly defined categories so you can measure progress. Have fun! Have you tried table basting for the large quilts?
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