Finish Along - Quarter 4 wrap up

Back in October I listed

quite a few goals 

to be done by December 31st

for the 2014 Finish Along

Ultimately I managed to meet 1 goal :-)

While not stellar, still better than none...

And other projects 

have at least moved forward,

even when to completed.

Here is my finish: 

the guild mystery quilt - before:

(needs squaring up & binding)

And after:

All done!

Linking up to

the Q4 Finish Along.

Barb

Finish Along - Quarter 4 goals

There is just one quarter left in 2014

and I need to put 

my goals together.

For this Finish Along

only completed items count...

and I do need a strong final quarter

to get some UFO's moving!

Maybe a lot of wishful thinking,

but hey, I have to try.

Okay - here it goes:

1) Complete binding on guild mystery quilt

2) Finish b'day quilt - it has become a b'day to christmas quilt...

(sew top, quilt & bind)

3) Finish Wagon Wheel quilt 

(sashing and border + quilt & bind)

4) Finish Fit for a Hero quilt

(quilt & bind)

And now comes the dream list - 

I may have to quit working

and sew non-stop until xmas though...

maybe it's more a type of UFO list...

5) Finish x & + quilt

(border, quilt & bind)

6) Finish Fractured quilt 

(quilt & bind)

7) Finish Garden Path quilt 

(quilt & bind)

8) Finish Hawk's Nest 

(complete the top, quilt & bind)

Alright then - 

I better stop now ;-0

There are 8 projects and 12 weeks left,

meaning 1 1/2 week per project, hmmm.

Sometimes I just have to 

list my stuff

and get re-acquainted and motivated.

Will let you know if it works...

Every single finish 

will be celebrated

and means one less 

carry-over project into 2015.

Linking up to

The littlest Thistles Q4 post.

I guess this means:

sew, sew, sew,

sew, sew,

Barb

ALYoF - August finish party

It's Friday evening

and I just pulled the mystery quilt 

off my frame: yeah - done!

Before at the August goal setting party:

And after:

It looks good, too.

Another UFO bites the dust!

It was my August goal for ALYoF

to quilt this top

and I made it with a few days to spare.

Without the incentive

and blogging peer pressure

and Melissa's & Shawna's link up,

nothing quilty would get done at my  house ;-)

Thanks, ladies!

Linking up to the ALYoF finish party.

Now as a reward 

I may consider startting a brand new project,

how about that?

Happy Labor Day weekend sewing,

Barb

August goal party - ALYoF

When I look at my pile of UFO's

it seems hard to pick one

as August goal for ALYoF.

Way too many choices...

but it needs to be something doable.

I should probably tackle

my mount-to-be-quilted.

It has the highest success rate, too.

So here is my pick:

Quilt the guild mystery quilt - 

it was started in February 2014.

First I'll have to search

for a suitable backing.

Then I'll probably use 

my trusted loopy star groovy boards

for quilting - 

and hope all can be done 

by the end of August!

Come and join

the lovely ladies at

  Fiber of all Sorts 

and Sew Bittersweet Designs

with their ALYoF. 

You will be amazed

how motivating it is

to join their monthly challenge!

Happy sewing,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I have been quite busy sewing,

but mainly on the weekend.

First off the blocks of the Guild Mystery Sew Day

on Saturday - mine in patriotic colors:

Then I whipped up a super-sized top 

out of the Modern Bee book - 

it needs quilting & binding by February 14th 

to be included as an entry

in the Mosaic Tile QAL...

And 2  partial peeks 

at my Valentine's day projects - 

not yet finished either 

and obviously with a similar deadline as well...

Linking up to Judy's Patchwork Place.

Go sew ;-)

Barb