December ReCap and January Goals

Contemporary Lone Star in its new home

My December goals were:

✔1. Finish quilting the RSC project. (Even better, I actually finished the project!!!)

➖2. Complete making the blocks for the 2024 Temperature quilt. I need to make the blocks from the 22 through the 31st. 

✔3. Continue with the clues for Old Town Mystery which is Bonnie Hunter's 2024 mystery.

✔4. Watch for Modern Quilts Studio information release to sign up for the alphabet sew along and the Sweet Tooth mystery. Sign up when it is available!

✔5. Order the fabric for the Sweet Tooth mystery.

✔6. Finish the legend on Rita's Temperature quilt.

Scraps for the alphabet project

✖7. Complete the August bonus lesson and the September embroidery software lessons. I had several starts; but, it is still uncomfortable for me to sit and work on the laptop.

✔8. Order the fabric for the 2025 Temperature quilt.

I didn't meet all of my December goals. Overall, I made progress on projects. I'm really happy to have completed
the RSC project. It was a good month!

Fabric pull for Shell project

I haven't made an annual goal for myself for a number of years. After seeing how little fabric I actually removed from my stash last year, I decided I need to be more proactive with the removal process. At the end of May, I initiated a shopping ban. I wrote about the ban in a post here. I've done okay with following the ban. While I have purchased a few fabrics that I didn't use within 30 days,
they are destined to be used soon in projects. It wasn't as difficult for me to follow as I thought it would be. Of course, there were many times I was tempted to purchase; but, I didn't!!! I will continue following the shopping ban. 

Fabric pull for letters

My two annual goals are:

1. Have a net loss of 100 yards of fabric from my stash.

2. Finish six UFOs

    a. Temperature 2021

    b. Temperature 2022-2023

    c. Martha's House blocks

    d. Positively Grows

    e. Maze top

    f. Butterfly number three

My January goals are:

1. Pick the fabric to set the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks from last year.

2. Prepare the fabric for a Santa tree skirt.

3. Participate in the Alphabet Sew Along through Modern Quilt Studio.

4. Layer and baste the Temperature quilt for 2021.

5. Catch up with the Old Town mystery.

6. Work on the project for the book "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate

7. Make a patriotic star block for the CCQ guild block contest.

8. Attend the Zoom Triangles class with Maria Shell.

9. Finish the blocks for the 2024 Temperature quilt.

10. Get Rita's Temperature quilt into a top.

11. Choose the backing fabric for Rita's Temperature quilt.

12. Continue with the PT for my knee. I have a goal of 120 degrees flexion and 0 degrees extension..

13. Pre wash the Sweet Tooth mystery fabrics.

14. Pre wash the 2025 Temperature quilt fabrics.

15. Make a sample house and tree block.

16. Complete the August bonus lesson and the September embroidery lesson.

No way will I accomplish the entire list; but, I will make progress!! Linking to Cynthia at Oh Scrap and Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts.