2013!
A new year; a new month; a new "Just Three." :)
I started "Just Three" because I wanted to fight back in my own head against the notion that I needed to get it all done, and also to give a way to link up with others who might be in the category of (choose the one that applies) -- "I am so scattered and need some direction" ... "Life/work/kids/all of the above keep me busy enough but I want to still quilt when I can" ... "I need an idea for a blog post" ... "I want to show off that I did way more than three" ... "it's just fun to share goals" ... whatever. I started this when miss Scarlet was only 6 months old, almost sleeping through the night consistently, but I needed a little bit of structure.
I feel like a lot of my reports include more of what I didn't finish, than what I did but like many of the rest of the bloggers out there, I made a mosaic of the quilts I finished, and there were actually quite a few of them!
Who knew!?! (click through to flickr to see more specifics/links)
Now without further ado -- here is last month's report:
1) Really finish Treasure Boxes, and donate! ♥
not done. Moving on to next month's list. The top is done.
2) A couple custom orders.
I have this one for baby Harrison up first. They wanted a re-make of a quilt I made for my cousin's baby, with a Red Sox theme. I was so happy with how the letters turned out (because I draw them by hand based on the Red Sox font).
I got the Red Sox quilt (#2) done! (which reminds me -- I need to email Harrison's mama and see if he has made his grand entrance yet)
I still have a couple more custom orders I'll be working on this month -- hoping I have a good chunk of time to sew!
3) And my most important goal this month -- to help give my babies a Merry Christmas...and the big guy too. ♥ ♥ ♥
This one was definitely a success. Christmas with kids = SO MUCH FUN!
(And I finished my Christmas quilt in time too). :)
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January's goals:
1) Something old -
I know I need to finish that Treasure Boxes, but my goal is to finish up an old WIP in January.
2) Something new -
I've got a new design I'm playing with, that I'm having fun doing... using these fabrics. When I was pulling them, I didn't realize they were such a rainbow. The palette was inspired by Pantone's color of the year and some of their Spring 2013 colors.
I'm so excited about this one. Thanks to so many of you, I have all the blocks, and I was organizing them the other night, and need to find a lay-out. But trust me -- they're so cute!
Your turn!
Rules:
RULES -- Pick three goals for the month, and link up here! (You can do more than three if you prefer... I'm flexible like that... and goodness knows I have more than 3 things I'd like to accomplish this month!) :)
Go comment on other people's posts too!
(P.S. I'm linking to Lee's WIP Wednesday!)
Good luck on reaching your goals. I am actually doing the same thing as you. Picking three UFOs to work on during the month.
ReplyDeleteOh good I'm glad to see you are doing this again. I definitely want to be better about doing this in 2013. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThe sprout blocks are going to make a beautiful quilt! Thank you for the Pantone link to spring colours. I can never navigate my way through their page to find it. I love their emerald colour of the year. Much more me than tangerine!
ReplyDeleteThe Red Sox (assuming it is really Texas Rangers) quilt is so darling. Great job! I want to finish my son's quilt (quilting it this weekend) and work on my nephew's college graduation quilt (May grad - (1/2 through piecing the A&M blocks). Not too much and manageable.
ReplyDeleteHi, I don't see the linky party on the post. I know one person had linked up when I saw it originally but I just wrote and posted mine on my blog and now I don't see it anywhere to link it. Is it closed or did something happen to it? I thought I'd see at least the other links. Help:)
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Jamie
Fabulous quilts Tracey! Love those Sprout blocks too!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your "something new" fabrics...they are gorgeous! Can't wait to see what they turn into!!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how much we accomplish without realizing it? : ) All of your finishes for 2012 are amazing. I loved them all. Can't wait to see everything this year.
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