Binge Binding and 2022 goals

Nothing new on the piecing front,

but boy, oh boy, have I gotten lots of binding done.

Getting my longarm meant I could get all my WIPs quilted.

However, they all just went in a pile because binding is my least favorite part of the process.

It took lots of will power, but all I did was bind last month and I got 5 done.

I have 1 left...

 My Garden by Heart to Hand

I decided to finish it as an abbreviated version

 since all it was doing was gathering dust in my closet. 

For 2022,

instead of resolving to lose weight,

I decided a list of quilt projects I would like to start or finish might be more realistic;

and let's face it,

a whole lot more fun.

1. Finish HOME in time for my son's anniversary in March (border, quilt and bind)

2. Border my red and white mini quilt and add some green applique (border and design)

3. Finish Posh Penelope by Sew Kind of Wonderful for my daughter before Spring (need fabrics)

4. Finish Easter pillows for the girls 

5. Complete 'If the Hat Fits' before Halloween for my daughter

6. Continue to work on my mini-Folktails

7. Continue to work on Sunrise Scraps by Edyta Sitar

8. Start and hopefully keep current on Sue Spargo's Trade Winds BOM

9. Finish At Home in the Woods (just needs borders, then quilt and bind)

10. Finish my Laura Heine collage

10. If any energy and time left, return to Yoko Saito quilt or finish Fresh Cut or Squash Squad!

Whew, 

that seems like a large laundry list with only two new starts.

Want to place wagers on whether I complete my list

and more importantly,

don't add to it with something new!!

Quiltcon is in Phoenix in February where temptation awaits.

Hope everyone had joyful holiday season.

Now on to 2022.

P.S. About resolutions...I did resolve to exercise more each day and cut out sweets

 in hopes of losing weight...good luck with that...LOL!

The Stages of Life

Recently,

I have contemplated the stages of life

 as they relate to my quilting endeavors.

First, is the infancy stage...

I am so full of hope and vitality that
I buy multitudes of new patterns and want to make each one.

Just a few in my queue and
I am anxiously awaiting a few more from My Red Door Designs this week.

Then comes middle childhood, where my imagination and creative juices go wild,
 hence working on several projects all at once.

My Garden, by Kathi Campbell of Heart to Hand,
is a new BOM program at The Olde World Quilt Shoppe.

Another Kathi Campbell project, October Garden.

During my adolescence,

I have a great passion for the project and make good progress.

Just the binding to go on this wall hanging,
Home is Best by Norma Whaley of Timeless Traditions Quilts.

Then the project moves into early adulthood where I see it as a responsibility; 

but I want to make my mark,
so I actually finish a few things.

Heart Table Mat, designed by Norma Whaley.

 Flower Baskets, by Lisa Bongean.

Coxcomb Medallion, by Lisa Bongean.

In the midlife of the project,

I start to contemplate whether completing the project will truly enrich my life.

Scrap Basket Blossoms,
from Kim Diehl's book, Simple Applique.
Two of the side borders are quilted, but I doubt I will finish the other two.
I made this quilt while teaching Kim's applique technique.

As a benevolent, mature adult,

I consider donating the project to raise funds for a worthy cause! 

And in those last few years,
I am sure wisdom will help me let go of the projects that just don't matter.