Monday Making: 2023 Quilting Goals

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Happy New Year!  A new year is a new opportunity for setting goals and resolutions. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars”.


For the past two years, I have made quilting goals and I'm happy to say this has worked out great.  So great, in fact, that I completed 40 quilty projects in 2022.  Let's see how I did with my 2022 Goals ...

      1. Unity Mystery Quilt - started in 2021 - DONE
      2. Silver Wolf Wall Hanging - started in 2021 - DONE
      3. Rhododendron Trail Mystery - started in 2021 - DONE
      4. International Sister Quilt - started in 2021 - Top Completed
      5. Foresta Fusion Hearts Quilt - DONE
      6. St. Patty's Picture Frame Quilt - DONE
      7. Moment of Zen with Cider - DONE
      8. Spring Pinwheel Sampler - DONE
      9. You Are My Sunshine Quilt - postponed from 2021 - DONE
      10. Weed Whacker Blue Scraps - old UFO - DONE
      11. Weed Whacker Green Scraps - old UFO - Top Completed
      12. Midnight WH Whatnots Club - DONE
      13. What Cancer Cannot Do - DONE
      14. Halloween Crescento Runner - DONE
      15. Stash Buster Challenge Raven Moon - DONE
      16. Stashbuster Challenge 2021 Green - Top Completed
      17. Christmas Tree Wall Hanging - Postponed to 2023
      18. Old Time Christmas BOM - DONE
      19. Stashbuster Challenge 2022 - DONE
      20. Picket Star RSC 2022 - Top Completed

I also quilted the 4 tops (Uncle Sam's Star; Rolling Rainbow RSC 2021; A Very Coriander Christmas; and St. Patty's Double Irish Chain) from my 2021 goals and 8 charity tops also finished in 2021.

There were also a few squirrels that snuck in: 3 additional finished tops and 6 quilts that were gifts (so maybe they're not really squirrels😏).  And, I completed 7 more Quilts for Kids, which were donated in June.

        1. Quilters Stand for Ukraine WH
        2. Sisterhood RBG Quilt
        3. EMS Paramedic Quilt
        4. Halloween Bats & Boos WH
        5. Raiders NFL Team Quilt
        6. Single Wedding Ring Quilt
        7. Stack 'n' Whack WH Top
        8. RSC 2022 Red Cross Top
        9. RSC 2022 Catching Rainbows Top

Whew!  2022 was a busy and productive year.  Although I did not complete all 20 of my goals, I'm happy with what I did accomplish: 40 completed projects, 7 completed tops, and only 1 postponed project.

I look forward to the new year and am motivated to be as productive in 2023 as I was in 2022.  Here is my list of quilting goals for 2023, which I'm afraid is a bit ambitious. Good thing this list is not engraved in stone!

      1. January - Chilhowie Mystery 2023
      2. January - Rams Sports Team Quilt (Gift)
      3. January - Intrepid (Gift)
      4. February - International Sisters Quilt #3 (Gift)
      5. February - Exploding Heart
      6. February - Foresta Fusion Hearts Quilt 8"
      7. March - Quilters Stand for Ukraine Quilt
      8. March - Party Girls Quilt
      9. March - Boot Scootin' Boogie (Gift)
      10. April - Zipper VRD
      11. April - In Full Bloom
      12. May - Shoo Fly #2
      13. May - Hearts of Hope Quilt
      14. June - Nightingale Quilt Kit
      15. June - Paducah 9-Patch
      16. July - Uncle Sam Patriotic
      17. July - Hawaiian Sunshine Shirts (Gift)
      18. August - Underground Railroad Sampler
      19. August - Wine Jelly Roll Sizzle
      20. August - Vintage Churn Dash
      21. September - Maple Leaf Quilt
      22. September - Pirates YBR Quilt (Gift)
      23. October - Halloween Wicked Eve Panel
      24. October - Halloween Raven Moon Midnight Flight
      25. October - Halloween Raven Moon Midnight Moon
      26. October - Halloween Patchwork Jack Pumpkin WH
      27. November - Patriotic Panels QOV
      28. November - Free To Be Wild Horse Panel (Gift)
      29. December - Christmas Tree Wall Hanging - Postponed from 2023
      30. December - TB Winter Cottage
      31. December - Folk Art Christmas Stars
      32. Year-End - Friendship Scrap Log Cabin #2
      33. Year-End - Split 9-Patch Variation
      34. Year-End - RSC 2023 BH Pine Trees
      35. Year-End - Stashbuster Challenge 2023
      36. Year-End - Quilts For Kids
      37. Year-End - 7 tops to be quilted

I am full of hope and excited about the new year.  Hope for our future and hope that I can complete these projects.  Let's go!
I'm happy to join these linky parties.  Be sure to visit them to see what other quilters are sharing.

Until next time ... 

Be happy and keep on quilting!


Comments

  1. Sharon KwilterJanuary 2, 2023 at 9:29 PM

    Wow that's an ambitious list of quilts. Good luck!

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  2. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlJanuary 3, 2023 at 8:37 AM

    Wow, congratulations on such a productive and amazing 2022. I hope that you find a lot of joy and happiness as you work on and add to your list for 2023!

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  3. Laura ChaneyJanuary 3, 2023 at 6:07 PM

    I am so in awe of how many projects you finished in 2022!! Looks like your 2023 will be just as busy!!

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