Here’s an update on what I finished with the rest of my February action items.
- quilt Missing Ivy – still not done. I scheduled this for the last Saturday of the month and I got a bit done on it. It’s not finished because the machine konked out on me. 🙂 At least it wasn’t because I bailed. Anyway, I hope to get this done this coming weekend.
- Since I’m at a bit of a standstill, I want to go through my quilty closet and reorganize it. = done
- Pull out the 2012 LQS BOM Provence and figure out where I am. Do the next step. = I pulled it out and figured out where I left off. I started doing the next step but haven’t finished.
- Area One Quilter’s Run – Pull out and do one of the blocks. = not done
- Continue to focus on the magenta socks and the kimono sweater. = done! I finished the magenta socks and I’m halfway through the back of the kimono sweater.
- Make more drawstring bags = done. I finished making another pair.
- Watch the craftsy class with the zipper pouch and make a zipper pouch. = done.
And here’s my 2017 crafty plan and where Feb’s action plan fit in…
- Quilting
- Finish 6 quilts
- Missing Ivy – to be quilted = STILL NEEDS TO BE QUILTED
- Celtic Solstice – THIS TOP WAS FINISHED IN FEBRUARY AND NOW I NEED TO PREP THE BACK AND GET IT READY FOR QUILTING.
- Have yourself a quilty Little Christmas – I need to finish the border (and thus the top) and then it will need the backing prepped – I FINISHED THIS TOP IN FEBRUARY.
- Raining Cats and Dogs – this needs to be hand quilted.
- Provence (2012 LQS BOM) – blocks are done, I need to revisit where I am on this one. I think I just need to piece the blocks and alternating blocks together. = I PULLED THIS OUT AND I AM READY TO GET THE NEXT STEP GOING.
- Area One Quilter’s Run – blocks need to be pieced
- Scrapitude 2016 – I am piecing this as my leaders and enders
- Asian (2012 LQS BOM #2)
- Finish 6 quilts
- Knitting
- Sweater “Kimono” – HALFWAY THROUGH THE BACK.
- Socks – 12 for the year. I currently have 4 on the needles. I FINISHED 1 – THE MAGENTA SOCKS.
- hat – 1 for each family member – I AM WORKING ON JACOB’S BEANIE AND I’M WORKING ON THE DECREASE.
- car knitting – Jacob’s beanie
- Use yarn stash (which as of 2/15/17, the following are being knitted from stash: 2 socks, Jacob’s beanie, Rikke hat for me or Kayla.)
- Cross Stitching – continue working on Mama’s Bukid each week. At the latter end of last year, I grew tired of the browns and greens that I kept seeing on Mama’s Bukid and started a new project A Rose Fairy. It’s not on my must do list for this year but I will work on it if I feel the urge to. Right now, knitting is occupying more of my crafty time so as long as I work on Mama’s Bukid each week I’m happy.
- Bag Making – I’ve been wanting to make bags for awhile. I think it was one of my goals in 2015. I want to revisit this again. I have a bunch of craftsy classes, bag kits, books and patterns. I think I’ll start with the Craftsy classes (especially the ones I have kits for) and then work on the kits I have. After that, I’ll try my hand at the books and patterns I’ve got.
- DRAWSTRING BAGS – 6
- ZIPPER POUCHES – 1
- CRAFTSY CLASSES WATCHED – 2
- Clothes – I want to start learning how to sew garments. I’m not sure how or where to start so I guess my first step is to find an easy project to start learning on.
And my overarching non-craft specific goals:
- use what I have
- my fabric stash
- my yarn stash
- my tools
- Get rid of the things that I don’t love anymore
- sell
- donate
- throw away
- Watch my spending
- only buy things I will use now