In prior years, I had annual goals and I broke them down each month and I got a lot of stuff done.  Things were really busy the end of last year/beginning of this year so I didn’t really get to sit down and think about what I wanted to accomplish for 2017.  I was too overwhelmed with trying to get through the days.  So I started this year without any goals and I tried to put something together but life kept getting in the way of my crafty desires.  I gave myself grace and let things go a bit.  My one goal was to finish Missing Ivy and knit.  I’ve been doing a lot of knitting.  Now that Missing Ivy is done my next project is Celtic Solstice.  I can’t remember where I left off.  The top is ready and I think the back is ready.  I have to press everything again, prep the batting and get everything ready to take to my local Bernina dealer so I can rent the long arm.  I can already tell that this is probably not going to get done.  I think prepping for quilting is my least favorite part of the process.  Thank goodness I do not have to baste but there’s still prep involved.  I have to check to see if it will fit on the frame.  The top is 115″x115″ and with batting and batting, that’s a lot of space I’ll need.  So I hope to get a bit done each month with the plan to finish (bound) by the end of the year.

1. Quilting
   1. Celtic solstice – prep for quilting
   2. Raining Cats and Dogs – hand quilt weekly
   3. A Rainbow Garden – block 8 weekly
   4. Civil War Diary Quilt – do a block each week
2. Knitting
   1. Continue knitting on my sweater “Kimono” – I do a row or two daily
   2. Starting Point shawl – I do a row or two daily
   3. Knitting Expat’s August socks
3. Cross Stitch
   1. Mama’s Bukid – work on this weekly
4. Bag Making
   1. Finish binding the Stash and Dash bag that I made in class
   2. Make another Stash and Dash
   3. Buy the Teflon foot
5. Clothes Making
   1. LAFS  – finish my pajama pants