“52 Finishes” How did I do?
Just about a year
has gone by since I started my personal challenge of “ 52 finishes”. If you’re not sure what that is or how it
works, you can read about my challenge plan on our January 6, 2014 blog
posting. I started the challenge on the 1st week of January, 2014. I know many of our staff and customers also
thought it would be a fun personal challenge to participate in and joined me. It’s fun to hear how others are doing!
So, how did I do? I am almost caught up and feeling good about
my finishes! I added my last finish on
Week #46 and now it’s week #48. I think
I’ll make it! I plan to finish another
project today, a Pink Sand Beach purse project that I picked fabric for last
summer. I also have 2 quilts on the way
back from the machine quilter that will need bindings in the next couple weeks.
Here are a couple of my last finishes. A Holiday Happenings Tree Skirt from an Atkinson Designs pattern and a Joseph’s Coat table runner made as a sample for a new class listed in the winter schedule.
I had started this
challenge by making a list of unfinished projects. I did finish a few of those
but found most of my finishes were new projects—not always done as soon as I
planned but at least done. That might be
partly because we always need new samples for the shop or for classes or just
because I’m a quilter and love starting something new. Most of you probably understand that!
So my plan is to
start again this year. I have a ready-made
list of unfinished projects that I wrote last year and a few I can add. Those are still possibilities for finishes. Or
maybe some of those would be better suited to gifting them to a group that
would finish them for charity quilts. Do
you think that counts as a finish? They’d
no longer be in my sewing room!
So join me in the 2015
~ 52 Finishes. It will be fun! Trust me!
Susan
