How hard is it to make a pillow case and attach a label to a quilt?

Sew blocks into a quilt top?

Do some simple machine applique and finish a small quilt ?

Catch up on my Sylvia Bridal Sampler Blocks? (not pictured)

Pick one of my Bonnie Hunter designed quilts and quilt it? – OK, this one is tougher

Several of these things have self-imposed deadlines — Dancing Flowers preferably by mid-May, but at least by mid-June.  Quilt one of the Bonnie Hunter quilt tops and complete Carolina Christmas and Oklahoma Backroad tops by mid-May.  Keeping up with the SBS is simply prudent since I have less than 50 blocks done.  The pillowcase and label need to be done so I can put up the rest of the fabric.

I could easily do one or more of these over the next few days, but I’m sitting here contemplating starting something new.  Why is it I can’t finish a project before starting a new one?

Update — before I left this evening for the concert, I got the label on the quilt.  I also discovered the baby due in May arrived today!

Last week I had a huge list along with the priorities.  Here are the highlights:

• Quilt and Bind Stripy 4-Patch – still quilting – can I finish it tonight [Wednesday]? – No, but it was done by Monday
• Hanging Sleeve for Music Lessons – still working on it
• Fabric for Hanging Sleeve for Springtime Flowers – DONE!

This week, just a couple of goals

• Finish sewing on the hanging sleeve for Music Lessons
• Stuff pin cushions

Of course all of this needs to be done by Friday morning, so perhaps I’ll be able to sneak something else in  — like finishing the rest of the Carolina Christmas blocks.

See what others are planning on doing this week by checking out the links at Bari’s.

Oops — didn’t do to well on my list from last week.

• Quilt and Bind Stripy 4-Patch – still quilting – can I finish it tonight?
• Make pillow case to match – no – won’t do it until the quilt is bound
• Prep for the Quilt Retreat – this I’ve done — if you don’t count gathering my clothes!
• Make 2 Sylvia Bridal Sampler Blocks – didn’t do this either

Quilt Retreat is this weekend.  3 1/2 days  of non-stop visiting, quilting, and eating.  I always over pack (don’t want to get bored with just one thing).  In my bag are the following:

• Carolina Christmas
• Oklahoma Backroads
• Dancing Flowers
• Mom’s 4-Patch Stacked  Posies
• Mom’s Thangles Buck a Block BOM
• Hanging Sleeve for Music Lessons
• Fabric for Hanging Sleeve for Springtime Flowers
• Bonus HST from Oklahoma Backroads and Carolina Christmas

Priorities will need to be set because I’m not getting it all done.  The hanging sleeves absolutely must be done.  The quilt show is next weekend.   I really want the Carolina Christmas and Oklahoma Backroads tops done by this time next month.  Dancing Flowers is on my monthly list, but if it’s done by July I’m OK.  I’ve got plenty of time on Mom’s two quilts, so they may go to the bottom of the list.  The bonus HST will go into a baby quilt and the baby is due next month.  Hum.  Perhaps that needs to go higher than Dancing Flowers.

Well, check back next week to see if I overworked myself this weekend.  In the meantime, see how others are doing by checking out the links at Bari’s.

Last week a had simple goals — finish my brothers shirts and cut the ‘light’ pieces for Texas Braid. I’m happy to report that I’ve done both. The shirts were delivered Saturday and I now have 296 light pieces and 343 dark pieces for Texas Braid. Since the plan is to make either a lap or twin size quilt, I should have plenty. If not, I’ll cut more in May!

There are 4 things on my list for this week.

• Quilt and Bind Stripy 4-Patch
• Make pillow case to match
• Prep for the Quilt Retreat
• Make 2 Sylvia Bridal Sampler Blocks

The first two should be easy enough.  Last night I bought the binding fabric and started working on the backing.  I should get the quilt sandwiched tonight.  The pillow case I’ll deal with after I get the quilt done.   Prepping for the Quilt Retreat is an ongoing process since I’ll be changing my mind on what projects to work on up until I load the car to leave.

I need to make 2 blocks for the sampler this week as I didn’t get last week’s done.  This week’s block is B10 and I made it when I first started the sampler, so I’ll pick another block.  I HAVE to do this since I also bought 3 yards of the background fabric yesterday.

See how others are doing on their goals by checking out the links at Bari’s.

It’s the first of the month and the start of a new quarter, so it’s time to figure out this month’s quilting goals.

So, I’m going to start with the ongoing goals:

• Keep up with the Sylvia Bridal Sampler BOW
• Keep Scraps Cut Up and Make Progress on the Scrap Basket

That was easy. Figuring out what else I want to accomplish this month is a bit more difficult. However, since I’m going to a 3 1/2 day quilting retreat later this month, I should be able to get plenty done.

This may be a stretch, but they are only goals.

• Finish and Quilt Stripy 4-Patch Top
• Complete the Carolina Christmas Top
• Finish and Quilt Dancing Flowers
• Resume hand quilting on the Double Wedding Ring
• Enter a quilt in the guild quilt show

Check back throughout the month to see if I get any of this done.

Quilting Accountability Wednesday – the basic goal was 15 minutes of piecing primarily on Carolina Christmas or perhaps Dancing Flowers. The point was to get back to quilting now that life was returning to ‘normal’. Although I didn’t sew entirely on Carolina Christmas, I did get several hours of sewing in since I was feeling much better by Saturday. I completed 11 blocks for Carolina Christmas, 2 Sylvia Bridal Sampler blocks, added 3″ to one of my brothers shirts and cut up not the scraps I pressed weeks ago, but pieces for Texas Braid, a class I’m taking with Bonnie Hunter in May.

This week, I really need to finish the rest of my brother’s shirts – although it’s not technically quilting I do get the left over pieces of red 100% cotton fabric so I think it should count. I’ve got to get 2 done, but would like all of them done so they aren’t hanging over my head. The other thing I’ll want to do is finish cutting the ‘light’ pieces for Texas Braid so I’ll have that done. For the record, I’m not counting the Texas Braid pieces in my stash report until May. I think I’ve cut more than I’ll need for a lap quilt.

See what others are working on this week by checking out the links on Bari’s blog.

It’s been a while since I’ve participated in a Quilting Accountability Wednesday.  Life has just gotten in the way of my quilting.  In fact I’m not certain that it won’t happen again this week.  However, I’m going to attempt to carve out the equivalent of 15 minutes a day to sew, probably on Carolina Christmas, but maybe on Dancing Flowers.  The other thing I want to do is get these scraps that I pressed weeks ago chopped up.

Check back next week to see if I was able to do it.  In the meantime check out Bari’s site to see what other quilters are planning on doing this week.

I’ve added a new tab to my blog, 2010 Goals, listing my quilting goals for the year and my quilting support network. Quilters are some of the nicest people and they’ll cheer you on as you try to reach a goal. Hopefully, with determination and the support of quilters worldwide, I’ll reach most of my quilting goals for the year.