January To-Do

 

Here's how my design wall looked on the first day of the new month and new year. Not so very different from how it looked last month. Metro Twist is pinned up with its backing on the left, but it's doubled over to make room for some of the Old Town square in square blocks. Running Out of Raincloud is still pinned in the very same place, waiting for squaring up and facings to be applied. The Stamp Quilt blocks are over on the far right. In front of the design wall is the City Sampler and Bohemian Wife. The pile to the right is finished quilts that need to either be hung up or put in the storage closet.

I got inspired for finishing some of my UFO's this year from an Instagram post from Sarah Goer for JandiDean's 2025 challenge. I have to admit part of the reason for joining is that I liked the little ufo logo.

I had to pick out 6 UFO's (out of my very long list) to commit to finishing this year for this challenge. Those choices will have a UFO symbol 🥏👽 next to them on this list.

I've rearranged the list into two sections Quilts and Other. Within the Quilts category, there are three stages: Continue Assembly - for quilts I've already started making, Quilting- for quilts that have a top and backing made, and Finishing- for quilts that have been quilted but need binding/facing, labels and sleeves.

QUILTS

Continue Assembly

AG Stamp Quilt - continue to make more blocks using the cut-out stamp block borders and centers from Tula Pink fabrics.

Design and make a quilt for the Sister Artists 3 embroideries - Due in February. 

Old Town Mystery Quilt - keep working on the weekly clues.

🥏👽 Trim to size and then sew the 12 columns of the Temperature Quilt together.

🥏👽 Bohemian Wife -finish assembling the quilt back, sandwich and make the binding

Pantone Project - work on a overall design, either in EQ8 or up on the design wall.

City Sampler put together a backing, make binding, take to a long-armer to be quilted.

Quilting

🥏👽 Trinket

🥏👽 Metro Twist - sandwich and quilt.

🥏👽 Slopes

Final Steps

🥏👽 Running Out of Raincloud -  add facing, sleeve and label.

HANDWORK/BAG/CLOTHING PROJECTS 

Make a Cotton Candy pouch for myself.

Oxbow Tote - cut out and begin the assembly.

Toned-Down Circle Sampler - arrange and appliqué the circles, start embroidering.

Y.E.S. Coat - continue making pieces/blocks. assemble on foundation, cut out lining pieces from the fabric that I dyed.

Snake In The Garden - Finish hand stitching

Kawandii - Finish hand stitching/assembly

More categories and moving things around on a list is of course not terribly productive, but if it helps organize my mind's to-do list, perhaps it will result in more actually getting done during January.