Q1 Progress Report

Hi Quilting Friends,

I can’t believe that the first three months of 2025 are in the books! It has been a busy, productive, and fun year so far. Today I’m sharing my first quarter progress toward goals for 2025.  Many thanks to Yvonne @ quilting jetgirl for hosting. Here goes! 

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My Goals for 2025

Goal 1- Play With Toys

My goal is to choose two toys, play with them, and then post about my projects.

Update- Some progress.

I’ve started creating an Autumn quilt using the hand-dyed fabric bundles of fat eights and fat quarters that I’ve had in my stash for several years. 

The applique blocks will look something like this, with varying leaf colors-

The project will also include pieced blocks, but I am still deciding upon fabric placement for them.  That’s why I chose to call this “some” progress.

Goal 2- Play With Scraps

My goal is to use scraps to create at least twelve scrappy projects, and then to write blog posts about each of my creations.

Update- Progressing ahead of schedule

I have finished these 5 scrappy projects so far –

I still have LOADS of scraps, and all I can think is that they reproduce at night when everyone else is sleeping. . .  I also have LOADS of ideas for scrappy quilts, so stay tuned for more!

Goal 3- Play With UFOs

My goal is to finish “Lone Star” and also to take “Star Party” across the finish line this year.

Update- Significant progress

“Star Party” is finished! I made this quilt top in 2022, but I didn’t get it completed until now because I wanted to quilt it myself with my Bernina QE 770. I’ve learned a lot as I continue to practice my FMQ moves, and I’m delighted with the way it turned out  (Visit HERE to see closeup images of the quilting.)

“Lone Star” is progressing very slowly. I need to pick up the pace to achieve a finish this year, but I haven’t been motivated to work on it and I can’t say why.  Maybe I’ve just been too focused upon other activities. I will most likely build momentum once I get started quilting it again.  (That’s how momentum works, after all.)

Goal 4- Play With Online Friends

My goal is to continue to participate in several regularly-scheduled activities, including-

Update- Proceeding as anticipated. Click the images above to see my latest post for each activity.

In addition to the activities above, I sewed along with Bonnie Hunter’s “Old Town” mystery quilt, and made this scrappy beauty-

  I participated in the “Stay At Home Round Robin” with Quilting Gail and friends.    I enjoyed using the weekly prompts as a design challenge.  Here’s my quilt–

Goal 5 – Play with Others (In Person)

My “new” goal for 2025 is to be deliberately social, aiming for an average of one “social interaction” per week.

Update- Progress is on track.

According to my social calendar, I have participated in 26 social activities in the 13 weeks so far this year.

My activities have been quite varied, and it has been fun.  Here’s a list of some of the things I’ve done-

• Monthly historical fiction book club at the library
• “Seniors” bus trips, sponsored by Academy for Lifelong Learning @ LoneStar College
• Lunches out with friends
• Family time, including two birthday parties and hanging out with my favorite people
• Game nights with our neighbors
• Visits to two museums (Museum of Fine Arts Houston & Butler Longhorn Museum)
• Tour of a brewery, with a taste of their beer
• Lectures about watercolor painting and traveling in Scandinavia 

I’ve learned new things from my adventures, and staying active keeps me (mostly) out of trouble. 😁

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How is your progress on your goals for 2025? Do tell! I love reading your comments.

Happy quilting,

Sharon