2015 Ends, 2016 Begins

For 2015 I joined the "choose a word" for the year. Mine was FINISH. I had a lot of areas that needed attention that I had been unmotivated to tackle.

In my living spaces,  I got the major pieces I need to make living in my lovely condo more delightful, including a piece to display quilts, a comfortable sofa and a media console (still need a flat screen TV). I incorporated quite a few organizational pieces into my sewing room. In both spaces I made great headway in culling out things that were just taking up space and donating them to others who will use them.

In the quilting area, I got quite a lot accomplished, even though I was out of commission with illness and surgery for at least 1/4 of the year.  I tallied up what I did in 2015. As far as I can remember:

• 4 quilt tops delivered to be quilted (by someone else), binding put on by me
• 5 tops completed and awaiting quilting
• Completed one center portion of Dear Jane, including quilting every block and assembling it using the QAYG method
• 5 tops donated (they've been in the way for a year or so and I wanted them to be useful for someone)
• 3 pillowcases made and donated for the AQS million pillowcase challenge
• 5 embroidery projects completed and 2 made into pillows, 1 was donated as part of Flood the Streets with Art on Black Friday
• Row by Row done start to finish and a winner for first quilt at KAQ
• One art quilt piece done start to finish to hang at ArtSpace in Herndon this month
• 2 quilts done by longarmer waiting for binding by me
• Hanging sleeves put on 6 quilts/miniquilts
• 4 mini quilts completed start to finish, 2 mini quilt tops done
• Pieced/Finished piecing 6 tops
• Participated in an Embroidery Club at KAQ for 5 months (missed the last one due to eye surgery)
• Took one class sponsored by my quilt guild
• Attended one sewing retreat

I got so much done and I like the idea of choosing a word as a sort of compass for the year. I have a personal phrase that I am keeping to myself for now,  For my home and quilting, I am still contemplating my word.

Time to  plan for 2016!