Heralding 2018 with a plan of a plan

Well 2017 ends here in less than 36 hours and it has been an interesting year with many new starts and not so many finishes on the quilting front. I thought I would set some goals for 2018 and hopefully make myself more accountable to myself.

 I have never really set myself specific goals previously but rather just coasted from day to day and project to project. Having a sticky beak around the online world I came across Quilting JETGirl's  2018 Planning Party which sent me off to complete an audit of my WIPs and have a think about what I would like to achieve in 2018. So here goes:

1. Quilting Goals

• Be more regular with my blogging - if for no other reason than accountability to myself.
• Take stock of what I have. I just counted 19 WIPs and there are probably a few more lurking. It would be good to halve this number.
•  Get on top of the scrap crates. They take up a lot of room and desperately need sorting and using.
• Save for a machine with a bigger throat space, I am looking at a Juki.     
  ( pushing those big quilts through a 5 inch harp space is a killer)
• Start my Christmas sewing earlier - I put myself under far too much pressure this year.
• Participate in #30minssewingdaily with @mellmeyer on Instagram.
• Complete the one QAL I am participating in (Playing with Triangles) possibly/hopefully in the QAL time frame.

2. Life in General

• Dance every day and find the fun.
• Streamline the way I keep on top of the all of life's necessary chores.

An accountability partner might not be a bad thing.

So that is it. A plan for 2018. I am linking up with Yvonne at Quilting JETgirl to make this all a little bit more real. My fingers are crossed for your plans. May you have a productive, bright and fun 2018.

Happy stitching 

Jenell