Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009 Quilt Year in Review

This year went by so fast!  At the beginning of the year, I made some quilty goals for myself.  Let's see how I did.

Quilting/Stashbusting
  • I had a goal of finishing 13 quilts.  I finished 10 quilts which is pretty good (3-queen size, 4-twin sized, 1-bag, 2-wallhangings).  I also did a couple swaps and/or donation blocks.
  • Use 125 yards of stash.  I ended up using 165 yards.
  • I didn't have an exact amount for buying, just less than what I used.  I did really good with not buying new fabric until the last three months of this year.  I won a $300 gift certificate from Thousands of Bolts.com which I had to use before the end of the year.  There also was a LQS that ended up going out of business so I couldn't pass up the sale.  I added 100+ yards less than last year and bought 150+ yards less than last year, so I think it was a big accomplishment in one year.  (Although my sewing room doesn't look like it.)
  • Make at least 5 projects from my "PIGS/kit" list:  I worked on four of which none have been completed.  Guess I need more work in this area.
  • Quilt at least 3 of my older (prior to 2008) flimsies:  I finished one.  I definitely need to do better in this area next year.
  • Learn/Try New Techniques:  Made a feathered star and tote bag.  Still need to do y-seams but that will happen when I work on my Timberline Log Cabin in 2010.  Organizing my scraps will be an ongoing project.  I didn't get very far on my paper-piece project either.  I only made on Christmas quilt which was done on time!
I used another 1.25 yards on Morning Splash this week.  I had planned on going to the LQS sale today but decided against it, so nothing in.

My 2009 final numbers are:
  • Fabric Added this Week: NADA!
  • Fabric Added YTD: 238.50 yards
  • Fabric Used this Week: 1.25 yards
  • Fabric Used YTD: 165.00 yards
  • Net Usage Used: -73.50* yards
* With the gift certificate I won, I ordered 66 yards of fabric. If I hadn’t won the fabric, I would have finished with a -7.50 yards net usage.  Not bad for my 2nd year of stashbusting.


I'd like to wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2010!!! 

1 comment:

Darling Jill Quilts said...

Great numbers! I'm going to have to post mine after midnight or in the morning. I plan on cutting up a few more things tonight to have more UFOs to work with in 2010. :)