So I set my December goal for "A Lovely Year of Finishes" via Flickr this month. It was to finish the top for my Riley Blake Challenge hosted by the Modern Quilt Guild.
Fabrics were already cut when I made myself that goal. But guess what... I already finished my goal for the month. The very next day!
Now what am I supposed to do with the rest of my month!?! Just kidding, I have plenty of projects.
So here is my to do list for the rest of December. December for me includes a whopping two weeks off from my job for Christmas and we're not going anywhere because my hubby has to work, so in my mind that equates to two weeks of sewing!
1) Get the top of the Community Quilt put together, at least in a 5x6 block layout. I'm still missing one Skyline block, which someone has offered to make, and four house blocks, which I don't have any takers for yet. It took me long enough to make one, so I'm not keen on making another four.
My house block.
The Skyline blocks so far.
The four "odd" shaped road pieces.
I still need to put together several straight road pieces, square up the house blocks, and sew blocks together. I am already loving the Skyline blocks.
2) Finish sewing together the Giant Churn Dash blocks. Fabric is already cut out, just need to piece them together.
3) Start cutting half hexis for my sister's wedding quilt. Colors requested were blue-green and dark green, with potential grey. I may choose something besides grey, depending on how dark the rest of the quilt gets.
4) Work on the Java wedding quilt. I'm very tempted to just rip out the second borders I have on the first set of blocks and put the blocks together as is. Won't be much of a pineapple blossom design, but it may save my sanity and actually get this thing done.
5) Continue putting together the Plus Wedding Quilt. All the rows are done, just need to sew them together.
6) Keep cutting fabric for the Scrappy Swoon Wedding Quilt.
7) Decide if I want to participate in the Modern from Repo guild challenge. If I do decide to participate, I need to come up with a design by December 15. However, except for the solids and the blenders, none of the fabrics we're actually supposed to showcase really speak to me. So I'm having designer's block big time. Benefit of participating is that we get all the fabric needed for the project for free. Front, backing, and binding.
8) Decide on a project for the February quilt show at the Anacostia Arts Center. We need to have pictures of at least the front (or a portion of the finished front) by sometime in January. I might actually start on that Pixelated Michigan quilt I promised my hubby. Who knows. Alternatively, I may enter my Riley Blake Challenge or the Giant Churn Dash quilt, if I get it done in time.
I think that's plenty, although I have two other projects I could/should be starting on.
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