Welcoming 2019

While welcoming 2019 I’ve reflected back on 2018.  My new years resolution was to work on my pile of quilt tops from years past and get stuff done.   Well I did manage to finish a few of those quilts, but I also made new quilts and finished them completely.  Felt great.  

In the early spring my youngest son moved into his own house freeing up the space that he lived in above the attached garage in our home.  This space includes a huge living area with a large bedroom and a full bath.  Sad to see him go, but truly excited about claiming my own space.  I’ve spent the next few months cleaning painting and rearranging the space to make a studio.  Finally a home for my long arm quilter, sewing machine and projects.  

What a difference your own space makes on productivity.   No more pulling my projects out and spreading them all over the dining room table and then packing them up to put away. Sometimes the effort just to bring everything out kept me from sewing.  Now with my studio space I can walk away and come back at any time to work on my projects.  Not to mention how I feel so much more organized.  I even found more UFOs - oh no!

So the creation of my studio  took time away from my 2018 new year’s resolution, but in a good way.   

Little sewing is accomplished in the summer.  For me summer is a time for outdoor adventures - gardening, kayaking, traveling and outside projects.   But when fall comes around I'm excited to start sewing again.

2018 was a great year and I’m looking forward to 2019.  So here is my new year’s resolution for 2019:

I will continue on my quest to finish all those quilt tops (UFOs) - “2019” the year that I will get this accomplished.  But even more important I’ve neglected posting on my blog so I will spend the next few weeks posting my 2018 accomplishments and than as part of my resolution I will be more faithful at posting my projects as they are finished.  Posting monthly sounds simple enough.

Now this sounds like a feel good resolution I can stick to.   Fingers crossed.   So let’s get started and catch up.