2023 Quilting Goals

December 31st is when I typically look back at my goals from the previous January 1st to see how well I did at meeting them. This is how my 2023 Quilting Goals went:

1. Quilt for Fun

Yes!

Kings Crown Quilt – Yes, I made a tutorial for this.  But not until after I had made the entire quilt without taking a single photo for a tutorial or thinking about writing one.

Quiltville Mystery – I often pull together a post talking about the mystery project (of course without giving away the pattern!) and this year I DID NOT!  I made a lovely purple and teal quilt for a 10-year-old’s birthday, and shared it on Instagram and Facebook along the way, but I didn’t write about it.

Log Cabin Stars – I joined a quiltalong for a pattern from another quilter.  No tutorials, just relaxing sewing.  I’m really happy with how this one turned out!

Interesting Colors Quilt – I never shared this one at all before now!

2.  Clean Out the Scrap Box

Well.  I used scraps.  But that scrap box is never going to be empty.

My best scrap tutorial this year was the Scrappy 4-Patch.

3.  Quilting Photography

I didn’t do anything special for this, but have worked to make sure my backgrounds are great for quilt photography.  Here are some of my best photos from this year.

4. Revisiting Old Patterns

Yes!

Farmhouse Plaid in new colors to show how changing the palette can drastically change the look of the block design.

Changing the Size of the Blitz Quilt Pattern to use up some smaller scraps and exercise those math muscles.

The Diamond Twist Quilt Pattern leads to leftover half square triangles and I made pillow cases.

Hexie in a Hexie was my 2nd ever quilt pattern and it needed (and got!) an update with additional quilt sizes. This is the same fabric bundle in the Scrappy 4-Patch shared above and I still have a little bit left, but haven’t decided yet how to use it.

An updated Sweet Pea with more quilt sizes will be out early next year, so while I haven’t been able to share it yet, as a work in progress, it meets this goal.

5. Learn Something New!

I bought a book for fancy lettering.  I’ve got a long way to go, but I’m having fun and doing something crafty outside of quilting.

6. Crafts That Aren’t Quilts

I kept two dahlias alive for the whole summer this year!  I’m not sure gardening is a craft, but I sure enjoyed it!  I also had Purple Lanterns, Hot Lips, Rosemary, Johnny Jump Ups and others in my garden, but they’ve all done fine in past years so the successful dahlias were really the highlight of the summer gardening season.

7. Write More Quilt Patterns

Hexie in a Hexie

Obrigado

Two quilt patterns is definitely not what I had in mind for this year, but I’ve already got three in the works for next year, so I hopefully I can increase my work on this goal in 2024.

How did you do on meeting your own goals this year?

Stop back by tomorrow for next year’s goals!