Yeah.

The problem with starting projects…or buying fabric for that matter…is that you have to finish them.  You know what I’m talking about.  Every single one of you has a project somewhere that has been lurking for, um, years.  You’ve lost interest, moved onto something new and exciting.  Or maybe you just haven’t had the time.

Well.

I hearby declare January the “Finish a Project” month. And 2014 the “Get Out From Under” Year.  If, like me, you have projects waiting patiently for you to complete them, then let’s all agree to get one done in January.

We can’t do it in December and everyone knows why.  Even if you will be completing projects in December they are likely gifts and you are under a deadline and those don’t count.  We’re looking for the poor, neglected, procrastinated projects.  We’re looking for the ones you gave up because it became tedious, or boring or difficult.  We want to clear away that ever-growing stack of projects that get sidelined for a “higher priority”.  Usually for me, it’s work or classes, or housecleaning, as if housecleaning will be on my list of life’s accomplishments.

Let’s find at least one that’s worth completing.  I’m starting with the three shown below.  I have no idea if I will be able to get one of them done in January, but I’m certainly going to try.  The others will get incorporated over the course of the new year.

I know, without a doubt, that life will get in the way.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t try.

A fun Christmas Baltimore Album quilt. Needs a bunch more blocks put together, but a good January project. No chance I’ll get it done this Christmas, so a good one to work on during Downton Abbey episodes.

Definitely want to get this one done by spring. Problem is that it’s queen size. Won’t be easy to quilt on my machine at home. Dreaming of a longarm.

This is a grown up quilt. Complete with instructions, history of each block and reproduction fabric. I’m ready.