Oh, my gosh...this is a funny thread!
This is an interesting question that always comes up when we have new students enter into my classes.
Many are gasping for air, when they find out how many quilting projects others are working on...
Most of the gasping are the new quilters...then two years later...they are surprised at how many projects they have going themselves.
So much fabric, so little time. lol
When we do small group retreating, (we have many small groups), I suggest that they list projects they wish to have finished in one year...and ask them to list them on the back of the business card from where we are retreating.
We keep those cards on our sewing machines...referring to them throughout the year...(We book another retreat for the next year and give a prize for the one that brings the most finished projects from their list...) Really fun...keeps me on track .... and motoviated!