WMUTeach

Poof! The year has passed so quickly. Two months away from 2026! Yikes! Since I posted here yesterday, I have been casually reviewing what I have accomplished and reconsidering my push to do this or that monthly. Accomplishing much, but feeling the need to slow it down and to create something new from start to finish! Plenty of time to contemplate while I press on to finish more 2025 goals.

KalamaQuilts

I'd forgotten I'd posted to this too. I exceeded my donation quilts by far, I think I donated 10 tops, plus I cleaned down my own quilt collection by 4 doubled sided queens, mailed to cousins.
I finished my selvedge top which wasn't on the list but is thrilling.

and I am well reaping the investment in Accuquilt, I use it nearly every day and am excited every time.
I'd call 2025 a success here.

Snooze2978

My quit goals for 2025 has been met so far to date. In January and February I made 6 oversized lap quilts, 1 queen size quilt and finished putting together an UFO queen size quilt. I've been able to finish quilting 13 quilts so far by the end of October with 2 more king size quilts to finish for the year. All but 1 over size lap quilts have been quilted and gifted, 3 UFO queen size quilts have been quilted and gifted. The last 2 king size quilts are UFO from maybe 2015-16 with one on the frame right now. I'm also working on my own bed quilt, a French Braid but I'm only working on it as my sister hasn't told me which thread colors to use on her quilt. So I'm staying on schedule so far but these last 2 larger than life quilts may hold me back from finishing my 2025 goals.

Iceblossom

Well, my long arm is still not set up but I am content that it will be. I think we've found a good guy to help us. What is needed is not all that complicated but the hubby is not mechanically inclined, nor does he follow directions (if it says do not tighten all the way down, he over-tightens and strips stuff having to undo and redo), nor do we work well together! At least we recognize these facts of life. For another project he found a guy on NextDoor who has tools, a van, and does all sorts of handy things. I have always been happy to pay someone to help, he has avoided the issue as long as he can!

I am finally (2 years later) feeling moved in. I am getting established in my local quilting community. I found a sewing group right away and that has been lovely, but I've also joined the local guild. Pre-Covid I had decided I wanted more face to face quilter contact but then that didn't work out too well for me... is nice to be able to interact with my peeps again.

I've been so happy being able to see and getting the move behind me that I've been pretty content "just" making tops. Is a good thing I consider a top a finished project that is just not quite a quilt yet... They will be finished and then a lot of them will be donated or otherwise have to find new homes. But I lost a lot of mojo (plus time and opportunity) for a couple of years and it is coming back. Is a good feeling

There are always hopes and goals and plans for next year, but I'm trying to also let things come into my life as they will. What's the thing about "life happens while you are making plans?".

tropit

1. Finish the quilt that I'm working on for my Son-In-Law. His birthday is tomorrow. I just need to close up the binding ends and wash it. Yay!

2. Finish quilting a quilt for our house. I love it, but other things have gotten in the way. It's about half-done.

3. Make some cute potholders, pattern choice still pending.

loisf

Well, I didn't set goals, but I have accomplished the following.

January through March - Pieced four quilts while in Palm Desert, our winter retreat from Minnesota.
April through November - Longarmed these four quilts. Made and quilted five additional quilts. Cut fabrics for four quilts to be pieced this winter. Longarmed two quilts for a friend.

So, I guess I made nine quilts and finished two for a friend. Seems like there should have been more, but many were quite large and complicated. Scrap quilts also take longer for me. Finding just the right colors/fabrics among my scraps, and then cutting them (making even more, smaller scraps) takes a lot of time.

Mkotch

My goals for what's left of 2025 are modest. I need to make holiday gifts: 3 more mug rugs for the library staff, a few more cloth gift bags, and a pillowcase for a nephew. Then I will return to a sampler block of the month I started in January and stopped working on before summer. If I finish that by year's end, I'll go back to Dear Jane which I'd like to finish in 2026.

cashs_mom

I don't make extensive lists of goals. Right now about my only goal is to get some of my quilt tops quilted. Of course, that was my goal last year and I only got 2 quilted. lol

Lena1952

Maybe only two, but those two are done! Give yourself a pat on the back for getting those two off your list.

Butterflyblue

I wasn’t on the board in January to make goals, but having got back to quilting, my goals for the rest of the year are, in order of importance To me, 1. Finish the baby quilt for my grandbaby due in December, 2. Make Christmas stockings for the baby and his dad 3. Make an Irish chain quilt for my good friend 4. Finish the “Welcome Quilt” from the book Quilt Yourself Gorgeous by Mandy Shaw. The Welcome Quilt is last on the list, but I’m working on it here and there as I get bored or frustrated with the bigger projects, so it is quite likely to be finished. I’ve got a couple of lap quilts I’d like to make but chances are I won’t have time for them.