Project of the year, 2020

Well, howdy. Its been a while.

I've been pursuing master's degree #2 which hasn't left a lot of time - or let's face it, interest - for writing outside of the academic. But it's winter break now, and I've caught a moment to breathe.

I've been hearing rumblings about the new Pantone color, the latest this, new year's resolutions et cetera, and it made me reflect on the projects I have in progress and the ones I completed.

I actually finished a Dr. #4 scarf! And I gifted it! I have a picture of it done; I'll post it eventually.

I also finished a pair of mittens and a hat which were also gifted. And I knit myself a new hat and cowl set, and a hat to match another cowl. [None of which I have pictures of, of course.]

A little extra space was found to set up the sewing machine, and while I really wanted to start something new [don't we all?] I took a look back and began digging things out that were partially completed. I finished the top of an I Spy throw, and in the process, I ended up donating a 30-gallon trash bag worth of fabric to a charity that makes small lap and lovey blankets for nursing home patients and children in crisis. I could have easily given more; I may yet. I felt such relief in letting it go and knowing that it would be put to use instead of being mouse eaten, dry rotting or molding in storage until I got to it. In this mess of donated fabric, I found a partially completed quilt that had been given to me to finish, one that I knew I never would. It had been given to me by someone parting with their mother's fabric stash. I have already come to a standstill where it comes to buying more fabric to stash. I'm working on not buying any more yarn unless it's to finish a project, which is a hardship given that there's this new, scrummy local yarn shop with fabulous fibers.

All this got me thinking:
Do I really want a legacy of half-finished projects?

That said, my goals for 2020 are to finish some projects that I already have started:

1. Finish hand quilting a utility quilt - confession. I'm not even sure which project I was referring to. Maybe the orange marmalade one? 
2. Bind two matching green quilts - I know exactly where these are. Under a bunch of mask making supplies. 
3. Finish a green 18th-century jacket   Done and done! :D
4. Finish the 18th-century linen gown   Its done! I finished it for a weekend event 10/24/ 2020!
5. Finish the 18th-century worsted wool gown - So. Stinkin'. Close. (I'm not sure when the last update of this was, but now as of 10/30, it's even closer to being done than it was when I last updated this)
6. Find the missing Row By Row from 5 or 6 years ago [whenever the water theme was] Located 3/2020
7. Find the missing Cathedral Windows rag quilt Located! currently working on finishing, 7/2020
8. Find the missing Asian bunny squares  - these have been located! 2/8/2020 (Confession, I started buying fabric to complete this project, after researching what I wanted to do with it)
9. Fix my mouse nibbled hat [this may involve buying fabric!] -  This has ALSO been finished, thanks to a sewing weekend get away with friends! Now it needs to be trimmed, to cover the mouse eaten bits

This ought to keep me plenty busy for the new year.

This post originally published on 12/26/2019, updated 7/28/2020, 10/30/2020