Quilty Goals for Fall 2022

This year continues to be a bit of an oddity for me, creatively. I have the mental energy to make blocks, do cross stitch, and do computer work (writing, editing, patterns, messing around in Illustrator). I haven’t had the motivation to make much of anything more substantial — with the notable exception of Cosmic Shores, my fabric challenge quilt.

This quilty “languishing” has gone on for quite a while, longer than previous stints. I’m grateful that this goal-setting process works well enough for me that I continue to make progress on plenty of things despite my low motivation….but I miss my sew-jo. I hope it returns soon.

First, a wrap-up of my goals for summer:

• Finish my QuiltCon 2023 fabric challenge quilt. Done!
• Finish #100daysofsaroystars. Nope.
• Finish at least 1 item on my 2022 UFO Challenge list. Nope.
• Make progress on my cross stitch project. Done!
• Write and submit my fourth article for MQG Fundamentals. Done!
• Release 1 new pattern. Done! I released the updated and expanded Ribbons pattern.
• Make Quilts Unscripted Bee Blocks each month. Done!
• Make the HMQG BOM block each month. Done!
• Also:
  • Led the Gulf Coast MQG community outreach quilt effort.
  • Made blocks for another community outreach quilt I’m doing with friends.
  • Participated in the Back to School Blog Hop.
  • Lots of tech editing and ghostwriting.

Here’s what I’m planning for October-December, keeping my larger yearly goals in mind as I go.

• Secret sewing project. I’ll be able to share more in a few months. But it’s tops on my list because there’s a deadline (aka I will definitely get it done).
• Make a pillow for a book blog hop. More on this later this month.
• Finish my cross stitch project. I’m getting close!
• Finish 1 more item on my 2022 UFO Challenge list. This would get me to 4 for the year.
• Take a Procreate class. This was one of my yearly goals — time to do it!
• Make Quilts Unscripted Bee Blocks each month.
• Make the HMQG BOM block each month — and sew them together into a quilt top.

Send me all the good sew-jo vibes for a great fall season!