I posted my first Finish Along list in April 2015 when it was still a “big thing” and hosted on blogland. But even though it switched to @finishalong on Instagram and appears to have died out, I never looked back. I still post my WIP list here on the blog and sometimes on IG. For me it is a very necessary and thus awesome tool – to keep track, to stay motivated… to hopefully, finally reduce the – for me overwhelming – number of WIPs…
Finishes
What I accomplished last quarter
Considerung my current life 1.0 I am happy with my accomplishments. I did finish “only” one additional project in September, instead of my goal of two, but in total I finished three WIPs this quarter. With one new WIP, my First Light Diagonals from the Sew Along, I am still down by two and that is progress!
I also made a lot of progress on my Charade quilt. Totally not a priority, but I felt like it ;)
Throwing Stars still needs its final photo shoot and blog post. But the last stitch was finished before October ;)
WIP List
All my current projects
No. 1 – EADS Quilt
(since Q2/2018)
No. 2 – “Good Wishes”
(since Q3/2017)
No. 3 – “Add Jewels”
(Q1/2019)
No. 4 – All the Diagonals
(Q3/2019)
No. 5 – Tubes
(Q3/2021)
No. 6 – Plaid-ish
(Q4/2021)
No. 7 – Bright Side I+II
(Q1/2022)
PROGRESS
I finished the bindings and attached one front
No. 8 – Tilted Tiles
(Q1/2023)
No. 9 – Charade
(Q1/2023)
PROGRESS
blocks and layout redone. Connecting top has started.
No. 10 – More Diagonals
(Q3/2023)
NEW
Sew Along
No. 11 – Sew Together Bag
(not started)
A more than long overdue project. The recipient either forgot about it or calls me names by now.
There is one other project that should happen in Q4: My Adventskalender Swap gift for my partner. And I hope this will be the year where I am on time *fingers crossed* I have not started yet, so if successful it will be an in-between finish.
In terms of sewing goals, I am fairly sure, I will not get my WIP list down to 6 nor tackle all the WIPs with a starting date before 2021.
But how about I hope and work for two finishes in Q4? That would put me in the single digits ;) What is your goal for Q4? Are you mainly working on Christmas gifts? Pushing down the WIP list?
Best wishes,
xo Melanie
