I was loathe to set out tasks for myself and not in the mood to write goals for 2024. Note that my first post for 2024 was not about goals, but about having fun. In 2020 I had moved to overarching goals of having fun, growing, and gaining satisfaction with accomplishments. I plan to keep that same model.
I told myself to stop procrastinating and to just knuckle down and write the #$%^& goals. But if a quilting goal is to "have fun" and I was not having fun writing goals, wouldn't that be kind self-defeatist from the start? Then I further told myself "do not reinvent the wheel"; just use your goals from 2023 with minor edits if needed (in red).
For the past three years, 2021 and 2022 and 2023, my "closet quilter"goals were to 1) work from my stash, 2) utilize tools I have bought, and 3) interface in some way with other quilters. For 2024, I am keeping these goals from 2023. The following indented guidelines give means to measure my 2024 goals.
- 1) Work from my stash
- assess kits to keep or make or repurpose
- make at least one kit, hopefully two, to reduce quantity
- consolidate/control scraps
- restrict purchases of more kits to no more than the number I make
- 2) Utilize tools I have and learn how to use new ones
- be willing and curious to new tools
- donate/discard under utilized tools (gimmicks)
- assess and watch online classes – free or previously paid for
- 3) Interface with other quilters
- continue to blog
- continue publishing my blog books
- attend guild meetings
- perhaps take a class (for growth)
- attend quilt shows
- 4) Intersperse small projects just for fun, growth, satisfaction
- uses up stash and scraps
- provides opportunity to try new tools or skills on reduced scale
- can yield small personal gifts
- It was disappointing to realize I had not knit or crocheted anything in 2023.
I aim to knit or crochet at least one item in 2024. - My inventory of kits in my stash did not decrease at all in 2023.
I aim to reduce my stash by at least one kit in 2024.
These are great goals! Question: Just how many kits do you own?
ReplyDeleteThat is a great question and the answer is subject to interpretation. Best estimate is 4 + 13 but a few of these may be dismantled and the fabric re-purposed. See my post for 1/17/23 for more info and kit pictures. See any you particularly like?https://dianeloves2quilt.blogspot.com/2023/01/kit-audit.html
DeleteOh, that's not too bad! I was thinking 50 or something! And no, we don't need anymore quilts or sewn items - we have more than enough now! I'm sure you'd say that you can never have enough quilts, but for us, we have enough!
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