Wednesday, February 3, 2021

My Month In Review, Counting Blocks, Phd Finish and OMG

 I feel pretty good about what I got done in the quilty part of my life, not so much in the packing and getting rid of part! And that stresses me! But onto my block count and project finishes and what is in store for February.

First I'm linking up with Prairie Moon Quilts to keep track of my block count. And I'm happy to say my count is 32! Most of the blocks are from my new/first pattern! Sorry no pictures at this time. I hope to start writing up the pattern this week along with continue to make more blocks and completing it. I made 4 blocks from Pat Sloan's Home Is... QAL and 2 of the Merry Mini blocks more on that below. I posted them on my last blog post. I think I have to figure out a better way to get my posts scheduled!

 

I'm also linking up with Quilting Gail who runs the PHD on her blog. PHD stands for Projects Half Done...LOVE IT! And I'm happy to say I actually finished one of my projects from 2019! I know I posted it yesterday, but I'm posting it here too otherwise I'll have nothing to show!!!

This is the Merry Mini quilt from The Fat Quarter Shop. You can still access the pattern here.

Here is one way I'm tracking my Projects.

The first project on my list, Out Of This World quilt has it marked that I quilted it, but I just got carried away when coloring it in! I will work on that next along with #12 Jelly Snowflake.

Here's my Jelly Snowflake that I have done so far. The four corners are complete and all I have are the fourth section and the center block to do, then quilt and bind and it's a finish. Hopefully in time to use it this winter!!! And to help me get it done in time for us to use this year, This is my OMG for February! I want to get the top pieced and ready for quilting.

 
 
I thought I would share my tracker for sewing everyday. I don't put a time limit on how long I have to sew, I just have to sew. I set this up the beginning of the year with the date in a box. That is the most extensive time I put into this. Then all I have to do is color in that date. 

It may not be pretty, but it works for me and makes me feel good about staying on track.


Another way to track your progress on your projects is with TRELLO. If you like apps and doing things digitally this may be the way for you. I use it to keep track of my projects, what quilts I finished and what quilt books I own. I have it on my phone and I can access it on my computer. I like that I can work on it on more than one device and I can actually post my pictures in it. I'm a visual person and like to see what is going on, besides the colors always cheer me up!

This is my Trello quilting page, called boards. I can click on the project and it will open up to let me see what I have done, needs to be done and if I need to add anything like a completed block or new photo. The other nice thing about this program is when I complete a project, let say The Out Of This World quilt, I just move the "card" to another board...The finished quilts board under the list for 2021 finishes. You can also share sections if you are working on a project with others. I haven't done this so I can't give you much info on that. I thought this was a nice way to track your projects if you like digital instead of the manual nature of a journal. Or like me want another way to look at your projects. The section I have on my quilt books helps me NOT buy the same book! I'm sure no one ever does that!

That's all for today!!!

Sheila



12 comments:

  1. I LOVE all your lists! I'm a list maker my ownself. And I have used Trello, but thanks for the extra ideas for keeping track of projects. The book list idea is great, because like you said, you would have it with you while shopping!

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    1. Hi Shelly! I'm glad I could help! Lists make me happy and keep me calm. Thanks for visiting!!!

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  2. All the best with the Jelly Snowflake quilt. I've seen some finished ones online and they are just so lovely. Kathryn Quilts

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    1. I agree Kathryn, I've seen some wonderful Jelly Snowflakes finishes. Thank you for visiting my blog!

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  3. Sheila,
    I'm in love with your tips! Can I use some?
    I am watching and learning a lot from you ... Congratulations on the valuable tips. See you

    xoxo

    Erika Costurarte

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    1. Hi Erika! Of course you can use them! I posted with the hopes of helping others. Thank you for following me!!!

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  4. Hmmmm .. never heard of Trello but I think I'll check it out. I keep track of the books I'm reading, have read, and want to read on Goodbooks.com and like doing that so maybe Trello will be good for me & my quilts! I downloaded the Jellyroll Snowflake pattern but never got to it. I'll enjoy seeing your finish next month!

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    1. I like how Trello works. I hope it helps with your organizing and tracking endeavor! Thank you for visiting my blog!!! I'd love to hear if Trello helped you.

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  5. Great job! Thanks for sharing your progress.

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  6. Thank you Sharon! And thank you for stopping by my blog!

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  7. Your Merry Mini is lovely!!! Congratulations on a great finish!

    I hadn't heard of Trello, but I'll be passing the info on to other PHD candidates next month! Thank you fo sharing!

    Happy Quilting! :-)

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