Sunday, February 9, 2020

Finish It Up Challenge 2020 edition


Hi Everyone!

I've been doing a personal Finish It Up Challenge the last couple of years and it seems to help so I'm going to do it again in 2020.  Quite a few of these are carry-overs from last year, but I did finish some items in 2019 so it's not the exact same list!  I'm going to show the updated list from last year first.

2019 Finish It Up Challenge:
  • Finish hand-quilting my antique grandmother's flower garden quilt finished on 19 May 2019
  • Paint the ceiling of my new quilting studio - finally got it done though it was more than just paint
  • Finish the top from Bonnie Hunter's 2018-19 Good Fortune Mystery finished 18 Jan 2019
  • Paint the inside of the 2 closet areas in my studio - finished late January 2020
  • Paint the walls and trim of my studio - finished early January 2020
  • List a bunch of items in my Etsy Shop XedStitches finished 21 Feb 2019
  • List items on FB marketplace tried, no interest - items will be at local auction or on eBay
  • Lay new flooring in my studio
  • Build new cutting table
  • Clean and re-frame cross stitch for my sister - I cleaned it, she framed it
  • Install shelving for fabric in my studio
  • Install new light fixtures in my studio - finished December 2019
  • Paint chest of drawers that will go in closet of my studio
  • Move quilting supplies (fabric, books, rulers, etc.) into new space
  • Finish crocheted cardigan finished 5 Feb 2019
  • Make another bull's eye quilt top
  • Finish Little Bee Eater [retired] cross stitch finished on 11 Feb 2019
Whew!  I did get more done than I thought!  As you can see, a couple of them were completed in the last month, but they're done!  There are a couple on last year's list that I've thought about and I'm not going to do:  build a cutting table, and the chest of drawers.  

Hubby has an electronic drafting table that he wants out of his space so that's going to be my cutting table.  I'll be able to adjust it to the perfect height for me and it's got a lot of surface space!  I also decided against the chest of drawers in the closet and am going with custom cut shelves - hubby's going to cut them for me.

So here's my list for 2020:
  • Lay new flooring in my studio
  • Install shelving in the closets
  • finished in early March
  • Move quilting supplies into studio
  • Make another bull's eye quilt top
  • Finish Bonnie Hunter's 2019-2020 mystery quilt
  • Scan at least 1000 family photos (I have hundreds!)
  • Make/buy new curtains for my studio
That's it for right now, but the list may grow.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

1 comment:

Leonore Winterer said...

You did get a lot done last year! Your new list looks very manageable so far.