When we last met, I declared my intentions to take an inventory of all my quilting projects.  Sitting in my yellow chair as the queen of my quilting domain, I saw all the project boxes that are stacked under my quilting table because they will not fit in the fabric closet.  Who am I kidding? I am clearly not in control of my quilting domain.

In the photo of the project boxes under my quilting table I count 11 project boxes.  Do I at least get a gold star for having a Turtle’s To Do List on the wall of my sewing room?  And look how neatly organized my spools of thread and patterns are! Do I get bonus points for that?

So, let’s start the inventory with Turtle’s To Do List.  I have had all the fabric to make a Dear Jane quilt for several years.  I am so afraid of this quilt, but I know that when I finish it I will be a much better quilter.  I made my first and only Dear Jane block this January. It’s a start! Since I get to make the rules, I declare that this quilt will NOT get finished this year. Dear Jane isn’t a project, it’s a journey.

Next on the list is Prairie Rose block of the month, a project purchased through my local quilt shop. If I had made a block every month like I was supposed to, it would have been finished in December 2014.  This project stays on the “Will Finish This Year List.”  Project number three is the Amish With a Twist block of the month project which started this January.  I have completed all of the first month’s  blocks.  Yeah Me!  Wait, today is the last day of February.  That means I am one month behind!

Moving on. Item number four is the Penny quilt so named because the outer border consists of round applique circles.  Thank the Lord this quilt top is almost done. I only have 25 pennies (out of 100) to go.  Easy breezy.

Item number five is a minky throw that just needs the binding sewn on and it will be finished.  I am starting to notice a pattern here. How many other projects do I have that are 90% finished?  On one hand, getting 90% done then stopping is a bad habit.  On the other hand, the more projects that are 90% done the better my chances to finish my projects this year.  There is always a silver lining.

And last but not least is project number six from a layer cake of a fabric line named Regent Street.  This was a lovely Christmas gift to me from a dear friend and her daughter.  The fabric is a light weight cotton that is so pretty I decided to put sashing around the 10 inch squares instead of cutting them up.  And since the fabric is so soft, I just had to go buy enough to make a pair of pajama pants for myself.  The last time I saw these blocks they were stacked on a bookshelf in my bedroom….just waiting for me.

I am exhausted now. I think I have done enough inventory work for one night.  Those project boxes aren’t going anywhere so no worries.  Until tomorrow! Turtle