That's right, this Sunday, April 1st, is the beginning of Q2! I can't believe it is here already. I had SO many plans for Q1, and while most of the big ones got handled, a lot of the little ones got lost along the way.....primarily because I didn't put them out there somewhere, so here's the plan for Q2!!!
1. TOM in Montana -- flights are being booked this week, and the retreat is already paid for!!! I am just about ready to go!!!! Okay -- I still need to select fabric, pack bags, check the weather, etc, etc, etc but the big planning parts are done.
2. Market in Portland - is just around the corner in Mid-May. I am so excited!!! We are debuting some new products and it should be a lot of fun to see the girls and catch up with people that I only see every so often!!!!
3. Stash Reduction - as a lover of fabric and textile arts I have a tendency to collect fabric. I have decided that it is its own category of hobby, unfortunately as a collector, I really don't need entire bolts of fabrics, just small pieces. Additionally, as a designer and sample maker, it seems that even though I have more than enough fabric at home, I am always buying new stuff so that students can have the same fabrics as me for their projects, so the stash that I have is feeling unloved and unused. And lets be honest, space is at a premium in my house, and I really want to reduce the amount of stuff I have laying around. Now, don't worry, I don't see me becoming a minimalist anytime soon, but a reduction is in order. Not sure whether I'll destash stuff, or just give it away to the guild or just use it. But it's well past time for some serious stash reduction, and a serious fabric diet. Now, make no mistakes here a fabric budget of zero is not feasible. I simply can't control my life to that extreme. Nor do i really want to. I DO want to make an active plan to use stuff that I have. To commit fabric to projects, and get those projects done. So, next week, expect a list for Q2, and a plan for getting some of this fabric used, or gone.
4. Reorganize the sewing room/space -- for the first time ever (literally ever) I will be getting a new sewing machine. Not a new to me machine, a new new machine. I have the money all saved up, now I just need to figure out exactly what I want. Once that is done, it's time to reorganize/rearrange/redistribute the sewing room. I'm going to have real sewing furniture, not left over office furniture. Really furniture designed for sewing and crafting!!!! I'll already picked out and ordered by cutting table, but it won't be here until June. The new storage cabinet is on its way and will be here in just over a week. Once it gets here, it will be time to go through the fabric, put it on comic boards, and get it organized (thus #3 above is required).
5. Projects -- There are so many projects that I want to work on in Q2. The list is insane. But I also want to be fair and not set myself up for failure. So here's the working list. In priority order (though not in time order, as some aren't available to start until mid-quarter). Basically, I have about 10 days to work on each of these projects....for some of them that will be way too much time, and some of them won't even make a dent. So, we'll have to see how it goes.
- Amazon Star - finish piecing and assembly
- Vintage Compass - finish curved piecing and border assembly
- Scandinavian Snowflake - finish appliqué corners
- Harbored Lighthouse - finish border piecing and assembly
- New TOM - Name TBD
- Winter Traditions - not yet available
- Sea Holly - not yet started
- DreamCatcher - not yet started
6. Blog More, Share More, Post More -- I really want to get more into daily posting, at least 4-5 days a week. Right now that seams like a really big goal, but I know that once I am in the groove it won't be, its really just about the discipline to do it.
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