I am a procrastinator. I love starting things, but finishing…not so much. When my mom was sick and living with me, I stopped working full-time to care for her. It gave me an opportunity to pull out ALL my unfinished projects, make a list, and start getting them done. I had over 30! I have no idea what I did with that list. I’m sure it’s on my computer someplace. I did get a bunch of the easy or easier, uncompleted projects done. I have a bunch that I still need to complete. I also have kits that I purchased which are not included on that list because I never started them. Mom passed away a couple years ago and my mother-in-law passed away a while after that. I inherited many of their UnFinished Objects (UFOs) and quilting and sewing supplies. It took time to go through them and incorporate them or donate/rehome what I couldn’t keep. Luckily I have friends and family who are also sewing enthusiasts.

I am slowly getting my space organized but it’s slow going. I have a lot of stuff and my sewing space isn’t that big. My sewing space currently takes up part of the living room (many times it takes over the living room) with overflow in a bedroom. I have a family, I contract out my services as a bookkeeper,  have a home that needs to be cleaned and maintained, we like to hike and camp and my sewing and quilting all keep me busy.  I’m sure my day-to-day life is similar to many other stitchers.  I’m busy, but I sew as often as I can (an many times when I should be doing other things-like laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc.)

Are you a list maker? I am. I can’t always find my lists, but I do love checking things off when those tasks or projects are completed. Here’s my starting 2021 list!

Organize my UFOs, projects in progress,  fabric stash and space.

Seems like a short list right? This list needs much more detail! I already have ideas about what I want to do about some of the things on this list.  I hope you’ll join me on this adventure, posting details about how I add more detail to my task lists, get and stay organized, the projects I start and/or complete, and many other sewing and quilting related topics. Sew (haha), watch for my posts on

The My Garden Quilt on the left was one of my UFOs–it still needs a border so is technically still a UFO. All the foundation pieced blocks are completed and sewing together though. That’s progress and almost makes it a Flimsy (unquilted top). It is a 1998 Block of the Month by Stitches by Barb. It is ONE of my older projects. I think I have one other project that is older (Iris’s) and have the same project in another colorway that my mother-n-law partially completed. They are also both foundation pieced but smaller (and easier) than the My Garden BoM.

Until next time, keep on Stitchin’

Debbi