Thursday, February 11, 2016

2016 The Year of the CUP

The Chinese New Year has its animal designations, I think this year is the year of the monkey, so I decided to give my year a designation (an acronym is more specific.). This is my year of the CUP.  It is described as:
Complete it - all those almost/mostly finished project need to be completed
Use it up - be it fabric, yarn, zippers, flour, protein powder, etc. use it OR
Pass it on - give it away, too old - toss it, but move it out if I have no use for it. 
William Morris said "Have nothing in your home that you do not find to be either beautiful or useful."  I am adding has it been used. I have a lot of "useful" things that I no longer use.  Passing them on they may find new life in a new place.

I am aiming for 15 minutes at a time to go through drawers, cupboards and bins. I did my first 15 minutes on Sunday last. I surprised myself at how much I accomplished. So I will be setting a timer and  doing another 15 soon. I may not get to it everyday and some times it may be 5 minutes or 2 hours but I will do it.

Now a quick recap of 2015. There were many projects finished last year. Some were old and some were new but these are some of the finishes.

Row by Row 2015 for Sierra Sewing Center


Sewing Machine cover for my niece

Little Wallet for a friend

pillowcase


two Triangle Frenzy table toppers

First of two professional totes

thread catcher with pin cushion 
2nd of 3 Forever Fishing Quilts

Forever Fishing label 
Bag for my sister in law

There were also lots of starts  that I hope to finish this year.  So that's it for the recap.  Hope your 2015 was joyful and you had some fun finishes.  I am looking forward to 2016 and new adventures in quilting and designing.  Thanks for visiting.
Joyfully looking ahead.
Terry