My 2019 Quilting Goal

Hi!

Are you the type of person who starts the new year off with a list of resolutions? 

Usually, I am not that person.  I sometimes write down things I want to accomplish during the year but I don't call them resolutions because I don't like to the feeling of failure at the end of the year when those resolutions are not achieved.

But for the past few days, I've been thinking about goals and resolutions.

First off, I had to know what is the difference between a goal and a resolution? I googled it and found a lot of different websites with definitions. But basically, here is what I found.

A Resolution is a decision to do or not do something and a Goal is the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. Goals provide a direction to follow to achieve the desired outcome. 

So for 2019, my desired outcome is to become a better quilter, blogger and to eventually make money doing what I love. 

So here is a list of my action plan or steps necessary to make my goal a reality.

• Learn how to use the Electric Quilt 8 software that I got for Christmas.
• Make a string quilt.
• Make a quilt using templates.
• Make a quilt using paper piecing and/or foundation piecing
• Work on my free motion quilting technique.
• Post on my blog every week.
• Figure out Photo Shop to use on my blog.
• Take an in-person quilt class.
• Participate in a quilt along.
• Move my quilt "studio" out of the loft and into Connor's room.

Looking at my list, my goal does not seem unattainable. 

I'll let you know how it goes.

In the meantime...back to quilting.

Here's the quilt top for my newest quilt. I'm working on a Rail Fence quilt using fat quarters and scraps from my stash. Today I'll be figuring out the backing and cutting the binding strips and if I have time I will start the basting.  Hopefully, I'll be done with the whole thing in about two weeks.

Next post I'll have some tips and tricks for you.

Until then...

Camille F.