After reading Daisy’s post @ Ants to Sugar, instead of going a fabric diet, I am going to plan out my year (see: Amy’s post @ Badskirt on Curate) to control my fabric purchases and other aspects of my crafty doings.

So,  this post is to see what my year will look like. Take stock on what I am participating in. Also, take a look at my goals.

Goals (keeping it simple)

• First off, I need to be realistic….I will be doing very well, if I can finish a quilt a month.  Luckily all of them, have more or less been started, so I think this is doable. I will be participating in “A Lovely Year of Finishes” to stay on track.
• Host Book Review Tuesday every two weeks
• New Project – Borders and lines (see below)
• Attempt to be published in a quilting magazine
• Teach a quilting class
• Maintain posting a recipe per week

Balance + New Project

I was fascinated a while back, as one of the blogs I followed, posted about the Sketchbook Project, run by the Brooklyn Art Library. You receive a sketchbook and your job is to fill the pages on a given theme.  I was inspired by one of the themes, they had in the list “Borders and lines”.

To get balance back with the other art areas that I enjoy, I have decided to start a year long project to explore “Borders + Lines” in multitude of media. I plan to check in at a minimum once every two months to share what I have done.

The Plan

January	February	March
Riley Blake Challenge Quilt (Fabric Purchased, Kona White needed) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash)	X & + Quilt (Fabric Purchased, including backing) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash) Publish Tapa Cloth Stars Paper Piecing Pattern Border & Lines Project Check-in	Four Seasons in One Day Baby Quilt (one without buttons) (Fabric TBD) SECRET PROJECT 1 (Fabric Purchased – Grey Kona Solids) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Tutorial (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash)
April	May	June
Attend Nashville Sew Down Blocks and Patterns complete for Sample Block Mini Quilt (Fabric TBD) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash) Border & Lines Project Check-in	Pullme, Pushme Mini Quilt (Fabric Purchased)  Carolyn Friedlander Tree Mini Quilt (Fabric Purchased)  Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash)	Natural Corridor Charity Quilt (Fabric Supplied) NZ Birds Quilt (Use Stash) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash) Border & Lines Project Check-in
July	August	September
	Photo and design from Lee @ Freshly Pieced
Pinky Bar Quilt (Fabric Purchased) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Tutorial Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Pillow Pop QAL (threadbias) (Use Stash) Chair Bags/ Chair Pockets (Fabric Purchased)	Sean’s Quilt (based on this quilt) (Fabric Purchased – Constellations) Scrap-bee-licious Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Border & Lines Project Check-in	Scrappy Trip Around the World (Fabric Purchased, True Colors…JD, HB, AMH) SECRET PROJECT 2 (Fabric Purchased if Botanics/ Fabric not purchased if Color me Happy, V and Co. ) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash)
October	November	DecembeR
Through the Shattered Looking Glass (Use Stash + Stash Bee Blocks, may need to purchase Kona Silver for background) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash) Border & Lines Project Check-in	Orange/Grey King Size Quilt (Fabric Purchased, may need white sashing) Stash Bee Blocks (Use Stash)	Tula Pink City Sampler (Fabric Purchased) Hexagon Lap Quilt (Use Stash) Christmas Gifts (Fabric TBD) iPad/iPhone Stands (Use Stash) Border & Lines Project Check-in

What do you guys have planned for 2014? Have you made plans?