January: Lovely Year of Finishes ~ Goal Setting Party

Merry New Year.

How did we get here?  When I was in grade school, I never imagined myself past 25 years old and well I'm a wee bit past that.

I'm so thrilled to see so many recaps of 2013 but then all the new-ness of 2014.

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Melissa from Sew BitterSweet Designs and I are so excited to be  here all year long for another year of A Lovely Year of Finishes. 

I'm excited to finish some projects on a monthly basis.

My tactic is is choose small goals and then in the background to finish the bigger ones as I'm on a roll. 

To that end let me share what I'm planning on busting out this month.

I'm going to finish this lovely wall hanging for my brother and sister-in-law.  They moved into a new place and why not share some quilty love.

So a finish for me means machine quilting, hangers, a label, and binding to then gift this beauty.

Thanks to Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations for this pattern.  It was part of her Fresh Mini Quilt patterns. She also did this as a larger quilt and QAL (quilt along) that I had to desperatly avoid since these are so quick and easy and sooo much fun.

Anyways.. that's my goal.

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So it's the start of a new year.  What's your January goal?

What one item will you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month * this one is open til the 10th but this is the ONLY one*

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Melissa and I so other people can join in the fun!

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Melissa , so there is no need to enter twice **

We have some new fantastic sponsors. 

Here's what we have for January prizes. 

Yep there is a change for a prize at the end too.

January Prizes Include:

1, 2. TWO winners each getting to choose one pdf pattern
from Sew BitterSweet Designs ($10 value)

3. Quilting Patterns designed by Quilting Lodge

4. Persimon Dreams - Project Quilting Mystery Bundle

 

5. Thread Prize from Aurifil

6. Green Fairy Quilts - 3 pdf patterns

7, 8. Honey, Bunny and Doll - 2 Patterns

9. Sew Sweetness - 1 pdf Pattern

Also if you participated in at least 6 months of 2013 you have till January 7th to link up your mosaic.  You can find that link up here.

Happy 2014