What a bunch of WIP's I have !!

I was looking at my ufo basket yesterday - boy, I sure have a lot of them! I like to call them "Works in Progress" but they are quickly becoming "Works in SLOW Progress!! I like starting new projects - I can't wait to get my fabrics cut and begin to sew. More often than not, LIFE gets in the way and everything gets put aside for the time being - next thing I know, I'm starting something else that I just can't wait to do! And the beat goes on, and on and on!!

Cindi Black at "The Busy Thimble" said it best when she quoted Pat in Bedford, Texas -"The Power of 10" and I quote - "The "Power of 10" in quilting is not some higher mathematical formula that all need to learn to make a quilt. It is a simple way to complete those projects we want to finish before we buy anymore fabric."

1. Simply find the projects that you are no longer interested in completing and pass them on to someone who would love it as much as you once did.
2. List "10" projects that you would like to complete. Remember, only 10 projects on the list.
3. Begin working on the projects on the list and spend 3 hours toward completing it.
4. Keep a list of projects and the hours worked.
5. Once 3 hours are spent on a project, move to the next. A quilter's interest wanes and is usually spent after 3 hours. Now, if a project requires 2 to 4 hours to complete, simply finish the project. Feel good about that!
6. Find another project and add it to the list. Remember, only 10 projects are your focus.
7. Continue to rotate the projects you are working on.
8. Make a list of the supplies needed to complete your projects.
9. Plan a a stop at your favorite LQS for those items.
10. The "power of 10" becomes a reality when your are able to share your completed projects!

It's not that I don't complete projects! I just don't seem to get the larger quilts finished! I'm going to give this a try!! I'll start with my most favorite ufo's and work on that, then on to the next - maybe I can actually get something completed!! Worth a try!

I just started a "Mystery Quilt" project with the Hoopsisters - 12 blocks, 2 each week. I've already done my first two blocks and I got the next 2 blocks in my email today! It is so much fun making these blocks - all done "in the hoop". I bought two of their design CD's at MQX and stitched those with no trouble - this is fun new way to "quilt as you go" - check them out!!

Back to my cutting table - yes, I'm cutting out a new project!! I'm hopeless - no, I'm a quilter - that about says it all!!