New Year's Eve

Well tonight is New Year's Eve and I am wondering how many people are making new year's resolutions?  I said I wasn't going to set myself up for failure but I did think of two resolutions I want to make.  The first one is to decrease my paper hoarding.  I am thinking of getting a neat machine that scans your receipts ect into a file on the computer.  This would be so much more handier than trying to file it away every day.  I wouldn't have to worry about what to keep and what not to keep.  My second resolution is to finish my 12 UFO's.  Because I work full time this one is really pushing it but I am bound and determined to finish them.  One quilt is pieced but not quilted yet.  The second quilt needs to be pieced together and my sewing room looks like someone set a bomb off in it.  I brought all my mothers quilting things home and have yet to make the time to clear it up.  Maybe on my day off Sunday.  Will keep you posted. 

New Year coming with (gulp) New resolutions

I always hated New Years because I invariably made a new years resolution only to break it.  This year I have committed myself into finishing 12 UFO's  (I'm praying already)  and I am starting a diet at work where we must weigh in every month for 4 months.  Not only do I weigh in front of everyone but If I lose enough weight I will get a bonus.  Sooo.... there will be some ferocious competition.  Each of us that do the weigh  in must put in 25 dollars to start. If I lose I'm ok but if I gain I will have to pay 1.00 per pound.  I don't know which will be worse, finding the time to finish my UFO's and my mother's UFO's or the diet.  Hmmm I'm thinking the diet.  Anyone have good diet recipes?

some pictures of my ufo's

my 12 ufo's that I will try to finish in 2011

1. My 5.00 quilt 2. my egg money quilt. 3. my christmas tabletopper 4. my mothers cathedral quilt 5. my mothers butterfly quilt, 6. my john deere quilt 7. my oriental purse 8. my black and white pinwheel quilt 9. mom's sunbonnet sue and sam quilt, 10. my halloween table topper
11. My daughters wedding quilt, 12. my easter tabletopper

My Unfinished UFO's

In 2010 I have started many quilts and table toppers but have yet to finish them. This year I will not only finish the things I have started but will finish some of my mothers quilts that she started but was unable to finish before she passed away in November 23rd of 2010. This I will do in honor of her.