Whoops!  We are more than half way through the month and I've yet to write my report for "The Year of the Finished Project".  About time, don't you think?

I've done well this month so far - I've crossed 4 of 9 goals off my list.  Here are the rest of the things I expect to finish by June 30th.

1.  Finish knitting the Monkey Socks - one sock is halfway done

2.  Quilt, bind and label four small quilt tops - the quilting is finished on one and almost finished on a second.

3.  Finish 24, 30's basket blocks - partly rotary cut

4.  Complete first month's installment of Flower Basket - I should have time to do this.

Stretch goals?  Yes.  Can I get them done?  I should be able to - only time will tell.

New buttons

I've added a couple new buttons to my right sidebar - one for "A Lovely Year of Finishes" and one for "2013 - The Year of the Finished Project".  I will choose a goal for each challenge each month, and hoping to have at least two finished quilts per month.  I'm hoping this will spur me on in my goal to shrink that "Flimsies" list on my left sidebar.  If I'm going to be adding a one or two little quilt tops to it every month, I need to eliminate at least that many per month.

For "A Lovely Year of Finishes" - hosted by Melissa of Sew BitterSweet Designs and Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts I'm going to quilt and bind the "Hat Trick" Schnibbles quilt top I pieced in April.  I finished basting it today, so I'm all ready to start the hand quilting at quilt group tonight. (I'm posting a picture again her because I think I'm supposed to for my entry.)

For "2013 - The Year of the Finished Project", I will quilt and bind a top finished prior to 2013.  I've chosen "Bunny Hop".

The top was completed in 2009, and has been hanging in the closet (with the other 40+ quilt tops) waiting to be finished ever since.  I'm going to hand quilt this one using "big stitch" and Cebelia thread.  It would be nice to finish this so it could hang at least a week or two this spring before being put away until next year.

Both of these are quite doable, so there is no reason for me not to finish.  I say that, but looking at the May list on my left sidebar is a little scary right now.  I'd better get to work!