January Round‑Up and February Goals.

They say you should start the year as you intend to continue, and I was lucky enough to do exactly that. I rang in the New Year with Chooky and the girls on Zoom — stitching, chatting, laughing, and easing into 2026 with good company and a pile of hexagons. I was working over New Year’s as well, but the Zoom, the sewing, and the familiar faces are what stayed with me.

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Deana is running her Chookshed Challenge again this year to help everyone tackle their UFOs (and, let’s be honest, anything else we feel like throwing on the list). I’m not officially taking part this time, but I have committed to making a small list each month to keep myself focused. So here’s how January went.

January Goals

1) Keep working on my scrappy hexies

I was hoping to get them to lap‑quilt size and maybe even quilted and bound. I didn’t quite get that far, but I’m only a few hexies away now and very happy with the progress.

I’ve actually added a little more since this picture was taken.

2) Finish the poppy quilt and get it off the frame

It didn’t get finished… but it is off the frame. It’s currently folded and sitting in the naughty corner. I’ll get to it one day.

3) Make a start on Jiffy and Josie’s wedding quilt

I’m pleased to say I made more than a start — the top is finished, it’s quilted, and it just needs binding. Hopefully I’ll get to that later today.

4) Decide on this year’s ornament and hopefully make a start.

Well, I decided! I even pulled out some supplies… and that’s as far as that got.

One goal smashed, one politely ignored, one shoved out of the way, and one nearly done. 

Honestly, that’s a win.

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What Else Happened in January?

My girl Kaiy will be on the island for her brother’s wedding, so I decided she needed a quilt too. (Yes I know, I said no squirrels, but this squirrel is very important).  A rummage through my batiks drawer revealed more than enough in her favourite colours. All the cutting is done and everything is ready for sewing.

The majority of these fabrics have now been cut into 2.5 inch squares honest! The rest are sitting in reserve, just in case I did my sums wrong. LOL

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Tony and I finished a few jigsaws. Always fun. 

We also had a week away with friends. It was relaxing, full of good company, and we even brought home the fish we caught.

Back at home, the greenhouses and garden have been producing beautifully, so I’ve been busy in the kitchen making sauces and relish, and I even pickled some onions for Tony.

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February Goals 

Time to put some February goals down and see where life takes me.

1) Bind the Anchor quilt. and make a proper label

Not just my wee Loulee label — a real, grown‑up, proper label for this one.

2) Make huge progress on Kaiy’s quilt.

All the squares are cut, and the sashing fabric is sitting on the table. I just need to make a start and keep the momentum going and figure out a name for it.

3) Make a start on the ornaments.

It would be lovely to deliver three of them in person in June when I travel to the island for the wedding. There’s plenty of time… I just need to get busy.

4) Finish the hexie quilt.

A job that really shouldn’t take long if I get myself into gear.

No squirrels. No side journeys. Focus!

 

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