February Quilting Goals Update
Check out the video that goes with this blog HERE.
Where It Started:
It is hard to believe that it is my third year doing this. Setting these yearly goals that I hope to turn into habits has changed my quilting life, and I hope it has changed your, too. Interested in finding out more about previous years and goal setting in general? Start here
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2026 Quilting Goals and Habits
Without further ado, here are my Quilting Goals/Habits for 2026! If you would like to follow along and create your own goals, I have a list of I also have a free monthly worksheet to help track your goals each month.
These videos and blogs have helped keep my accountable. After all, I know I will be reporting to all of YOU on this, and I don’t want to let you down. I highly recommend having someone to keep you accountable, if not in a public way like I am doing, then in a group of friends. It helps me so much!
Want to work on your own quilting habits and goals? Here’s a tracking worksheet to help you!
February Happenings & Highlights
Why does February, the shortest month, always feel like the longest month? I blame the cold and snow, at least here in Pennsylvania. Because of the frigid weather, I haven’t ventured out much! I am so ready for spring. It will be here soon, right? Let’s hope so! On the brighter side, I did get to spend a lot of time in my sewing room! That always helps. Here’s what I have been up to:
My wonderful husband built me two more pegboards, which, if you are counting, is a total of four in my sewing room. He is such a blessing!
I started physical therapy for my shoulder. If you followed along last year, you know I had a bad run of health issues. Honestly, I am so over this!
A big snow storm dumped about 16” on us this month. At least Daisy, our golden retriever, is loving all this snow. Us? Not so much!
I made a cute heart wall hanging along with a full tutorial. I also made more owl blocks, which is also a tutorial. So fun!
The Tula Pink 100 Modern Quilt Blocks project is coming along nicely, too. I made 16 more blocks this month. I guess there are benefits to being stuck inside. Ha! I also made a bunch of design boards to help with the organization of these blocks. I love how they turned out.
Our washer died. RIP washer. It was a good 13 years.
Embroidery floss organization! This was a long time coming!
And if you are reading this, you will be the first to know the news! I am participating in the 12 Days of Quiltmas 2026! I even bought my fabric already. Shhhhh. If you aren’t sure what this is, it is an event where 12 Quilting content creators come together for a collaboration in a 12-day event. I participate in 2022 and 2024.
February’s Goal Update
Goal 1: Use It or Lose It
Score: 5/5
Wow, I really did well at this goal this month! I reworked the churn dash blocks I showed last month, I organized my embroidery floss (HUGE task), and I even finished the 144-piece postage stamp block, all hand-pieced. What? I guess this is a good reminder to never say never, right? I am excited about continuing to make these blocks. Who am I? HA!
Glow: Look at me, kicking this goal’s butt!
Grow: You still have a way to go, Kris. Don’t get too far ahead of yourself!
Goal 2: Clean As I Go
Score: 3/5
Although I wasn’t perfect with this goal, I did pretty well overall. I got into the weeds a little bit when I started curating the old quilts. I had piles everywhere and struggled to get back on track from that. After all, in my experience, chaos breeds chaos. That said, once I got a grip on things, the rest of the month went smoothly. One wonderful outcome from this (and other) goals is that I see it spilling over into other areas of my life. For example, I am keeping my car much cleaner. Who knew?
Glow: I recognized the moment things got out of hand and reeled it back in.
Grow: Have a plan of action for big projects like curating old quilts.
Goal 3: Curate & Catalog My Quilts
Score: 5/5
I did it! I finally did it! I will admit this is the scariest of all of the goals for me. I know it is a huge task, and it is intimidating. There are many reasons for this, I think. First, I am nervous about getting so overwhelmed and giving up. It has happened before. Next, I am a little nervous about just how many quilts are actually in my home! Eeek! But, I started. I made a spreadsheet (I hate spreadsheets) and started curating the quilts. It is happening. I decided to tag the quilts with a number that corresponds with the dreaded spreadsheet. On the spreadsheet, I am keeping track of everything. Honestly, it has been helpful. I hope I keep it up. I hope it works. I hope I don’t find a million quilts. HA!
Glow: Even though I didn’t want to start and had concerns, I started.
Grow: I need to keep up with momentum. I can do this!
Goal 4: Practicing Walking Foot Quilting
Score: 0/5
I quilted one small project. That’s it. Nothing to see here. Move along. Hahahaha!
Glow: I’ve got nothing.
Grow: Do better.
Goal 5: Sewing 15 Minutes Each Day
Score: 5/5
THIS I did great at! I really stayed on track with sewing each day, and look at these blocks! It is coming together so nicely! I love them so much. I am also glad I decided to make a bunch of different colors. I think this will be an amazing quilt.
Glow: Continue to sew each day. It helps my mental health so much, and look at the beautiful project that is coming from this practice!
Grow: Don’t lose momentum. You’ve got this!
I would love to hear how you did with your goals this month. Let me know in the comments!
Happy Quilting,
Kris
