March Wrap-Up

As March comes to a close, it's time to look at both the month and the quarter.  I finished two projects this month, both versions of Message in a Bottle for the Modern Plus Signs blog hop.

I used a total of 5.2 yards this month.  That puts my year-to-date total at 25.6 yards used.  I went to a local quilt show and did spend some time going through vendor's booths, so I also purchased fabric.  I bought a total of 8 1/2 yards, bringing me to 12 3/4 yards purchased in 2018.

Inspired by Kate at Life in Pieces, I am tracking how often I spend at least 15 minutes working on a project.  (I count cutting as well as sewing by hand or machine.)  In March, I managed 24 days out of 31 for 77%.  Year-to-date I'm at 83%.

I am working on my PhD (Projects Half Done) with Gail of Quilting Gail.  Since it's the end of the quarter, I thought I'd show my progress by posting my chart.  This has all of my UFOs started prior to January 1st as well as any project started in the new year.  To successfully complete my PhD, I need to finish at least half of my UFOs and complete anything I started in 2018.  Here is my progress:

Project	Date Completed
I Wish You A Merry Quilt Along	1-13-2018
Growth Chart for friends	1-15-2018
Aqua/Brown doggies	1-21-2018
Monopoly	2-11-2018
Happy Weekend/Green I Spy	2-19-2018
Secret Project version #1 (Message in a Bottle: Pirate Monkeys)	3-10-2018
Secret Project version #2 (Message in a Bottle: Red, White, & Blue)	3-14-2018
Laura’s Quilt
I Spy for our bed
I Spy for Mom
Food themed picnic blanket
Bookshelf quilt
Rin
Elephants
Canyon
Snowmen
Doggone Cute
Mollie’s baby quilt
Savannah (there is a chance this one will be given up on and given to someone else)
Magical Forest
Lion Pillow
Giraffe Pillow
Scottie Dogs
Owls
Sports I Spy (project with my son)
Started in 2018
Jan & Don’s quilt	2-17-2018
Bumper 2 Bumper (Rainbow Scrap Challenge)
Smitten Kitten (Rainbow Scrap Challenge)
Scrap Dance: Square Dance (Mystery Quilt)