This year will be my seventh attempt to earn a PHD. Ms. P Designs USA is again hosting the 2025 PHD challenge. The rules are simple, 1) finish twelve UFOs and 2)Finish all new starts (unless they are mysteries/BOMs that run into 2026). I've never finished more than seven quilts in one year. I'm hoping that all the progress last year will help me finish 12 this year. Even if I don't get that far, if I can reduce the total number of UFOs this year I'll be happy.
Last year's efforts reduced the number of UFOs that just needed assembly, that leaves me this year with six quilt tops to be finished, two projects that need assembly and lots of projects that still need the blocks finished. I've already planned for three new projects this year as I've learned, focusing only on UFOs isn't fun. The plan is to pull one quilt top per month get it out for quilting and one project that needs the blocks finished. I'll work in the ones that just need assembly somewhere in there.
The finished quilt tops have shown up on other posts this week, but I'll add them here as reference for later.
Chocolate Marshmallows (Seabreeze Quilts), Squared Away (SoScrappy), Chilhowie (Bonnie Hunter), Malted Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs), Indigo Way (Bonnie Hunter), Betty (Meadow Mist Designs)
Quilts to Assemble
Kate's Choice (my quilt as you go project) and the 2024 Guild BOM.
Projects that still need the blocks constructed.
Celtic Solstice (Bonnie Hunter), On Ringo Lake (Bonnie Hunter), Good Fortune (Bonnie Hunter), Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter), Simply Sensational Summer Scrap Quilt (Kevin the Quilter), Marble Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs),Old Town (Bonnie Hunter), 2025 Guild BOM.
A sub goal for 2025 would be to get all my versions of Bonnie Hunter mysteries into quilt tops by the end of the year. There are 4 on this year's PHD list. it would be nice to get them all made into finished quilts, but that's not likely.
I'm planning 3 new starts for next year, the 2025 SAHRR (Quilting Gail), 2025 Meadow Mist Designs Mystery and the 2025 Bonnie Hunter Mystery. Hopefully I can hold the line at those three. If I can do as well on finishes this year as I did last year, the number of UFOs should go down. At least that's the plan. Here's my PHD Report tracking card for this year.
And here's my project tracker for this year.
6 comments:
I look forward to watching your progress this year!
WOW! You've got a lot of quilts in the works. I hope you are able to make a huge dent in the UFOs. Happy New Year!
2025 looks to be a great year for you! Thanks for joining us for PHD in 2025.
There are a lot of Bonnie Hunter quilts on that list! Good luck with all your 2025 goals.
I like your plan to choose your own monthly project. I’ve already changed my mind about which project to focus on this month. LOL It’s easier to stay motivated when working on what we actually want to work on.
So many beautiful and fun projects in the works. I look forward to following your progress this year. Happy quilting. Hugs.
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