Goodbye 2013 ... Hello 2014 and some goals :)

2013 was a good year ... a very good year. I have enjoyed making every single gift I made this year and here are my highlights.

I made 17 quilts :) Very difficult to pick a favourite as they were all special for various reasons:

But this one for my dear PBF (a wedding gift) was incredibly special:

As was Jackie's retirement quilt - it was an idea in my head that translated perfectly into this:

I made 64 other items in 2013 including 27 Pants Bags! Here's just a few of them:

I have loved being a quilter and a blogger in 2013 - I really have 'met' the most wonderful people and will get to meet a few in real life in March (more of that another day!)

I can't wait to see what everyone else gets up to in 2014. I'm not sure I'll be as prolific as life will change dramatically around June/July as DH retires and I conduct life between London and North Wales ... yikes!! 

My goals for 2014:

1) Host a wonderful retreat for my Strip Bee friends

2) Finish my Farmer's Wife Quilt (didn't make 1 block in 2013 - shame on me!)

3) Finish and find a home for my 'Soldier's Quilt'

4) Make more Pants Bags - is there anyone who doesn't have one yet??
5) Expand my free motion quilting techniques

6) Take better photos and improve my blogging skills
7) Attend at least 2 workshops

8) Have fun!

What are your goals for 2014? Why not link up with Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict ... hers make mine seem pretty lame!!

Happy New Year everyone and thanks for being such amazing people x