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2025 Summary & 2026 Plans, Dreams & Goals from Melva Loves Scraps

I will not lie... 2025 was a challenging year for me and I am NOT a bit sad to see it fade away into the sunset! I could recount the challenges and heartbreaks of the year, but instead I am going to focus on the blessings that I was reminded of whenever I was at a low point. When one came to mind, I jotted it down on a small paper and tucked it into my Blessing Jar.

I will be reviewing them on January 1 and looking forward to a more pleasant year.

I had a very slow year ...

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Quarter 3 Quilting Check-in from Melva Loves Scraps

The other day I saw a mention that Christmas was X weeks away. I don't remember the number, but it was alarmingly close and for a moment... I had a bit of panic. And then put it out of my mind... thus the reason I cannot remember the number stated. ;) Hahaha.

Do I care? Yes... From a business standpoint, so that I am not dealing with last minute orders. I would appreciate my customers to be well prepared and plan ahead.

From a personal standpoint? Not really. It does seem that the summer zipped by. And suddenly, here we ...

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Mid-Year Check In from Melva Loves Scraps

Yvonne over at Quilting Jetgirl hosts an annual planning party as well as quarterly check-ins. I'm really bad about doing quarterly "check-ins". Not that I forget my goals for the year, rather, they are at the back of my mind, and I make the assessments mentally and for myself.

As a reminder to myself and you, my fellow quilters/supporters/readers here's what I had hoped for, followed with the progress and advancement of the planned item.

❧ Taking my Story Telling Quilts program on the road. Two new quilts on the "Art Wall" at the local library ...

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2025 Planning Party from Melva Loves Scraps

As the year draws to a close, I am looking forward to 2025 and enjoying the calendar of Pieces From the Past quilt blocks that I made.

I did a review of 2024 last week. Take a quick peek HERE for that story. You'll find my comparisons of the what the stats show as the "Top 5" versus what my "personal favorites" were.

As a quick review of the goals I had for 2024...

❧ Taking my Pieces from the Past and Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail programs on the road.

❧ Continue with my custom quilting and t-shirt quilts ...

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Best of 2023 & Year-end Review, 2024 Planning Party from Melva Loves Scraps

As the year draws to a close, I wanted to review the highlights and progress of the year. Goals that I had for 2023 were:

❤ Make "quilted hearts" and spread a trail of love as we travel and camp. To date, 58 hearts have been released into the world. Sadly, none of them have been "reported". My husband said, "it's because you leave them in up on mountains, hilltops and remote trails." LOL! Well, perhaps there is that.

❤ While it wasn't an official goal, but a challenge I stumbled upon while perusing through Instagram, I enjoyed the ...

added by Melva 2 years, 2 months ago. under favorite finish , planning party , year end review

2023 Planning Party from Melva Loves Scraps

It is the time of year that many of us take time to reflect on the previous 12 months, assess, and then make plans for the coming year.

You can catch my review at Best of 2022... since the past several months have been physically challenging for me I long to simply "dip my toes in the waters" and wade in slowly to 2023 rather than doing a polar plunge. So some first quarter goals are as follows...

We have a January business trip planned as well as making tentative plans for a camping trip in late February/early March ...

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2022 Planning Party from Melva Loves Scraps

It is always good to have a plan... a plan helps to keep one on track (well, usually!) Sometimes we make plans and God laughs...

Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl has an annual party encouraging quilters to look ahead and set goals. As she said... "I always start by reviewing my goals for the previous year." I've done that in my Year End Review... You can read the whole story by following the highlighted link. In short, I had five goals and I successfully followed through with three of them...

✔ Wrap up the Pieces from the Past sew along

✔ Host ...

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Planning for 2021 from Melva Loves Scraps

With a new year before us, and an opportunity to begin anew and fresh I can't help but think we cannot forget the lessons learned in the past.

Lesson 1... Balance is necessary. Life can sometimes be like a teeter-totter. You can sense the ups and downs and sometimes you have to counter-balance to get the thing to go back and forth at a steady, smooth pace.

Lesson 2... Hosting a Sew Along can be challenging... and yet SO rewarding. While my first sew along is not finished, it is nearing the end. And I have to say that ...

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The Year in Review and Plans for 2020 from Melva Loves Scraps

Hey there!

As we prepare to usher in the new decade and year 2020 resolutions are being thought of and plans considered for implementation... but how did I do with my goals for the current year?

My list was quite brief... just three items.

✔#1 - Assemble and complete the Sunbonnet Sue blocks that I got from Dave's aunt.

The quilt has assumed its new home with Dave's aunt. She has placed it on her guest bed which happens to have an antique headboard, close to the same age as these Sue's.

✔#2 - Continue participating in weekly linky ...

added by Melva 6 years, 2 months ago. under camping journal , pieces from the past , planning party , year end review

2020 quilt goals from Making A Lather

I have been thinking and thinking about next year's goals. I have spent at least two years working on ufos and I have finished more than I thought I could. But, I am wishing to do something new. I've noticed I went crazy with new, so we will see. I was trying for a top 10 for the year, and next thing I knew, I had 20. I am going to leave it that way, and see how I do. It is 2020 after all.

1. editya sitar baskets - new -I bought this in Utah after my daughter ...

added by maggie fellow 6 years, 2 months ago. under 2020 , 2020 finish along , double wedding ring , editya sitar baskets , goals , jo's country junction , planning party , quilt , ufos 2020 , wips

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