Hiya, Dolls! Celluloid Sally here, to tell ya a bit about a great IFQ activity. James and Suzy asked me to help them out with this because they are just swamped with work. Funny thing, when they called I thought they said they needed help with a 7 & 7, so I rushed right over. Imagine the look on my mug when they told me it was an IFQ event called Seven for '07, not a call to cocktails!

A real good egg, from V-PinPals FQ, by the name of Betty Blackwell suggested this event and I, for one, think it's a darn good idea. It's all about SEVENS. For instance, it's 2007 and you most certainly have at least 7 UnFinished Objects (UFOs) lurking about. I know I do! Let's see what we can do about that.

 

• Begin by pulling out all of your UFOs and taking a good look at them. If something is no longer of interest to you, and you just know that it will sit for ANOTHER 7 years, offer it to someone else to finish. They will be delighted, and you will have unburdened yourself of one UFO. After this, I think you deserve a little liquid refreshment to reward yourself (at least, that's MY plan).

• Select 7 (yes, only 7) projects to work on this year. Any more than 7 projects, and you could become discouraged.

• Take a picture of all 7 projects in one shot and post it to the Seven for '07 Picture Gallery.

• Write down your goals. Think about which project you will work on first, if you need any supplies to finish a project, whether you have plenty of ice and lemons, etc.

• Make a commitment to work on the first project from your list for 4 hours per week. No more, no less. You'll be amazed at the amount of unfinished business you will clear up and you'll still have time to work on new projects, enjoy your IFQ friends, and buy new fabric! Keep working on the first project 4 hours per week until it is completed.

• Take a picture of this finished project and post it in the Seven for '07 Picture Gallery. Also post a message in the Forum so your IFQ friends can give you some well deserved kudos!

• Now, do the same thing with the second project on your list. You may add one more project to the list now, but never have more than 7 items on the list at any time.

• All communication for this event will take place in the Seven for '07 forum. That's the place to go with questions and to spur each other on to greater accomplishments!

 

That's it, Dolls! Simple, productive, and fun
- what could be better?