2016: The Plan

In the spirit of New Years' here are a few goals I am setting for myself in 2016:

• Participate in the APQ UFO challenge
• Do a better job at posting a photo every week for Saturday Snapshot
• Post more photos on the blog of works in progress
• Research shows I might want to enter quilts in (suggestions welcome!)
• Learn more about the tools available for running my Etsy shop and implement what seems useful

I am linking this up with the Planning Linky Party at Quilting JetGirl

Done: Flag Quilt

I finished a flag quilt, which will go into the stock for my Etsy shop when I get it open. I have made lots of these over the years, and plan to do a pattern for it. This one is the first one I have made with the new star that my friend Heidi came up with. It worked really well and will be in the pattern. I love the blueberry fabric!

This is one of the projects on my Q4 list for the Finish Along at The Littlest Thistle. 

Done: Two Purses

I am hoping to open an Etsy shop in 2015 and am working on making things to stock it. These 2 purses are for that. One has green lining and a curved flap and the other has a blue lining with a square flap. The bag is a design I came up with several years ago and have made lots of over the years. There is a pocket on the back, one under the front flap, and two inside. It is the same design as the flowered purse I made for my niece this past summer. 

This is one of the projects on my Q4 list for the Finish Along at The Littlest Thistle.

Handbags as Images

I am working on setting up an Etsy shop and to begin with am researching (aka exploring) all sorts of stuff that goes into that.

One of the skills I need to work on is photography. Particularly I am trying to figure out how to compose good pictures of items I will have for sale in my shop. Lighting seems to be key as well as attractive, simple backgrounds. I spent some time recently looking at Etsy shops that have handbags for sale (one of the main things I expect to sell in my shop) and assembled a treasury of Quilted Handbags that I thought were well photographed. 

Which images do you think work best? Why? Please share your thoughts in the comments.