The Ultimate Traveling Quilter's Bucket List Challenge

How many have you accomplished?

Quilters Bucket List | Rona the Ribbiter

As the world recovers from what was the year that won’t be named, I decided 2021 will be the year of fun and adventure. So, what better way to add some Quilting spice than with the Ultimate Quilter’s Bucket List Challenge!?

Here’s how the Ultimate Quilter’s Bucket List Challenge works. It starts with 3 levels. Each level gets progressively harder to accomplish. But, each level also leads into the next. For instance, Level 1 requires you to visit 5 new Quilt shops. Where in Level 2 you are required to visit 25 new Quilt shops, and so on.

I’ve also added an extra section at the end of my personal Quilters Bucket List items that may, or may not fit into your desires. Who knows, maybe we’ll be able to accomplish a few of them together?

Also, I know some of these items may take a few weeks. Some may take a few months. And others may even take a few years to accomplish. But, no matter how long it takes, fun, adventure and quilting awaits!

Level 1

Level 1 is definitely the easiest and best place to start. In fact, I’d be willing to bet you’ve already checked a few of these off your list. If so, try doing them again! I know I’m always up for more Shop Hops and Quilt Shows. 😀

Participate in one Quilt Shop Hop
Visit a Quilt Museum
Visit 5 NEW Quilt Shop
Attend a Quilt Show
Take a Barn Quilt Scavenger Hunt
Learn 1 new Quilting technique
Finish 1 UFO (Unfinished Object / Project)
Make 1 Scrap Quilt
Donate 1 Quilt to charity
Join a Quilting Guild

Level 2

Now the Level 1 items were pretty simple, right? In fact, you may have already checked off several of them already. But in Level 2 we start to get a little bit bigger. Here we start to stretch out our goals and adventures. How many can you check off this year?

Participate in 5 Quilt Shop Hops
Plan and execute your own Shop Hop with friends!
Visit every Quilt Museum in the United States
Visit 25 NEW Quilt Shops
Attend 5 Quilt Shows
Attend a National Quilt Show
Participate in a Quilt Retreat
Learn 3 New Quilting techniques
Finish all of your UFO’s (a truly lofty goal from some – me included!)

Ok I’ll be honest. That finishing of all the UFO’s bit I had trouble deciding where to place. You see, I know several quilters who don’t have any UFO’s. They actually make one quilt at a time, start to finish.

I wish I was that organized! Unfortunately, I currently have 42 UFO’s at last count. So that means I MAY get them all done before I die. HA! Where does your UFO count fit in?

Level 3

Now, if Level 2 wasn’t as tough as you thought, may I present Level 3. These items are what make this the Ultimate Quilter’s Bucket List. You see, these items require a lot more planning and, considering we’re still recovering from 2020, may prove a bit more daunting.

But I have faith! Let’s see how many of these amazing items we can check off this year! Or, at the very least get started planning for next year. 🙂

Visit at least 1 Quilt Shop in ALL 50 States
Visit 50 NEW Quilt Shops
Attend 10 Quilt Shows
Attend an International Quilt Show
Explore Quilt Town USA, Hamilton, Missouri
Explore the home of Quilting, Paducah, Kentucky
Take a Quilt Tour!
Use up all your scraps in Scrap Quilts
Volunteer for the Board of your Quilting Guild

My Personal Quilter’s Bucket List

When I put together my personal Quilter’s Bucket List I got very specific on certain things I want to accomplish. Now, it may take me a few years to check these one’s off, but it’ll definitely be worth the wait!

Here is my list of specific Quilter’s Bucket List Items I want to accomplish. Could some of them be added to your Quilter’s Bucket List as well?

Host a Quilt Retreat
Decorate my Sewing studio with quilts
Complete my first Hexi quilt
Attend all of the International Quilt Shows around the World
Take a class from the Tent Makers of Egypt
Tour a Batik factory in Bali
Learn Block Printing in Indonesia
Learn to make Dutch Wax fabric in Ghana/Tanzania, Africa
Spend 3 days at Liberty of London fabric shop
Lead Quilt Tours to every State in the US
Lead an International Quilt Tour

Ok, so I MIGHT get a few of those personal Quilter’s Bucket List items checked off this year. But, I’m afraid the International ones may have to wait until 2022. Either way, they’ll definitely happen eventually! Who knows. I may even add more items as we go along.

What are your big Quilter’s Bucket List items for this year? Or even for your 5 year plan? I’d love to compare notes!

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