April Recap and May Goals

 

Red Selvage squares

My two annual goals are:

1. Have a net loss of 100 yards of fabric from my stash.

2. Finish six UFOs

✔ a. Temperature 2021--pin basted and ditched quilted started in January,  progress made in February. Almost finished the quilting in March. Completed the project in April. Hooray!!!! 

b. Temperature 2022-2023

c. Martha's House blocks

✒ d. Positively Grows--pin basted in February

e. Maze top

f. Butterfly number four 

Fabric Summary:

Fabric in this month: 0 yards    

Fabric in year to date: 14 yards

Fabric used from stash this month:14.75 yards

Fabric used from stash year to date: 20.75 yards

Net loss/gain this month: -14.75 yards

Net loss/gain year to date: -6.75 yards

April Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks

My April goals were:

✔1. Trim the threads from the back of Old Town.

✔2. Schedule Old Town quilting with the longarmer.

✔3. Share the Indigo Way quilts that were shared at the guild quilt show.

✔4. Share the book club quilts that were shared at the guild quilt show.

✔5. Share the judges' feed back about quilts that I entered.

✔6. Sort a small bag of scraps.

✔7. Finish the 2021 Temperature Quilt.

✔8. Continue piecing the Santa Tree skirt.

✔9. Continue with knee rehabilitation. I still have pain, swelling and difficulty walking. . .sigh. I switched to a different acupuncturist. My primary provider has encouraged me to try a different therapist for physical therapy. I had a backslide in my progress two weeks ago, so I am again game to give PT another go.

✔10, Make progress on Love Makes a Family.

Cutting fabrics for Sweet Tooth blocks

✖11. Make progress on Fleur. I've sidelined this project as goal number six is taking its place.

✔12. Make progress on Sweet Tooth. I reviewed the video for Clue 2. I re-read the clue and cut fabrics for one block. 

✒13. Share the story of "As Noted." I've written the post, I just ran out of time to post it.

✔14. Make the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks. The color for April was red, Every sew day, I'd say to myself that I would get to this project the following day. On April 29th, I pulled the red selvage squares that I made last year and stitched them into blocks. Nothing like waiting until almost the last minute to complete these blocks!

Green for May Rainbow Scrap Challenge

This month I was most excited that I had a finish AND have finally used more stash than purchased this year! I'm motivated to keep that trend going! 

This month my favorite read was "The Man Who Planted Trees" by Jean Giono. It is a quick read; but, one that makes you think. My favorite audible book was "Vera Wang's Unsolicited Advice for Murders" by Jesse Q. Sutano. I chuckled, I laughed, I felt my eyes tear. . .what a read!

My May goals are:

1. Sew 2 swimsuits--IF my machine comes back from repair.

2. Document the little bird pouch.

3. Document the finish of Old Town.

4, Share the story of "As Noted.

5. Finish "Love Makes a Family."

6. Make the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks.

7. Make progress on Sweet Tooth.

8. Sew some 2025 Temperature quilt blocks.

9. Make progress quilting the Santa Tree Skirt.

10. Continue with the knee rehabilitation.

11. Spend 15 minutes before each sewing session tidying.

12. Try to work on the words for the current book club quilt.

Linking to: Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts, Angela at SoScrappy and Cynthia at Oh Scrap!