October Recap and November Goals

Quilting back of temperature quilt

My 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--pin basted in September

✒c. Martha's House blocks--purchased backing in May; determined a quilting design in August;

Clamshells--front of temperature quilt

✔d. Positively Grows--pin basted in February; started ditch quilting in July, finished in August, documented in September.

✔e. Maze top--purchased backing in May; longarmer quilted and I added the binding, sleeve and label in June!

f. Butterfly number four 

Fabric Summary:

Fabric in this month: 0 yards   

Fabric in year to date: 64 3/4 yards

Fabric used from stash this month: 4.75 yards 

Fabric used from stash year to date: 107 yards

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Squirrel antics

Net loss/gain this month: -4.75yards

Net loss/gain year to date: -45.75 yards  

Books:

"New" quilting pattern

My favorite listen of the month was: "The Spoon Stealer" by Lesley Crewe. Often a spoonful of kindness is all one needs to set issues on the right path. The main character "Em" lifts spoons to remember the people she met, assisted and loved during her life. She is one strong, wise and witty woman!

My favorite read of the month was: "Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in An American
Concentration Camp" by Tracy Slater. I was familiar with the Tule Lake "relocation center." I had not heard of Manzanar and I had no idea that the camps were indeed concentration camps. This story is written using the diaries of the mom and dad before, during and after the war.

My October goals were:

✔1. Post about my sourdough baking.

✔2. Share my progress with the Triple Treat Leader Ender Project.

Pre-washing garment fabric

✔3. Make progress on Grassy Creek.

✔4. Make the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks. 

✔5. Make more 2025 Temperature Quilt blocks.

✔6. Finish of Stitch By Stitch.--It lacks a
sleeve and blocking.

✔7. Prewash challenge fabrics that one of my small groups is doing.

✔8, Make a knit skirt for my granddaughter.

✔9, Piece the batting for Beyond the Surface.

✔10. Begin quilting the 2022-2023 Temperature quilt. I did begin the quilting. Photos are at the top of this post! While I liked the clamshells in the border, I did not like them on the boxes so I ripped about 15 rows. . . .sigh. . .Gertie, my inner squirrel, tried to tell me to

Making progress on the Temperature quilt

stop; but, I didn't listen!

✔11. Document the QOV presentation.

✔12. Continue working on the virtual retreat. Speakers have said yes. The guild president has signed the contracts and retuned them to the speakers. The treasurer has paid the deposit fee one speaker required. Charity block directions and photos are complete. I also know how much it costs to mail one block or two blocks. Our committee is working on games/activities. if you have an idea, please share!

I made great progress last month. Now  my goal is to keep up the momentum!

My November goals are:

This fabric destined to be a backing

1. Get the backing pre-washed, pressed as well as the house top pressed and to the longarmer.

2. Gather and prepare fabrics for the Bonnie Hunter mystery. This year it is Lupin & Laughter.

3. Make more 2025 Temperature Quilt blocks.

4. Make progress quilting the 2022-2023 Temperature Quilt.

5. Make a garment for my middle granddaughter.

6. Gather and cut strips for the Bonnie Hunter leader ender.

7. Make progress on Grassy Creek.

8. Begin cutting and piecing fabrics for the small group challenge.

9. Make a back for the 2025 RSC top. I did choose one fabric as a start!

Linking to Oh Scrap!