November Recap and December Goals

Possible garment fabric for granddaughter 

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, started quilting in October, began quilting the filler for the blocks and background design in November.

✒c. Martha's House blocks--purchased backing in May; determined a quilting design in August; backing prepped and project to the longarmer in November.

✔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 

Temperature blocks

Fabric Summary:

Fabric in this month: 0 yards   

Fabric in year to date: 64 3/4 yards

Fabric used from stash this month: 1.75 yards. 

Fabric used from stash year to date: 108.75 yards

Net loss/gain this month: -1.75yards

Net loss/gain year to date: -47.50 yards  

Books:

Some Lupine and Laughter units

My favorite listen of the month was: The Sisterhood of Ravensbruück by Lynne Olson. The author shares the lives of resisters who continue to resist the Nazi regime even in the all female concentration camp. How they had the fortitude to survive the conditions as well as return to living in society after their release made for a good listen. I was impressed with how the women fought for and won compensation for the a group of Polish women upon which horrendous medical experimentation
was practiced years after the war.

Finish the house quilt

My favorite read of the month was: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. (Robert Galbraith is J.K. Rowling's pen name.) Strike Comoran is a PI living in his office because he has no money and he may loose his office because he is behind on the rent. He can't afford his temporary secretary Robin. She's interviewing for positions that pay; but, likes the PI vibe and she is good at chasing leads. Then, Strike lands a case. Did the famous model kill herself or was she murdered? I will read more of this series. It is set in London and I recognize some of the places!

My November goals were:

✔ 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 Lupine & 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's Four Patch Fun leader ender.

✔7. Make progress on Grassy Creek.

✔8. Begin cutting and piecing fabrics for the small group challenge.--I cut up two sets of three fabrics. I was not able to recreate the pattern I had in my head. I've thought about the process and have a new plan in mind. 

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

It was a great month as I made progress on all the projects on my list! I didn't think that I would accomplish goal number eight; but, on the last day of November, I cut a sample block! 

What I didn't like was using three colors and having two purple strips. My next try will be to use two fabrics and one purple strip. I'm also going to cut a strip and then sub cut the strip into triangles. Once I've sewn two triangles to a purple strip, I'll cut that square into half and see if I like the result.

If I didn't have this list of goals to chip away on during the month, I wouldn't have accomplished nearly as much.

Challenge start--this one is not it

I'm pleased I was able to not buy any yardage! I did exchange strips and while I didn't count, I may have brought home more than I took. They were scraps that I brought and other brought their scraps.

My December goals are:

1. Make more 2025 Temperature Quilt blocks.

2. Make parts for the Lupine and Laughter Bonnie Hunter mystery.

3.Make a garment for my youngest granddaughter.

4. Finish the house quilt.

5. Make progress quilting the 2022-2023 temperature quilt.

6. Make progress on Grassy Creek.

7.Determine a list of annual goals for 2026.

8. Determine the RSC block for 2026.

9. Finish pre washing the strips I exchanged. Pre wash background fabrics. Make kits for the leader ender.

10. Make a sample block for my small group challenge.