January Recap and February Goals

House bodies waiting for assembly

Wow, the last day of January was yesterday! Goodness, the time has flown!

My January goals were:

✔1. Make more parts for the Lupine and Laughter Bonnie Hunter mystery.

✖2. Bind Grassy Creek which is at the longarmer.--it is still at the longarmer; but, I'll pick it up on Monday!

✔3. Make more 2025 Temperature quilt blocks. I've pieced up to September 9 in the body of the top and I've pieced up to September xx as house bodies.

✔4. Make a few RSC blocks

13 rows complete

--the color for January is blue.

✔5. Work on my challenge blocks.

✔6. Bind the RSC selvage quilt from 2025.

✔7. Work on my sashiko project.

✔8. Make progress quilting the 2023-2023 Temperature quilt.

✔9. Document more sourdough baking.

I even made a second scrappy chain block that is our charity block for a virtual retreat that begins on Friday. I do love the color red!

 2022 through 2023 temperature quilt quilting

I made great progress and even had a finish to show for the month! Honestly, the quilting on the temperature quilt while not difficult, is so time consuming with little to show for the effort spent! I am making progress. I have 14 more rows to quilt. In February, I'm attending a virtual retreat. I will make this project my focus.

Best listen of the month:

The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart. Amy shares 50 short excerpts of people who collect trees. Why they do it, how they started, how they maintain their collections and their plans for their collections make her book one interesting read/listen.

Fabric accounting:

Current month:

Fabric in: 11 yards

Fabric out: 12 1/4 yards

Net loss: 1 1/4 yards

Year to date: 

Fabric in: 11 yards

Fabric out: 12 1/4 yards

Net loss: 1 1/4 yards

Another charity block

My February goals are:

1. Make progress on Lupine and Laughter.

2. Make a few RSC blocks--the color is green. Angela suggests focusing on the darker green if there is a lot. I will use whatever green will stand out against the gray and black backgrounds.

3. Work on the back for my challenge quilt.

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

5. Work on my sashiko project.

Lupin and Laughter blocks

6. Make more 2025 Temperature quilt blocks. I need to purchase more fabric to have enough to finish the blocks. 

7. Bind Grassy Creek--I'll be picking it up from the longarmer on Monday.

8. Attend and enjoy a virtual retreat.

Linking to Oh Scrap and Sew & Tell.