October flew by

My October goals were quite ambitious and it was a very productive month. But not necessarily focused on these exact goals.  That is OK because I'm feeling good about the things I did get finished. 

An example is the reunion signature quilt that is in the binding stage. I was going to make a scrappy binding and spent quite a bit of time fiddling with the binding leftovers I've collected. Then I decided that a single color binding was a better plan. 

The coral cat and flower block was the beginning of a whole week of playing. But that resulted in a finished quilt top that was much more creative than my original plan.  It's being quilted now - with a design chosen that has fireflies in the swirls.  Can't wait to get it back. 

So, my October progress on the goals was mixed. 

• organize my UFOs & PIGs - a Work in Progress, but at least begun
• set up new shelving unit in sewing room - YES! Thank you to my hubbie!!
• October Saturday Sampler blocks - 2 main blocks done, but not the 24" block
• RSC19 - make some coral blocks (cat, Ohio Star, flowers, string) - YES to coral blocks, quilt top is done and in the hands of the quilter
• bind Signature quilt from family reunion - sewn onto quilt, but not hand stitched down
• Halloween bench pillow - NO, not started
• finish binding the giraffe baby quilt and send it off as gift to coworker - YES!
• finish paper pieced Pineapple blocks - NO, only 1 more made
• quilt Paris panel quilt (#7 UFO Challenge item) - NO, not started

And here are a few things NOT on the goal list that are done anyway: 

• Finished last year's Saturday Sampler top!! Yay!!
• made several more Quilts of Valor blocks
• made 2 Winter Fun blocks - a Pat Sloan pattern and the start of another scrappy quilt
• made 3 pillowcases - last of my kits, so it's time to "kit up" a few more pillowcases
• made 23 blocks out of the leftover En Provence parts and pieces.