For nearly 4 decades I measured the years by the start of a new school year. But for the first time in 38 years I am NOT prepping for a new school year. I can honestly say that I'm finally a RETIRED teacher. Still working a few hours a week at my other job, but not enough to feel like it infringes on my free time. I guess that is good, right?
Checkered Stars - this was a PIG that I chose to pull out of the drawer a couple of months ago, and actually got a good start. But unfortunately, over the course of the summer it has now become a UFO. All of the pieces are cut and lying on my big moveable design board, so it just keeps being moved around to get it out of the way. This month I definitely want to make some major progress on it instead of allowing it to languish.
The APQ UFO Challenge number drawn for September was #1, and I have 3 things on my list for this that would be fun to work on. The Temecula Circa 2016 was a sew-along begun in - 2016! It's also on my PHD list for The Pin Cushion, so I definitely want to finish it. I actually have most of the 4.5" blocks finished so it is an achievable goal.
What else is on my goal list this month? Way more things than I could possibly accomplish. I need to be realistic and admit that I may not get as far as working on several things on this list. But keeping them on the list will mean they stay on my radar.
- Monthly sew-along projects
- choose fabric for NEW Saturday Sampler
- weekly Farmer's Wife Sampler blocks
- weekly Summer Soiree blocks
- Pillow of the Month
- Simple Whatnots - NEW
- Squirrels & PIGS & other new things
- Block drive - patriotic Jelly Belly Bar
- Halloween blocks (new project)
- who knows what Squirrels may cross my path this month??
- Pick a PIG - Queen's Garden runner
- Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC21) in ??
- House block
- Bunny block
- Twinkle Star blocks
- Tulip Time blocks
- sandwich & quilt - Scrappy bright Friendship block baby quilt
- UFO and WIP projects - make some progress
- APQ UFO Challenge #1 (Temecula Circa 2016)
- Sew all of the Wisdom blocks into rows
- make more pillowcases
- 2 pillowcases for Quilts of Valor
- 3 Halloween pillowcases for grandkids
- more blocks for Checkered Stars
- navy blue Sew Together bag
- Fish School quilt
- Quilt the little Lori Holt Bee Patriotic project
- Cleaning and Organizing my sewing space
- clean off my cutting space
- organize the patriotic fabrics
3 comments:
Your PIG project is going to be really pretty in the soft colors, calming.
The soft colors of the Checkered Stars blocks are lovely and calming. Great list of goals for the month - let the sewing begin!
Have fun sewing!!
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