A Quilt and A Prayer: EOM Reports

Saturday, August 31, 2013

End of Month Reports - August 2013

Since I regularly do several posts at the end of the month to update progress or participate in challenges, I thought it would be good idea to try doing one post that covers them all.... I'm hoping that will help me stay organized and save some time.... time that I can use sewing!!! I think you will all enjoy this post more than you might think, since it will be picture heavy - lots of eye candy on months when I get a lot done, right?

2013 NewFO Challenge project(s) - linking up with Cat Patches

Shop Hop Market Bag - see post HERE

Covered Project Box - see post HERE

Personalized Marker Rollups for Back-to-School gifts - see post HERE

Love my new Selvedge Box!!! - see post HERE

Wow!!!

Yes I was BUSY in August!!!!

2013 Rainbow Scrap Challenge - REDS - linking up with SoScrappy

Fantasia - click HERE to see more Fantasia blocks :*)

Lone Starburst - click HERE to see more blocks like this one

I also did a lot of playing with my red scraps while constructing blocks for Talkin' Turkey, a slow and easy quilt-along project with a couple of friends.

Made 30 nine-patches for the block centers.... Next up - 456 flying geese - YIKES!!!

On the Needles - linking up with Patchwork Times
This month I completed my Cloud Illusions shawl - my first ever knitted lace project!!!

Click HERE to read my posts about this shawl

Completed 3 feathers in my Dreambird Shawl KAL with Judy & Denise...

Click HERE to read more about my Dreambird adventures ....

And I got this far on my Noro Bias Lace Scarf, although this project is now officially on hold until I finish Dreambird.

Get It Done - August/September 2013 - linking up with Patchwork Times
I've really let this handy little organizational tool drop by the wayside in all my busyness these past few months, but I'd like to get back into the mode of having a written plan of what I'd like to accomplish each month, and then be able to look back at the end of the month to see how I've done. Although I haven't taken the time to write up a post in recent months, I have been writing my goals down on my dry-erase board...

Down and dirty organizational method, but it works for me!

August 2013 - my goals were to:

~~Wash Stash fabrics~~! - DONE - Washed 9 loads!
~~Prep for Runaway class~~ - DONE - ordered patterns and emailed participants
Genevieve's Banners - planned but not yet started
~~Hexie Blog Hop~~ - DONE!!!
Begin quilting Moonglow - not done :(
~~Quilt Midnight Runner~~ (Santa Sleigh) - DONE!!!
~~RSC Challenge blocks~~ - DONE!!!
~~Dishcloths for daughter~~- DONE knitted 3 and mailed them off to her!!!
~~Block Cloud Illusions~~ - DONE!!!
~~Start Dreambird~~ - DONE!!!

September 2013 Goals:
I will be at Runaway Retreat for 5 days this month which should equate to getting a LOT done! I'm teaching one of those days, so I will have to plan some time for preparation for that.