August Roundup

1. Blog more - Yep. 
2. No stash purchases - ah, yes well, erm, oops!  JCS Halloween Special, Just Nan limited editions, Lizzie Kate 6 Fat Men, a Jelly Roll and a Layer Cake.  I guess this one I failed on
3. Reduce my stitching WIP list - yes!  Four finishes (one that was a new start too)
4. No new stitching starts in the first half of the year - one new start that was finished - I think I'll change this to reflect we're in the second half of the year now.
5. Find the quilting bug again and reduce my quilting WIPs - not in August
6. Read at least 50 books - 4 read this month taking my total to 24 so far this year.
7. Reduce the clutter in the house - three bags to a charity shop and three to friends.
8. Lose weight - pass
9. Stick to the household budget and find ways to reduce expenditure - not even close
10. Work on the garden - nope but we did play in it a lot

July Roundup

1. Blog more - Not a good month.  But I will be back in August!
2. No stash purchases - only two Weeks flosses I needed
3. Reduce my stitching WIP list - yes!  One finish
4. No new stitching starts in the first half of the year - still holding out 
5. Find the quilting bug again and reduce my quilting WIPs - not much sewing happened this month
6. Read at least 50 books - 5 read this month taking my total to 20 so far this year.
7. Reduce the clutter in the house - yes, lots of junk from Lia's room sorted to be given away
8. Lose weight - 3lb!
9. Stick to the household budget and find ways to reduce expenditure - a month within budget, now I just need to work out how to save some every month too.
10. Work on the garden -just kept it tidy

June Roundup

1. Blog more - Another month with the equivalent of a post every other day
2. No stash purchases - Erm, well maybe just a couple.  In my defence it was the first time I've been in an LNS for two years so it was rude not to.
3. Reduce my stitching WIP list - I made good progress on 4 Wishes but no finishes in June
4. No new stitching starts in the first half of the year - absolutely.  I intend to try and keep this going for the rest of the year now.
5. Find the quilting bug again and reduce my quilting WIPs - yes the bug is back.  I need to focus on finishing up some quilts though
6. Read at least 50 books - 6 read this month taking my total to 24 so far this year.
7. Reduce the clutter in the house - some baby clothes headed out and I've done some stash tidying too
8. Lose weight - pass
9. Stick to the household budget and find ways to reduce expenditure - didn't do too well - I blame leaving DH alone with his parents and him feeling like he had to take them out.  And my mini stash purchase...
10. Work on the garden -seedlings all planted out.

May roundup

A day late but with good reason...
1. Blog more - Another month with the equivalent of a post every other day
2. No stash purchases - Yep
3. Reduce my stitching WIP list - I made good progress on Cottage Garden 2 but no finishes in May
4. No new stitching starts in the first half of the year - check
5. Find the quilting bug again and reduce my quilting WIPs - not much sewing done in May unfortunately
6. Read at least 50 books - 4 read
7. Reduce the clutter in the house - again not much done this month
8. Lose weight - due to medication I am unable to lose weight fast but I have totally changed my eating habits, stopped snacking and given up fizzy drinks and have lost 2lb in the first 12 days of the new regime
9. Stick to the household budget and find ways to reduce expenditure - budget was blown in April so May had to be austere
10. Work on the garden - again not much

So not a bad month as goals were met but not much was actually achieved.  I think we basically spent May recovering from April LOL.

June should be more productive - next weekend is my annual weekend away with stitchy friends so that's two full days of uninterrupted stitchy time for a start. Well, when I say uninterrupted, I should perhaps point out that sometimes on these weekends (this is our 5th) I laugh so hard I can barely hold the needle let alone get it through the fabric...

February Roundup

So I managed another full month of posting daily!  I am pretty much out of WIPs to show though so I am going to have to get productive if I'm going to keep up the posting in March.

My goals are currently looking like this:

1. Blog more - Yep, a post a day
2. No stash purchases - nothing interesting came through the letterbox this month so that's a yes
3. Reduce my stitching WIP list - made great progress on Birds of a Feather - hoping for a HD soon
4. No new stitching starts in the first half of the year - check
5. Find the quilting bug again and reduce my quilting WIPs - Not really but I'm itching to get going and have 40 gift bags to make in March!
6. Read at least 50 books - 7 read in Feb
7. Reduce the clutter in the house - yep stuff has gone
8. Lose weight - ah, well this'll be a no but can I have some points for thinking about it?
9. Stick to the household budget and find ways to reduce expenditure - budget got a bit mashed at the end of the month but we didn't go over it so that's good
10. Work on the garden - nope

I also had the additional goal of selling stuff this month.  I didn't put that much effort into this (I was sick, Connor was sick) but I did get my finger out in the last week and sold enough stash to pay the second half of the money for my stitching weekend away in June so that is good

October Roundup

I'm not sure it's even worth me posting this roundup because I failed miserably to reach any of my goals for October.

I mainly stitched on the Noah's Ark baby quilt (and made decent progress) but everything else was ignored and I didn't fire up the sewing machine once!

I did read a couple of books though:

The Waitress - Melissa Nathan
The Other Hand - Chris Cleave

Anyway, I have changed my goals for next month in line with my post of the 25th and hopefully I can achieve some of those in November.

September Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Finish Happy Haunting - yes and it's safely with the framer
2. Work on Tempest - yep and it's all finished!
3. Work on Birds of a Feather Dilly Bag - nope
4. Work on Coeur de Brodeuse - nope

Stitching Finishes
1. Happy Haunting
2. Tempest

Quilting Goals
1. Make three bags - one made
2. Finish last jungle quilt top - nope
3. Work on Baby Jane - nope
4. Work on Tail Feathers - nope

Other Goals
Stash Reduction - a teeny tiny bit
Take pictures of my recent WIPs and finishes to share! - I did manage a few pics but not everything was included

Books Read
The Beach House - Jane Green
Dear Teacher - Jack Sheffield
Just a Family Affair - Veronica Henry
Smart Women - Judy Blume
Making Money - Terry Pratchett

New Stash Arrivals
Baby Jane month 6
Tail Feathers month 3
Picture This Plus FOTM
Just Nan - Spooky Tin
Just Nan - Counting Bats
SamSarah Baubles - J&K
Lizzie*Kate - Christmas by the Letter - RIST & MAS
JCS - Halloween Edition
Various bits and pieces of fabric

For someone who is supposedly on the wagon that's quite a lot of stash this month but most of them are auto ship commitments - my only real indulgence was Counting Bats.

August Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Happy Haunting - yes
2. Work on Christmas by the Letter - no
5. Work on ABC Lessons - no
6. Work on Tempest - yes

Quilting Goals
1. Get caught up with the Baby Jane blocks - no
2. Work on the flannel quilt blocks - quilt top finished!
3. Make four bags - one made and the others cut out
4. Work on Tail Feathers - nope

Other Goals
1. Stash reduction - I have identified some things to get rid of but just need to actually list them for sale
2. Stash organisation - yes, made really good progress

Books Read
Wifey - Judy Blume
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

New Stash Arrivals
Baby Jane month 5
Tail Feathers month 2
Picture This Plus FOTM

July Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Happy Haunting - frogged a large section that I'd been putting off doing, re-stitched and got lots more done
2. Work on Snapperbets - nope
5. Work on Lizzie*Kate ABC Lessons - started and then re-started on a nicer fabric.
6. Work on Wild Ones Alphabet - nope

Stitching New Starts:
Lizzie*Kate ABC Lessons
Lizzie*Kate - Merry Christmas by the Letter

Books Read
Names My Sisters Call Me - Megan Crane
The Monsters of Templeton - Lauren Groff

Quilting Goals
1. Get caught up with the Baby Jane blocks - nope but I did get several more done
2. Work on the flannel quilt blocks - nope
3. Make a bag - yep - two!
4. Organise my sewing projects - kinda (I'm doing a big stash reorganisation)

Other Sewing
Baby quilt

New Stash Arrivals
Lizzie*Kate - Merry Christmas By the Letter - MERRYCH
SamSarah - I is for Icecream
Picture This Plus FOTM
Baby Jane BOM month 4

June Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Sleigh Ride - nope
2. Work on Tempest - a good start made
3. Complete Alphabet Baubles E - nope
4. Complete Boo Club - yes
5. Work on Snapperbets - a teeny tiny bit
6. Work on Cirque des Cercles - nope

Stitching New Starts:
Teresa Wentzler - Tempest

Stitching Finishes:
Lizzie*Kate Boo Club

Books Read
Stephanie Meyer - New Moon
Stephanie Meyer - Eclipse
Stephanie Meyer - Breaking Dawn
Enid Blyton - The Circus of Adventure
Enid Blyton - The Ship of Adventure
Enid Blyton - The River of Adventure
Enid Blyton - The Mountain of Adventure
Enid Blyton - The Sea of Adventure
Freya North - Secrets

Quilting Goals
1. Complete lots and lots of Baby Jane blocks (I'll have 30 blocks arrived by the middle of the month and only 2 done!) - 8 done
2. Finish up the outstanding flannel quilt top - nope
3. Finish up the outstanding jungle quilt top - nope
4. Sort out all 'current' projects and get a plan in place to get them finished - I made a start

New Stash Arrivals
Heart in Hand Christmas Markings
Picture This Plus - FOTM
Baby Jane BOM

I didn't manage so well with my stitching goals but I did re-organise my rotation in recognition of the fact that I just can't stitch as much and get on with quilting and having a life!

May Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Scream House - finished!
2. Complete Alphabet Baubles E - worked on
3. Complete Lizzie*Kate Brew / Monster - yep
4. Complete two Snapperbet Letters - nope, I didn't pick this one up this month at all!
5. Work on Wild Ones Alphabet - nope
6. Finish Finish as many of the following as possible - Grandma's Thread Minder, Sue Hawkins Pin Cushion, Scream House, Boo! Needlekeep, Hop Scissor Fob, Jingle Biscornu - started the finishing on Scream House and that's it.

Stitching New Starts:
E is for Elephant

Stitching Finishes:
Scream House

Books Read
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Summer Sisters - Judy Blume (fantastic book, who knew she writes adult novels too?)
The Island of Adventure - Enid Blyton
The Castle of Adventure - Enid Blyton
The Valley of Adventure - Enid Blyton
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer

Sewing Goals
1. Complete some Dear Jane blocks - 2 done
2. Work on Lia's quilt - hopefully complete the quilt top - yep
3. Finish my Sewing pouch - yep
4. Finish Lia's curtains - yep
4. Start some cushion covers - made one

Other Sewing
Halloween Quilt
Bento Box Quilt top
Table Topper
Finish up my last class piece into a stitching storage roll thingy

New Stash Arrivals
SamSarah - Alphabet Baubles G
Picture This Plus - FOTM
One or two bits of fabric...
Baby Jane month 2

April Roundup

Due to me being laid low with a throat and ear infection for the last five days plus losing a lot of stitching time due to two long weekends away I've not done very well at all in my rotation this month. I failed to touch three of my pieces at all!

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Sleigh Ride - nope
2. Work on Heaven's Above - nope
3. Complete Monthly Baubles - March - nope
4. Work on Boo Club - caught up from last month and completed the next two
5. Complete two Snapperbet Letters - yes, only two this month though as the frogs visited
6. Work on Cirque des Cercles - yes but not as much as I'd have liked

Stitching New Starts:
None!!!!

Stitching Finishes:
None!!!!

Books Read
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Sewing Goals
1. Work on Lia's Quilt - yes, all blocks cut and working on the hearts
2. Start my Baby Jane quilt blocks - nope
3. Make some bags for gifts - yep six bags made, five gifted
4. Finish Lia's curtains - nope

New Stash Arrivals
SamSarah - Alphabet Baubles E and F
Picture This Plus - FOTM
Baby Jane 1st BOM
Lizzie*Kate - Second half of Boo Club
Just Nan Grow Tin
Sampler Cove - Rhapsody in Red Ribbon Sampler
Bygone Stitches - Quaker Virtues
Gay Ann Rogers - A Case for Colour
Shepherd's Bush - Spooky Spots

So lots and lots of stash arrivals but A Case for Colour was my Mother's Day gift and most of the rest were Autoship commitments (this is the most expensive month for those as Boo Club is now done). Rhapsody in Red, Spooky Spots and Quaker Virtues were birthday gifts so they don't count. Honest

March Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Scream House - worked on but no finish
2. Work on Coeur de Brodeuse - worked on but no finish
3. Complete C is for Cupcake - yep
4. Complete Lizzie*Kate Eek and Creepy - Eek done, Creepy started
5. Complete Two Snapperbet Letters - managed to complete four and start a further two
6. Work on Grandma's Thread Minder - yep stitching finished

Stitching New Starts:
C is for Cupcake

Stitching Finishes:
Grandma's Thread Minder
C is for Cupcake

Books Read
Danny the Champion of the World - Roald Dahl
Teatime for the Traditionally Built - Alexander McCall Smith

Quilting Goals
1. Make cushion covers for Lia's room - nope
2. Complete the Inspired by Rugs quilt top - yes
3. Work on the Mariner's Compass quilt top - nope
4. Start Lia's quilt top - nope
5. Complete the Quilter's Friend Sewing Kit - nope

Other Sewing
Lia's curtains - made a good start (thanks to my Mum)
Small bag (test run for several more I want to make as gifts)

New Stash Arrivals
Picture This Plus - FOTM (and a couple of pieces to keep it company en route)

WIPs Retired
Lost in a Blackwork Maze
Spring Lineup
Garden Party

Hmmmmmm, I fell behind a bit this month. I lost a bit of motivation on Couer and then hurting my finger and the great Maple Syrup hunt all took a bite out of my enthusiasm. However, all WIPs got some work and I had a couple of finishes so I'm not moaning, I'm sure most people would still see me as an over-achiever. Next month I'll be sewing and quilting a bit more than stitching I think but I'm hoping to get back on track, specifically getting Boo Club back up to date and chasing along with Snapperbets.

Oh and I'm sure my iPod Touch also had a lot to do with my lack of stitching progress (and it certainly ate into my reading time!) I even downloaded the next version of Virtual Villagers onto our PC (it's not available for the Touch) so I'm wasting time in the evenings playing that.

February Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Sleigh Ride - yes a little
2. Work on Charlie is Born - yes and he's completed
3. Complete B is for Bee - yes
4. Lizzie*Kate Boo Club - two more words done
5. Complete two Snapperbets letters - yes, 3 done
6. Work on Cirque des Cercles - yes

Stitching New Starts:
B is for Bee

Stitching Finishes:
B is for Bee
Charlie is Born

Books Read
Winter Holiday - Arthur Ransome
Pigeon Post - Arthur Ransome
The Picts and the Martyrs - Arthur Ransome
Dead Lovely - Helen Fitzgerald

Quilting Goals
1. Start Lia's curtains - nope due to me being ill at the beginning of the month but they will be started tomorrow
2. Work on the Quilter's Friend Sewing Kit - yes, lots done so it should be finished in March

Other Quilting
Quilting class attended - 'Inspired by Rugs'

New Stash Arrivals
SamSarah - Alphabet Baubles D
Picture This Plus - FOTM (and a couple of other pieces to keep it company on the way over!)
Lizzie*Kate ABC Lessons
The Cat's Whiskers - Scissors by Any Other Name

So another successful month. My only regret is that Sleigh Ride didn't get as much attention as I'd have liked but given there was almost a week where I got no stitching done I shouldn't complain, at least I did a teeny bit on it.

I want to get a bit more quilting done in March so my stitching productivity may drop a little but given I'm steaming ahead on most projects I'm not too worried. I just want to get on with Lia's things for her room so the curtains will definitely be done (Mum is going to assist while she's staying this week as I've never made curtains before) and I want to get some cushion covers done too.

No WIP pics for a bit as DH is in Greece with the camera - I'll hopefully get them loaded next weekend.

January Roundup

Stitching Goals
1. Work on Scream House - yes, loads done!
2. Work on Joyful Summer (hopefully complete) - yes, it's all finished
3. Complete Alphabet Baubles A - yes
4. Complete Lizzie*Kate - Spooky - yes and I did Treats as well.
5. Complete two Snapperbets letters - even better, I managed 4 plus lots of border!
6. Work on Grandma's Thread Minder - yes and made good progress

Stitching New Starts:
Alphabet Baubles A
Lizzie*Kate Boo Club
Snapperbets

Stitching Finishes:
CCN - Joyful Summer
Alphabet Baubles A

Books Read
Lessons Learned - Melissa Nathan
Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
Swallowdale - Arthur Ransome

January Quilting Goals
1. Finish up my outstanding quilt tops and quilting - nope
2. Make bag - yep!

Other Quilting
Worked on the Quilter's Friend Sewing Kit

New Stash Arrivals
Lizzie*Kate Boo Club - Spooky/Treats, Black Cat/Spiders and Eek!/Creepy
SamSarah - Alphabet Baubles C
Just Nan - Snow Tin
Bent Creek - Frowzen Men
Bent Creek - Snapperbets 5
Bent Creek - The First Fall of Snow
Picture This Plus - FOTM
SamSarah - Shimmers and Sparkles, Trimming the Tree
Quite a large amount of fabric!

So not a bad month for stitching stash, the new arrivals were mainly my 2009 autoships (Lizzie*Kate Boo Club, PTP FOTM, SamSarah's Alphabet Baubles and the Just Nan Tin) plus the final part of the Snapperbet series. My only extra purchases were two new Bent Creeks but they were ordered in 2008 so they don't count as a Wagon slip (Honest Gov) and the two SamSarah's but they were on offer at the fabric sale I went to.

I'm actually enjoying the rotation more than I thought I would. There's enough new stuff in there to keep me enthusiastic and I'm enjoying the satisfaction of working on WIPs and seeing my progress - I was never that good at taking progress pictures before but it really does motivate me so I shall make a real effort to keep up the habit.

I know that come the summer months I'm unlikely to get as much done which is why I'm pushing so hard right now. I'm stunned that I got so much done on Scream House and Grandma's Thread Minder that I may well finish all the stitching for both of them in their next rotation slot!

Roll on month 2 as I'm already ahead of the game with Snapperbets and Lizzie*Kate and hoping for a second finish from the WIP pile...

December Roundup

December Stitching Goals
1. Work on Sleigh Ride - yes
2. Work on Snowman Trio - yes
3. Complete and make up the Just Nan tins - completed but not made up
4. Complete the Sue Hawkins Thread Keeper - yes

Stitching New Starts:
Just Nan - Jingle tin and biscornu

Stitching Finishes:
Sue Hawkins Thread Keeper
Just Nan - Jingle Tin Topper
Just Nan - Biscornu

Books Read
Magyk - Angie Sage
Christmas Mystery - Jostein Gaardner

December Quilting Goals
1. Finish Christmas Quilt - yes
2. Finish baby quilt - yes
3. Finish Heart to Heart quilts - yes
4. Finish Christmas Panel - yes
5. Quilt bargello - quilted and finished
6. Make up Jungle quilt top - no
7. Sew some more of the flannel quilt blocks - yes

Other Quilting
Baby girl quilt - finished and gifted

Current Stitching WIP List

1. Dimensions - Sleigh Ride
2. Bothy Threads - Row of Christmas Fairies
3. Margaret Sherry - Santa's Journey Afghan
4. Stitchy Kitty - Snowman Trio

5. Shepherd's Bush - Happy Haunting
6. Glendon Place - Murky Manor
7. Just Nan - Scream House

8. Brightneedle - Garden Party
9. Millhouse Designs - Charlie is Born
10. The Trilogy - Spring Lineup
11. CCN - Joyful Summer

12. Tournicoton - Coeur de Brodeuse
13. The Cat's Whiskers - Birds of a Feather Dilly Bag
14. The Cat's Whiskers - Grandma's Thread Minder

15. Just Nan - Four Wishes
16. Michael Powell - Cottage Garden 2
17. Bent Creek - Snapperville Series

18. Shepherd's Bush - Be Attitudes Afghan
19. DMC - Wild Ones Alphabet
20. Ink Circles - Cirque de Cercles
21. Stitchin'Spirations - Getting Lost in a Blackwork Maze
22. Midsummer Night Designs - Heaven's Above
23. Teresa Wentzler - Tradewinds
24. Dragon Dreams - Dragon Virtues Afghan
25. Michael Powell - Handmade Houses 4
26. Bothy Threads - Cut Thru Fairy Hill
27. Stoney Creek - Noah's Sub
28. Dracolair - Dawn Awakening

November Roundup and December Goals

November Roundup

November Stitching Goals
1. Finish the Just Nan Over the Top and In the Tin series - up to date but don't have the last tin yet
2. Work on Happy Haunting - no
3. Work on Scream House - no
4. Work on Murky Manor - a little
5. Make a Christmas Ornament - no

Stitching New Starts:
Sue Hawkins - Thread Keeper

Stitching Finishes:
Just Nan - Boo! Needlebook
Just Nan - Hop! Tin Topper
Just Nan - Hop! Needlecase
Bent Creek - Big Zipper

Other stitching:
Bent Creek - Big Zipper
CCN - Joyful Summer
Dimension - Sleigh Ride

Books Read
Run - Ann Patchett
Down River - John Hart
Class - Jane Beaton

November Quilting Goals
1. Quilt and finish my bargello quilt - no
2. Quilt and finish the two Heart to Heart quilts - no
3. Finish making up the blocks for the final Jungle Quilt - yes
4. Finish making up the blocks for the Heart to Heart flannel quilt - no
5. Finish the advent panel - yes
6. Finish the A-Z Christmas panel - no
7. Finish the Countdown to Christmas blocks - yes

Other Quilting
Quilters Friend Sewing Kit (cutting)
Christmas Quilt

December Goals

December Stitching Goals
1. Work on Sleigh Ride
2. Work on Snowman Trio
3. Complete and make up the Just Nan tins
4. Complete the Sue Hawkins Thread Keeper

December Quilting Goals
1. Finish Christmas Quilt
2. Finish baby quilt
3. Finish Heart to Heart quilts
4. Finish Christmas Panel
5. Quilt bargello
6. Make up Jungle quilt top
7. Sew some more of the flannel quilt block

Current Stitching WIP List

1. Dimensions - Sleigh Ride
2. Bothy Threads - Row of Christmas Fairies
3. Margaret Sherry - Santa's Journey Afghan
4. Stitchy Kitty - Snowman Trio

5. Shepherd's Bush - Happy Haunting
6. Glendon Place - Murky Manor
7. Just Nan - Scream House

8. Brightneedle - Garden Party
9. Millhouse Designs - Charlie is Born
10. The Trilogy - Spring Lineup
11. CCN - Joyful Summer

12. Tournicoton - Coeur de Brodeuse
13. The Cat's Whiskers - Birds of a Feather Dilly Bag
14. The Cat's Whiskers - Grandma's Thread Minder

15. Just Nan - Four Wishes
16. Michael Powell - Cottage Garden 2
17. Bent Creek - Snapperville Series

18. Shepherd's Bush - Be Attitudes Afghan
19. DMC - Wild Ones Alphabet
20. Ink Circles - Cirque de Cercles
21. Stitchin'Spirations - Getting Lost in a Blackwork Maze
22. Midsummer Night Designs - Heaven's Above
23. Teresa Wentzler - Tradewinds
24. Dragon Dreams - Dragon Virtues Afghan
25. Michael Powell - Handmade Houses 4
26. Bothy Threads - Cut Thru Fairy Hill
27. Stoney Creek - Noah's Sub
28. Dracolair - Dawn Awakening

October Roundup and November Goals

October Roundup

October Stitching Goals
1. Work on Happy Haunting - Nope
2. Work on Scream House - Nope
3. Work on one other WIP - yes Joyful Summer

Stitching New Starts:
Just Nan - Boo! Tin
Just Nan - Boo! Needlebook
SamSarah - January Baubles
SamSarah - February Baubles
Sue Hawkins Bookmarker
Just Nan - Hop! Tin
Just Nan - Hop! Scissor Fob
Glendon Place - Murky Manor

Stitching Finishes:
Just Nan Boo! Tin Topper
SamSarah - January Baubles
SamSarah - February Baubles

Books Read
Out of the Blue - Belinda Jones
Things I want my Daughters to Know - Elizabeth Noble
Mister Teacher - Jack Sheffield
This Year it will be Different - Maeve Binchey
Nation - Terry Pratchett
Gods in Alabama - Joshilyn Jackson

October Quilting Goals
1. Start baby quilt - sorted the material
2. Finish Heart to Heart quilt for gifting - nope but it's being gifted for Christmas now.
3. Start Christmas Quilt - sorted material

Other Quilting
Countdown to Christmas

November Goals

November Stitching Goals
1. Finish the Just Nan Over the Top and In the Tin series
2. Work on Happy Haunting
3. Work on Scream House
4. Work on Murky Manor
5. Make a Christmas Ornament

November Quilting Goals
1. Quilt and finish my bargello quilt
2. Quilt and finish the two Heart to Heart quilts
3. Finish making up the blocks for the final Jungle Quilt
4. Finish making up the blocks for the Heart to Heart flannel quilt
5. Finish the advent panel
6. Finish the A-Z Christmas panel
7. Finish the Countdown to Christmas blocks

Current Stitching WIP List

1. Michael Powell - Cottage Garden 2
2. Shepherd's Bush - Be Attitudes Afghan
3. Shepherd's Bush - Happy Haunting
4. DMC - Wild Ones Alphabet
5. Bent Creek - Snapperville Series
6. Just Nan - Four Wishes

7. Dimensions - Sleigh Ride
8. Ink Circles - Cirque de Cercles
9. The Cat's Whiskers - Birds of a Feather Dilly Bag
10. The Cat's Whiskers - Grandma's Thread Minder
11. Bent Creek - The Big Zipper

12. Stitchin'Spirations - Getting Lost in a Blackwork Maze
13. Bothy Threads - Row of Christmas Fairies
14. Margaret Sherry - Santa's Journey Afghan
15. Midsummer Night Designs - Heaven's Above
16. Teresa Wentzler - Tradewinds

17. Dragon Dreams - Dragon Virtues Afghan
18. Michael Powell - Handmade Houses 4
19. Bothy Threads - Cut Thru Fairy Hill
20. Stoney Creek - Noah's Sub
21. Dracolair - Dawn Awakening

22. Stitchy Kitty - Snowman Trio
23. Brightneedle - Garden Party
24. Millhouse Designs - Charlie is Born
25. Coeur de Brodeuse
26. The Trilogy - Spring Lineup
27. CCN - Joyful Summer
28. Just Nan - Scream House
29. Glendon Place - Murky Manor

September Roundup and October Goals

September Roundup

September Stitching Goals
1. Work on Happy Haunting - yes just a little
2. Work on Grandma's Thread Minder - no
3. Work on small WIPs in order to get some finishes - Garden Party, Charlie is Born, Coeur de Brodeuse, Spring Lineup, Sizzle - yes but just Sizzle
4. Work on Cirque des Cercles - no
5. Start Scream House - yes
6. Finish the Tyre Swing part of the Big Zipper - yes

Stitching New Starts:
Sue Hawkins pin cushion
Just Nan - Scream House

Stitching Finishes:
Bent Creek - Big Zipper Tyre Swing
Just Nan - Over the Top and In the Tin Sizzle (stitching only, still needs to be made up)
Sue Hawkins Pin Cushion (stitching only, still needs to be made up)

Books Read
East of the Sun - Julia Gregson
The Love of Her Life - Harriet Evans

September Quilting Goals
1. Finish the flannel quilt top - no
2. Attend the Mariner's Compass workshop - yes
3. Work on a christmas quilt top - no
4. Work on the baby quilt top - no
5. Make a smaller project - no

October Goals

October Stitching Goals
1. Work on Happy Haunting
2. Work on Scream House
3. Work on one other WIP

October Quilting Goals
1. Start baby quilt
2. Finish Heart to Heart quilt for gifting
3. Start Christmas Quilt

Current Stitching WIP List

1. Michael Powell - Cottage Garden 2
2. Shepherd's Bush - Be Attitudes Afghan
3. Shepherd's Bush - Happy Haunting
4. DMC - Wild Ones Alphabet
5. Bent Creek - Snapperville Series
6. Just Nan - Four Wishes

7. Dimensions - Sleigh Ride
8. Ink Circles - Cirque de Cercles
9. The Cat's Whiskers - Birds of a Feather Dilly Bag
10. The Cat's Whiskers - Grandma's Thread Minder
11. Bent Creek - The Big Zipper

12. Stitchin'Spirations - Getting Lost in a Blackwork Maze
13. Bothy Threads - Row of Christmas Fairies
14. Margaret Sherry - Santa's Journey Afghan
15. Midsummer Night Designs - Heaven's Above
16. Teresa Wentzler - Tradewinds

17. Dragon Dreams - Dragon Virtues Afghan
18. Michael Powell - Handmade Houses 4
19. Bothy Threads - Cut Thru Fairy Hill
20. Long Dog - St Germain
21. Stoney Creek - Noah's Sub
22. Dracolair - Dawn Awakening

23. Stitchy Kitty - Snowman Trio
24. Brightneedle - Garden Party
25. Millhouse Designs - Charlie is Born
26. Coeur de Brodeuse
27. The Trilogy - Spring Lineup
28. CCN - Joyful Summer
29. Just Nan - Scream House

August Roundup and September Goals

August Roundup

August Stitching Goals
1. Finish Lavender Hearts - yes
2. Work on Cirque des Cercles - a teeny tiny bit
3. Work on Sleigh Ride - no
4. Work on Happy Haunting - yes
5. Work on one of my smaller WIPs and hopefully have a HD - yes, Red Santa

Stitching New Starts:
Sue Hawkins Bookmarker
Goldwork kits - Toledo
Big Zipper - Tyre Swing
Just Nan - In the Tin Sizzle

Stitching Finishes:
Sue Hawkins Bookmarker
Shepherd's Bush - Red Santa
Goldwork Kit - Toledo
Victoria Sampler - Lavender Hearts Sampler

Books Read
The Rain Before it Falls - Johnathan Coe
Diving into Light - Natasha Farrant
An Offer you can't Refuse - Jill Mansell
The Point of Rescue - Sophie Hannah

August Quilting Goals
1. Finish the jungle quilts so they can be gifted - yes
2. Work on Lia's flannel quilt - yes, all the cutting done and I've started making up the blocks
3. Make a bag - no
4. Make a Melly and Me Animal - no

September Goals

September Stitching Goals
1. Work on Happy Haunting
2. Work on Grandma's Thread Minder
3. Work on small WIPs in order to get some finishes - Garden Party, Charlie is Born, Coeur de Brodeuse, Spring Lineup, Sizzle
4. Work on Cirque des Cercles
5. Start Scream House
6. Finish the Tyre Swing part of the Big Zipper

September Quilting Goals
1. Finish the flannel quilt top
2. Attend the Mariner's Compass workshop
3. Work on a christmas quilt top
4. Work on the baby quilt top
5. Make a smaller project

Current Stitching WIP List
1. Stitchy Kitty - Snowman Trio
2. Stitchin'Spirations - Getting Lost in a Blackwork Maze
3. Bothy Threads - Row of Christmas Fairies
4. Dimensions - Sleigh Ride
5. Ink Circles - Cirque de Cercles
6. Michael Powell - Cottage Garden 2
7. Shepherd's Bush - Be Attitudes Afghan
8. Margaret Sherry - Santa's Journey Afghan
9. The Cat's Whiskers - Birds of a Feather Dilly Bag
10. The Cat's Whiskers - Grandma's Thread Minder
11. Bent Creek - The Big Zipper
12. Shepherd's Bush - Happy Haunting
13. Midsummer Night Designs - Heaven's Above
14. Teresa Wentzler - Tradewinds
15. Dragon Dreams - Dragon Virtues Afghan
16. Brightneedle - Garden Party
17. DMC - Wild Ones Alphabet
18. Michael Powell - Handmade Houses 4
19. Bothy Threads - Cut Thru Fairy Hill
20. Millhouse Designs - Charlie is Born
21. Dracolair - Dawn Awakening
22. Bent Creek - Snapperville Series
23. Long Dog - St Germain
24. Stoney Creek - Noah's Sub
25. Just Nan - Four Wishes
26. Coeur de Brodeuse
27. The Trilogy - Spring Lineup
28. CCN - Joyful Summer
29. Just Nan - Sizzle