October Finishes and November Wishes

Let me state right out of the gate - I had a wonderful visit with my Sister.  We didn't do any extraordinary things, she helped me get ready for the craft fair and I helped her make a couple of gifts and we just spent time together enjoying each other - that was awesome.  

This was right before we went to an early dinner at Bubba Gumps.  

It was wonderful.  She and I had the Jambalaya and my hubby had the Fish N Chips.  

I definately need to go back there again.  But now it's time to see how I did on my goals - How did I do?   Well it's time check in and find out. 

October 2016 Goals 

1.  Craft Fair Items - Due by 14th.  Additional Dolls, Trick or Treat Bags and possibly pot holders.  Goal Met!

2. Bee-utiful BOW - Complete the remaining 3 blocks. 

Well - I only completed one!  Goal 1/3 Met.  :) 

Still need their stitches!  

3.  SNR Guild BOM  Work on making more of the samples.  

  Goal make 2 of the 4 remaining blocks. Goal Met

4.  CRQ Guild - Workshop - Flower Block (pictured above)  Finish the flowers. 

This got put on the back burner.... 

5.  Retreat - I change my mind on this alot and sometimes it doesn't go as planned.  Possibilities:  The Kimberbell Table Topper I've been wanting to make for the last 2 months.  LOL   

Here's what I got done on this:   

Here's a little close up.  

 And the eyes on the material are glow in the dark so my friend gave me some glow in the dark thread to quilt it with.  I was having a really hard time getting it to show up on the picture but here are the best shots.  

And as I said - plans change or my mind changes on what I end up taking and working on at the retreat -  Next will be Raggedy Ann and Andy.  You  can read more about my motivation and where this started by clicking    Raggedy Ann here.   

Here's how I did on it.  

6.  Sister's Visit Projects - She wants a box pouch for herself.  

Next - she wants to make a box pouch for a present.  So we'll work on that. 

And she wants to make a mixer cover like the one I made her for a present for another friend.  I'll be posting pictures of our progress on that. Goal will be to complete these so she can take home.  She will be bringing fabric for them. 

Goal Met!

Here are the Box Pouches we completed:  The red one is hers. 

We made an extra one of those and not the mixer cover. She doesn't need the mixer cover for a present for a few months so we decided to wait until she is back in Decmember to work on that.   

7.  APQ - UFO  # 8  This is "Folk Art Gathering". 

Beginning Status - 

With all this other I have no idea if I'll have time to work on a UFO - But lets give it a try.  Goal is to make progress.  The circled area above are the blocks I got sewn the last time I worked on it.  Here is a post of where I left off.

Goal Met - Progress Made!  

 I  appliqued 3 of the pennies that are in the bottom right of the picture above.  

Then I sewed them together: 

Then I worked on getting the top border together and prepped for the Angel that goes in the center:

Then I sewed little square in a squares together: 

They go on the left side of this row - which I got sewn together: 

Then I sewed the circle and star on the bucket in the middle of this next row and sewed them together: 

I sewed the 3 rows I assembled onto the quilt. 

 I also have a couple more blocks done: 

The Cat kinda looks like an owl - but it is primitive.  :)

Circled below are the area's worked on other than getting the rows of blocks I had done or mostly done sewn together.  The angel block is prepped and ready for me to applique.  The cat on the bottom left is done and the pumpkin block on the bottom right is done.  

8.  CRQ Guild Workshop - Lone Star Block - Goal Start.  

This goal is off the list.  AKA - Not done and won't be.  :)  

Some other stuff came up on the day of the workshop and I was out of town.

9.  Two of the 3 additional dolls are already spoken for.  One wants pink and one wants Red, White and Blue.  Goal: Get the extra doll done for the Craft Fair and start on the other 2.   Goal Met!

I had two Mickey / Minnie Mouse Dolls and they both sold.  I can't believe I didn't get pictures of them after they were all put together.  

Bonus

B1  - Work more on the military charity top and try to finish.

B2  - Work more on the dish towels and pot holders.  I made pletny of Potholders!   

Recap:   How did I do?  6 Met,  1 Not,  1 took off list,  1 - 1/3 done.  Pretty good I guess.  :)  

November 2016 Goals

1.  SNR Guild Scavenger Hunt blocks:  I got them assembled into a flimsy yesterday so goal will be to sandwich it and start quilting.   

2.  SNR Guild Projects - Need to quilt the samples.  Minimum Goal - Quilt 2. 

    

Quilt the Flag

Quilt the Flower Pot Sample

Quilt the Snowflake Sample

3.  SNR - Make the Summer and Fall Project Samples. 

4.  Gifts   -  Little Wallets, Scissor Fobs, Ornaments, and Dish Towels.  

5.  SNR - Christmas Party Gift.  Make something - I'm thinking of one of the scrap bag pincushions - Goal Get Gift Done.    

6.  UFO  # _________    Make Progress.  ( Not sure why but they still have not posted the random number - will update when I get)

7.   Military Charity Quilt - Finish the backing and Sandwich. 

Here's the top.  

Here's part of the back. 

I'm sure I have plenty on the list - however there are a couple more things I want to accomplish this month if I can.  So call them Extras or Bonus.  

B1.  U of O Duck Throw Quilt for a family friend using fleece and cotton.  Waiting for material to arrive in the mail.  It will look similar to this:  

B2.  Work some on the Bear Quilt.  After having my Sister here we were able to come up with some ideas on were to go from here so now I can do a little more work on it.  So I'd like to make some progress of some sort on it.  

Extra 1.  Keep stitching on my Bee_utiful QAL  Blocks.  Still have 2 left. 

Extra 2.  Finish the Buttermilk Basin "W" Block and the Final Block. 

Extra 3.  Stitch more of the "Farmhouse Threads"  Blocks I fused over the Summer. 

Well I think that's good for now.  I better get at it.  

Blessings 

Lynn 

Craft Fair is over

Well we spent two days finishing up the babies/dolls in a bag and pot holders,  for the craft fair.  

One of the doll bags (and it sold)  

All 3 of the above were ones that sold.  

My Sister on the left and my friend Gloria, right whom I shared a table with. 

Here's a close up of my stuff.  Bags, dolls, purses potholders, fabric, kits, quilts...  A lot of stuff. 

So now the craft fair is over and done and in my thinking - I am probably done with Craft Fairs in this town.   I sold a few things to my friends and one item to a person that came through.  

I  still have an over flowing tub of stuff left - and except for the pot holders and some new dolls, all the items have been to 2 craft fairs and a quilt show boutique. Yes all in the same small town.  

I say all this because there are a couple more chances for craft fairs this year.  I would not make any more items, but not sure it would be worth even trying to set up somewhere else.  So as I stated - I think I'm done doing craft fairs.  

For the next few days I'm going to enjoy my Sister since she will be leaving on Wednesday.  Then Thursday will be guild meeting for the other guild, then Friday starts the retreat.  Yay!!!

Then when I get done with that, it will be time to work on the rest of the stuff on my list of goals which I'm pretty sure are going to be lacking this month.  :)  It has taken a huge chunk of my time to work on the craft fair items and then there will not be a ton of time left for what is remaining on the list.  I guess we'll see what I can come up with.

Have a Blessed day!

Lynn 

Wooly UFO's and Craft Fair Prep

I'm not sure it it's a compliment or a wake up call to find out that a few of your friends have recently bought patterns or kits of items that are in your UFO/WIP pile(s).  I will have to think on that.  :)  And it's funny because just yesterday a friend and I were talking about - what do you do on your UFO list for the year if you have more than 12 UFO's.  Hmmm I'll have to think on that also.  But of course after seeing them with their kits and patterns I had to dig a couple of the UFO's out last night knowing I had no time to work on them now.  But I looked at them and will now be trying to figure out where they go on the list for next year.  LOL 
Berdie thru the year - Here's January  

February got started 

Here's what all the months should look like. 

Then here's another -  Pennies from Heaven. 
I started this so many years ago - Here's the blocks I have done.  A couple of them still need topstitching.  

This is what the finished quilt should look like.  

I have one more flower block, two sunshine blocks, the center block and all the the borders. Still a lot to do - but it makes me want to get working on  it again. 

Okay since I haven't been working on these what am I doing?  Well here are a couple of pictures I said I would give you from my end of he month post.  The dog bed I made for my doggies, however Pepe seems to be hogging it right now.   

And the Trick or Treat bags for the Craft Fair 

Also some potholders

And then one of the guild projects - the tumbler Flag. 

I will be binding this with the red, that's why it is laying behind - for a preview. 

Then I have been working on the extra dolls that I wanted to make for the craft fair.  I mentioned that I got 3 new dolls.  Well they looked very similar to my last ones with the exceptions of the eyes.  Well have you ever heard the saying don't let looks deceive you?  Yep you guessed it.  I cut out all these sets of doll dresses and I get one all made and guess what - it's too small.  

As close as these look they are different. The one on the left has a smaller head, smaller neck, bigger waist and is longer.  The one on the right has a bigger head, bigger neck, smaller waist and shorter.  So as I wake in the night I am trying to figure out how to adjust with out having to re-design and cut out all the dress pieces again.  I did it.  Those waking hours in the night are not in vain.  The yoke part of he dress can be flipped up side down putting the fold and the neck on the other side and Bam it works great.  Hence the one on the left has a pretty little dress and is not naked. :) 

My Sister is coming to visit on Wednesday so the next few days will be a little busy. I need to wrap up the craft fair stuff, do a little sprucing of the guest room, and get it ready for Sis and my normal daily/weekly routines.  
Hope you all have a great day doing something you want to.   So I guess I better sign off and get at doing something. 

Have a Blessed Day!  Lynn