April Accomplishments and May Goals

Chris and I started off April with colds so that put a little damper on my plans for the month. But, I'm not disappointed with what I did get done. My list os always longer than it's possible to accomplish.

My goals for April were:
- make some birthday postcards - done
- make a set of placemats - done!
- finish quilting Mom's quilt - didn't even look at it
- quilt some veterans quilts - 13 of them to be exact!
- make a new hiking backpack - I quilted veterans quilts instead
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My big accomplishment of the month was quilting 12 veterans quilts for quilt club members and finishing one of my own. It's nice to have the to-be-quilted closet empty of veterans quilts for the time being. The closet still has a lot of other quilts that need to be quilted and 3 of them are queen size.
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With the leftovers of the veterans quilt, I made a set of 4 placemats. This is another set that I'll take to the beach at the end of this month to gift to my family. I should be able to get one more set made before we go.
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While I was down with the cold I didn't want to do much except crochet so I finished 5 baby hats and 2 men's chemo hats. I only finished off 3 skeins of yarn this month but at least I didn't buy any!
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Finally, I got some postcards made for some special birthdays. 

Here are my YTD stats:
Veterans quilts made - 8
​Donation lap quilts - 12
Veterans quilts quilted - 19
Fabric Postcards - 3
​​Quilted for others - 2
​Crochet blankets - 3
​​Crochet shawls - 1
​​Crochet/loom knit hats and scarves - 19
Doll outfits - 2
Placemats - 16
​​Other Donated items - 74
​Garments (sewn and cochet) - 1
​Balls of yarn used - 24
​Other items - 3

​My goals for May are:
- make 2 more placemat sets for beach gifts
- quilt Mom's baby quilt
- quilt and finish the firefighter quilt
- start the Goldfinch quilt
- Mother's Day and birthday postcards