August/September Accomplishments and October Goals

Let's face it, with vacation and Mom moving, I didn't finish much at all. Before we left in early August I finished 3 veterans quilts and 2 crochet hats. In September I finished a baby blanket for my new Grand Niece. The big accomplishment was Mom and I getting her move done and her apartment all set up. She's settled in and has the sewing room in full operation.
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I also got 2 veterans quilts quilted. These tops were donated my a kind blog reader and our veterans will love them!

That's the extent of my finishes and I'm fine with that.
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There were a number of starts however! On vacation Laura pieced 2 veterans quilt tops that need to be quilted and I started the blue bow tie quilt. I sewed together 4 placemats from the leftovers of one of the veterans quilts and started a second baby blanket. Back at home I restarted another big blanket and I'll explain that in another post. I also started quilting a guild raffle quilt. But the big project that I'm working on this week is the Paula quilt. We leave Saturday for another (shorter) vacation and I want it done and in the mail before we leave. As of today it's on the longarm, ready for quilting. It would be really cool if I could also get the raffle quilt quilted before we leave too.
I'm not holding my breath.

Here are my YTD stats:
Quilts - 2
​Other major projects -
Veterans quilts made - 11
​​Donation lap quilts - 12
Veterans quilts quilted - 25
Fabric Postcards - 19
Pet Beds - 7
​​Quilted for others - 4
​Crochet blankets - 7
​​Crochet shawls - 1
​​Crochet/loom knit hats and scarves - 26
Doll outfits - 2
Placemats and Table Runners - 25
​Dyed shirts and towels - 7
​Other Donated items - 74
​Garments (sewn and cochet) - 1
​Balls of yarn used - 48 (8 for August and September)
​Other items - 5

My goals for October are:
- enjoy a vacation
- make placemats for my brother
- placemats for my nephew
- quilt the guild fundraiser quilt
- finish and deliver the Paula quilt
- finish the second baby blanket (on vacation)
- crochet 2 children's hats for gifts (on vacation)
- start the Christmas cards

I'll add the following as a wish list:
- start quilting the Red Sunset quilt that I pieced on vacation last summer
- quilt 6 veterans quilts
​- -quilt some donation lap quilts​