October Accomplishments and November Goals

When I set out my goals for October I knew they were unrealistic. In actuality they were pretty ridiculous! That's OK. I don't beat myself up for it. This is really just a running list of things I want to put priority to. Sometimes it works as planned, sometimes a task takes longer than expected (ornament storage) and sometimes something new comes along.
Here's where I stand on October's list:

• Add a border to the vulture quilt - not started and will not start until the binding is done on the postage stamp quilt
• Sew more 9-patch blocks for the family quilt series - one more set sewn
• Make a couple of new doll clothes for Ella I did crochet a cheer outfit and I have some fabric outfits cut out
• Crochet whatever I want whenever I'm in the mood - I did a lot of this!
• Sew 15 walker caddies from donated fabric - DONE!!
• Pack and deliver the beaded ornaments - packed, not delivered
• Finish the postage stamp quilt! - working on the binding
• Quilt 6 veterans quilts - not started but Brenda and Marcy too some tops to quilt leaving me with only 4

I think my biggest accomplishments for the month were getting the postage stamp quilt quilted and getting the ornaments packed and ready to deliver. I finished the ornament this weekend and will share more in a post on Wednesday. Suffice it to say that I made it 10 times more complex than it needed to be, as usual. My only other sewing project was sewing up the 15 walker caddies and I'm glad to be done with those.

I didn't do any other sewing projects simply because my room was such a mess from the walker caddies, storage project and the postage stamp quilt. I didn't have the space to get the vulture quilt out or to start anything new.
So instead, I crocheted. I finished a few hats and a big blanket. I also bought a lot of yarn on sale but we won't talk about that.

My goals for November revolve around getting ready for Christmas but also include :

• New! Make Christmas postcards
• Add a border to the vulture quilt
• Sew more 9-patch blocks for the family quilt series 
• Make a couple of new doll clothes for Ella 
• New! Make Christmas pillowcases for the kids
• Crochet whatever I want whenever I'm in the mood
• Finish the postage stamp quilt!
• Quilt 4 veterans quilts - 2 are my own

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