October quilting goals and September results

September was an unusually productive month for me. I managed to reach all the quilting goals that I had set at the beginning of the month, and I even got a few extra projects done too!

SEPTEMBER RESULTS
1. My September goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes was to finish the binding on the Scrappy Sampler quilt that I pieced last year.   FINISHED 9/21/14!!

     

2.  Rainbow Scrap Challenge--make 6-8 LeMoyne Stars in orange.  DONE 9/7

3.  Scrap Hexies--make hexie star & snowflakes.  DONE 9/27

4.  Tell It to the Stars (Judy L. mystery)--make September blocks.  DONE 9/11
All blocks joined together with sashing and cornerstones. (Apologies for the dark, shadowy photo.)

5.  Make at least 30 blocks as part of the 350 Blocks Project  Made 81 blocks
6.  Spend at least 15 minutes each day quilting--cutting, sewing, designing, etc.
     DONE 9/30

Extra Credit:
Made 3 pairs of pajama pants
Boston Fiesta--made 24 blocks
Hearts baby quilt--quilt top done!


OCTOBER GOALS
1. My October goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes is to finish the binding on another quilt. This time it is my Dancing Stars quilt, which was my 2013 project for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I haven't decided yet if I want to make the binding in black, or do a scrappy brights binding.

     
2.  Rainbow Scrap Challenge--make 6-8 LeMoyne Stars in October's color.  

3.  Scrap Hexies--make hexie star & snowflakes.
4.  Make 10-20 Autumn Leaves blocks to make this UFO bigger.

5.  Make at least 30 blocks as part of the 350 Blocks Project
6.  Spend at least 15 minutes each day quilting--cutting, sewing, designing, etc.

There you have it, my quilting plans and goals for October and my results from September. Watch for the next update at the end of October.

Julie in GA