November Accomplishments

I can't believe November is over already...boy has this year gone fast! And I bet the next month will go even faster! I had a good month of quilting and got a lot more done than I thought I would. I was a little afraid of being burned out after the quilt show last month, and I started the month slow, but once I got going, it was a steady pattern to the end of the month. I sewed 20 3/4 hours in November and here's how I did on my original goals:

• Finish blocks for Carnival quilt from Debbie Bowles workshop - blocks are done and partially put together for the top.
• Finish my pay it forward gifts - done (picture after I send the last 2!)
  
• Send out my fabric for my first ever internet fabric swap - done 
  
• Quilt t-shirt quilt for my friend Barbara - done 
  
• President's block for our guild president - whoops, forgot about this one, and I will have to do it this week since our guild meeting is Thursday and it is her last as president!

Plus, I also did this:

• Made an extra item from my pay it forward and gave it to a friend in rehab for knee surgery (with complications, so she is in the hospital much longer than anticipated)
• Found and fabric framed a cross stitch I finished in 2007, just in time for the holidays

• Made a reindeer towel from a kit I bought at the show
• Bought, attached, and started the hand sewing on my reindeer quilt panel
• Labelled and gifted Nick's quilt of valor
• Made a scrappy bed for Mittens
• Pulled and prepped my reds for the snowball challenge
• Loaded and quilted an outer space quilt for my friend Loralei

The month of December is sure to be a busy one, but I have two sewing days planned, so I am hoping to get all these projects done -- yikes!

• Christmas gifts - 2 + 7 for day care teacher gifts
• Thank you gift for Jack's day care room (he's moving up to preschool!)
• Prep backing, quilt, and bind Christmas tree skirt and put it under our tree before Christmas morning!
• Finish Carnival quilt top
• Quilt a top from a friend that I've had in my closet for way too long
• Finish hand sewing on Reindeer quilt and hang up!
• Start on my snowball challenge