Friday, August 17, 2012

Monthly Accomplishments - July 2012

I can't believe that I haven't posted my July Accomplishments before now. I've had my list ready for 2 weeks!
  1. Spent a lot of time watering grass and flowers at the beginning of the month (by the end, I just didn’t care anymore!) 
  2. Had a sewing day with Barb and Lucy after they won new sewing machines
  3. Added borders, Angelina bubbles and cauldron applique to Scrap Squad #3 Old Gory
  4. Quilted the third Scrap Squad, attached the binding and label and wrote up my blog post for Quiltmaker
  5. Quilted Strip Twist for Gillian
  6. Got fabric for quilting samplers and then messed up on the quilting and started ripping rows out - 
  7. Finished the binding on the Doodle Bugs quilt 
  8. Made BOM blocks from 2009 Mystery BOM from Fat Quarter shop - #5, #6, #7 
  9. Midget blocks - 37, and 41 and 42 
  10. Saw that butterflys finally found my butterfly bush 
  11. Finished the second sleeve for my sweater 
  12. Bought fabrics for new projects
Books read
  1. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 
  2. Cold Hit - Linda Fairstein 
  3. Injustice for All - J. A. Jance 
  4. Trial by Fury - JA Jance
  5. Ties that Bind - Marie Bostwick 
  6. Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 
  7. Life Without Parole - Clare O’Donohue 
  8. Better Read than Dead - Victoria Laurie
Such a better month in all accounts!

6 comments:

Jennifer said...

Great month - you got a lot done on all fronts.

Kristie said...

What a month!!! August will be coming to an end soon, will it be as productive or better?
Kristie

Deb A said...

Great job! It sounds like you have been very busy. I hope this month is as productive.

Melinda said...

Congratulations on a great month of accomplishments. #12 must have been especially tough. wink wink

Jean(ie) said...

Seeing this list I need to be better about my time management skills. You've accomplished a lot!

Vic H. said...

Looks like a good month. Did you see the Dexter series on TV before reading the book/s?