Monthly Accomplishments - November 2010

Well, it doesn't seem like I did much, but it was plenty for me! :)

1. Continued knitting on my two at a time socks. Still not to the heel, but making progress.
2. Assembled the Orientals quilt and made the backing and the binding.
3. Made the 4th Mystery BOM block and 1 Split Decision block
4. Organized a mess of scraps
5. Made a binder for my Midget Mania blocks and made the first 2 blocks
6. Made a binder (and then 2) for the Super Secret quilt and got all of the fabrics cut
7. Finished the applique prep work and cut out all the pieces (with help from Granma) for the Which Witch? wall hangings and put one block together
8. Made the 9 patches for my Granma's quilt

 I also did a few big non-crafty things...

1. Upgraded my TV for my bedroom
2. Had the water heater replaced in my condo
3. Went shopping in the early morning hours on Black Friday

And not too many books read this month.

1. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - I posted about this book and the series in this post. After I got so many comments from readers about getting the book, I figured that I should re-listen to Outlander again and I am almost done with it now. I have to say that I am happy to be hearing back from gals that they have really enjoyed the first book. I am just about ready to move on to the third though because Drargonfly is still fresh in my mind.
2. Speak Ill of the Dead by Mary Jane Maffini - I read this book because of a commenter's recommendation in a round about way. Maffini has a series where the main character has a doxie, but I started with this one because it was readily available from the library. It was a pretty good read and I have already gotten the next book on my library list. :)

And finally, my hours.... Hours spent - Quilting - 67.25; knitting - 11

I really need to work on my knitting hours! lol

October 2010 Monthly Accomplishments

Considering a 3 day quilt retreat in October, this month's list should be incredibly full! Lol

1. Finished the Bento Box quilt top and prepped the backing and binding
2. Quilted a quilt for Shellie
3. Quilted a quilt for Regina
4. Finished 4 charity quilt bindings - here and here 
5. Made a new purse for retreat
6. Started working on the Which Witch? Wall hangings
7. Finished the Black and White Optical Illusion quilt top
8. Cut fabric for the 2009 teal and brown BOM quilts, made the setting blocks for both quilts and assembled 1 top
9. Made a BOM binder for the 2009 Mystery BOM and made 3 blocks
10. Finished knitting my second pair of sock
11. Bought fabric for my Granma’s 80^th birthday quilt, cut the fabric and made the strip sets 
12. Won Halloween goodies from Jen
13. Received the Paris in the Fall BOM kit
14. Went to retreat and had a blast meeting new friends and seeing old friends!
15. Made the blocks and assembled the center of the Orientals quilt
16. Continued piecing the Whimsy pieces as my leader and ender project
17. Started knitting another pair of socks – 2 at a time

I'm very shocked at how much I have gotten done during October!

I only got 2 books finished, but I am almost done with one that is 38 hours long. It is very good! A Diana Gabaldon saga!

1. Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin - Good book, but I didn't like it as much as I did the baby books by her. This book had me wanting to smack the main character sometimes. Well, a couple of the main characters.
2. The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - Soldiers and terrorist plots make up this story. I think it was a little longer than it needed to be, but it all came together in the end.

And lastly, I am very shocked at the amount of hours I spent on quilting this month!! A lot of time spent in retreat prep and sewing during retreat. :)

Hours Spent - Quilting - 95.5; Knitting - 3.5

And Maisy thinks that her UFOs are multiplying! She might be right!

Stash Report be damned!

Yesterday, I had more than one package in the mail!

Earlier in the year, the Paris in the Fall by This and That was revealed and Amy and I fell in love! We chatted about this quilt almost everyday and searched the web to see how much it would cost to buy the kit. We decided that while we would love to do the BOM through the Fat Quarter Shop, it would just end up being way too expensive. If we couldn't find it for less, then we would just let it go and watch blogland while other bloggers made the blocks and the quilt.

One day, I just to be searching for the quilt BOM and I found Craft Town Fabrics where they had several options for purchasing the BOM. One was to order the entire kit - patterns, blocks and finishing kit - with just one shipping cost. WOW!!! I sent the link to Amy and asked her to look at it and make sure that I was reading the site correctly and she agreed that it looked like we would save at least $100 ordering the BOM as a group. WOO HOO!! We both signed up immediately!

Well, it wasn't supposed to ship until November! Amy and I got emails on Tuesday that the kit was shipped and it was in my mailbox on Wednesday. Talk about service!!!

Here's the picture of the whole kit.



And here is all of the fabric that I am going to have to add to my stash report this week.



At least it is gorgeous! So much prettier in person! I'm going to have to start cutting the fabric and putting the blocks in a new BOM binder! :)