Monthly Accomplishments - March 2014

I feel like March was a good month.

1. Picked up some floss for a few new cross stitch projects
2. Made another Sew Together bag
3. Quilted a red, black and white quilt for Laura Beth
4. Went on a quilt retreat and sewed up this chevron
5. Got a roll of batting for a quilting marathon
6. Quilted green and purple flowers quilt for Jennifer
7. Quilted animal prints for Jennifer
8. Picked up some fabrics for another wedding quilt
9. Finished the binding on the t shirt quilt
10. Quilted a green and orange quilt for Jennifer
11. Had a birthday, did some knitting and some cross stitch
12. Assembled the blocks and started on the borders of the bright batik quilt
13. Quilted the economy block quilt for Carrie
14. Quilted the batik rail fence for Jen

And I read a little...

1. Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
2. Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
3. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End by Jennifer Worth

All in all, a great month!

And the little dogs were so happy to see me when I got back from my retreat!

Monthly Accomplishments - February 2014

Let's see if I did any better in February...

1. Quilted a Valentine quilt for Kara
2. Laid out, assembled and bordered the split nine patch aka gray and black quil
3. Made the disappearing nine patch blocks, laid out, assembled and bordered a Swanky quilt
4. Finished the second house and started on the third house on Gingerbread Lanes cross stitch
5. Quilted Allie's white and brights quilt
6. Quilted Allie's log cabin'ish quilt
7. Started a new quilt for a February wedding and got the blocks finished
8. Started on the Halloween Spooky Sampler cross stitch
9. Made a Sew Together bag for a donation at work
10. Quilted the t shirt quilt

And tried to read...

1. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
2. Open Season by C. J. Box
3. The Missing Dough by Chris Cavender

Definitely a better month with a lot of variety in the projects!

I also planted seeds for snapdragons which I didn't show on my blog. Here are a few sprouts. There are some at least 1" tall now.

Monthly Accomplishments - January 2014

I realized sometime last week that I totally forgot to do my January Accomplishments and I can't do February's before January... :)

1. Finished the binding on the Road to Ashland quilt for my cousin
2. Finished assembling t shirt quilt for a different cousin and made the backing and binding
3. Worked on Gingerbread Lanes cross stitch
4. Finished the blocks for the gray and black quilt
5. Fixed the Avante so that I could get back to quilting!
6. Made a cover for my cross stitch frame
7. Made a project book for my cross stitch projects
8. Made a weighted blanket from start to finish
9. Quilted rail fence for Gillian
10. Made a block that I couldn't show until now for Allison's baby

And I didn't review enough books!

1. Million Dollar Christmas Proposal by Lucy Monroe
2. The Double Wedding Ring by Clare O'Donohue
3. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding

The t shirt quilt took up a lot more of my time than I realized. :)

Baby quilt block...

Monthly Accomplishments December 2013

Now that November is done, I can post about December accomplishments. :)

1. Finished the binding on Gerre's modern x quilt
2. Quilted and bound Gerre's black, white and yellow quilt
3. Continued working on the black and gray blocks
4. Quilted this photo quilt for Jen
5. Quilted Aqua chinese coins for Gillian
6. Made a Sew Together bag for Cass
7. Made a rice bag for a coworker
8. Quilted Red Riding Hood quilt for Jaclyn
9. Quilted an Ohio Star variation for Nikki
10. Quilted a BOM quilt for Kelly
11. Quilted a log cabin quilt for Kristin
12. Quilted Road to Llano for a present for my cousin
13. Made a snuggie
14. Made 2 more Sew Together bags for my sister and niece for Christmas
15. Cut out and pressed fusible interfacing on t-shirts to make a quilt for another cousin

I may not have read a lot in December, but there were a lot of reviews posted.

1. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
2. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
3. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
4. Revenge Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
5. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
6. Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
7. Taking the Fifth by J A Jance
8. A Touch of Dead by Charlain Harris
9. Dead in the Family  by Charlaine Harris
10. A Plain and Fancy Christmas by Cynthia Keller
11. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
12. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
13. The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini

It was a busy month!

Monthly Accomplishments November 2013

As I was working on my December accomplishments post, I realized that I didn't get around to the November accomplishments.

1. Quilted Caroline's Log Cabin quilt
2. Went on a quilt retreat to Hueston Woods
3. Basted, straight line quilted and bound this Henry quilt for Kayla
4. Made 2 pillowcases
5. Assembled the witches boots blocks into wall hangings
6. Quilted Michelle's Wonky Houses
7.  Cut and began assembling a black and gray quilt
8. Finished a bear cross stitch
9. Started a snow man cross stitch
10. Finished the binding on Easy Street
11. Quilted a Scrappy Trip Along for Regina
12. Quilted a modern X quilt for Gerre

Read a little...

1. The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

I know that I read more, but I didn't review any other books. It was a busy month for things other than blogging. :)

Monthly Accomplisments - October 2013

Gosh, why am I always so late with this post? I know that October was a great month for me so let's get to it!!

1. Finished the first sock and started on the second sock
2. Quilted Easy Street, trimmed it and attached the binding
3. Quilted Nancy's Joel Dewberry quilt
4. Quilted Jennifer's Lois quilt
5. Assembled the top of the Comic Strip Quilt, quilted it and sewed on the binding
6. Quilted snowflakes!
7. Quilted Chinese Coins for Lynn
8. Went on retreat and got lots of fabrics!
9. Assembled the top with borders on Road to Llano
10. Quilted Cathy's Chevron quilt
11. Quilted Margaret's Notre Dame 9 patch

And I read!

1. The Paris Wife by Paula McLainmonth
2. Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich
3. Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie
4. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
5. Murder of a Sweet Old Lady by Denise Swanson
6. Death Angel by Linda Fairstein
7. W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
8. The Astronaut Wives' Club by Lily Koppel
9. Death Al Dente by Leslie Budewitz
10. First Family by Joseph J Ellis
11. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
12. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
13. Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier

What a great month!!

Monthly Accomplishments - September 2013

The months are starting to run together! But I think that September was a pretty good month.

1. Finished the binding on Sweet Treats
2. Laid out the Road to Llano and started assembling the rows
3. Laid out Easy Street, assembled the top, and added borders
4. Assembled the Happy Hour quilt for Ellen, quilted it and finished it up with the binding
5. Sewed the ends in for the Zora socks
6. Continued working on the Hermione's Everyday socks
7. Quilted and bound first t-shirt quilt for Emily
8. Quilted and bound second t-shirt quilt for Emily
9. Started the comic strip quilt
10. Quilted Laura Beth's black, red and white dotty quilt
11. Quilted something quickly for Heather. :)
12. Quilted Laura Beth's black, red and white floral quilt

And I read! Lots!

1.  The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
2. Murder of a Small Town Honey by Denise Swanson
3. The Given Day by Denise Lehane
4. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
5. Killer Crust by Chris Cavender
6. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

And the pup picture of the month... Lula, the scaredy dog.

Monthly Accomplishments - August 2013

Let's get to it! :)

1. Quilted a Quilt Of Valor for the guild
2. Quilted Squares for Kara
3. Worked on Road to Llano here and here
4. Quilted Robots for Regina
5. Started and finished assembling the Easy Street block - this was a lot of work!
6. Quilted St Louis 16 Patch for Gillian
7. Finished knitting the second sock for the Zora pair in Hickory
8. Quilted, trimmed and started hand stitching the binding on Sweet Treats.

Not too shabby, if I do say so myself! :)

And I read....

1. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
2. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
3. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
4. Kinsey and Me by Sue Grafton (read most of it)
5. To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman
6. A Glimpse of Evil by Victoria Laurie
7. Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
8. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
9. Vision Impossible by Victoria Laurie
10. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
11. Lethal Outlook by Victoria Laurie
12. Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J Ellis

And my favorite part - the dog picture of the month!

Monthly Accomplishments - July 2013

I can't believe that it is the middle of the month and I am just getting around to my summary of last month. Again. lol

1. Finished quilting #17 - Flowers for Gerre. I also got it trimmed and bound.
2. Spent an hour or so cleaning the 2 301a machines
3. Cut out the Picture This quilt in dog prints, made the blocks, assembled the top and made the backing and binding.
4. Started Road to Llano. And kept working on it, and working, and working
5. Quilted #18 - Ladies for Gillian
6. Finished piecing the setting triangles for Easy Street.
7. Quilted #19 - Plus quilt for Heather
8. Went on a local shop hop with gals from CMQG
9. Hit my 2,000th blog post and my 6th blogiversary!
10. Kept knitting on my second sock
11. Quilted #20 - Texas for Jennifer in TX
12. Quilted #21 - Nautical Swoon for Gillian
13. Assembled 1 B block and laid out an A block for Easy Street

And I read!

1. Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck
2. The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag
3. Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline
4. Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
5. love water memory by Jennie Shortridge
6. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella

I'm still reading, I just didn't get a lot reviewed in July. :)

What a month!!

Monthly Accomplishments - June 2013

Post # 1998!! Getting closer to a celebration and giveaway! Are you ready??

I think that this list is going to show that June was very productive.

1. Sweet Treats - made and attached borders, made backing and binding
2. Moon Pie - got borders on, made binding, quilted (Quilt #13) and binding is attached and ready for hand stitching
3. Quilted #12 - QOV for one of my Guilds
4. Finished the leg, did the heel and started on the foot of my second sock
5. Worked on the triangles for Easy Street
6. Finished hand stitching the binding on the holiday SIS quilt
7. Quilted #14 for Jen - Pinwheels
8. Quilted #15 for Gillian
9. Bought fabric for a purple and gold Road to Llano and for a green and sand Road to Llano
10. Quilted #16 for Emily - Modern Squares
11. Got another 301a. She's still nameless...

And I read!

1. The Judgment by Beverly Lewis
2. The Mercy by Beverly Lewis
3. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
4. Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
5. 11th Hour by James Patterson
6. 12th of Never by James Patterson
7. Farewell, Dorothy Parker by Ellen Meister
8. Between Heaven and Texas by Marie Bostwick
9. The Drowning House by Elizabeth Black
10. The History of Us by Leah Stewart
11. Three Sisters by Susan Mallery

What a month!!

And here is my favorite pup pic for the month.

Lula may have been more happy to see what was in the box than I was!

Monthly Accomplishments - May 2012

Maybe this will give me a little motivation today... :)

1. Finished getting frame set up and tested it at the very beginning of the month
2. Quilted quilt #1 - charity quilt for the Guild - also finished the binding
3. Quilted quilt #2 - charity quilt for the Guild
4. Quilt #3 - another charity quilt for the Guild
5. Quilt #4 - a quilt for Lynn
6. Got some tools for the Avante - still loving the white tray that sits on the rails!
7. Quilt #5 - for Lynn
8. Quilt #6 - baby quilt for Emily
9. Quilt #7 - wall hanging for Jen
10. Attached the binding to quilts #2 and #3
11. Quilted #8 and #9 - For Regina's 4Patches4Hope
12. Assembled Moon Pie and started working on the borders
13. Quilt #10 - a table runner for Jen
14. Quilt #11 - finally one for me!
15. Went to New York to see Regina and her family and enjoyed a bit of soggy scenery and shopping at JoAnn's!
16. Cut out and pieced Sweet Treats
17. Made great progress on my second sock!

I also got a lot read this month!

1. Endangered Species by Nevada Barr
2. Spinning Forward by Terri DuLong
3. Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
4. Starting Now by Debbie Macomber
5. Family Pictures by Jane Green
6. The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
7. Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
8. Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen
9. Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman
10. The Thorn by Beverly Lewis

This is a little motivating! I got a lot of quilting done last month!

And my favorite picture of the month... The pups!

Monthly Accomplishments - April 2013

I have a feeling that this month is pretty bad. I know I did a lot of cleaning and I hosted the Southern Invasion, but I know that I didn't get a lot of sewing or quilting done.

1. Got my business taxes done. What a relief!
2. Over knit on the foot of my first Zora sock, ripped out and re-knit and then finished the sock.
3. Quilted pink and green baby quilt
4. Saw my Spinnerei quilt at the IQF Cincinnati show! I still need to post pictures of the CMQG Dresden Plate exhibit and the other quilts...
5. Started the second Zora sock
6. Bought an HQ Avante, stalked the UPS guy and began setting up the frame!
7. finished the binding on the green and pink baby quilt
8. Planted some seeds to try and supplement my garden
9. Cleaned the basement with my neighbor in preparation for the HQ Avante
10. Bought the yarn for the Infinity Cardigan!
11. Made about 20 spool blocks for a swap
12. Worked on Moon Pie that is on my Design Wall

 And books....

1. Destiny of the Republic by Candace Millard
2. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
3. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
4. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
5. Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
6. Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

I guess that it was a pretty good month after all!

Monthly Accomplishments - March 2013

I'm not sure how well this is going to end up. I know that I got some quilting done, but I didn't do a lot of piecing, if any.

1. Finished knitting my second purple sock. The pair has been worn and the socks feel great!
2. Quilted and bound a twin size RWB quilt
3. Suspended the Tiny Tuesday posts (I really need to start those up next week!!)
4. Quilted and bound a full size RWB quilt
5. Quilted and bound a smallish quilt for Jennifer in TX
6. Quilted Lynn's Scrappy Trip Along quilt with orange peel
7.  Started another sock with cables
8. Had the dogs get loose and chased them around an exit off of I75 on the way home from Florida

And I read a little :)

1. The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell
2. A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet
3. The Confession by John Grisham
4. Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus

And that was it. There were a couple of other books read, but the reviews were done in April so I will just report them in April's report. Maybe by the beginning of May, I will get on the ball a little better and not wait until the month is half over to figure out what I did in April. lol

Monthly Accomplishments - February 2013

I think that I got quite a bit done in February, but I know that there was a lot of time spent not 'do...'ing anything. Of course, February is a short month... lol

1. Quilted a table runner for Jen
2. Quilted the squares quilt for Jen
3. Pulled fabrics for the next 10 Midget blocks
4. Wrote a summary of my Scrap Squad quilts from last year
5. Quilted Lynn's converging corners quilt
6. Finished knitting ruffle scarf
7. Quilted Punkie's quilt for Jen
8. Made Midget block #61
9. Had quilting on display at Quilt Con courtesy of Andie and her flying geese quilt
10. Tried quilting and ended up ripping it out of Lynn's Scrapy Trip Along
11. Finished the leg and heel of the second purple sock

And the books read list is much better than January's one!

1.  Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
2. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
3. And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
4. The Associate by John Grisham
5. The Birthday Present by Barbara Vine
6. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

Monthly Accomplishments - January 2013

Quite a good month for do...ing, but not such a great month for reading! 

1. Finished knitting first sock of purple pair AND started knitting second sock of purple pair
2. Worked on red and orange ruffle scarf, finished it, ripped it out and started over
3. Worked on Easy Street mystery - here and here  
4. Worked on assembling moon Pie 
5. Decided on my Word of the Year - do....  
6. Quilted Ellen’s Plus Quilt
7. Quilted Heather's Yield quilt
8. Cooking marathon of freezer meals, scones, and dog treats 
9. Midget block - 57; 58; 59 and 60  
10. Finished the last Scrap Squad quilt with quilting, trimming and binding 
11. Got a new entry door 
12. Got a new laptop 
13. Quilted wall hanging for Kathy 
14. Made modifications to my quilting frame
15. Made two Christmas pillowcases at a sew in

And only one book finished for the entire month!

1. By Stone, by Blade, by Fire by Kate Wilhelm

A great month of do...ing!

And my favorite picture of the dogs from the month - the waiting for the dog treats!

Monthly Accomplishments December 2012

Wow! I did a lot! It helps that quite a bit was under a time crunch or with a specific deadline. :)

1. Quilted purple hexie quilt for Heather 
2. Sewed up bag of dog toys
3. Quilted Ariel’s quilt  
   
4. Made take along bag, thread catcher, tool caddy, runaround bag for a giveaway
5. Kept knitting on a sock I started on Thanksgiving  
   
6. Spinnerei – made blocks, assembled, quilted and bound from my original design  
   
7. Found a pristine Featherweight!
   
8. Found an even better Singer 301A!  
9. Finished assembly on 6^th Scrap Squad and made the binding
   
10. Quilted Ohio State Buckeye Ohio start quilt for Heather  
    
11. Loaded Ellen’s quilt and got a couple of rows quilted before running out of the bobbin thread completely
    
12. Started Easy Street mystery
13. Recovered big board 
14. Threw Moon Pie on design wall

And I read! I ended the year with 67 books read. In 2011, the number was 71; in 2010, 61; and 2009 was 59. I didn't keep track before that. not too shabby for 2012!

1. Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
2. Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein
3. Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein 
   
4. The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini 
   
5. Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein
6. Night Watch by Linda Fairstein
7. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz

What a month!

Monthly Accomplishments - November 2012

I am just a week late on last month's accomplishments. I even thought about posting it last week, but got sidetracked.

1. Added borders, made backing, quilted and sewed binding to the fifth Scrap Squad
2. Finished the 4th, 5th and 6th blocks for the Paris in the Fall BOM
3. Quilted the Texas quilt for Gerre and sewed the binding on it
4. Midget blocks - pulled fabric for next 10 blocks and made blocks 53, 54 and 55, and 56
5. Was finally able to reveal that I quilted 3 quilts for a book
6. Bought some fabric for the Dresden Plate quilt - still haven't started the quilt
7. Found a faster binding technique
8. Quilted 3 smaller quilts for Heather
9. Pulled fabric for Bonnie's newest mystery - Easy Street
10. Quilted twin quilt for Laura Beth
11. Quilted butterfly quilt for Suzanne
12. Started knitting a new pair of socks on Thanksgiving
13. Cut and made the sub units for the final Scrap Squad
14. Made a wall hanging for a co-worker
15. Started quilting another quilt for Heather

And books....

1. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
2. The Kills by Linda Fairstein
3. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
4. Entombed by Linda Fairstein
5. The Telling by Beverly Lewis
6. Death Dance by Linda Fairstein
7. Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie
8. Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein

All of this activity wore little Maxie out!

Monthly Accomplishments October 2012

I realized today that I have been feeling sick for a month! I started with a sore throat on 10/3 and I am just starting to get all of my strength back this week. I went to bed on Halloween at 7:45!! I didn't sleep all the way through the night, but it felt great to wake up just after midnight and realize that there were still many hours to sleep!

Now that this is all written out, I got much more accomplished this month in spite of my cold/SARS/walking death garbage than I did last month. WOO HOO!!

1. Quilted a quilt for Heather that was on display at Quilt Market
2. Quilted a lap quilt for Kara
3. Quilted a lap quilt for Gerre. Also sewed the binding down for this quilt.
4. Had another yard sale, broke my screen on my phone and got it replaced just in time for retreat
5. Had my Fade to Red quilt on display at another quilt show - granted this was in September, but I didn't post about it until October.
6. Quilted and finished the binding for the blue star baby quilt
7. Retreated for a weekend in Shipshewana
8. Made the blocks and assembled the quilt center for the 5th Scrap Squad
9. Trimmed and sewed the binding on the 4th Scrap Squad quilt which was subsequently revealed
10. Finished the blocks for Moon Pie
11. Made the 3rd Paris in the Fall blocks
12. Made 2 Midget blocks. And started the next block
13.  Quilted a baby quilt for Elizabeth

 And books read.

1. Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
2. Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 
3. Firestorm by Nevada Barr
4. Death Perception by Victoria Laurie
5. Hardly Knew Her by Laura Lippman
6. What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

Monthly Accomplishments - September 2012

Another great month, I think!! Well, maybe just a good month. I know that so far in October, I have already accomplished a lot, so maybe September was just a good month. 

1. Block 12 from the 2009 Mystery BOM 
   
2. Midget blocks - 47, 48, 49, 50 
3. Finished the Scrap Squad #4 which included cutting fabric, making blocks, paper piecing, assembling the quilt, adding borders and making the backing  
4. Had some dental work done 
5. Paris in the Fall BOM blocks - set 1; set 2 
6. Made a table runner 
7. Worked on Moon Pie as a leader/ender project

I know that doesn't look like a whole lot, but the Scrap Squad quilt took up a lot of time. There is a lot to deal with when doing paper piecing. And I basically pieced and assembled the entire quilt in the month.

Books read 

1. Crime Seen by Victoria Laurie 
2. Asta’s Book by Barbara Vine 
3. The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein 
4. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

Monthly Accomplishments - August 2012

I meant to get this posted last week, but I just didn't get to it. At least I am earlier this month than I have been in a few months! And it appears that my quilting Mojo is BACK!

1. Made a wall hanging for my co-worker's parents
2. Made 5 pillowcases for ConKerr for CMQG
3. Made blocks for the 2009 Mystery BOM - 8, 9, 10, 11
4. Fixed a bunch of dog toys for some happy pups
5. Made Midget Blocks - 43, 44, 45, 46
6. Made a blue and yellow baby quilt top and binding
7. Made a pink and green baby quilt top and binding
8. Made a backing for the pink and green quilt top
9. Did the satin stitch on the boots for the witch blocks - 24 blocks total
10. Made a ton of blocks to test the cutting measurements for a focus block on the next Scrap Squad quilt. Finally finished cutting one fabric for the focus blocks!
11. Finished square in a square blocks for the next Scrap Squad quilt.
12. Straightened up my scrap pile
13. Quilted Regina's quilt
14. Quilted Kara's quilt and put on the binding
15. Had a yard sale and made a little money! Woot!

And books read...

1. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
2. A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
3. Rest in Pizza by Chris Cavender
4. Red Mist by Kay Scarpetta
5. Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie
6. Wicked Autumn by G. M. Malliet
7. The Deadhouse by Linda Fairstein
8. V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

What a great month!!