October Goals

My goal for October was to get in touch with all the projects I have, in their various boxes and containers. And plastic bags, as it turns out. There are only a few days left in the month, so I really need to step up the pace.

There are 2 projects that I really want either finished or set up ready to finish.  One is the Bitcoin top, and the other is those pesky little 9-Patches. I'm sick of the amount of space they are taking up, so something needs to be done about them.

If the Bitcoin is in one piece I'll be content with that.  It will probably get a border, but I'll decide that later. It depends if I have pieces leftover. 

If the tiny 9-Patches are sewn into their 12" blocks I'll be happy with that. It would take another afternoon to sash the blocks and get the main part of the top done. It will have a border of pink and cream HSTs, but again, that will be a later task. I'll sew them in batches I think. 

I think there's a good chance of me making significant progress, if I can just concentrate.

There are 2 things I started as leader-enders, that I haven't mentioned yet. Both were begun a a way to use up my never-ending supply of blue fabric and scraps. I love blue, but I'm sick of these particular ones, and because I have so much of them they never seem to get any less. I'm not sure that I've made any headway yet. 

One is Triple Treat, which was a Bonnie Hunter leader-ender from a couple years ago. 

This has the added advantage of using up my red scraps, which I"ve come to hate for some reason. I keep finding containers of them stashed away, and I'm sick of the sight of them. I won't mind if they all vanish into these blocks.

The other is Four Patch Fun, this years challenge. 

I see I started with 2.5" strips and then moved to 2" scraps, of which I have an abundance. Over the winter I worked at cutting up scraps and even yardage, and made a lot of little kits all ready to piece in between my serious sewing.

I resisted making the Triple Treat a primary project while I was dealing with the string blocks, but I may just put them in first place soon. I really enjoy making them, they are so easy to put together now that the 4patches are all made.

Mereth brought me back some Verbena seedlings after her last trip to Adelaide. She potted them on for me, until we can decide where they will live permanently. They are so happy, and so pretty. I'm grateful that I have a gardening sister who helps me have a garden.