October Roundup and November Goals

I wanted to Drop a line on Progress from my October Goals and layout my goals for November.
At the beginning of the month I planned to:

October 2016 Monthly Goals:

1. No craft stash shopping - SUCCESS
2. Blog once per week - FAIL - I should have known as I went to Las Vegas for Vacation from the 21-26.
3. Finish a dish rag a week - SUCCESS - See Below
4. Complete Pretty Little Italy - SUCCESS
5. Finish Purple Zig Zag Quilt top - FAIL - I decided it was more important to get my cross stitch pumpkin done. (see Below)
6. Start ornaments for the holidays. - SUCCESS - but I forgot Pictures :(

Dish Rags:

I am now up to 8 for the year but I have not even begun to make a dent in my dishrag yarn. I have decided that this will be a goal of my upcoming year. I think I may make it a yardage goal but more to come.

Cross-Eyed Cricket Patterned Pumpkin:

I used the called for DMC and a lighter 28ct which all came from my stash. Evenweave than the model on the chart and the one in my LNS. It was a delightful stitch and went much faster than I thought it would.

I was also able to take 3 quilts to the longarmers and 3 pieces to my LNS to get framed (they were having one of their twice yearly sales).

As for November, here is what I have on tap:

November 2016 Monthly Goals:

1. No Stash or Fabric Shopping
2. Blog once per Week
3. Finish 4 more dishrags
4. Complete 4 ornaments
5. Bind quilts for Niece and Nephew.

Hopefully not too stretching.

Happy Stitching everyone!!!!!

So More Progress!

Just wanted to drop a quick note to show progress on the other stocking and cowl I have been working on.

Cowl - Galileo yarn by Knitpicks- pattern is my design

Stocking

The goal is to have both completed soon but I am really getting the hankering to start something new too. :(

Happy stitching everyone!

Stitch from Stash-B Check-in

I have decided to take part in Stitch from my Stash Part B for 2015. July is the first month posted for the 2nd half of the year.

Month: July
Spent: $0.00
Earned: $10.00 (completed 1 stocking and christmas ornament)

Stash Used this month:

• Whole kit for the stocking
• scrap piece of linen
• scrap DMC
• 400 yds of yarn - trillian shawlette
• 1 whole layer cake - Batik Bricks top

I just realized that I have not kept as great of track of that as I should have for the first half of the year but I am going to give it a go now:

Stash Used during SFS 2015A
Yarn:

• 400 yds - trillian shawlette
• 4344 yds - 3 baby blankets (sand, Fruit Salad, Purple)
• 2100 yds - 21 dishrags
• 350 yds - Hitchhiker shawletter

Fabric

• Batik Bricks - 1 layer cake
• Bee's Purple Quilt - 6 yds - all stash
• Trivets - 1 charm pack and 1 fat quarter
• Christmas Table Runner - 1 Charm pack and 0.5 yds backing
• Zig Zag table runner - 1.5 yds
• Barcelona Quilt - 1 layer cake and 4 yds

Cross Stitch:

• Stocking - 1 full kit (14x 16 Aida, floss)
• Santa's Office - 15x18 AIDA and DMC floss
• 4 ornaments - 4 scrap pieces of fabric and scrap floss

Not bad for half a year!!! Now to get back to it. Happy stitching Everyone!