QAL/Clean room!

First up, finished these yesterday. They are so not perfect, but they are done.

And my goal of a clean craft room has been met!

And for evidence that I didn't just throw everything on the other side of the room, here it is. my WIP shelf is along the top of that desk. And my sewing machine is covered in a pile of mending I need to do so yes it is organized. The insides of that cabinet and drawer things aren't organized but those are messes for another day.

March Goals

Looking back at my 1st quarter goals (for the 2015 FAL hosted by On the Windy Side) from this post, here is what I have left to finish by the end of this month. 

1) buttons on my shirt, pencil skirt for an ensemble.

2) Jo's apron and

2b) Jo's wallet.

These need to be done by the 14th, for her bday party of course.

3) monkeys. 

I have set the goal/average for 10/month. So far this year I haven't finished any: I still have 58 hookers and 1 (G's Spice World socks) that is in the assembly stage. So I better finish 30 this month to make my quarterly goal!

4) clean room. 

HA! Hahaha!

But hey, it is progress. 

I can finish it the end of the month, easy peasy!

Other things i have in progress: ... No, I'll not list them now. Maybe next month for the next quarter I will take stock. I have started a WIP shelf in my room and I am, believe it or not!, making progress on it.

Oh, and on another note:

This week's progress for HQM's Quilt along. Finished it the day she posted (thank you Minecraft in the basement) but again, wanted to make a multi-reason post. Awesome. It was easy.

So the goal this month for ALYoF? Let's call it #1. The monkeys I have to finish for the ALSA fundraiser, and Jo's stuff I have to finish for her b-day, so those both have REASONS to get done and WILL get done no matter what, but the ensemble is just a WIP that needs to be done for the sake of getting it out of my room. Let's make this month's goal a challenge, just for the sake of finishing WIPs, K? 

So I guess I'm a quilter?

I was talking to my buddy Brent the other day and was inspired to see how many quilt tops I had. At that point I had 5 tops finished and 2 in the works. So I guess I'm a quilter, eh?

That was about when I started putting this quilt up on the frame, which is my goal for the month. I decided then that I wouldn't do any of the "quilting" (tying) but rather let the kids do it all. I helped a little of course, a little less as time went on, so this is the kids' quilt. They can do with it as they please. I want to encourage them to give to someone we know in need but I don't know who yet. I just finished the binding yesterday!

Russ did most of the tying.

I had to help Jo the most. 

So for the month of February: GOAL! I haven't started designing the monkeys yet so hopefully I can get the 30 done next month. Once I get going they go pretty fast. It's just the getting going part that sucks. 

Also, here is my current assignment for the QAL. I finished it the night it was posted but didn't want to do another post just for it. I think I missed the deadline for getting into the drawing for the week but meh, whatever. 

And just for the fun of it, I put another quilt on the frame. Want to get as many WIPs out of that room as I can, and I prefer them to be done when I do! 

There is very little prettier than a quilt stretched on the frame, even if it is surrounded by kids' toys and garbage.

So yeah, 3 quilts just in this one post. Quilter? I think it's official.

Quilting along #2

HQ Melissa's Irish Chain QAL! Cutting.

Joining in again. 

All cut up, ready for the next installment.

Feb Goal

Finishing this easy quilt will be really easy.

Also, my quarterly goal for the FAL was to get an average of 10 monkeys done a month. I didn't get any done in January so my goal for that for February is 20 monkeys. I want to send some to the Battle ALS with Flowers event in San Antonio. I counted my monkeys the other day, too, and I have exactly 60 that need finishing, including one for Mom and one for G so going for 10/month will be perfect to get them all done before Market starts this year. I'm not going to do the market every week this year but I am going to try to get out there a few Saturdays. I think it's a worthy goal.

January Finish!

Finished Mom's Quilt today!

Goal posted here.