What an exciting and busy month it has been!
First of all, my beloved New York Mets won the National League Pennant and made it into the World Series.
Although they did not win the World Series, they were able to win one game. They received so much valuable experience to build on for next year.
They were definitely:
Another exciting bit of news is that I now own a new long-arm quilting machine. My first long-arm, Annie, needed extensive repairs and we determined it was not worth the expense to fix her.
Now I own a HandiQuilter Avantè named Ava! I am happily quilting again.
Here are some of her first stitches...on a QFK quilt:
My wonderful son, JT, and his fiancée, Kaela, purchased a home a few weeks ago.
I wish them much love and happiness in their new home!
Kaela, an orthopedic surgeon, was just finishing a rotation in Baltimore so was not available. When she got back to the city on Sunday, she insisted he go to get it checked. After x-rays and a CT scan they are still undecided if he needs surgery. He will see one of Kaela's colleagues in the next few days to make that decision. Now he must just keep his arm/shoulder immobilized in a sling. He thinks it is funny to say he has a "Tony Romo injury." Please keep him in your prayers for a quick and relatively comfortable recovery.
Now, on to my list:
October
(in review)
1. Spend quality time with my super grandsons
A trip to Chick-fil-A :
Library craft time:
Where did that Itsy Bitsy spider go?
Hello, Mimi!
Love hanging out with my brother!
Gymboree
Hungry, Hungry Hippos
I love you soooooo much!
Another trip to the pumpkin patch/apple orchard:
Do you like my haircut?
Picnic Time!
2. Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt. Attend the Quilts for Kids workshop at Pennington Quilt Works
I finished six QFK quilts this month!
3. Attend October Strip Club at
4. Attend Ryder's preschool to talk about quilting.
It was so much fun going to Ryder's preschool.
I showed the children some of the smaller quilts I have made:
I read a book to the class called Just a Quilt by Dalen Keys. Then Ryder presented his teacher with an autographed copy to keep in the classroom.
The children colored "quilt squares" and made a paper quilt.
Then the teachers made a story board of the lesson:
Thanks for inviting me to your classroom, Ryder!
5. Celebrate my DDIL and my birthdays
Very low-key celebrations for our birthdays. No pictures to share.
6. Celebrate Halloween.
7. Purchase fabric for a card table playhouse for
Ryder & Logan
8. Make quilts for my friend's new baby girl
This project is almost done....
9. Dear Jane leader/ender project
Slow but steady progress...
10. Make a Frozen pillowcase for each of my little grandsons
I made Frozen and Halloween pillowcases for the boys:
11. Make two tote bags from Pineapple Fabrics
12. Make three soft books for Christmas presents
Done but no pictures...they are presents.
No progress.
No progress on the following green highlighted projects:
16. Blocks 11 & 12 for the Arcadia Avenue Quilt Along sponsored by Sassafras Lane Designs
17. October block for the Quilt Doodle Designs 2013 Block of the Month
19. De-Bone some men's cotton shirts into usable quilting fabric
20. Complete quilting the top currently loaded on Annie and any others on my Git-R-Done list
21. Bind/label any quilts finished this month
22. A quilt for Logan - ABC Chenille
22. A quilt for Logan - ABC Chenille
23. PQW 2013-14 Saturday Sampler - Cutting Corners
24. Lucky Stars
25. Grandmother's Fan
26. Just Takes 2
27. Quilt Square Quilt Along
28. Crumb Quilt
29. Zippy Strippy Bags
30. PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler
31. A Quilt for Chase
32. Work on the following BRODY Projects:
Civil War Tribute
Cool Breeze
Stain Glass Windows
Double Slice Layer Cake Quilt
Stain Glass Windows
Double Slice Layer Cake Quilt
November
1. Spend quality time with my special grandsons
2. Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt. Attend the Quilts for Kids workshop at Pennington Quilt Works
3. Attend November Strip Club at
4. Attend the Penn Homecoming football game where JT will present an award...sling and all.
5. Attend the WWPHS South Hall of Honor award ceremony
6. Attend the first birthday party of my friend's triplets
7. Celebrate Thanksgiving with some of my family
8. Start baking Christmas cookies
9. Work on the first clues for Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt Allietare
10. A quilt for Logan - ABC Chenille
11. Begin working on the Card Table Playhouse for Ryder and Logan
12. Finish a quilt for my friend's new baby girl
13. Dear Jane leader/ender project
14. Aiming for Accuracy II by Mishka's Playground: Lessons 15, 16, 17 and 18
15. November block for Calypso Kaleidoscope by Quilt Addicts Anonymous
16. Blocks 11 & 12 for the Arcadia Avenue Quilt Along sponsored by Sassafras Lane Designs
17. October and November blocks for the
Quilt Doodle Designs 2013 Block of the Month
18. Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand quilt
19. Start working on a quilt called Radio Way
20. De-Bone some men's cotton shirts into usable quilting fabric
21. PQW 2013-14 Saturday Sampler - Cutting Corners
22. Lucky Stars
23. Grandmother's Fan
24. Just Takes 2
25. Quilt Square Quilt Along
26. Crumb Quilt
27. Zippy Strippy Bags
28. PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler
29. A Quilt for Chase
30. Work on the following BRODY Projects:
Civil War Tribute
Cool Breeze
Stain Glass Windows
Double Slice Layer Cake Quilt
Until Next Time...Happy Stitching!!!
Sharyn
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