My March Goals Check In

Wow!  It is autumn!  Where did summer go?  Not that I mind seeing the back of the summer we have just experienced.  Drought, excessive heat, dust, fires, smoke, floods, storms...... you name it.  Let's hope the autumn brings more "normal" weather conditions.

Anyway, it's time to plan March's goals.  Let's start with the stitching goals.

This month I must, must, must finish my Rabbit Mat.

This was started at Girls Day in the Country at Nundle way back in 2015.  I am determined that I will take the finished project to Scrub Stitchin' at Baradine at the start of April.  I need to find some backing fabric, quilt it, when I decide how, and then bind it.  Very doable, as it isn't all that big.  I just have to find the motivation and work out how to deal with the edges, given it is English Paper Piecing. 

The Rabbit Mat is also my UFO project to work on for WOOFA.  If I manage to get it finished early enough I'll decide which project to work on next.

Once again, I will join in with Friday Night with Friends, organised by the lovely Cheryll, on the first Friday of the month.  I have no idea what I will work on at this stage, but there will be stitching on something.

This month the colour is teal.  I need to hunt out some fabrics and make my drunkard path blocks and my pineapple block.  I don't exactly have teal 30s fabrics for the pineapple block, but I will find some nice blues to use.

There will be another four blocks revealed this month, received here in Oz on Thursday mornings.  I'm looking forward to making them and keeping up to date.  I just hope they aren't too fiddly. Lazy, aren't I.

I will endeavour to make another two blocks for Splendid Sampler 2 and have decided that making the sashing borders will work well as my leader and ender project.  Nothing like killing two birds with one stone.

In the background, Loulee and I will continue making a Christmas project each month.

If all goes to plan, there should be at least two projects finished this month - the Christmas project and the rabbit mat.  Wouldn't it be nice if I could sneak in one more.  

That little lot should keep me going, I think.

Now, onto my other non-stitching goals for the month.

1. Go Motorcycling.  - There is nothing definite planned as yet, but we hope to go for a ride with the Panorama Club this month.  This time of year is ideal for getting out.

2. Go away for the weekend. - With a little bit of luck this will actually happen this month - maybe even twice.  Fingers crossed.

3.  Read a book - Mick reckons "The Book Thief" is one of the best books he has ever read.  I haven't read it and he had donated his copy.  We picked up a copy at the op shop the other day, so I'm going to read it this time around.

4.  Bake.  I'm not going to stipulate trying a new recipe this month, rather I want to do some baking.  I made some Anzac biscuits on the weekend, which were delicious.  I haven't done any other baking for some time, (I suppose the hot weather didn't help), and want to get back into the habit.  Home made is always much nicer than store bought.  Mick has requested Pineapple Roughs, so now I've put it here, it is an official goal.

In among all this, there are plenty of other things going on.  We are now entering that busy time of the year again. There'll be no rest for the wicked.