September Goals and Stitching Update for the Week

Before I resume my travel stories, I will do a quick post on my stitching.

Firstly, it is time to set my goals for the month of September, which take a little bit of thinking, as I am not at home.  Let’s see how I go.

ONE MONTHLY GOAL

This is a bit tricky.  I need to keep pushing myself to work on things, while still keeping it achievable.

I think I will make my goal to be the stitching down of the EPP strips to the background of Border #4 on my Blue Quilt and have the border attached to the quilt.  It is glue basted, ready to go.

RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE

The colour for September is aqua.  I’ll play with that once I get home.

15 MINUTES A DAY

I want to keep up with this, as I’m really enjoying achieving a little each day.

KNITTING OR CROCHET PROJECT

I’m working on one now.  More on that later in the post.

HAND STITCHING

I’ve already done some.  Once again, more on that later in the post.  The Blue Quilt also counts.

WORK ON A DONATION PROJECT

I’m not sure if that will happen.  Bonus points if it does.

USE MONIQUE

Probably not.

LEADER AND ENDER

Probably not.  

WIP/UFO

The Blue Quilt counts, but my other main WIP at the moment is the Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt.  I doubt if I will get to it in September.

FINISH SOMETHING

I jolly well hope so….see later in the post.

Now to the non-stitching goals….

READ A BOOK

One down already.  The second  book I picked up in the Cornwall mysteries.  I doubt if I will find the other five, but I’ve enjoyed these.  They are kind of a mix between a modern Miss Marple and Midsomer Murders.

Hopefully, I will read something else as well before the end of the month.

TRY A NEW RECIPE

We’ll see what we can do once we get home.

GET AWAY WITH THE CARAVAN

We’ve smashed that one.

GET/KEEP MY BLOGS UP TO DATE

That will be a challenge.  I have so much to share about this wonderful trip.

Now to get to this week’s stitching update.

I started a second Christmas redwork stitchery, expecting it to take quite a few days.

On Saturday, Mick had a boy’s own adventure and I was staying back at the van.  I was delighted when Chooky advised she would be having a Zoom morning.  Perfect!

As the weather was nice, I moved from the van to a picnic table outside.  How is this for a nice spot to sit, chat and stitch?  

I managed to finish the little stitchery.  It needs a press.

What now?  I found some white 8 ply yarn and also some more of the eyelet lace for next to nothing in an op shop, so I may as well start another coat hanger.  I’d brought another wooden hanger and batting scraps with me, so did the padding and then started on the knitting.  The knitting needles even match the mauve lace. This is the project that should definitely be finished this month.

I’d better update my 15 minutes a day while I’m at it, although it is early in the month.

15 minutes day/week = 7/7

15 minutes day/September = 3/3

15 minutes day/2023 = 231/245

Success rate = 94.29%

I’m linking up at Elm Street Quilts and Life in Pieces.