A Finish & Goals for the Month

It's finished! A few problems along the way, but it's done. I got to the bottom section and realized that I had cut the fabric too short. I think it may have been a Freudian slip, because I wasn't crazy about the people at the bottom. Instead, I substituted a band from Celtic Band Sampler, by the same designer. I think it came out very nice and today it's in the mail to Jill Rensel's Studio for framing. I can't wait to see what she does with it.

It's the beginning of September, time to set some goals for the month. I didn't quite meet my goals for August, but hopefully this month will be better :-). I have a few exchange gifts that I want to complete, a small little birthday gift, and then I can stitch on whatever I want! I also have the Shepherd's Bush retreat at the end of the month and i am counting down the days until I leave. This is the second retreat I've been to so I know a little of what to expect, but the projects are a mystery until the first day and the Shepherd's Bush ladies always have a few fun surprises up their sleeves. I am staying with 6 other women, we are all good friends and looking forward to the extra long slumber party, LOL. It should be a wonderful time and I can't wait!

My goals for the month of September:

1. Complete one block of VoHRH. I'd actually like to finish it by the end of the year, but realistically one block is probably all I can get done this month :-).
2. Finish HIHN Harvest Home Sampler
3. Finish Trilogy Secret Pumpkin Patch
4. Finish Indigo Rose Scissor Fob
5. Finish CHS Stitcher's Prayer, I am about halfway done.
6. Finish BBD Summer House Loose Feather, I am also about halfway done with this one.
7. Start CHS Green Tree Sampler, if I am really lucky and my needle is turbo charged I will get this one finished too. I'd like to leave the last three with Jill Rensel for framing.

I guess I'd better get busy stitching!

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend, it is raining and we don't expect it to get out of the 60's today. It feels more like November than the beginning of September. I think a big pot of chili and cornbread, lots of movies and stitching may be the order of the day. I will have to see what my DH thinks when he gets up :-).