Fourth Qtr, and Just 3 for October..........

Wow, I can't believe it is already October, the final quarter of the year. I have been posting my Just 3 for at least 6 months now............and haven't managed to finish any of the "3" for any month so far this year. But then again, it has NOT been a normal year either. It is going to start getting back to normal though, really soon. Last week some major decisions have been made which will help everything go back to normal.  The biggest decision, we are NOT moving to UTAH. We are staying put in Florida. How do I feel about that, mixed emotions. But apparently it was meant to be, so makes me happier about the decision. The reason, dear hubby got a pay raise, and a promotion with another pay raise back to back. So now if we moved he would be taking a $12 an hour pay CUT..........Nope, not gonna happen! That is tooooo much money that I could use to buy fabric  to lose, I mean that is more than some people make in a year.  The other house finally has the kitchen installed, but we have taken a long break from doing anything else over there. The rest of the month doesn't look any better going over there either, we have other plans till the first weekend in November. Then we will get over there and bust butt to get it finished and on the market.
I actually did do a little sewing this weekend, not as much as I would have liked for it being a 3 day weekend. But I did do some, after I finally got the copies I needed done at the blueprint office today.

Ok my Just 3 list for October............I have a lot of deadlines coming up so I can't slack off any more on some of these.

1. get 3 quilts done for the guilds Christmas fair in mid November. That should count as my 3! There is probably going to be 4, but for now lets just say 3.

2. Finish the Quilt for Kids quilt and mail it back, the top was done the day after I got the kit........months ago! Need to find the binding.........ut oh.

3. Finish the quilt I just started for my dear hubby....he wants to take it with him in 2 weeks! LOL, LOL! The first set is half done, 7 more sets to go, plus the middle medallion and the back too. It will be a 2 sided quilt. I am not thinking this one will be done on time this year...But I will try. He has a lot of work he will be doing on the Jeep, so I will get sewing time.

ok now besides those three things, my list for the rest of the quarter include:

Get my wounded warriors quilt finished and sent off. Very sad this one is still not done. :(

Put the binding on the yellow monochromatic quilt...........still waiting!

OH another deadline one..........I think for the first week of November, our guild Black Red and White challenge swap blocks!! Oh My...............almost FORGOT! Need to move this one up to the top........

My Christmas strings quilt from the last swap we did, the top is almost done, needs one more border, then find a back and get it quilted and bound. Forgot to take a pic of it today....it does have a few borders on it since this one was taken.

Any of my other UFO's or WIP's.............that list is very long..............and listed at the very bottom of my blog if you want to see how crazy I am something to read for an hour or so, go take a look. I dare you. It will make you feel good about all yours, I promise!
Like this one...........hadn't touched in a while.

Or this pile that are awaiting to be quilted...........

Well since I had the day off today, and I will pay for it dearly at work tomorrow ( how many of you went to the Post Office today, and it was closed???) I had better get to bed since I didn't get much sleep all weekend long. Till the next post............

3rd qtr pre linky post

For the Finish A Long, this is my 3rd quarter pre linky post. As I didn't finish anything last quarter that was on my list, here goes this months list. First off, lets see what was on last month.........

So I haven't finished my yellow one yet, still need the binding on it.

I haven't even touched the Turtle Bay one.

The snowman one still is sitting in the chair where it was a month ago.

You can see those three in last qtr's post HERE!

I received in the mail this week the quilt kit for the Quilt for Kids foundation ( go there then click the volunteer button on the bottom left). I HAVE to finish that one and mail it back, so this may be the only thing on this whole list I finish. But it is the most important too. These are the fabrics they sent some 6.5" sq, 3.5" strips to sew together and subcut the sew into 4-patches, an inner border, and outer border and backing fabric too. I have to provide batting, and I should have backing fabric leftover for binding it. Bright colors for sure, right up my alley.

I am adding to the list my Ugly Fabric Quilt challenge that I am still sewing flying geese for, lots and lots of geese. Then I have to start making the other blocks to go in it as well.

I am starting a Tetris QAL, so I hope to have it finished by the end of this quarter. Just got all my charm swap squares back in the mail.

I am also doing a QAL on FB with Kylie, I hope to have that one finished by the end of the quarter too. Clue 4 goes out this weekend. I don't know how many clues there are. This is a pic of clue 3 in waiting.

I am cruising along with the Orca Bay, I doubt I will have it done, but I am putting it on my list anyway. Haven't started the bigger string blocks yet, and I am still pressing all those small hour glass blacks, urgh.

Oh and I am going to start the Great Granny Square QAL too. Hadn't even cut the fabrics yet, we will see. Trying to decide which set of fabrics I want to use, or both. I am a glutton for punishment.

I sure do seem to think I am going to get a lot done don't I??? Probably none of it since hubby goes back to day shift in 2 weeks, and we will be working on the other house every evening after work to get it done. That does have it's priority, but I will still have to have MY sewing time to keep my sanity.

2012 Finish-A-Long 2nd qtr post

Well it is time to link up for the pre 2nd quarter linky party over at Quilter in the Gap. Let's see I have 3 months. What do I want to get done this time around, this is a little different than the Just 3. These projects have to be 100% done. Not just a goal. So..........(thinking) Ok Off to take photos of the tops I want finished to show they are not finished yet.

1. Yellow monochromatic quilt.

2. Turtle Bay. This one has been sandwiched and pin for over a year now waiting on the domestic machine. But now I have a long arm............guess I will be pulling out the pins. :D

3. The snowman quilt. This one is pinned and half quilted. Guess it is time to finish it and be done with it. Binding is already cut and waiting, so it shouldn't take too long. I will finish it on the domestic though, it is small enough.

This is probably a lot for me this month as I will more than likely be working 14 hour days 6 days a week for the next month while my boss goes on vacation. I don't think I will get much sewing in. But having goals sometimes push you where you normally won't go. Start with 15 minutes while dinner is digesting, and see if I can keep my eyes open long enough to finish what I started.

What about you? Are you doing the 2012 FAL challenge too?

To help me in the new year.

Have you been wondering where I have been hiding.......6 words. I Work At The Post Office!

I haven't had much time in the past two weeks to even go to my sewing room by the time my exhausted self gets home from work. But I do know that I still have lots of UFO's, WIP's, and PhD's too. and I always need a kick and a push to help finish them so I found me a blog that hopefully will help. Quilter in the gap is hosting a 2012 Finish-A-Long to help get those projects done.

So you can go check it out if your like me with lots to do to get them all done.

Other than that, I am trying to make hubby a Grinch quilt for Christmas, but I don't have time to sew right now. The oldest daughter and her boyfriend decided to move out this week, yes the week before Christmas. I bought them a little tree to put up in their apartment, so our tree that she decorated, I am sure she will want all those ornaments on her tree, so I see I will be undecorating my tree, and then redecorating it this week, yes I know Christmas eve is this weekend. I have to move all their big furniture after work and this weekend, yes Christmas eve. I am working 10-12 hour days 6 days a week for the past two weeks now. Spent this past Sunday, my only day off Christmas shopping all day long. Plus my sister and her 3 kids are in town so they plus my mother (whom I don't talk to) and my step dad are all coming over this weekend as well. Haven't started cleaning or thinking of what I am cooking for 12, I normally do that on Sunday. Guess I will have to make a list at work, during my potty breaks.Life should resume back to normal come Monday. I am soooooooooooo far behind in sewing. Bonnie's mystery, well the instructions are stacking up on the table. I do not have one clue finished yet.