September TO DO List

September. It seems so strange to type that word. I think it feels like it should still be June. Didn't my son just celebrate his birthday? Didn't college girl just get home? How can it really be September already? It was much cooler today. Fall must be on the way. Fall is my FAVORITE season and I love cooler weather so I'm ready for it but I'm just surprised that summer is almost over.

So here's my list for the;

It is quite the ambitious list too. It is what I HOPE to get accomplished. Some of it I really need to get finished, other things have been on the back burner for way too long. I figure listing them here gives me a push to work on them rather than ignore them altogether.

First up - get the binding on these quilts. The Old Red Barn Quilt Along quilt, pictured on the right, is going to college with college girl in a couple of weeks so that is high priority.September goal - complete binding. The Stacked Coins quilt, on the left, is already an overdue wedding present. My goal for this month is to AT LEAST get the binding sewn to the front of the quilt - it doesn't have to be hand sewn down on the back before the end of this month (although that would be GREAT!).

This dress is for college girl and I thought it was going to be a fun summer dress for her. Uhhhhhhh,well she might get to wear it before the last day of summer.Goal for this month - get this dress finished before we take College Girl back to school. Hopefully there will be some warm days once school starts back up and she can wear it at least once before she pulls out the sweaters and jeans. This is the fabric and pattern that I showed in August. Alexander Henry fabric and Simplicity pattern.

Another LONG overdue project. This fabric is for the apron pictured in the center and is for a good friend.She must be a good friend because she still likes me and I was going to make this for her last August! My goal for September - get the fabric pre-shrunk,make the pattern (trace the correct size onto pattern material), cut the apron out.
This one isn't as long overdue as the one above but still overdue. This is for another friend - she knows nothing about this. I saw this fabric on someones blog but could never find it online then one day at JoAnn's there it was!! It is an Alexander Henry print. My friend LOVES lemon desserts. She did pick out the pattern when she was here one time. I have never seen her wear an apron so I'm not so sure about what she will really do with it. September goal - shrink fabrics,make pattern,cut apron out.
Well on this next project I am actually ahead of the game but by the time it is done I will be behind. Yeah, roll yer eyes. I'll understand. This fabric, along with a layer cake is going to be made into the Scruffily Quilt from Rachel Griffiths on The Moda Bakeshop. It is for my hubby's niece that is getting married October 11th. I am going to have to find something to use for backing and also get some batting. I'm hoping that JoAnn's has Warm & White on sale the weekend we take College Girl back to school because I will be near a SUPER JoAnn's that weekend! September Goal for this - get the quilt top sewn, make the binding.

Whew! That is quite the list. I know.I KNOW! Now if I could just limit my time on the computer during the day I could probably make a good dent in this list.

Praise - our friend that was suddenly sick is doing much better! It was determined it was food poisoning.It hit her pretty quick and hard and she was very dehydrated by the time the campus health services got to her. We are so thankful that it was short lived, not the flu and that she is on the road to recovery tonight. Praise the Lord!

Prayers - College girl has been 'shadowing' an elementary teacher for this week before school starts and then next week she gets to be in the classroom when classes begin. I'm praying that she will be a help to the teacher, feel comfortable with the kids and be a great witness to those she is in contact with.