Determined December

So, December arrives upon us once again. Do you feel ready for it? I, frankly do not at all feel ready for a big holiday production this year of any sort. But I will try my best to come up with something reasonable that we can all enjoy doing and to also get some me-time/sewing-time in there also at some point during the month that lies ahead. 

The monthly marker was made by the apps KaleidaCam and SnapSeed from this original picture of the really excellent Routed West exhibit at BAMPFA as seen from the second floor. It's a very cool looking building with unexpected shapes inside and out. DH said it looked like a bit like a 50's era toaster from the outside, which I somewhat agreed with. In college, our sorority house was next door to the old BAMPFA building which was very fun to look out the window at as it also was built in a super interesting way. That way was unfortunately unable to be updated for the more rigorous earthquake building standards, thus the new, improved BAMPFA building.

The 30 second video of my One Second Every Day of November is above.

 Monthly I-Did List for November

1. I worked on the big paper pieced quilt I'm making with the MQG Challenge fabrics.
2. I made more Stamp Quilt blocks, eleven new ones in all. 
3. I added more monthly columns to the Temperature Quilt.
4. I cut out, quilted and began assembly of the Oxbow Tote.
5. I cut out eleven more Stamp Quilt blocks.
6. I cut out three more Patchwork Palooza blocks and sewed each of them up: Safe Harbour, Starlight Path, Guiding Star.
7. I chose fabric and made HST blocks and Checkerboard blocks for the BAMQG BOM.
8. I stitched on the Snake in the Garden piece.
9. I made the last three Patchwork Palooza blocks, Market Day, Crosswalk, and Homeward Bound.
10. I made four table napkins out of the toweling I recently bought in Portland.
11. I pulled fabric for the Lupine & Laughter mystery quilt.   

November was partially a month of travel, most of the first week in Portland or on the way home, up and back to Spokane once again for the medical study. Then there was the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, survived without a working refrigerator/freezer. Thankfully we have a working little one that we're limping along with until the big one gets fixed. The amount of work I got done was pretty good, considering the traveling and home chaos. I participated in a sew day of sorts to work on the Oxbow Tote. I was still very active on social media, posted on BlueSky 31 times, on Flashes 9 times, on Instagram 3 times. I doubt December will be any calmer, but hopefully there'll be sewing time in there.