A couple of starts and finishes

It is hard to believe that another week has come and gone. This past week I have been spending some time working on getting some things accomplished so that I don't feel as stressed about getting things prepared for a virtual retreat that I am doing the first week of December. I will be attending the Jingle Ball hosted by Lindy Stitches and I am taking some classes so that means that I have some pre-stitching that I need to get completed. Over the next few weeks, you will be seeing the various projects that I will be trying to work on for the finishing classes that I will be taking.

Reindeer Stockings - now here is a project that I wanted to start first as I have already wanted to finish things that are not either a square or a rectangle. These are going to be stockings so I will be learning how to finish these into that shape which I know is something that I could figure out myself but taking a virtual class seemed like a good idea.

Of course, these patterns are only available if you are taking the class at the Jingle Ball. I decided that I would try and get two of the stocking completed before the class so that I have something that I can try and do. Both these stockings were stitched up in the last week, and they were a lot of fun to work on. 

Now that I have completed these two stockings it is time for me to think about the other classes that I will be taking at the retreat and see if I can get some work completed on the other projects that I would like to get accomplished.

Other projects - I haven't been working on a lot of the other projects that I have on the go. I have been trying to focus on at least getting some of the projects ready for the retreat. 

I have been able to work on my English Paper Piecing projects a little bit so that has made me happy. Being able to see some progress on at least a couple of these projects has been good. Now to see if I can continue to move those projects forward as well.

I hope everyone has been finding that bit of time where you can do something that you enjoy and recharge your personal battery. It doesn't matter what you do as long as you can spend that bit of time just relaxing and doing something you enjoy. This week, I will be trying to see if I can make some progress on at least one of the other class projects that I would like to get done. If things go well, I hope to be able to have something to show you next week. Until then, have a good week and remember to take time for yourself.