I am ready for some changes...

I am married to a school teacher

and I use to substitute teach for years.

Many folks set New Years goals in

January, but in our household, new plans 

and goals start with the new school year.

(which is mid August)

I am ready for some changes.

I am excited to create and sew and knit

I need to make some health changes too.

So.....

I am enrolled in a weight loss-get healthy

program starting in August through a

local hospital. It is not surgery, but classes

to learn how to eat healthy and exercise.

I am setting some sewing-creating goals too.

To start off, using up bags and bags (and bags)

of scraps. I was saving them for a friend, but

she changed her mind and I already had them

cut in usable sizes, so

I started sewing blocks to be used in

charity-comfort quilts for our local

Family shelter and Police department.

It is almost an addiction, once you get started.

I began with the 1.5 inch strips and have

worked my way through the bags.

I have many, many more to sew.....

My local quilt group has a yearly bingo

party. Everyone donates quilt-sewing items

for the prizes. This year, I won a 

quilt frame.

I will be setting it up for some Fall and

Winter hand quilting...when the weather

cools down.

This weeks goals:

Sew on binding on Be My Neighbor quilt

Finish binding by hand sewing it

Sew more comfort blocks.

Today, for my Sunday Slow Stitching,

I am going to work on one of my

unfinished needlepoint projects.

What are you creating?