Goals for August

Oops...make that Goals for September (already?!)

Haven't put any of my sewing goals in writing recently.  And yet, setting goals really is helpful for my internal compass, which tends to get knocked about by all the ideas floating around--the shop, the blogiverse, my friends, the Facebook.

External Deadlines

1.  Memento Stocking for the family of a U.S. Marine

Fabric auditions for another Memento Stocking

2.  Make step-outs for teaching Circles BOM (for September and October classes).

3.  Finish sample(s) for September's class in Oregon

This kimono is goin' places!

4.  Make step-outs for paper-pieced kimono class

5.  Make step-outs for memento stocking class

But I really, really wanna do these, too

6.  Finish flimsy of black & white BOM

Thirteen blocks = fussy setting

7.  Betsy bag

8.  Make 2 more Circle blocks for BOM samples

Latest circle: Grandmother's fan, on a muslin foundation

BONUS Points - as if!

9.  Cinch sack

10.  Pillowcase for a certain niece

11.  Hem Sweetie's pants (she is so patient with me!)

12.  Asian BOM fan sample block

Whew! Setting my aim high again, with no hope of actually finishing them all.  However, it is super important for this list to exist.  In fact, as I was writing up the list and sorting out the "must do" from the "wanna do", I realized that I have been plotting and scheming on the wanna list for the past few days.  Chomping at the bit, as it were.  Tally ho!  

I am teaching three sewing classes in September--those are some motivating deadlines.  Best to remember where my stitching energy should get put in order to not come out looking like an amateur in that regard.  

Do you make lists?  Are they helpful?