It’s about time I checked my progress with my nineteen challenges for 2019, we’re two-thirds of the way through the year, some remain not even started, though that doesn’t mean I’ve given up hope, others are completed, so a mixed bag, like life really! August has been pretty productive really helped by having time off work.

• 1 scrap quilt; Still not yet started, but still hopeful!
• 2 Tutorials; I’ve got all the words for one, just need the photos, which means making another one!
• 3 sessions a week in the garden; I’m still doing well on this one, I need to keep up with it now to try and get on top before the end of the season.

• 4 workshops; I’ve been on two so far, I’ve another embroidery one in a couple of weeks time and a gardening one next month, so this one is ticking along nicely.
• 5 presents; three made so far this year, nothing further in August, but plans afoot for Christmas!
• 6 quilts; I’ve made five so far with another two or three hopefully in the pipeline for a finish, though I have cheated slightly by calling my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt a finish when I finished the top!

• 7 new patterns; I’ve actually used three new patterns this month, more than doubling my tally to five. I used a pattern from the 1990’s, an indie pattern and a dress pattern I’ve had for ages and not used.

• 8 kits; This remains at three, I need to start trying harder with this one as I still keep buying them so my stash is getting bigger!!
• 9 mini embroideries; I’m classing my tahriri bookmark as a mini embroidery, it’s pretty small, so that brings my tally to five. I’ve another definite one to do, then it depends if I start another quilt I have planned!!

• 10 things; I’ve made the bookmark month, so that’s seven things made so far.
• 11 cross-stitch smalls; no new ones, but the challenge is already completed! I’ve another on it’s way and I’ve another to do before Christmas.
• 12 pages in my book; this is the book of all my mum’s things, so it’s going to be quite a sentimentsl jurney making it. During my holiday I got out all the things I’ve collected, embroideries, cross-stitch, lace and little trinkety bits and washed everythin and had a good think about how I’m going to do it, I tjhink once I start it will be fairly quick…just got to start!
• 13 Clothes made; this was just three by the end of July, but last month I exceeded all expectations and made four dresses and a jacket! So my tally is now a much more respectable eight, still a long way to go but more achievable now!

• 14 drawers organised; My tally remains at 9, though I have just ordered some new bead containers with plans to reorganise both my beads and my buttons!
• 15 minute tidy up; I’m doing a few minutes at the end of the day, though I probably need to do a few more!
• 16 books read; this has definitely been my success challenge of the year! I’ve now read 21 books, I’ve got them all together in a pile, I feel quite proud when I look at them all!

• 17 blogs a month; I’ve done this comfortably with 19 posts.
• 18 walks; I was a bit quieter in August, recovering from a virus, I’ve two more walks to share with you but my tally on here remains at 18.
• 19 Splendid Sampler blocks; this was on the back burner for a few months, so Augusts tally remains at 14, but I’ve cracked on since, so September should see this one smashed!

When you include my stitch-a-longs and quilt-a-longs, I’ve been pretty busy really!