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It's November!!

It's November...can you believe it?

November means another UFO!

And what does that mean to me?


I seem to be in pretty good shape for knitting.  Since I got all of the chemo hats done in August, all of my challenges are done!  I know that the Feb challenge, Cow Soft Cuddle no longer needs to be made. The Baby Bomber Jacket will probably wait until next spring for an 18 month size.  So I guess the question is, do I try to finish up the July and March UFOs?  What to do, what to do??

I did not get the map quilt done for October.  However I did get a new toy last month which I hope will help me get that done much quicker.  This month is the boy/girl charity quilts.  Hmmm... I know I can crank those out pretty quickly if I would just set my mind to it.  As I look at this list, there are quite a few UFOs that I did not get started this year.  Of those, I would really like to get the t-shirt quilts off the list for next year!

I've enjoyed this challenge a lot and I do hope to continue it next year.  It kept me focused and while it did reduce my stash, it also helped me stay on track for projects.  It looks like I will have at least five UFO's that may end up on the list for next year!


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