Goals and To-do's ---- September 16 Edition

Most of my sewing lately has been for commissions, but Christmas is coming so it's time to start on gifts in addition to all of the paying work I've been doing lately.  And to k

Goals for this week -

1. Quilt the bottom half of the T-shirt quilt
2. Make memory bear #3
3. Make RB pillow #1
4. Complete alterations (Items #6 & 7)

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Current commissions-

1. T-Shirt Quilt (due at end of Sept) - Top is together, ready to start quilting.
2. Wedding Dress Pillow (no due date) - Finished!!!!
3. Ring Bearer Pillows (no due date) - Cutting fabric for 1st pillow in process
4. Blouse (4) and Jeans Alterations - Finished and Delivered!
5. Memory Teddy Bears from button-down shirts (12 of them) - 2 of 12 bears are done
6. Alterations - 7 pairs of pants (hems and waist band) - Clothes are on hand
7. Alteration - Blouse to take up - Blouse is on hand 

Christmas gifts -

1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN
2. Pillowcase set for HM
3. Pillowcase set for MM
4. Embellished top for MM
5. Mini wall-hanging for RD (Coffee panel)
6. Mini wall-hanging for SR

Coming Commissions-

1. T-shirt Quilt for friend in an online group (no due date, waiting for shirts and specs)
2. T-shirt quilt for a friend at church (waiting for shirts, specs)
3. Men's Shirt alterations (multiple, not sure how many at this point) - 

Possible Commissions -

1. Airplane quilt - need to make sample blocks before getting back with friend to see if she's interested (most likely for Christmas if she decides to do it)
2. Music Quilt - long time possibility....rumblings about it happening again - Designed, waiting on down payment
3. 2 "Floor" mats - 24" by 18" size, same person as #2 rumbling about these, time will tell if they happen - Designed, waiting on down payment from customer
4. Enhanced tote w/pockets - cats #1 - Designed, Need to find fabric to show customer
5. Enhanced tote w/pockets - cats #2 - Designed, Need to find fabric to show customer
6. Enhanced tote w/pockets - dachshunds - Designed, Need to find fabric to show customer

Other projects that need to be done -

1. Final snail block onto the wide backing for snail quilt so I can use it as a label
2. Sort through bag of fabric that was given to me and deal with appropriately
3. Additional work for the PT job - Ongoing work......thankfully
4. Finish 4 UFO's that will be headed to the kids of a family who lost everything in a forest fire in CA - three of four quilted and ready for binding, backing pulled for the remaining one

Gratitudes:

1. For the blessing of the paying work that forces me to be wise with my time management and planning.

2. For sale prices at the grocery store which mean I can eat better than my budget normally would allow for these days.