To-do's Week of Oct 28th

Lots of work on assorted commissions in the works, but guess who isn't managing to stay out of trouble.

Goals for this week -

1. Complete memory bear #5 - Finished!
2. Complete memory bear #6 - Finished!
3. Complete memory bear #7  
4. Complete memory bear #8
5. Add Zipper panel to top of Zebra tote (sample)
6. Prep Peltex for Christmas postcards - Finished!
7. Make a dozen Christmas postcards for shop - Finished and Delivered!
8. Complete second round of Christmas postcards for the shop - In progress

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Current commissions-

1. Memory Teddy Bears from button-down shirts (12 of them) - 6 of 12 bears are done
2. Cherry Pie Potholders - 2 - Finished and Delivered!
3. Blueberry Pie Potholders - 2 - Finished and Delivered!
4. Postcards for sale as I can make them - More in Process 
5. Enhanced tote w/pockets - cats - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates
6. Enhanced tote w/pockets - dachshunds - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates
7. Set of four custom postcards - Have design ready to make pattern from

Christmas gifts -

1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN
2. Pillowcase set for HM - Fabric in hand, need coordinate
3. Pillowcase set for MM - Finished!
4. Embellished blouse for MM
5. Mini wall-hanging for RD (Coffee panel) - Now where did I put that panel?
6. Mini wall-hanging for SR - Need to find where i stashed pattern

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 (no due date, waiting for shirts, specs)
3. Men's Shirt alterations (multiple, not sure how many at this point) 
4. Hem dress for wife of #3

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. Applique work on costume for Renaissance fair - Waiting on payment and costume from customer

Other projects that need to be done -

1. Ship snail quilt out for quilting - Ready to ship, but have to wait till I get paid again 
2. Donate garbage bag of fabric - Need to load into car to go to Goodwill
3. Go thru the two boxes of books that need to go to second hand store and document what is there before donating
4. Purchase more of the Pellon 71F when sale goes off (use a coupon)
5. Additional work for the PT job - Ongoing work......thankfully
6. 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
7. Prep t-shirts for my own t-shirt quilt - t-shirts are all together (and have been for several yrs) but need to back with interfacing and get ready for quilting (doing quilt as you go).

Gratitudes:

1. For the friendship over the years that I knew BL, and praise for knowing where he is after his home-going this past week.

2. For being able to work from home at least part of the time during the week