To-Do's, wk of 10/20

Lots of work on assorted commissions happening at the present time.......one way to keep me out of trouble (well sorta at any rate).

Goals for this week -

1. Finish borders, label and binding for the t-shirt quilt - Finished!
2. Deliver t-shirt quilt - Finished and Delivered!
3. Make postcards for Pastor Appreciation month/church - Finished and Delivered!
4. Complete memory bear #5 - Sewn, need to stuff and finish
5. Complete memory bear #6 - In Progress
6. Complete memory bear #7 - 
7. Prep fabrics and batting for the fruit pie potholder commission - Finished!
8. Ship snail quilt out for quilting
9. Add Zipper panel to top of Zebra tote (sample)
10. Prep Peltex for Christmas postcards - Finished!
11. Make a dozen Christmas postcards for shop - Finished and Delivered!
12. 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) - 4 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
6. Enhanced tote w/pockets - dachshunds - Designed, fabric approved
7. Set of four custom postcards - Have designed ready to make pattern from

Christmas gifts -

1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN
2. Pillowcase set for HM
3. Pillowcase set for MM - Process 
4. Embellished blouse 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 (no due date, 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. Applique work on costume for Renaissance fair

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 - Done 
2. Sort through bag of fabric that was given to me and deal with appropriately - Done but need to take 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. Additional work for the PT job - Ongoing work......thankfully
5. 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
6. 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 blessings in my life no matter where things stand with paychecks

2. For being able to reserve the same place I did last vacation.