"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer 29:11 (NIV)

Monday, December 9, 2019

Goals' and To-do's - Week of 12/09

This week's list and goals will actually go thru the end of the year because I'm headed out on vacation....but taking my machine and a number of projects with me.

Completions for the last couple of weeks -
  1. The three panels of the Basketball quilt have been quilted as far as they can be individually - Finished!
  2. Complete commissioned set of 4 postcards - Finished and Delivered!
  3. Make Bears #2 and #3 for IG customer - Finished, however customer is not responding to msgs and has not paid.  Has thru Tuesday to pay otherwise I'll sell the bears to someone else.
  4. One set of Bowl Warmers for a Christmas gift - Finished!
  5. Donate garbage bag of fabric and boxes of misc stuff  - Done!
Goals for through December -
  1. Finish Christmas stocking for Customer
  2. Assemble the three sections of the Commissioned Basketball quilt
  3. Finish the quilting of the B'ball quilt
  4. Make binding for the B'ball quilt and bind it.
  5. Prep Commissioned tote w/pockets - cats - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates
  6. Prep Commissioned tote w/pockets - dachshunds - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates
  7. Finish final set of Bowl cozies needed for a Christmas gift
  8. Pack and get everything ready for Vacation - including prepping projects as needed.  =)
  9. Make sample block for Airplane quilt
  10. Get embellishment of batik panel for Stretching Art challenge completed - embroidery, beading, and ?

Current For Sale projects & Commissions-
  1. Add Zipper panel to top of Zebra tote (sample)
  2. Postcards for sale as I can make them - Valentine, Easter, and spring ones need to be started
Christmas gifts -
  1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN - Found a pillow in Wally that I got measurements off of....so now I can make the pillowcase....after Christmas....lol
  2. Embellished blouse for MM
  3. Mini wall-hanging for RD (Coffee panel) - Now where did I put that panel?
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
  5. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates and order focus print and quote a price to the one buying it.
  6. Memory Pillows and stuffed pigs (2 each) (customer = friend of my realtor friend) to be done after Christmas
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
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. Go thru the two boxes of books that need to go to second hand store and document what is there before donating
  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
  5. 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).
  6. Downsize clothing fabric stash
  7. Find place to donate clothing fabric 

Gratitudes:
1. For the coming time off!

2. For getting to visit with friends who I haven't seen in a while.

3 comments:

Joyce Carter said...

Wow! You have a lot of things on your to-do list It looks like you are very busy.
I use to sew for the public for over 30 years and I found out it was good to ask for a deposit before I started making something for them. I told them it was for the materials and wasn't refundable. That way, if they didn't pick their item up, I wasn't out a lot of money. Sometimes it takes a while to sell the item so that really helps out. I wish you the best.

Susan said...

As I expected at the start of the post, you have been very busy, and will continue to be. Have a wonderful time in Phoenix - wish I were going to be there, too! On the other hand, I have no real reason to ever go back, unless you moved back there. Oh, well storage stuff, of course, but I'll do that sometime soon, as in the next couple years. LOL

e said...

You have a lot going on and coming up. Hope you can get some rest on your vacation!!!