"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 2, 2019

Goals & To-Do's - December 2

Been busy so it has been a couple of weeks since I updated this list.

Completions for the last couple of weeks -
  1. Complete memory bears #9-12 - Finished!
  2. Center panel of Basketball quilt finished and center section of quilt is together - Finished!
  3. Vend at the Richardson Farmer's Market - Done, Made one sale in last 5 minutes of sale, need to reevaluate participating because it was over 8 hrs of my day
  4. Complete repairs on pants & comforter for KA, still need to deliver - Done
  5. Complete remaining bowl warmers (4 to be sold to JD) - Finished and delivered!
  6. Complete bowl warmers for JD - Finished and delivered!
Goals for through first two weeks of December -
  1. Complete commissioned set of 4 postcards.
  2. Finish Christmas stocking for Customer
  3. Make Bears #2 and #3 for IG customer, need to ship out on Saturday 12/7
  4. Start quilting on the Commissioned Basketball quilt
  5. Start totes for KM
  6. Commissioned tote w/pockets - cats - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates
  7. Commissioned tote w/pockets - dachshunds - Designed, fabric approved, need to pull coordinates

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 - Drat it, where did those dimensions go...again?
  2. Embellished blouse for MM
  3. Mini wall-hanging for RD (Coffee panel) - Now where did I put that panel?
  4. Apple Pie potholder for AR
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.
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. Donate garbage bag of fabric  - Done!
  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 safety on Saturday while driving to/from the market

2. For the gift of friends who buy lunch for me when funds are tight.

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