To-do's - January 20th

The new year has started off with a bang as it were.........at least that's how my house looks....working on getting the disaster zone cleaned up tho.

Completions for the last couple of weeks -

1. Valentine Postcards - Finished and delivered to store for display!
2. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Fabric ordered
3. 2 boxes of books - documented and donated!
4. Sorted through all of the clothing fabric stash and downsized drastically.  115+ yds ready to be donated 
5. Alterations (3 sweatpants) for CS - completed and delivered

Commission To-do's for January -

1. Commissioned tote #1 - cats - Nothing more done
2. Commissioned tote #2 - dachshunds - Nothing more done
3. Repair antique Sun Bonnet Sue quilt for SR - started, fabric bought to cover damaged section
4. Sew Cross-stitch blocks together as needed for SR
5. Make fleece doggie coat from red/white print fleece remnant for SR - have remnant and pattern.
6. Postcards for sale as I can make them - Valentine, Easter, and spring ones need to be started

Current For Sale projects & Commissions-

1. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Fabric has been ordered from a shop on Etsy (coming from Slovakia and has been shipped), design is complete
2. Pincushions for sale - make and list

Christmas gifts -

1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN - Draw up pattern and dig fabric out so this can be made
2. Embellish Sweatshirt for DN
3. Send gifts to the N family

Future 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) for AJ
4. Hem dress and alter jacket for CJ
5. T-shirt quilts for CA and CA
6. Memory bears for TA
7. Memory Pillows and stuffed pigs (2 each) (customer = friend of my realtor friend) to be done after Christmas

Possible Commissions/Sales -

1. Airplane quilt - need to make sample blocks before getting back with friend to see if she's interested
2. Music Quilt - long time possibility....rumblings about it happening again - Designed, waiting on down payment
3. Teddy Bear Quilt - This needs to be quilted (either for the original order or sold to someone else)
4. Quilt tops that are for sale (Wolf + more)

Other projects that need to be done -

1. List items for sale on Ebay or other fitting site
2. Ship snail quilt out for quilting - Ready to ship, but have to wait till I get paid again 
3. Additional work for the PT job - waiting for an issue to be resolved.
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 - Sorted through, donations boxed up.  Need to find somewhere to donate to. Several pieces sent to others.
7. Find place to donate clothing fabric - One email sent, waiting on response.  More to send
8. Get website set up so that I can sell what I'm making and my quilts - free website with Square started
9. Continue looking for and applying for new, paying jobs

Gratitudes:

1. For having savings when there's no income

2. For the community of IRL and online friends that have supported and encouraged me over the last 18 months and continue to do so.