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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

To-Do's and Project Status, 2/11/2020

Played hooky for a few hrs on Saturday

Completions for the last couple of weeks -
  1. Commissioned tote #1 - cats - Completed and delivered
  2. Commissioned tote #2 - dachshunds - Completed, delivered and then the customer changed mind and returned it.  =P
  3. Hem sweatpants for customer - Finished and ready to deliver
  4. Stretching Art 2020 - Top has been completed
  5. Patterns for Easter and BD postcards designed, and specialty prints and trims purchased
  6. Feb. F2F Blocks - Block 1 completed

Commission To-do's for February -
  1. Repair antique Sun Bonnet Sue quilt for SR - Needs Bonnet and final quilting of block
  2. Sew Cross-stitch blocks together as needed for SR
  3. Make fleece doggie coat from red/white print fleece remnant for SR - Cut out and ready to sew
  4. Easter Postcards for sale 
  5. BD Postcards
  6. Mother's Day Postcards
  7. Father's Day Postcards
  8. Graduation Postcards

Current For Sale projects & Commissions-
  1. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Fabric has been received (used in the front and will be the back
  2. Pincushions for sale - make and list

2019 Christmas gifts -
  1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN - pillowcase rec'd
  2. 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. Auction quilt for private prep school where a friends DD attends (for JM)
  8. Quilt/Finish baby quilt for SN
  9. Repair blanket/quilt for KA
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. Keep up with blocks for this years F2F swap.
  2. List items for sale on Ebay or other fitting site
  3. List fabric "Sets" for sale on FB
  4. Ship snail quilt out for quilting - Ready to ship, but have to wait till I get paid again 
  5. UFO Alphabet quilt #4 - Quilt, bind and finish
  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).
  7. Downsize quilting fabric stash - Started, lots more to go thru
  8. Find place to donate clothing fabric - One email sent, waiting on response.  More to send
  9. Get website set up so that I can sell what I'm making and my quilts - started need to finish
  10. Continue looking for and applying for new, paying jobs
  11. Teddy Bears for Henry and Ezra
  12. Stretching Art 2020 - Ready to layer, quilt, bind, label
  13. Purse for Caroline for Graduation - same type as 2 Christmas's ago, but a little larger.

Gratitudes:
1. For safety in driving in the rain so far this week

2. For being able to share what I've been blessed with, with friends

2 comments:

  1. #2 would not make me happy...do you have a re-stocking charge? They shouldn't get to order a custom-made item and then change their minds without consequences. You have been so very busy...I don't know when you sleep!

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  2. May your safety in the rain continue! Your list is long, but you seem to accomplish a lot every month!

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