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Monday, February 3, 2020

To-Do's - Week of 02/02/2020

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. 16 more Valentine Postcards - Finished and delivered to nursing home for display and sale!
  2. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Recieved....
  3. Fabric Downsizing - 2 xerox boxes of Novelty print fabrics sorted through and measured
  4. Embellish Sweatshirt for DN - Finished and ready to ship
  5. Stretching Art 2020 - base of quilt designed and fused, ready for "leaves"

Commission To-do's for February -
  1. Commissioned tote #1 - cats - Tote assembly in progress
  2. Commissioned tote #2 - dachshunds - Nothing more done
  3. Repair antique Sun Bonnet Sue quilt for SR - started, ready for bonnet to be appliqued on
  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 - Easter, Birthday and spring ones need to be started.  Mother's Day, Father's day cards, and Graduation also need to be done.

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 - Pam to send old pillowcase back so I can use it for a pattern
  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. 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. UFO Alphabet quilt #4 - Quilt, bind and finish
  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 quilting fabric stash 
  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 - started need to finish
  9. Continue looking for and applying for new, paying jobs
  10. Teddy Bears for Henry and Ezra
  11. Stretching Art 2020 - make and add "community", quilt, bind, label
  12. Purse for Caroline for Graduation - same type as 2 Christmas's ago, but a little larger.

Gratitudes:
1. For the hope of the company sale in the works

2. For the support network of friends and family that I've been blessed with

2 comments:

  1. You are so busy!! Is the company you work for being sold??

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  2. I like being grateful for hope. You have done a lot, and you have plenty more to take up all the time you aren't sleeping! =) Lots of organizing.

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