"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)

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

To-Do's - March 3, 2020

Completions for the last couple of weeks -
  1. Teddy Bear for Henry - Delivered
  2. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Top is pieced together in three sections
  3. Pattern for wedge support pillow pillowcase - Completed 
  4. Stretching Art 2020 Wall-hanging - Completed and ready for delivery next week
  5. March. F2F Blocks - Block 1 Completed

Goals for the next week or two -
  1. Easter Postcards for sale - Background of first set completed
  2. Owl print quilt for sister of TK - Quilt and join sections
  3. Quilt Lap quilt for SN and ship
  4. Complete the final 2 F2F blocks for March
  5. Start the setting blocks for the mystery quilt
  6. Mother's Day Postcards
  7. Father's Day Postcards
  8. Graduation Postcards

Commission To-do's for March -
  1. Easter Postcards for sale - Background of first set completed
  2. BD Postcards
  3. Mother's Day Postcards
  4. Father's Day Postcards
  5. Graduation Postcards
  6. Quote for memory quilt to MF

Current For Sale projects & Commissions-
  1. Pincushions for sale - make and list
  2. Repair blanket/quilt for KA - commercial quilt received, plan of reworking it decided on, no due date
  3. Auction quilt for private prep school where a friends DD attends (for JM) - Design approved w/change in colors to be used for sashing

2019 Christmas gifts -
  1. Pillowcase(s) for triangle support pillow for PN - Cut out, ready to sew
  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. Quilt/Finish baby quilt for SN

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 - In Process, lots more to go
  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 Bear for Ezra
  12. Purse for Caroline for Graduation - same type as 2 Christmas's ago, just larger.

Gratitudes:
1. For safety of family and friends from the tornadoes that hit last night

2. For the blessing of friends with new babies

2 comments:

Farm Quilter said...

Your list exhausts me!!! Good luck getting everything finished!!!

Susan said...

Somewhere in there, I know you will breathe once or twice! His last name is Menes, by the way. Thanks so much. Don't forget to paypal and let me know you did. Khryskringle at yahoo