WIP Wednesday - Slowly Chipping Away at the List

Sometimes you just have to stop procrastinating and finally do the simple task you've been putting off...

Late night couch picture, too tired to pull out the light box!

Like converting this Captivating clutch to have a shoulder strap/cross body strap.  Super simple fix, but it took me almost 4 months to finally do it.  I have a few other UFO projects like this that only need one little thing done to finish them up, but have I done that small task? Nope.  Much more fun to start new projects!

I love my rivet dies for my table press! Now I have a hole punch that went through 8 layers of fabric and 8 layers of interfacing like nothing!

A few other projects have snuck into my sewing time, like more keychains, plushies for my kids from spoonflower printed minky, and even installing a screen door (I just had to buy it and hold it still a few times, the hubby did most of the work!).  Hopefully now the screen door will help keep the dog inside so I spend less time chasing him around the neighborhood...

In progress shot...It's all finished now!

Kids helped by cutting the patterns, turning things right side out, and stuffing!  Soon I'll work on them sewing!

The plushies are from the Choly Knight pattern, which is free on her website!  She also sells the pre-printed minky versions on Spoonflower, so you don't have to do all the details.  I really like her color choices, and so do the kids, so we have a few extra sets to sew up!  Some might make their way into the etsy shop since we don't NEED 8 bats and 4 mer-kitties, or do we??

Current Projects and Orders:

• Add Strap to Starlet clutch  Finally done, after only like 4 months!
  
• Necessary Clutch Wallet in Floral Wars
• Speedwell sling in silhouettes fabric (waiting for woven silhouettes to arrive, any day now!)
• Mermaid morning glory pouch (half cut out! just for fun project so no rush)
• Sandra Saddle bag in blue Toothless fabric (fabric on preorder)
• Princess Bride Pegasus
• Stitch Annette purse
• Sydney with Castles and Disney (waiting for the woven version of one of the fabrics to come, so much easier!)
• Need to add the Bandana purse back on the list, have the materials, just need time to figure it out
• Sandra Saddle bag in rainbow Toothless fabric (minion order)
• French Terry PJ shorts for one kid (and me)
• raglan style shirt for me with hood and fun fabric

Current Embroidery Projects:

• Etsy orders
• Hooded towels 
• Need to stitch up some sample bunny and bear stuffies using my awesome minky!
• More applique key chains!  Deadpool might be making an appearance soon!

Current Crochet Projects:

• Scrap buster C2C using random odds and ends...onto the 9th(?) skein and decreasing on both sides, so close to finished!
• Started a dragon scarf with one of my Black Friday sale buys...
• Cotton coffee cup cozies - add buttons and felties, keep making more...
• WeeBee baby doll  - Just needs some face details, and maybe a swimsuit to wear when she's not in her tail...bikini sort of works...made up my own pattern and it's interesting...
• Chunky Unicorn Blanket - almost finished up to the hood, then just ears, horn, and fringe!
• C2C (corner to corner) baby doll blanket crochet with some random scarfie yarn - Need to figure out what hook I was using...
• Mermaid tail towel, 2 skeins of yarn into this, I must be doing something wrong because it's not THAT big yet and I only have 2 or 3 more skeins to go.

Next Projects: (orders and using up fabric)

• crayon rolls - Finish up and list on Etsy
• Swoon Sydney messenger bags for birthday presents (from April and May...)
•  Request for a 'small purse' for my youngest who has outgrown her Frozen Serendipity Hip...time to find it a new home!
• Finish clematis that were cut at the same time as the swap one (3)
• Handkerchief Purse
• custom knit leggings - Harry Potter marauder's map, maybe some 'exercise' ones?  
• Tote bags using my coffee panels - India Swoon Pattern?
• Baby quilt - Jungle Path pattern
• Ruched Shirt
• Baby mermaid gown
• snuggle/lap quilts using reading quotes and flannel backs

UFO list:  

Fast finishes (hopefully)

• Crayon Rolls - precut and ready to be sewn
• Buttons on cowls
• Replace stripped screws on Alice in Wonderland Daryl's Drive now I need to replace the entire connector since the new one she sent is a different design, which means I need to remove some rivets....so not such a fast finish!
• Embroidered Fox pillow cover - just needs the back cut and sewn!

 Ready to go, but will take a bit more effort projects:

• Doctor Who Pick a Pocket - Now that I've made several of these, I should be able to finish this one quickly, if I ever pull it out
• Goldfish Lovey - fish is made, bowl is mostly made, needs put together
• Dragon Lovey - pieces and the blanket done
• Wisteria Wallets - 2 cut and ready to be assembled 
• Bella II in Tula Pink Foxfield - outside is done, inside is cut and waiting for me to finish
• Sea turtle crochet lovey
• Crochet Worgen 
• Alice in Wonderland Bonnie 
• Tulip pouches - have some cut out (pattern)
• Crochet Giraffe photographer  

Want to make - list:

• Hobbit Bibs
• Legendary Quilt pattern pillow
• Pokemon quilts with custom fabric
• Shirts for myself using the custom knit
• Shirts/pants/leggings for my kids with the custom knits
• MORE Purses with the custom knits
• Embroidered kitchen towels
• Peeker hooded towels  
• Giant vintage star quilts - Star Wars and Princesses
• zip around crayon rolls