Thursday, November 16, 2023

WIP Thursday - Ramping Up!

Last week I felt pretty confident I'd have enough time to do everything on my list...then my embroidery machine took that as a challenge and decided to act up. Instead of getting at least one blanket and a few of the smaller things done every day, it took me 3 days to finish ONE thing. And there was much ripping of the loopy stitches and cursing under my breath. The good news is that I'm on vacation ALL next week, and other than a bunch of etsy orders, cleaning my house for company, and hosting/cooking for Thanksgiving, I don't have anything else I have to do! (feel free to laugh at my optimism) 

I'm trying to use up my collection, at least small parts of it!
Right now I'm in full on list making mode and have a few notebook pages of what I want to stitch and sew, plus my cleaning plan, and soon there will be a fabric to destash list...at least there is a plan! If I get even half of those lists done, I'll be super happy. I think it's called "managing expectations"... ;) 


Current Projects and Orders: (in no particular order)  

  • NCW red maps/blk
  • NCW Tattspiration
  • 2 pokemon large teeny backpacks
~~~~~ waiting for preorder fabric, payment, etc~~~~~ 
  • NCW - potions, masks, mask panel pouch
  • HP Nora Handbag
  • SW H20, 4 Moondance
 ~~~~No deadline/stuff for the kids/myself~~~~~
  • Princess Bride Speedwell Sling 
  • Minky Science blanket for my son
  • Sew Along Factotum-partially sewn
  • ITA messenger style bag
  • Mav Pack (1/5)

Embroidery Orders/Projects: 

  • Blanket orders (5/11)
  • Paw Patrol wing set
  • Patches
  • Mulan combs
  • Pony ears

  Craft Show Projects (and RTS items): Time to work on these!

  • Hooded towels - (29/29) - Should probably do a few more bluey ones, that is a good seller lately!
  • Doodle Dolls - (0/20 flat ones, 4/25 pillow style)
  • Crochet Cowls (mini button scarves) - 12/16 finished for the last show, still have a few more buttons to sew on!
  • Holiday geeky Stockings (0/10) - Tried the mini pattern and have some other sizes cut, probably not going to sew any this year. Again.
  • Lanterns (0/14) - all that are left in my stash!
  • Embroidered hand towels (0/15) - need to iron the ones I pre-shrunk, and prewash more! These are always good to draw people in, and good sellers
  • Crayon Rolls (0/20) - Plus list up some on etsy!
  • Posh books - 0/10 - pretty and character vinyl, plus some more snarky ones
  • Key fobs (restock and stitch new styles)
  • Pocket Pals 
  • Ornaments - Finish the ones in the stash, stitch up a few new ones
  • Finger puppets - Anna, Spider Man, Olaf, Darth Vader, Kylo, R2, BB-8, Mandalorian, another princess set or Encanto.
  • Moondance Jr Legal notepad covers - (7/20 - just need to cut the stabilizer pieces and sew them all together, have a stack of vinyl waiting to cut more)
  • Embroidered blankets - Bluey, Yellowstone, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Gamer, eeyore, piglet, grinch, Gilmore Girls, paw patrol...

Current Crochet UFO's:

  • The Child mini version - Found him, looks like he just needs ears and a robe!
  • baby blanket with Boho style Racoon- 90% done with applique pieces -  need to finally put this together, maybe I'll just put it in a frame!
  • Dragon scarf - worked on it a bit, need to finish it up!
  • Cotton coffee cup cozies - debating doing more of these...
  • 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! - This got stashed somewhere, so I need to remember where the 'safe place' is.
  • 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, need to dig this back out.

UFO list:  

Fast finishes (hopefully)

  • Embroidered MLP tiny bag
  • Crayon Rolls 
  • Embroidered Fox pillow cover - just needs the back cut and sewn! - Need to figure out where it got stashed
  • Mermaid morning glory pouch (half cut out! just for fun project so no rush)
  • Replace connector and rivets on Alice in Wonderland Daryl's Drive

 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 - Just needs grommets!
  • Sea turtle crochet lovey
  • Crochet Worgen 
  • Alice in Wonderland Bonnie 
  • Tulip pouches - have some cut out (pattern)
  • Crochet Giraffe photographer  
  • CL hats - have maybe 3 or 4 cut, sewing them together should be pretty fast

Want to make - list:

  • Legendary Quilt pattern pillow
  • Giant vintage star quilts - Star Wars and Princesses  
  • Tote bags using my coffee panels - India Swoon Pattern or Siren Tote?
  • pillow cases with the bolts of character fabric I stocked up on during mask season

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