WIP Monday - List Overhaul

New year usually means the same list, but I started going through it and taking off projects I no longer care about, adding in stuff I want to focus on this year, and updating some of my goals! I still need to dig into the piles to find the crochet projects and see if I have enough of the yarn/pieces to make it worthwhile to finish...I also have an urge to totally rearrange my sewing studio, but I really have too much fabric to make that happen any time soon, unless I want to make it look like a fabric store exploded in the rest of the house.

Stitching up some of my new patterns!

I always feel like organizing in January, and randomly throughout the year. Unfortunately those urges to clean and organize usually hit while I'm working the day job or in the middle of a rush order...and are gone pretty quick! Maybe if I set the goal of 10 or 15 minutes of cleaning/organizing every day (or every other day), I'll start making a dent in things. At least I started stitching up some of my never-before-stitched embroidery patterns, and I'm about halfway done with my first UFO of the year, the Factotum Laptop bag!

Current Projects and Orders: (in no particular order)  

• Magnolia wallet

~~~~~ waiting for preorder fabric, payment, etc~~~~~ 

• HP Nora Handbag
• SW H20, 6 Moondance

 ~~~~No deadline/stuff for the kids/myself~~~~~

• Sew Along Factotum-partially sewn
• ITA messenger style bag
• crochet hippo lovey
• mini crochet grumpy octopus

Embroidery Orders/Projects: 

• Gingerbread purse - Only the strap left!
• Coffin purse
• Pony Bow 
• Mulan Combs
• Pony ears
• Puppy Goggles

Craft Show Projects (and RTS items): 

• Embroider peekers on hanging towels - both hand and large size
• Doodle Dolls - XL, Regular - make new ones and list on Etsy
• Crochet Cowls (mini button scarves) -  List on Etsy 
• Holiday geeky Stockings (0/10) 
• Lanterns (0/14) - all that are left in my stash!
• Embroidered hand towels (0/25) - I bought a bunch of fluffy style towels, and these could go on Etsy
• Crayon Rolls - (0/50) -  went a bit overboard cutting into my character fabrics, so now I have a stack waiting to be sewn, Plus list up some on etsy!
• Posh books - 0/20 - pretty and character vinyl, plus some more snarky ones that can go on Etsy
• Key fobs (restock and stitch new styles)
• Pocket Pals 
• Ornaments 
• Finger puppets -  Olaf, Darth Vader, Kylo, R2, BB-8, Mandalorian, another princess set or Encanto.
• Moondance Jr Legal notepad covers - Prepped a stack, will sew them up between orders/projects
• Embroidered blankets - Bluey, Yellowstone, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Gamer, eeyore, piglet, grinch, Gilmore Girls, paw patrol...
• Mav Packs - I picked up a LOT of kits for these last year, need to start stitching them up!

UFO list: 

Current Crochet UFO's:

• The Child mini version
• 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
• Cotton coffee cup cozies - debating doing more of these...
• WeeBee baby doll  - Want to redo the hair, add in face, and a dress
• Chunky Unicorn Blanket 
• 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, probably going to scrap this one because it needs a lot more yarn and I don't think I can get it anymore

 Fast finishes (hopefully)

• Embroidered MLP tiny bag
• 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  

2024 Goals:

• New Sewing pattern each month:
• January -- Hiraeth Purse
• February -- Marilyn wallet
• March -- Dandelion Double Zip
• April -- Triskele Wallet
• May --Brooklyn Bag
• June -- Purse Pal
• July -- Traudy Triangle Bag
• August -- Ymri Skull Wallet
• September -- Hinterland Purse
• October -- ??
• November -- ??
• December -- ??
• Finish up at least 1 UFO/WIP a month.  (as I uncover more, I'll add to the list)
• January -- the Factotum that I started maybe 6 or 7 years ago...
• February -- Mini MLP bag I found while cleaning
• March -- crochet project, tbd
• April -- ??
• May -- ??
• June -- ??
• July -- ??
• August -- ??
• September -- ??
• October -- ??
• November -- ??
• December -- ??