Well, where are the quilts?

For the first time, I don't have much in the way of customer quilts in the line up.  I'm a little nervous.  I had hoped that the band ad would generate a bunch of t-shirt quilts . . . .but that hasn't happened. :(

I have a pair from a friend, and she's in no hurry (she said, heck, it took me five years to get them to this point, don't rush!)  And the rest are charity quilts - basting one for mom, the blue Ohio stars for the Edna Martin Christian center, 2 Quilts of Valor for a friend, and . . . . . that's it!  My round robin is haning in line, and I have a Grandmother's flower garden to do for myself, a flannel patchwork top that I purchased, and maybe a couple other unimportant tops of my own here and there in various near-complete stages.

On the horizon is one t-shirt quilt for the Dance teacher (we are bartering Marci's tumbling lessons) - her hubby is gathering the shirts now, so it may be a few more weeks.  I think she'd like it by Christmas, which shouldn't be a problem.  The only other one is also a t-shirt type memory quilt that will need light, simple quilting.  It's from a repeat customer and she expects to have it to me in mid-November.

But then that's it.  I have two bills that rely on my quilting to pay them, so it makes me nervous.  God hasn't ever let me down in the quilting business, so I'm sure it will be fine, but if I am honest . . . I am nervous.

I will try to be appreciative of the upcoming free time, and work on a few of my own things.  Time to make a list, prioritize and make some progress.  Perhaps this can be a year that I get to make a few more homemade gifts, that would be a good thing!  Lord knows, that Marci is due a pieced quilt from me.  Her sister has two AND a doll quilt; her brother has one AND a recovered one that was in Mr. Calico's family.  Marci has the little t-shirt lap quilt I made last year (mostly as a sample for the new t-shirt customers I was hoping to have this year) doesn't seem too fair.  I do have about half of a lime, black and hot pink one cut out for her, so time to get piecing!  Oooh!  And I'm sure I can squeeze a matching doll quilt out of the leftovers too - that would be awesome!!