Time for a challenge!

I think it was in the fall last year or so when I tried a Longarm challenge.  The gal who started it, counted up that she had 30 quilts she needed to finish and gave herself 30 days to get them done.  So I think Labor Day is a good time to take stock and get to work!  Funny, I checked back through the blog and it was TWO years ago (right before the quilt show again!) and I did the challenge finishing at Labor Day that time)  The really, really, REEEEEAAAAALLLY sad part is, there are quilts on here that appeared on that list two years ago - Marci's lime, pink & zebra quilt - hey, at least it's just waiting on binding!  The EMCC quilt and both of Sherry's quilts *sigh* the freebies always get pushed to the end of the line, and I don't think the snowman quilt was mentioned, but it was hanging around back then.  The 2 round robins mentioned (one a wallhanging, and the other from my online quilt group) are both still in the UFO pile too, bummer.  But that's ok, this is a new challenge and I will hit it with renewed energy and the effort this time will be so much better!!  Am I convincing you yet?  I think I'm starting to believe a little :)

From memory my list of customer quilts would be:

1. Lisa Weddle - Dresden Plates in 30's fabrics (on the frame now being quilted)

2. Heidi Armond - Commissioned baby quilt - finish embroidery, piece top, quilt & bind

3 - 10. Sylvia family - EIGHT twin/full quilts in same piecing pattern but different fabrics, all from the 1970's, 2 are on hand right now.  All need quilting AND BINDING

11. Sylvia family - commissioned whitework baby quilt, 40 x 40 or so

12. Carol Joslin - greens & yellows Monkey Wrench pattern, no borders

13. Amber Gilbert - baby quilt

14. Amber Gilbert - antique bear paws, full/queen, needs estimate and quilt plan

15. Amber Gilbert - fall Thimbleberries colors, patchwork

16. Nancy Taylor - Christmas Halverston prints Block sampler

17. Nancy Taylor - blues and yellows block sampler

18. Sonja Denny - Super hero t-shirt quilt for hubby, all pieced, just need quilting and binding

19.  Edna Martin Christian Center - Blue Ohio stars with white setting blocks, muslin needed for back

20. Sherry Campbell - kids of the world quilt, needs EZ board spirals, should be quick and easy

21. Sherry Campbell - Aztec quilt (QoV)

22. - 25. Whipker cousins - 50 Birthday quilts for Aunt Carole's kid, need quilted and bound

26. My mom's sampler quilt - she forgot about it, not sure if she wants it quilted or basted for handquilting?

Then personal quilts/projects would be (if there were any time, LOL)
1. Marci's pink and zebra prints quilt, just needs binding sewn down

2. Grandmother's flower garden, just needs binding

3. "Let it Snow" snowman, needs buttonhole stitch around letters, then quilted

4. Crow sweatshirt - finish applique around flowers and add binding to cuffs, collar, & hem

5. Heart medallion wallhanging - not going to make it into a medallion quilt, so just quilt & bind it

6. Pillow case out of theater fabric for Kevin Rudzinski

7. Finish ripping out my Favorite Color quilt, come up with a quilting plan

8. Finish chicken pincushions for the quilt show boutique - need filled & sewn shut (12 or so of them)



I will check at home and see if there are others (and I fear there are, LOL) and then see if it is possible to do 30 quilts in 30 days?  Well, a few more than 30 days, since I'm starting August 29th, and going to the end of September.   I know that the customer with 8 quilts won't want them all back at once, but there's no reason I can't finish them all, but return them over the course of several weeks.   I am sure I will feel so much better if I can tame this growing backlog and be ready to receive more for Christmas.  With the economy and our family finances so dreary (another post for another day, but suffice it to say, our home insurance & flood insurance went up AGAIN, causing our house payment to go up when we were truly expecting it to finally decrease this year :(  )  the extra income from this quilting effort will be awesome!

Heck, I might even get something of my own done in time to enter it in the quilt show, but I HIGHLY doubt it, LOL!!  So it's on -