Procrastinating

I call myself a quilter but am I? I use any excuse to avoid the sewing room. Right now it is such a mess I can’t find anything. My goal today was to straighten it up and put everything in its place. Didn’t happen! Tomorrow I absolutely must get it done. I have three different quilt patterns I am working on plus a crib quilt that I need to finish the quilting on; not to mention several receiving blankets I have ready to serge the edges for my soon-to-be great grandson.

Several weeks ago I started a blouse and it is still half finished. I really need some new tops so it would be a smart thing to get it done.

Maybe, if I make a list of projects that need completed and keep track of my progress on this site, maybe, just maybe, I can get them finished in the near future. Right now I have the following things that I need to complete:
1. Cleaning and organizing the sewing room (until that is done I can’t even get to the sewing machine).
2. Finish the receiving blankets (that baby will be here in no time at all).
3. Finish the crib blanket for my 4 month old grandson, Ian.
4. Finish the blouse (fortunately it can be worn any season of the year).
5. Finish the blocks and assemble the three quilts I am concurrently working on.
6. AND, a biggy – shorten the pants and jeans I bought for Olivia and Layla (afterall it isn’t fair that pants aren’t made short enough for them and a girl can’t spend her life wearing all of her pant cuffs rolled up).
7. ALSO, can’t forget, my wonderful dil’s beautiful wedding dress which needs the hem repaired so she can have the dress cleaned and stored away ( the hem got torn during the reception last June (that is June of '08).
8. I have three quilt tops that I am working on for the James Stitching Sisters besides the three I am doing for myself. The Stitching Sisters have given away more than 2000 quilts in the past 4 years to breast cancer patients as they begin their treatment. I am a recipient of such a quilt. I know how much it means to receive on of those quilts.

The list is even longer than I thought it would be and I probably forgot some things that are just waiting to be done. I will tackle this list and add to it if necessary.
Wish me luck!