I didn't get nearly as much done last week as I thought I would. It was a hectic week with showings at the house and trying to determine if we were going to get an offer and whether we should stay with our current agent or not. Here's the progress from last week:
Goals for Week 9:
- Finish quilting "Tumbler" quilt -- This is about 1/2 quilted at this point. I've been playing around with my own pantograph design, so its taking a little longer to get it quilted. Plus, the woman who pieced this top did a pretty poor job and there are ripples everywhere and the top is SO not flat.
- Sew "Starry Night" needlepoint -- I was able to sew a bit on this. Its kind of my "go-to" project when I don't have a ton of time to do something. I can pick it up for 15 minutes or 1/2 hour and make some steady progress and it takes a whole of 2 minutes to put away.
- Wash and prep backing for "Shine on Bayou Cane" -- didn't do this at all, but I have the backing! ;-)
- Finish quilting "Purple Squared" -- didn't touch this one at all either
So what do I plan on doing this week???
Goals for Week 10:
- Finish quilting "Tumbler" quilt --
- Make 16 log cabin blocks for quilt class --
- Sew "Starry Night" needlepoint and photograph --
- Wash and prep backing for "Shine on Bayou Cane" --
I'm leaving "Purple Squared" off the list for now since I can quilt that on my regular sewing machine...which I will always have available.
House -- So on the house front, we did get an offer from a couple. Their initial offer was a complete low-ball offer of 20% less than our asking price. Considering the asking price is under $250k, that's a lot to take off the price of the house. We countered with dropping the price by $1,000. We've been going back and forth the past two days and we almost have them up to the price we want. Right now there's a $2000 difference between the prices. We really want to get them up to $240k, especially considering we put $2000 of custom wood blinds in the house that are staying with the house.
If we do accept the offer, we're going to end up having to rent somewhere, which is why I am pushing to get things onto the quilting frame and quilted. We're not sure where we will rent yet, but it may not have room for the frame to be setup. If not, then I won't be able to quilt anything (easily) until we move into the new house, which will be in the October/November time-frame. So I'm really pushing to try and get some things done so that I can keep the frame up as long as possible.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Goals - Week 9
Goals from Week 8:
- Sew 6 baby bibs -- Done!
- Sew 4 hours needlepoint "Starry Night" -- Done! Will post a picture soon.
- Load eBay "Tumbler" quilt onto frame -- Done. I even started quilting it, but only have one row done.
- Pick out panto for "Shine on Bayou Cane" -- :-( Didn't even look this week.
I think the biggest goal I have right now is actually to sell our house. We've been trying to sell for 2 years now and while at the beginning we were over-priced (with a bad real estate agent to boot), we have a very competitive price at this point but people are just afraid to do anything. We had two showings on Sunday. One was a couple who are relocating to this area, but need to sell their house before they would even entertain buying one here. The second showing was very promising. The wife had been to the house earlier in the week and loved it, so we had a 2nd showing for them with the husband being present.
The verdict at this point is that they may put in an offer tomorrow. What it is...we don't know...will they actually do it....another question mark. We've been here before where we've been told an offer is imminent, but nothing came in. We're trying not to get our hopes up, but we really want this to work so we can start building.
So goals for this upcoming week:
Goals for Week 9:
- Finish quilting "Tumbler" quilt --
- Sew "Starry Night" needlepoint --
- Wash and prep backing for "Shine on Bayou Cane" --
- Finish quilting "Purple Squared" --
Here's a snapshot of the partial quilting on "Purple Squared". The white on the quilt is Miracle Chalk that I haven't removed yet. The beauty of Miracle Chalk is that you don't have to wash it out. Just a steam iron and the chalk disappears. Love the stuff! ;-)
- Sew 6 baby bibs -- Done!
- Sew 4 hours needlepoint "Starry Night" -- Done! Will post a picture soon.
- Load eBay "Tumbler" quilt onto frame -- Done. I even started quilting it, but only have one row done.
- Pick out panto for "Shine on Bayou Cane" -- :-( Didn't even look this week.
I think the biggest goal I have right now is actually to sell our house. We've been trying to sell for 2 years now and while at the beginning we were over-priced (with a bad real estate agent to boot), we have a very competitive price at this point but people are just afraid to do anything. We had two showings on Sunday. One was a couple who are relocating to this area, but need to sell their house before they would even entertain buying one here. The second showing was very promising. The wife had been to the house earlier in the week and loved it, so we had a 2nd showing for them with the husband being present.
The verdict at this point is that they may put in an offer tomorrow. What it is...we don't know...will they actually do it....another question mark. We've been here before where we've been told an offer is imminent, but nothing came in. We're trying not to get our hopes up, but we really want this to work so we can start building.
So goals for this upcoming week:
Goals for Week 9:
- Finish quilting "Tumbler" quilt --
- Sew "Starry Night" needlepoint --
- Wash and prep backing for "Shine on Bayou Cane" --
- Finish quilting "Purple Squared" --
Here's a snapshot of the partial quilting on "Purple Squared". The white on the quilt is Miracle Chalk that I haven't removed yet. The beauty of Miracle Chalk is that you don't have to wash it out. Just a steam iron and the chalk disappears. Love the stuff! ;-)
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