I want to keep this for myself

Well,

I was going through extreme withdrawal 

from sewing.  After spending two days of craft showing and then

a MAJOR clean up of 

the studio after weeks of crafting, I had a 

pincushion to make.

I joined a pincushion swap a 

while back, never dreaming I would not be able to decide

what to make.  The deadline for mailing

is tomorrow, and it is all wrapped and ready to go.

It is actually a little sewing kit and this is what it 

looks like rolled up.  the pincushion

is inside.

this is what the outside looks like unrolled.

(Yes, it is the elephant fabric in a different color, but not

nearly as much of it. )

a closer look at it rolled up, tied with twill tape.

the hexies are the first ones I've made.  It is 

a technique called "english paper piecing".

I pieced three together, appliqued them to the 

front, then quilted around them with a hand dyed purl cotton.

I added one to the pincushion.  this is the inside.  the top and 

bottom pieces are pockets.  I

intended to put something in them

for the photos.  You can't tell,

but the bottom pocket is 

divided into three sections.

(the pig and the snail in front of the 

teacup were gifts and are two of my sewing mascots)

the only rule for the swap was to 

use green, blue and orange with

the addition of brown or black so 

I took that to mean linen, since linen is

the new black.

none of the fabric was bought
for this particular project and I
love the way it turned out.

Wish you didn't have to go,no, no, no, no.

there is nothing like craft show food!!!!!!!!

I have to tell you that if you ever have the opportunity to sit all day where church ladies

 donated home made cookies, cakes, pies, and brownies, take advantage of it!!!

I had my first piece of lemon

pie, today, and it was amazingly tasty!!!

For lunch, I had the best hot dog with sauce of my whole life.

 

This is my dear friend, Craftshow Debby.

(make coffee, not war)

She made my fabulous sign.

and helped with styling my stuff.

It was a fun day, and tomorrow

I will do it, again.

Except for the pie, which is all gone.

what will I do with all the money i make???

these pics are not in any particular order,

and my lighting is not the best for photographing,

but there is so much getting ready going on

i felt i needed to get it all down.

I cannot believe i made all this stuff,

and there is more.......

I am sewing little fabric loops to the top of my business cards

which, are doubling as price tags, and attaching them to the item

with a tiny safety pin.

I started out using fabric scraps left over from the item the  being priced.

this really took a lot of time,

so when I got to the lower priced items,

I just used Christmas fabric loops so I would not

have to keep rummaging through my scraps.

then i started just punching holes in the cards

and tying them on with twill tape,

then, after hours and hours, i just got out the glue gun (not really)

and, of course, i had to press as i priced

one of my favorite wristlets.
I'm hoping to make an ipad cover out of this fabric.  cute????

pricing and pinning

the most amazing thing, is that i have not spilled anything
on my stuff.

these are two of my latest faves.
left, is a robot kindle case,
right, is an ipad case

these are flags i made to decorate my space at the show.  it's
hard to get good pics in the midday sun, but
i love the shadows they make

in addition to paying to rent a table at the show,
i have to give them an item for a door prize.
these little quilted coasters came to the rescue.

craft show jack and his sidekick, barney, always
have to get into the act.

craft show crunch time

So where do we start today?

How bout machine maintenance?

some last minute tea dyeing?

 Here's a chair full of stuff,

A table full of stuff,

another view of a table full of stuff,

a work area full of stuff,

a floor full of stuff,

an ironing board full of stuff,

look familiar?

a room full of stuff,

my cutting table,

FULL OF STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

It is just a lot of stuff, 

but I still don't have the right size  jingle bells,

the right color of ribbon,

just the right button,

if I do have it, I can't find it.

The cutest thing

I know you are all hoping this will be more pics of Harvey,

but he still looks pretty much the same

and I haven't caught him doing 

anything photo worthy.

Perhaps I will try for a video.

But in the meantime I want to show you what

I think is the cutest thing I've ever made.

It is a bread basket.

and, although it does not purr

and it does not meow,

 or curl up in your lap,

or sleep on your pillow,

it just about the cutest thing I've ever made. 

 It is perfect for showing up at a party carrying 

a little loaf of holiday bread,

or, if you don't bake,

two cans of coke

end to end.

Our new brother

The newest addition to the Family.

Our brother Harvey.

Last, but not least,

Barney and Joe Cool.