Well, I have works in progress, but they have to be secrets for a little while longer. :)
Also, we got a new camera and I've been taking a few pictures of things I could show you, but haven't read the manual to know how to get those pictures onto my computer yet. So...you can look forward to more exciting blog posts with pictures soon.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Hmm...well, I was trying to write a blog post, but the kitty found the cursor and my typing to be very fascinating and decided she needed a blog of her own, so she took over. The title and beginning line were her work. I think perhaps we should leave the blogging to the humans.
Anyway, I haven't been doing a whole lot of sewing lately. I suppose I've been preparing for a little children's Christmas program thing at church, researching getting a new car, getting a new car, and finishing reading this book.
I like my new-to-me car. I got rid of a van that was getting worse by the minute and making me really dislike it.
I enjoyed reading the book and have been asked to write a review, so I'll have to do that soon.
Since Tuesday is supposed to be Technique or Tool Tuesday and I have obviously not been figuring out EQ7 (during Christmas break - it's a plan!), maybe I'll mention the Sewline Glue Pen. I don't think I've mentioned it on the blog. I did a presentation to the Des Moines Modern Quilt Guild on English Paper piecing and discovered that I love this glue pen for holding the fabric onto the little shaped cardstock pieces. Well, I won a little mini charm pack (which is a stack of 2.5 inch squares) of Architextures so I was thinking that I might wrap those little squares around some hexagons and see what happens. If there is any interest, maybe I'll take pictures as I do the steps of English Paper Piecing and have a sort of mini-tutorial on using the glue stick and paper piecing.
Otherwise, I have cut up a bunch of red and green fabric in the hope that I will sew them together into Christmas stockings, following this pattern and a tree skirt or rather, tree pants, following this tutorial very soon...like this week. :)
I haven't shared anything from the Bible in a while either, so I'd like to do that soon, too.
Okay, I'll try to remember that I have a blog now.
Hmm...well, I was trying to write a blog post, but the kitty found the cursor and my typing to be very fascinating and decided she needed a blog of her own, so she took over. The title and beginning line were her work. I think perhaps we should leave the blogging to the humans.
Anyway, I haven't been doing a whole lot of sewing lately. I suppose I've been preparing for a little children's Christmas program thing at church, researching getting a new car, getting a new car, and finishing reading this book.
I enjoyed reading the book and have been asked to write a review, so I'll have to do that soon.
Since Tuesday is supposed to be Technique or Tool Tuesday and I have obviously not been figuring out EQ7 (during Christmas break - it's a plan!), maybe I'll mention the Sewline Glue Pen. I don't think I've mentioned it on the blog. I did a presentation to the Des Moines Modern Quilt Guild on English Paper piecing and discovered that I love this glue pen for holding the fabric onto the little shaped cardstock pieces. Well, I won a little mini charm pack (which is a stack of 2.5 inch squares) of Architextures so I was thinking that I might wrap those little squares around some hexagons and see what happens. If there is any interest, maybe I'll take pictures as I do the steps of English Paper Piecing and have a sort of mini-tutorial on using the glue stick and paper piecing.
Otherwise, I have cut up a bunch of red and green fabric in the hope that I will sew them together into Christmas stockings, following this pattern and a tree skirt or rather, tree pants, following this tutorial very soon...like this week. :)
I haven't shared anything from the Bible in a while either, so I'd like to do that soon, too.
Okay, I'll try to remember that I have a blog now.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Oh, hello!
Well, the craft fair happened. Two days before it happened, my son was home sick. He may have watched too many movies during those two days while I prepared for the craft fair.
It was not the most profitable event, but Crystal and I had a good time and met some neat people. I think our booth was the best looking one in the place, but I might be biased.
I made a few last minute items and of course they didn't sell, but now they are in my etsy shop.
The best sellers of the day were the chapstick cozies. There were two young girls who were very excited to each get a chapstick cozy. It was pretty cute.
I guess my conclusion in the matter is that while it was fun to do and I made a lot of stuff I like, I'll not do a craft fair again. I have been thinking again about my purpose for sewing and if it is to show love to God and others, I'm not completely sure how selling my stuff fits in there. I'm not saying it can't fit with my purpose. I need money to have supplies to make things to give to people and sucking money out of our bank account without putting any in is probably not wise. So I'll probably make some to sell, some for family and friends, and some for charitable purposes.
In the category of charitable purposes, I'm excited to have been invited to join an online bee called do. Good Stitches to make quilts for Project Linus. The do. Good Stitches group has several different sub-groups for different charities and I was assigned to Project Linus. I'll be stitching up blocks every month and sending them in to someone else who will put all the blocks together and make a quilt. One quilt will be made by the group each month.
My goal is to get back to my Romans quilt very soon, but I think I'm going to do just a few Christmas items first. We have no tree skirt. Well, not really. For several years I have been using an actual skirt that I had for some Christmas event in high school. Also, I'd like to make new stockings for me, my husband, and my son.
Okay, so back on track with blogging. My son is healthier and back at school, the craft fair is done, and the Christmas sewing I have to do is not going to be frantic and sucking up all my time. I will enjoy it.
It was not the most profitable event, but Crystal and I had a good time and met some neat people. I think our booth was the best looking one in the place, but I might be biased.
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| Here we are, hopeful that people will come buy our stuff. |
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| Here's a view without us in the way. :) |
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| Laundry Bag |
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| Drawstring Bag |
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| Another Drawstring Bag |
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| Pretty Bunting or Banner |
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| Journal Cover |
I guess my conclusion in the matter is that while it was fun to do and I made a lot of stuff I like, I'll not do a craft fair again. I have been thinking again about my purpose for sewing and if it is to show love to God and others, I'm not completely sure how selling my stuff fits in there. I'm not saying it can't fit with my purpose. I need money to have supplies to make things to give to people and sucking money out of our bank account without putting any in is probably not wise. So I'll probably make some to sell, some for family and friends, and some for charitable purposes.
In the category of charitable purposes, I'm excited to have been invited to join an online bee called do. Good Stitches to make quilts for Project Linus. The do. Good Stitches group has several different sub-groups for different charities and I was assigned to Project Linus. I'll be stitching up blocks every month and sending them in to someone else who will put all the blocks together and make a quilt. One quilt will be made by the group each month.
My goal is to get back to my Romans quilt very soon, but I think I'm going to do just a few Christmas items first. We have no tree skirt. Well, not really. For several years I have been using an actual skirt that I had for some Christmas event in high school. Also, I'd like to make new stockings for me, my husband, and my son.
Okay, so back on track with blogging. My son is healthier and back at school, the craft fair is done, and the Christmas sewing I have to do is not going to be frantic and sucking up all my time. I will enjoy it.
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