WIP Thursday - Vacation Time!

I started my vacation on Monday, and I'm trying to catch up on all the things that were waiting for me to have 'free time'. So far that means working on the last orders, cleaning up the disaster that is the house and the craft studio, and throwing fun things on the embroidery machine as I sew. I set a goal of stitching up a blanket a day to try to work through the stash of blankets, plus getting my craft studio at least a little more organized...

One of the 'for fun' blankets I stitched up, still available!

Golden Girls Denver Backpack (Swoon) and Matching Wallet (NCW - Emmaline Bags)

This Golden Girls inspired print from Backstitch Fabrics is pretty amazing. I love the snarky quotes and pretty colors, plus the cartoony style really captures the characters!

Pastels can be vibrant!

WIP Wednesday - Countdown to Christmas

We are only 11 days out from Christmas, and I am NOT ready! This is probably the closest to ready I've been in years, but that's just because I was behind in October already and didn't take in a bunch of new orders. I think everything should arrive in time (fingers crossed), but I really need to work on getting more pics of the rest of the inventory and hopefully keep clearing it out!

Other than the wrinkle, this turned out cute!

WIP Wednesday - I Survived!

I made it through the final show and while it was a good show, I still have SO MUCH left over! I'm running a sale in my FB group to try to find good homes for more of it (and get some storage space back). I forgot how much time it takes to get pictures and list everything, so I haven't even had a chance to start working on the orders again...but tonight should be back at it! If I can get all 4 of the orders finished (not counting the etsy one that just came in) before the middle of December, I won't know what to do with myself. Maybe I'll finally organize/clean the craft studio...or my house... or catch up on sleep....

One of the bigger lanterns, still available!

WIP Monday - Less Than One Week To Go!

 It seems like it was just yesterday that I was thinking I had plenty of time to prepare for the next show...and now it's less than a week away! I have a GIANT list of things I need to finish up this week, good thing I'm on vacation! I have a stack of towel hoods that need assembled into hooded towels, a pile of blankets ready to be embroidered, doodle dolls that need stuffed, sewed shut and packaged, the flat doodle dolls that need cut out and packaged, plus anything else I can squeeze in! Looks like a good time to make sure all my machines are oiled with new needles! 

Just a small sample of the many things I'm prepping!

Wizardry Color The One With MMK - Longshore Custom Fabric/Sincerely Jen

I really enjoy the challenge of picking a perfect pattern to go with the strike fabric that arrives at my house. This gorgeous Wizardry Color fabric is running for preorder at Longshore Custom Fabric, and I needed to find something that took a fat half (or less) of fabric AND would really show it off!  This is the canvas version, so it has a little more thickness and is more sturdy than the usual woven I work with. The pattern I ended up going with is "The One With More Me Know" from Sincerely Jen, and it was originally an exclusive created to go with a fun box of curated fabric and supplies from More Me Know! I still haven't made it with the original supplies, but after seeing how fast and fun it is, I will be making it again!

Somewhat structured, stood up nicely!

WIP Wednesday - Can We Panic Yet?

We have a month and 2 weeks until Christmas, so I think it's a perfect time to start panicking! Er, I mean focusing on getting everything done and not totally freaking out that we are already in week 2 of November...

Just need the time to do a bunch more of the adorable stockings and blankets!