I'm not sure if you noticed, but EVERYTHING is moving slower through the mail lately, including the awesome fabric from Moon Beam Textiles. I had to rush to make some examples and even with that, STILL barely made it by the end of the round! It closes today (unless we can beg for an extension!) so RUN to get your order in!
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| H2O and Book Sleeve, perfect for on-the-go! |
The final Annette from Swoon Patterns (aff link) in my run was a GIANT one! This is the first time I've made the commuter size, and I had no idea how large it really was.
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| That's a big bag. |
We actually had some cooler temps and all of the sudden it's downright chilly in the mornings! I expect it will get hot again at least for a little while, but that means Halloween is right around the corner! My kids have outgrown the school parties and costume age, so no more last minute sewing a costume the night before school -- at least until they decide that costumes actually ARE cool and then come up with even more elaborate ones that involve special effects or fancy fabrics...
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| The latest round from Moon Beam Textiles is already open, just got in the strikes last night so time to bust out a quick purse! |
This is a double first for me, first time using this awesome fabric from Snow Willow Designs, and first Bee Balm Backpack from Blue Calla! Actually, triple first, first time stitching up these fun designs from String Theory Fabric Art!!
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| Rawr! |
Next thing I know, it will be time for Christmas! I feel like I blinked and lost August, so now I really need to catch up! I have a bunch of orders to bust out, and (fortunately) the Etsy orders have leveled out so I'm not cringing when I hear the sale 'cha-ching' anymore. Now just need to work on cloning myself, and it will be FINE.
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| so many ears... |
The vax card holders on my Etsy shop really took off, so my embroidery machine has been running pretty much non-stop for a few weeks! Unfortunately, that is pretty hard on the machine and it somehow kept going until it was bone dry inside! Fortunately my local shop (Southern Colorado Sewing Center) is amazing and she got me in and out in a day, greasing and oiling everything, fixing the tension issues, and finding all the pieces of needle that mysteriously disappear whenever I break one.... along with a pile of glitter and fuzz that collected inside... and she showed me where to oil it, and how to carefully clear out the needle bits. I was worried I'd need to start shopping for a new machine, but she got me all fixed up!
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| The last 40 I sent out... |
It seems like I did a run of Annette purses from Swoon (aff link) last year (yes, still trying to catch up, but at least these are from December!) and just one more to share after this one!
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| Villains! |
