I'm not sure how it's already the last day of October, but I am definitely not ready for November! I really need to bust out orders, but I also need to prep some stuff for the last craft show, which is the Friday after Thanksgiving. I'm obviously wasting too much time on things like eating and sleeping!
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| A new embroidered blanket I did last night. |
I think this is probably the fewest orders I've had at this time of year for several years...mainly because I haven't finalized a bunch of invoices yet. I feel like this time last year I was MUCH faster at getting orders out, and I was also doing a ton of vax card holder orders daily. Those (thankfully) slowed down, but this year it was pony ears...faster to stitch, but require a little more work to finish.
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| Ready to go together! |
One of the other projects I made for the latest round of fabric promotion for Snow Willow Designs was this super cute (and fast!) Tuesday Tote from Knotted Thread Design! The Mini Lizard King vinyl is such a fun pattern that I wanted to really show it off!
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| Technically the back, but it really shows off the fun vinyl |
No matter what fabric I use, the H2O To Go From Lind's Handmade Designs looks great! Compared to some of the bags and purses I've made, this plaid is pretty subdued. The colors are even prettier in person, and all my favorites! I saw the fabric advertised online and then went on a hunt to find a shop selling it. I did eventually find a quilt shop that was carrying it (and not sold out), so I grabbed a yard! I really should have bought more, but that's my 'go-to' amount for fabrics that have no purpose...
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| Standing shot for a different angle |
Now that it's October, I really need to focus on knocking everything off my list and figuring out priorities for the handmade market on November 25-26. Plus I have a few people waiting to place orders, so I want to get them on the list and then I can see how much sleep I won't be getting...Once I make it past the shipping cutoff for Halloween costumes, I should be able to focus on more than stitching pony ears and wings again, which will be very nice! I'm not complaining (much) but I do miss actually sewing up complicated things!
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| One of the many waves of orders I've been trying to ship out ASAP! |
On top of testing new patterns, I've also had some fun new fabrics to sew up! This vinyl is from Snow Willow Designs, and was very easy to work with! I need some fast projects, So I went with the Key Fob Wallet from SEWGNAR.
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| Getting Godzilla on the front was a little tricky since I'd never made it before... |
