Sneak Peek No. 4 - Ticker Tape Wall Quilt in Blues

Another one coming in pinks, they are small, 11x15" or so. Could decorate a child's room - or any room you choose. I made one for a friend's nursery and she looks at hers and dreams about all the crafting she's going to do while her boys are asleep! I am totally flattered that something I made inspires this incredibly talented crafty gal!

Sneak Peek No. 3 Quilty Pants, 6-12 months

Sneak Peek No. 2 The Flillow (Floor Pillow?!)

Blues and Yellows are in the works!

Early Bird Christmas - Sneak Peek No. 1

Another Quilty Bag that I don't want to part with. Check back today for more sneak peaks!

Come Say Hi at the Early Bird Christmas Sale

It has begun - the Christmas Craft Sale season! I was lucky to be invited to LeeAnn's first Early Bird sale at her home this Saturday. So far the line up will be terrific, including:
Lara Melnik (Funky polymer jewellery and art)
Johanna Duyan (Photography and watercolour prints)
Leanne Watson (play clothes, dolls and ornaments)
Erin Suggitt (children’s, bed, bath and kitchen accessories)
Carlene Hajashe (cloth doll houses, accessories)
Heather Ashthorn (play kitchens and toys)
Tara Diaz (paper creations)
Siana Mills (knitted mitts, booties and accessories)
Sue Warner (gourmet treats and drinks)
Laurie Larkin-Boyle (paintings, prints etc.).
Stop in at 49A Lazulite Drive, we'd love to see you! Hopefully I will post some photos this week of my wares for this sale - I'll warn you now the light is pretty dark and rainy around here so you should just (it's been gorgeous, I'm going to complain about the weather more often!) come to the sale to get a better look!

Another Happy Homemade Pattern

This is my favourite kids sewing pattern book lately, and I still haven't done any of the cute sundresses - yet! The Elsie Marley blog hosted another Kids Clothes Week Challenge but we're on holiday so I missed it. However, in preparation for holidays, I made 2 super cute tops for 2 super cute girls we will be visiting shortly, so it sort of counts doesn't it? Also, the KCWC host made the same top - great sewists think alike! Check out the challenge here for some lovely, creative and repurposed kids sewing projects. I hope we have more of these challenges!

Barty's Parties!

I was excited to make Birthday Banners (or Barty's Banners!) for a friend who has ventured into a birthday party supplies and rentals business here in Whitehorse. Barty's Parties is a service that provides a selection of really neat cake pans for rent, as well as biodegradable disposable plates and cutlery, environmentally conscious loot bag gifts and lots of other party related items. The banners were lots of fun to make. Katie asked for a superhero theme (red and blue), a dinosaur theme (greens) and of course the pink and purple theme (which, I think turned out the nicest).

Reversible Bags for the Birdhouse

This is the second batch - the first batch is gone already and I didn't keep the one I liked the best! These reversible bags are organic cotton canvas in the solid colour and patterned cotton on the outside. This is another "everything" bag, big enough for an over nighter and small enough for an everyday purse. Oh, and I guess my blog entries were pretty non-existent this summer - a good sign of a hot summer and a few swims at Long Lake - amazing!

Belts for the Chocolate Claim

A quick scan of the blog revealed that I have only posted belt photos once - I make them all the time so I assumed they were blogged all the time! Alas, here is the most recent batch to go to the coffee shop. They are a lot of fun to make because they allow me to use every fabric in my stash and the variety is astounding (= i have too much fabric!). They are typically 42" long but I often have folks come by our house to pick their own fabric and length for themselves, a friend or a teenager or two. A very gratifying product for maker and client alike!

Happy Canada Day!