Things To Do

Last night, Nick had one of his midnight phone meetings, so this morning he took it easy. We went out for breakfast and for a little walk.

We discovered a lovely park and Cultural Center nearby.

Nick's gone into the office for the afternoon, so I'm working on the pattern for this bag. I made these two so I could make sure my instructions are correct and also to list in my shop. Send me an email if you're interested in testing the pattern for me. UPDATE: I've got all the guinea pigs I need now, thanks everyone!

I'm also working on a pattern for some place mats. I suppose that's what's next on my list.

I also need to add this pretty new yarn color to my monkey shop for custom orders.

There's a new monkey in the works too. This guy is only version 1.0 He needs some work, but he's still pretty cute.

Speaking of cute, check out Jenn's shop if you like hedgehogs & kitties. OMG! She's amazing, no?

Must get back to work now. I'd really like to list one of these toady too. Happy Thursday to ya!

Rare Saturday Night Post

Hello my internet friends. I'm spending a quiet evening at the computer, checking messages, replying to convos, etc., etc. and thought I'd drop in for a quick post. I'm usually sewing on Saturaday night until the wee hours trying to prep for the market, but I finished early tonight. It's only 9:13pm and I'm away from my sewing machine. I think that's a record. HaHa
Just wanted to give you a peek at the quilt I finished this morning....

I've had this fabric in a bag and ready to be made into a quilt for over a year now. I'm glad I finally made it. I love that blue print, wish I had more too. We'll see how my market customers like it in the morning. I also made another baby blankie gift set today in a very soft pink color scheme. I am planning to take your advice and price the sets at $45 to start with. I'll let you know what happens. I had hoped to make a few more of those sets today, but ran out of time. I knew it was too ambitious for tonight. I'm thinking it was very strong of me not to try to get too much done before bed. (pats self on back) I need my beauty sleep.
And yesterday I didn't get a chance to tell you all about my amazing new bib template I had made. I make a lot of bibs these days and usually use a cardboard template to cut them out. This, as you can imagine, doesn't work great with a rotary cutter. So I decided to call a local plastic place & see if I could get an acrylic template made from the cardboard one. Well, they said yes!
It works pretty well, especially around the outside. It's still a struggle around the neck opening, but I think a new super tiny rotary cutter might solve that. It's a lot faster for me to get these made now, and with Nick on snap duty, even better. I got a load of new bibs done today in a lot less time.
So that's it for me on a Saturday night. Gotta inactivate some things in my Etsy shop and get to bed. Night night. Have a great Sunday & say Happy Birthday to my cousin Nicole who's turning 30!