Monday, March 21

Carol makes 400! (and giveaway winners)

Four hundred. Big party. My 400th follower turned out to be Carol from Naturally Carol, last night shortly after midnight. Welcome, welcome Carol and welcome to the new crowd: 150 more than 5 weeks ago. I'm blown away!

Since Carol is number 400, I've decided to make a couple more pillowcases for her generous enterprise to donate cushions for families struck by flooding in Queensland (Australia).
And since I promised a little something special to mark the occasion ...(even though it was reached a bit past the deadline), I drew a winner for a their choice of a barrette, bobby pin or brooch mounted satin flower:

Number 3

Kaysi

Please contact me to claim your prize



But the gift card winner is ....


Cortney

I will email you the code tonight




Stash disclosure - Pre-stashbust

So it's part of the deal with the Spring Stashbust: Stash disclosure. Since you have to show it all. I figured I'd also give you a peek of my studio. It hasn't changed too much since my hubby and I gutted and redid the whole room except for a corner now dedicated to taking photos.
Current state - after serious tidying  ( I often have to push piles aside to use the cutting mat)

On the left, my trusted Pfaff nicknamed Victoria


On the right, the photo corner with tripod and light box under the table 


 
On the left, ribbon stash pins, needles, scissors etc
On the right, threads, fabric cutters and other sharp objects 


 
On the left, more ribbons and lace trim, labels and printable fabrics
On the right buttons and beading supplies

My button collection

Notions : trims, bias tape, velcro, elastic, snaps, more ribbon, more lace.

Botton shelf : satin, fabric flowers, glue
Middle shelf - Fat quarters and more thread
To shelf: Provence prints, velvets, corduroy,wool cloth

Bottom shelf: black and white calicos and solids, brocades, tulle and chiffons
Middle shelf: cotton prints - for quilting and dressmaking
Top shelf: special projects 4 quilts are brewing there.

Usually in the bottom cabinet:
Bottom box: minky and flannels
Middle box: fleece
Top box: Vintage lace and wide lace trims

2 boxes of scrap
On the left, smaller, for doll clothing and scrappy projects
On the right, larger pieces up to fat quarter size

Not pictured : batting for 2 of the quilts in project, poly beads and poly stuffing, various weight of stiffener and interfacing, foam, spray paint and spray adhesive, I bin of donated clothing item waiting for upcycling.

This past 2 weekends I did some de cluttering that warranted a trip to goodwill. Tomorrow is day 1 of the challenge, I'm ready to bust some stash.
Oh and You can still sign up here 



Sunday, March 20

What I've been up to - Week 12

First if you haven't entered yet, don't forget to sign up for the $40 CSN gift card giveaway open until midnight tonight. It does looks like I'm about to break 400 followers and if that happens, there will be 2 winners, one for the gift card and one for a special handmade gift made by yours truly.


A lot of ruffles this week, unfortunately you only get a sneak peek today.  I also started cutting all my scraps in 5" squares to get started on a I-Spy quilt for my little bug. I've been gathering fabrics for a couple of months and I have now about 50 different swatches but I ended up cutting closer to 90 squares since some could yield more than one. I'm sure I'll find a taker for the extra squares :).

  

I also finished a cute skirt and started on 3 summer dresses (yes 3 - must be Spring fever kicking in) for my little bug and some season appropriate clothes for Princess Fiona.


Spring cleaning is now finished in the studio. All my fabrics, notions and other craft supplies are now inventoried and accounted for. Bring it on Spring Stashbust! Two more days before the shopping ban starts. If you haven't signed up yet hurry up ! 31 bloggers already have.

A bit of jewelry also came on the menu with this spring fresh necklace, and two more in the works. 

 It goes beautifully with my new lacy shirt

On the family front, things are going rather well all things considered. My FIL's chemo is going rather smoothly and he's enjoying the quilt very much. As he put it himself, losing all that weight has the benefit of having fit back in the same size clothes he wore when he got married, but the lost padding makes him feel cold a lot more. Yay for a really good idea. 

Next weekend I'll be out of town for a much anticipated sewing retreat. 3 days of nothing but sewing, in the good company of wonderful friends, and dotted by fabulous meals and a bit of horsing around. No housework, no kids, no hubbies. My 3 days of heaven.

What have you been up to ?

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