Christmas Table Runners!

At my last sew n' sew, we learned how to make these wonderful Christmas Table Runners with a Half Hexagon template.  These came together so simply and I find myself looking forward to making more.

Since my last post, I mentioned opening an Etsy store to showcase the remaining pillowcases from a recent Craft Fair.  I decided to add a couple of the Christmas Table Runners and these seemed to go over pretty well with the Etsy shoppers!

It is supposed to snow tomorrow so I have stocked up on all the notions and fabrics needed for a sewing day on Saturday.  I finished this one on the top left this evening and listed in my shop.  The other two have been shipped to their new owners!

Let me know what you think and check my store to see what new things I add!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewMuchMooreInStore

~N~

   

First Craft Show and New Business (no, I'm not quitting my day job)...

A New Adventure Begins!

This weekend, I had a booth at the local Holiday Craft Fair.  I showcased hand-made pillowcases, table runners and MugRugs.  I learned right away that I needed business cards!  I sold pillowcases, took a few custom orders and was inspired (by my neighbor crafters) to open an Etsy shop!  

After toying with a few different names (and trying to find something that wasn't already taken), I decided upon the following: SewMuchMooreInStore.  On Etsy, you have to omit spacing between words.

Come and check out my new store - I have one item featured and will be posting more in the future!  

Here is a custom Pillowcase I did today - I'm really excited about this new adventure!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewMuchMooreInStore

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Hexies, Hexies and more Hexies!

My Mom inspired me to start creating hexies, in my spare time.  I usually put these together when I am waiting in the car-rider line to pick up the kids from school.  Since I have (2) kids with completely different pick-up times, I can usually get a dozen or so done each day.  The fabric I used in this picture are some scraps that I had left over from my first Chevron quilt.  Again, thank you Mom for the fabric!

I have a feeling that this fabric is quite dated so I will need to just start pulling all sorts of scraps into this and making flowers from various pieces...

So far, so good!

Stay tuned and I will post additional progress pics as this gets going!

Sew N Sew Spring 2014

What a fun weekend we just had!  I counted 14 ladies (and a precious little girl) who were busily sewing, ironing and piecing together Chevron Quilts at our Spring 2014 Sew N Sew.  Most of the group created either a Chevron Quilt or table runner using the Tutorial by Jenny Doan (MSQC).

Click Here to watch the Tutorial

The progress was much quicker than a typical quilt would take and the results were simply beautiful!

 
 

 

 
 




We are looking forward to getting together in the fall at Sharon's house in Central Kansas.  Our group project will be a half dresden plate with a turkey appliqué in the middle.  We will also involve a fabric  swap in order to put our plates together.  I am so excited!

Until then, I have another Chevron quilt to finish.  The one pictured above was done with some fabric I forgot that I had!  I need to finish JD's quilt (University of Kansas Chevron quilt).  I hope to get some progress on this, this week.

Well, I am off to make sense of all this laundry that has piled up since we have been gone on Spring Break this whole week!  Maybe if I am lucky, I can sneak a nap into this afternoon!

The Anticipation of Spring

I might be going a little overboard with Chevron lately.  I have two completed and two unfinished projects that share this main design.  I was first inspired by a Pinterest Pin (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/176907091586047179/) and it went crazy from there. 

I even have fabric ear-marked for a 5th Chevron project, but it is a Christmas pattern so I won't be too anxious to work on that for some time.

Tomorrow, I will finish sewing my 10" squares together, cut the squares in fourths and iron.  This will leave me with two unfinished queen sized quilts, ready for assembly when we return from our Spring Break trip.

Only one more day until Spring Break!  I am ready to let the sleeping in begin!  Fingers crossed that the weather will be as warm in Tx as it has been up here. 

We are looking forward to visiting my Dad.  We will get to help my Dad celebrate his 74th birthday!  Maybe we will get to do some fishing as well.  My Dad mentioned something about some bicycles for the boys?  I don't dare mention anything to them and just wait to see what happens.  Hopefully we can also stop by to see my cousin and his family as well.

The only thing that is not exciting about Spring Break is the driving that we need to do in order to get to Grandpa's house.  I'm figuring it will take us a good 8-10 hours at least (one way).  Gas prices are not too great so this will be a hefty fuel guzzling trip for sure!  Thank goodness for a newer, reliable car (Troy's company car) with Roadside Service (fingers crossed we won't need that!).

When we get back, we will have the weekend left to savor until the final stretch of 7th and 2nd grade.

Check back in a couple weeks with a report on how my Spring 2014 Sew N Sew turned out!  I found a much easier way to make the Chevron quilt (http://youtu.be/BUNGH9B0Ohw).  

Check it out!

~Nicole~