Clouds

Southern California is having it's first rain storm of the season. In between showers, last evening we had a spectatular view as the sun was setting. 

Perfect weather for staying cozy inside to read, quilt, nap and fix chicken tortilla soup for supper.

Getting Ready

I have been very busy making mini-wallets for my daughter's booth at the Patchwork Indie Art and Craft Festival in November.  I'm suppose to attach labels to my products and they have been ordered, so as soon as they arrive I can start putting these wallets together.  I had soooo much fun picking fabrics, always my favorite step in sewing.

If you reside anywhere near Culver City, I hope you can attend the festival.

BOO!

My dear friend Sherry and I met when we both worked for Jacki Sorensen's Aerobic Dancing way back in the 80's.  When we moved on to new jobs, we started meeting once a month for lunch and shopping.  For over 30 years, we have exchanged little gifts each time we meet for our fun filled Saturdays.

I purchased two artists pens for Sherry this month and enclosed them in this silly little ghost.  I used two pieces of copier paper, cut out the ghost shape, stuffed it with the pens and tissue paper, then zig zagged around the edges.

Happy October Sherry!

Craft Booth

My daughter Paige, will have a booth at the Culver City Patchwork Indie Art and Craft Festival on November 4th.  She is recruiting the entire family to contribute items to fill her booth with handcrafted goodies.  I have some quilts she can display and I have been busy sewing some small fabric merchandise to add to her booth. 

Good luck Paige!

Baby Quilt

I just finished the top of the baby quilt I have been working on using whites and lights.  It will be presented to baby Cameron in December when he makes his debut.

I fell in love with this number fabric for the border and will use it on the back also.  So many of these light fabrics bring back memories - they have been in my stash since my daughters were little.

Fiesta!

On the last night of my sisters visit, we had Mexican food and watched the wonderful dancers perform at Fiesta de Reyes in Old Town, San Diego.  I would love to be able to twirl a skirt like this - bravo!!!

Getting Crafty

My sister is visiting from Texas for 9 days so I needed to take down my craft table in our guestroom.

I wanted to created something with her, so we moved art supplies to my kitchen island and started crafting.

We made a HUGE mess (my stove top is somewhere under all of this stuff!)

Look what we made - recycled circles!!  Marcia really enjoyed her introduction into mixed media and we had a great time creating our mini works of art.