WOW

Talk about being MIA from blogging.
Its been along while.

My Plans For 2018
Blog more.
Quilt More
Sew More.

HERE WE GO!

After months of debating with myself I've decided to start selling some things on ebay and etsy.

This is the beginning of a desire to manufactor ( on a small scale ). Children's clothes.

Selling on-line and at Trade shows.

The process is time consuming to say the least.

PROCESS:

This far:

Tax I.D.

Setting up fabric vendors.

Set up accounts with ebay and etsy.

Started selecting patterns.

To Do:

SEW

SEW

SEW

Set up a wed-site.

I know in my heart that this is what I want to do.

Picture:

My First Item:

AM I CRAZY!!

I've debating seriousely on doing children's clothes. The plan is to have a on-line store and do trade shows.
With no children at home this could be a good thing or bad. I love to sew and have always enjoyed sewing for children.
The plan is to do casual with alittle bit of twist. Right now I'm trying to find vendors that don't what me to buy thousands of yardage and stlyes that I can use.
It would be more on the modest level than what is in the stores.
Since my last post my serger died and I had to have it fixed but I also purchased a new one.
Been in contact with a lady that shut her shop down in 1998 about the ins and outs of such a business. Planning on a set down with her.
I'll try to keep you posted.

WHERE"S SPRING?

I'm so ready for spring!

I purged my closet again Monday and tossed alot of things. Idid that last fall and now I have to sew spring and summer fashions. All I could see was Black and Brown alittle Navy. Sicken I tell you, just sicken.

Yesterday I went to my stash and pulled out some knit and made this.

I know the skirt has black in it but the top don't. The top is V8305 that I omitted the zipper in. I really like and will do it again. But not in that fabric. That knit was like butter. But its nice when your finished.

I can not find anything I like in RTW or Fabric. Am I being pickie? Yes.

But I want color do you here me? COLOR.

Maybe its a age thing. Who knows.

Today:

I'm washing a piece of fabric now. But I'm going to be working on the smocked daygown that I took a class on. If you add in the cost of the class my gas to the class and my time this thing is a investment. I hope that child don't spit up on it.

It is only3 weeks before my trip to the Mountain Quilt Fest.

Oh, Boy!!!

A First

Not much garment sewing going around here.

Idid do my first purse! I'm so proud of myself. Idid have to make a few adjustments since I didn't pay close attention to the instructions.

Being a garment sewer and quilter for years I think Idid real good.

Has anyone seen any pretty spring fabric?

I'm bored with my closet but I usually am about this time every year.

So I've started looking for spring fabrics to brighten things up some.

The next piece on my cutting table will be a TNT skirt from a black knit with blue and white circles , The top will be this vogue pattern. View B. It calls for a zipper but I want be putting one in.

Spring Quilting main page

Spring Quilting main page

Baby Its Cold !

Its been cold here in the south this week. We got alittle ice but not much.



DH has been sick so I've spent some time in the sewing room.



My goals for this year is to make each of my three sons a bed quilt this year



and DH will not be a happy camper if he's left out. Since about 6 years ago I



did him a king size nine patch and hand quilted it. Right after we moved in our



house I lit some candels in the Master Bath and they caught some greenery on



fire. (It was Christmas Eve and this house way out in the country) Igrab this



nearest thing to smother the fire out.You guessed it HIS QUILT. He acted like



he'd rather the house burn down. I've done a lap quilt but not a full bed quilt for



him since.


He came up the stairs to my world the other night and Loved the new log cabin blocks.


May just do that one for him.



Here's a few pictures of what I've did this week.

Brown tone log cabin blocks.

Happy Times lap quilt. I love Blue and Yellow.