Sewing for the Christmas Bazaar

I think there is good reason I am feeling burnt out with sewing and quilting this fall!  I have been getting ready for our local holiday bazaar the weekend after Thanksgiving, and I suspect some latent OCD tendencies have surfaced, because, holy cow, I've got a lot of stitches under my belt!

Here's a few examples:

A different sort of Christmas Tree Skirt

Several varieties of Christmas Countdown Advent Calendars (these take longer to make than I thought they would. In retrospect, EVERYTHING takes longer to make than I thought they would, lol!)

And then there were the table runners....

And the special projects and wall hangings...

Not to mention the 65 microwave cozies, the 48 key fobs, and the two dozen patchwork embellished dish towels!

I still have to do the quilting on some wallhanging of a deer silhouette, but I should get that finished today. My daughter so graciously designed the pattern for me - since she's been living with us for awhile now until their new home is completed, it's been nice to collaborate with her on a few things!

And last, but not least, my favorite gnome.  I'm only making this one. He needs a nose, and he needs to be sewn together, poor little guy. Hopefully he'll get himself together before the bazaar!

Yep, yep. I can certainly see why I am 'tired'.  My plan is to get most all of this done by Wednesday. Realistically, I don't think that will happen, so maybe next Wednesday. It would be nice to have a couple of days off before the weekend event.

I'm having a sale on the items listed in my Etsy Shop, Mountain Quiltworks. Saving 20% is a huge cut in my slim profits, but I really do like to see these things go to a good home as a gift or just because another quilter loves it and doesn't have time to make it themselves. I've been very guilty of buying handmade items for that very reason, lol!

What have you been up to for your holiday preparations this year? I've even been listening to Christmas music while I sew, just to spur me on. Thank goodness my insanity is just about over!

Quilting with a smile,

Barb

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Back In The Saddle

What are friends for? To nudge you when they miss you on your blog! Thanks to my quilt blog friend Val over at Val's Quilting Studio, as she gently said, "Where the heck have you been, girl?"

 I've actually been posting on Instagram, because it's much faster, easier, and people can just 'heart' the post and you get immediate feedback to know someone has seen your photo and read the comment. However, I do have lots of goodies that I have been quilting this fall, which are worthy of further attention, so I'm back!

I'd like to share this amazing quilt that a friend of mine had me quilt for her. It's a wool applique quilt on a cotton background. She does simply amazing work! The quilt received the Best In Show award at The Trailing of the Sheep Quilt Show last month. 

It's fun to look at the quilt from a distance, because when I quilt it, my view is only the square foot or so of quilt that is right in front of my face. It's kind of like I 'can't see the forest for the trees' because I'm just too close.

Here are a couple of close-up shots of the detail work.


Shoot! I forgot to take pictures. (Hangs head....)  Guess I was so glad to have it finished, that I spaced taking photos. I cropped the larger photo to show the detail, but it's not the greatest. Silly me.

Guess I need to be a better blogger, lol! Next time.

Quilting with a smile,
Barb

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