I've Moved!

I am transitioning to a new website! I am working on transferring my few posts from here, but in the meantime check out my new site:

www.ekgdesigns.com

Woo!

See Jane Run Quilt

See them run! Run, guys, run!

Back in June (when we were wearing shorts- just think, tonight has a forecasted low of 17 degrees!), I began a quilt using Dick and Jane-themed fabrics. You can see from those original layout pictures that I still ended up with something different. My bad math meant that I was going to be short two blocks to make it the twin-sized quilt I had originally intended. Bummer. I played around with potential sashing and maybe just large borders. I ultimately ended up with a framed center block.

Arranging the pink and blue blocks still provided me a challenge.

The framed center added some visual interest while allowing me to keep my intended size of the top.


The final pieced top. Not too shabby, if I say so myself!

I quilted it with replicated loops all over. I am happy how this one turned out! I used one of the blocks that had been pushed out by the framed center block and made a matching pillow. All that bad math paid off!



Quilt and pillow, ready to go!

Handmade Holidays

Craft fair weekends tend to fly by in a blur. This weekend was just that: a blur. A festive, smiling, holiday-feeling weekend. I loved all the minutes of it.

The Clarksville Parks and Recreation hosted its third annual Handmade Holidays market in Clarksville, Tennessee. It gave me a chance to meet lots of people, sell my handmade items, and see the glowing faces that were going to enjoy their goodies as they marched off successfully with their newly-acquired treasures.


A few times some folks would express interest in an item, mention they would think about it, leave and then return to see it had sold. That's the tricky-and-awesome part of craft fairs. Everything is unique! Most everything is one-of-a-kind! But if you are one to hesitate because it my be considered a compulsive buy, you might miss out. I missed out on a ceramic spoon rest that I saw this morning. I stopped back by early this afternoon and it was already sold. You never know what you will find!


Thanks to all the behind-the-scenes workers who made for a successful craft fair this weekend! And thanks to all the other vendors I met who shared the same passion as I. And a special thanks to those who came with an understanding that what they saw were treasures, for those who supported craftsfolk and artisans. Your smiles and enjoyment keep me going.