Stop staring and start sewing!

Off to Market!

Thank you all so much for the nice comments about my hair!  I have fresh polish on my nails and just made my last trip to the post office (at 12:10 am!).  I've been sewing samples like crazy for Quilt Market and it's really been fun but tiring.  I finally got to play with Heather's new line (which is debuting this weekend) and I can't wait to share the pictures.  But it's all top secret and hush-hush for now.

I also made it a little crazier by sewing some things to sell for quick cash and I'm thankful that I'm going with enough money for all the coffee I can drink and all the Burgerville burgers I can eat.  Joey took me shopping for a few more things and I found the nicest jeans at J. Jills.  I honestly started tearing up in the dressing room when I tried these jeans on.  They are so comfortable and flattering and I felt like my life's quest for great jeans was finally achieved.  I was a little (a lot) shocked by the price but the gal at the counter said she's been wearing hers for 4 years and loved them and Joey was willing to pay so what the hay!

I got some sweet things for Mother's Day and I wanted to share this adorable house Olivia made for me.  She got the pattern online but I'll have to ask her where.

I love this flower garden.

I'm off to finish packing and get maybe 3 hours of sleep.  I can't wait to see all the new stuff at Quilt Market and I hope to get lots of pictures!!  Oh and the weather is supposed to be beautiful!  Yip yip!

Getting spruced up for Market

Well I went and got my hair cut and highlighted yesterday by a professional.  I'm normally a do-it-yourselfer when it comes to my hair and I may be in trouble now because I really like the professional highlights better (go figure) and it cost a flippin' fortune.  I'm leaving for Quilt Market (my first!!!) on Wednesday and I'd like to look halfway put together.  I even stopped chewing my nails.  This is what 110.00 hair looks like (and 2.48 nail polish, thank God for Walmart).   Don't judge me, I'm feeling guilty enough as it is.

I realized the other day that if I'm going as a business owner I should have business cards.  Yeah, I know I'm a little slow but I'm glad Kinkos is not.  So I'm picking 100 of these up tonight.  I don't really have a business logo yet so I just used my blog banner (and it was easy to email to Kinkos).  Nothing but the basics on the back of it.

 

Other side.  Just stating the obvious.

I found these at the grocery store the other day for 1/2 price (5 bucks for both bunches).  I think these flowers look happy together and they're lasting a long time too.  Aren't they cute?  Kind of a Vincent Van Gogh meets Mary Engelbreit vibe. 

I had this skirt that sat on etsy for months so I took the front apart, added an apron (of course) and made a matching top and bandana and stuck it on ebay.  Voila'!  A bid! 

I like the eclectic mix of fabrics.

So now that I'm broke (but have stunning hair!) I'm sewing like crazy and am going to be selling a bunch of cute and priced to sell outfits in my own personal "Send Jona to Quilt Camp" sale.  That will be in the next couple days.  I'm so excited about going and I'm really looking forward to meeting everybody.  There are people I've known (via computer) for years and I'm finally getting to meet them in person (I hope they love my hair). 

Oh, and I'm getting to meet some other bloggers and creative types (sometimes one and the same!) at this fun little soiree that Heather (or "The Heather" as my kids call her!) is going to do something at tomorrow.  I don't know what she's going to do but I'm pretty darn sure it will be beautiful and  amazing.  Fun!  Have a beautiful weekend!

And be sure to check back when I have my little outfits for sale (because I still need to get a pedicure and those aren't cheap either).

Hola! Buenos Dias!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  I took 4 years of Spanish and that is pretty much the extent of my ability to converse in Español.  Oh no, I have to find the code for the little squiggle over the "n" which is pronounced "en-yay" (I remember that much!).  Got it!  See?   "ñ"!

I've been super swamped trying to get everything finished so I'm ready for Quilt Market next week.  I'm so excited and I can't wait to try Stumptown coffee which I hear is amazing.  I'm also planning on eating seafood because it's closer to the source.  I've never been comfortable eating seafood in Arizona, it worries me.

I've had a chance to play with Jennifer Paganelli's Bell Bottom fabric and I love it.  It's so great because it coordinates with her Basics line so the possibilities are endless.  I made another one of those darn apron skirts.  I apologize for being a one trick pony here but I'm trying to make a little fun money for Portland and these sell.

Isn't it cute?

Here's the whole outfit.

Here's another Flirt outfit (oh man, I'm loving this fabric!).  For some (unknown to me) reason the Flirt fabric weighs less than the other ones and it's super soft.  I'm not familiar with the whole manufacturing ins and outs but there's something different about it.

I added a little covered button so the pants would have some pink in them too.  Easy Peasy and cutesie tootsie.

Here's something fun Olivia's working on (I think it's an apron).  I like the way the pink ice cream is dripping.

And Junior Man got some new shoes which he is loathe to remove.  He'd wear these and his Elmo shirt (and nothing else!) all day everyday if we'd let him and he throws a fit when we try to take them off.  I kind of know how he feels since I'm wearing this shirt again.  Oh and he managed to give the cat a bath and acquire a large scratch on his tummy at the same time today.  Gotta love that instant kharma.

Saltwater sandals are the best sandals in the history of the planet and I'm glad my friend Tiffany carries them in her store (I even have some white ones in my size.  But I had to buy them at a grown up store.).

And then this is just cute.  She's obviously keeping a close eye on that little basket of chicks (this isn't the scratching, bath-taking cat.  That one is her brother).

I'm planning on doing some fun sewing for myself but it might have to wait until I get back from Portland.  The pathetic thing is I may have to wear store bought clothes (gasp) to Quilt Market because I'm so busy sewing other things.  But I have had some fun sewing samples of the Oliver and S. patterns (blatant link to my etsy store there) for Liesl and I'm getting really good at them.  They are really clever patterns and I'm loving her fabric choices (Liberty of London, oh my gosh!).  Okay, back to the factory.