Advent Blog-a-long Day #3 - My Creative Space

I've decided to join in the fun over at the Kootoyoo Blog, by doing the My Creative Space feature each Thursday. So this is what is happening at my place this afternoon. I am sitting on the lounge room floor doing some more buttons for the weekends Christmas markets as I am sure these are going to be great stocking fillers. And yes, that is a small child playing in my scraps bucket. Miss M thought it was very funny to be jumping in and out of it : )

Blogtoberfest Day #6 ~ Teaching & Quilting

Mum popped over today keen to learn how I make the fabric buttons and help out with market preparations for this Friday nights market I have. Only a 3 hour market from 6-9pm but if we go by the last one that was run in winter, it will be a huge night with a big crowd.

So, I showed mum how to make the buttons and she got busy making badge buttons and small flatbacks ready to turn into bracelets - well done mum!

And while mum was busy doing that and watching Master T while Miss M slept I got busy rag quilting again - very addictive and a fantastic way to use up my fabric scrap stash and those little pieces of batting that I didn't know what to do with. These 3 pretty quilts all measure approx 30 x 30 inches, are backed with pretty flannel, and will be great as pram/travel/comfort quilts. They will be available for purchase at Friday nights market and what doesn't sell I'll pop into my madeit store over the weekend.

WIP Wednesday

Its been a busy week! And, it's only going to get busier! I spent today doing fabric button ponytail sets and single giant button ponytail holders. These are for the upcoming Agricultural Show I am having a stand at at the end of the month. Its a two day show so am just about empting my stash of fabric making as much as I can of everything - if it goes well, then that's great - I get to buy more fabric, lol! If not, then I will have a huge pile of goodies to load up into my shops and I might even have a sale . . .

Some dresses I finished off yesterday - thought my collection I had needed a little pink added to it so sort out these beautiful Amy Butler prints . . .
Some more dresses cut out and ready to sew . . .
And this gorgeous fabric I picked up last week from Corrie over at Retro Mummy. It is the most gorgeous Japanese patchwork fabric that I just had to get a couple of metres of each - plans at this stage are to turn out a few pram blankets, but that may change . . .

I still need to sort out how I am going to set up my stand at the show - I have a 3m x 3m block and need to work out the best way to space out 2 - 3 trestle tables and probably 3 racks for clothes/quilts. Any suggestions to how to show off the hair accessories would be greatful - I usually just have them piled in shallow baskets, but maybe was thinking a big peg board? Might see what I can find on flickr . . .

Hope you are all having a great week :)