Friday Wrap-up

   Boy this week flew by fast!  And I have very little to show for it.  But although I was not as productive (quilting/sewing-wise) as I would have liked to be (am I ever?!) it was still a good week.
   I made a traveling crayon/pad folio as a birthday gift for one of the little girls in my son's preschool class.  I used Terry Atkinson's Airplane Art Binder tutorial.  [Linda/Sew Nicely: Do you recognize the fussy cut fabric in the center?  It's from one of the scraps you gave me in the Scrappy Swap-- thank you!]

front cover
(noticing now its a little uneven)

back side

inside view

   I also worked on a few background units for my Total Eclipse paper-piecing pattern by Judy Niemeyer.  

   And I started a practice zippy pouch for the Mouthy Stitches Swap.   Check out the Flickr group if you want to see some amazing creations!!  (The "X"s are my first hand-embroidered stitches!  I enjoyed it-- might be onto something new.)

   I also received some fun packages in the mail.  My friend, Judith/Rags to Bags -- knowing that my birthday is this month-- sent me a sweet package of goodies from Belfast, Northern Ireland!  Just this week, Judith opened here Etsy shop Just Jude Designs.  She's got some great quilting/sewing patterns (and a few homemade items) that are wonderful.  Good luck with your new venture, Judith!

   Thank you so much, Judith!!  (I have not showed it to the kids yet-- waiting for a special occasion-- or a big craving!).  You are so generous and thoughtful :0)

   And lately, I've been listening to Pandora radio.  As a special promotion, they offered me 200 free business cards from Vistaprint.  Since I'm going to be selling my homemade wares in the next few months at a local coffee shop (see post here), I decided to use the opportunity to create some business cards (pictured above).  I used one of their pre-existing templates and played around with the fonts.  So I'm on my way to getting prepared for this business venture! (Now I just have to make some inventory!)

   I have a friend coming over shortly for an afternoon of sewing-- I'm looking forward to it!  We have fun and are trying to sew together once a week.  (She sews mostly garments and I helped her start her own blog recently-- but that's for another post).

   I hope all of you are having a great weekend (and getting some sewing time in, too)!