Fabric

Here is the fabric that I bought for $5 a yard. The center fabrics are some of the first solids I have bought. Not sure what I will do with them yet but they sure are pretty.
I have been reading the Fat Quarter Jolly Jabber blog for three or four years now. This is the first time I have won a giveaway from their blog. I won a jelly roll of one of my favorite lines of fabric. Thanks Jolly Jabber.
I think it was last year that I had won a giveaway from Cheryl at Willowberry Designs. She was going to make these little tiny stuffed animals in a fabric that had I picked. Well, you know life happens and she did not make them. I had totally forgotten about the whole thing too. But the other day I got a package all the way from Australia and it was from Cheryl.
Look at all the things she sent me.
Thank you so much Cheryl for sending me all your great patterns.
With Passion,

Carrie P.

The Craft Show

The craft show has come and gone. It was fun for our first show. This is a photo of our table. My stuff is on the left side of the table and my daughter set of some tree limbs to hang her jewelry on. We did not sell as much as we hoped but we heard from others that it was the same for them too.
A few of the crafters I knew from my quilt guild. These were some of the tables set up by crafters. As you can see, lots of variety. The photo on the top right where the green quilt on the wall is hanging was set up by Salem Stitcher. The table on the top left was by ClassicCampbell. I bought one of her bucket liners last year. Gina and Colleen were also there but I didn't get a photos of their tables.
Westminster Fabrics sent Karen hundreds of bolts of fabric to sell during the craft show. $5.00 a yard!!! Can you believe it? Needless to say the money I made from selling crafts went to buying fabric. I will show it next post. It is dark now so I won't get a good photo. I watched women come by with armloads of fabric. I definitely did not buy armloads. It was hard to pass up such a good deal if you are a quilter.

And thanks for the "good luck" wishes. My daughter and I appreciated it a lot.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Flaunt!

This is where you will find me on Saturday. My daughter and I are sharing a table to sell our crafts. My daughter loves to make jewelry which she will be selling. I will be selling quilty/fabric crafts.
This is one of the items I will be selling at the show. This is a first for me. Maybe if you live near by you can attend. The address is at the bottom of the flyer. If you do, make sure you stop by to say hi.

So I will be busy catching up with getting everything ready. My sewing room is a mess and my house cleaning has gone by the wayside. You have probably noticed that I have not been posting much about my everyday quilting. I am behind on my Hop To It blocks because I have been getting ready for the show and of course, the garden plot has taken my time. If I don't post until next week you will know it is because I am cleaning the house and my sewing room.

I will definitely take some photos of the show and share with you later.

We are really excited about participating in the craft show. Wish us luck!

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Goodies from the Barn craft show

It was so much fun shopping in the barn. I bought this blank journal with the sweet strawberries on it from the Liberty Rose booth. The strawberry at the bottom is a book mark for the journal.
I think Sharon Stewart of Liberty Rose was one of ladies that helped form this craft show. She has a great booth. Go to her blog and you can see some really nice photos from the show. I just read on her blog that they will have the show next year. Make plans! lol
Of course, I had to buy some wool from another vendor. I also got the blue jar and a towel to embroider on one day.
This little bag of goodies was also from Sharon's booth.
Check out this cute little snowman. I bought a kit to make a pillow. It also included some chenille trim to add to the pillow when I get it made. Maybe I can get it done before this winter is over.
This I did not get from the show but I won it from Pat Sloan. She was having a blog hop to give away the Sullivans ruler with the sharpening edge on it. You can see a You tube video with Pat explaining the ruler here.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Barn Craft Show

This past Saturday my husband and I took a day trip to Raleigh, NC. I will warn you that the photos on this post are not the greatest. I took my camera. I made sure the batteries were charged and then I forgot to take the camera card out of the computer to put in the camera. So I took these pictures with my husband blackberry. The lens was a little dirty and I did not realize it.
Anyway, we went to a craft show at a farm. The show was in a big barn with lots of different vendors. Having the show in the barn made it really magical and fun. In the photo above you can see that there was wood shavings on the floor. It was a little dark in the barn so again the photos are not so good.
These quilts were hanging. There were also some ladies hand quilting a quilt in a frame.
Some of the lights hanging from the rafters which made it more magical in the barn.
Some stalls. Down in one of the stalls were some hens roosting in their coop. Not sure if they were laying eggs or not. All the other stalls were empty.
Outside the barn was this yard art for sale.
And here are some of the chickens outside looking for some goodies to eat.
We also took a stroll in the beautiful garden full of fascinating and different flowers. The weather was perfect and it was worth the drive. Tomorrow I will show you some of the goodies I bought.

With Passion,

Carrie P.