Thursday, March 12, 2015

Pin Cushion Palooza

I've been meaning to share about these for a while. But instead have been sewing like a mad woman. I will soon have not one, but TWO quilts to share! :)  But until then, I'd like to ask for your feedback on something special..







I've been making pin cushions. Not for myself, and not something I planned on necessarily, but after my MIL passed away, we found a box in the garage labeled "pin cushion project".  I remembered her telling me about this "UFO" box that was somewhere up in the garage.






She had collected objects from thrifting, estate saling, etc. (one of her favorite pastimes) and had planned to make pin cushions with them, but had never done it. A project she'd meant to start but never did. So when I saw all the cute things she'd collected, I decided to finish her "UFO" for her.  






And now I think what I want to do with them is finish them all and then have a sale, and donate all the proceeds to the Patrick Swayze Pancreas Cancer Research Fund at the Stanford Cancer Center in her honor.  

Would any of you be interested in one, or know of someone who would?  















Would the best way be to list them on Etsy, or to have an instagram sale?  I've seen people having destash sales, etc. over there where the first person to leave their paypal address claims an item.  Do you think people would buy them?  I guess I'm concerned that I'll end up with 30 homeless pin cushions. 

These are the ones I have done so far.  (I've trimmed them with my hub's grandmother's vintage ricrac.) They have turned out really cute.  They are not super over-stuffed b/c they have walnut shells in them and it's hard to get that puffy full result with walnut shells. (She even had two bags of crushed walnut shells in her box!)











The piggie with some Joel Dewberry fabric..























The piggie's baby with some Riley Blake dots.. she's very tiny, that's a pencil in front of her..
















This little British Airways Royal Dalton espresso cup with some Union Jacks..





"the bird"..



..and this seashell with some Lucy's Crab Shack fabric..



What should I charge?  Do you think $10 + 2.50 shipping would be too much?  If the shipping was more, I'd just pay it out of my own pocket, and 100% of the $$ would go to pancreatic cancer research at Stanford.  I don't want to charge too much but at the same time I want to make some money to donate in her honor. Her absence is felt every day, and I think she'd be ecstatic to know her project was completed and to know that they were used to pay it forward in some small way. Pancreatic cancer is an ugly beast.

If you have any feedback as to the best way to go about selling them, feel free to leave me a comment. I've never done any kind of online sale before.

Thanks!!! 
xx

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Quilt Shop Alert!


I love to find new quilt shops! And share them.  So here are some pics and a virtual tour to battle your midweek and/or winter blahs. ;)

This last week, I got the happiest email! It was from a quilt shop in the Atlanta metro area called A Scarlet Thread. Karen (called Cookie at the shop b/c three Karens work there) wanted to order some Mod GeoCruiser patterns to have in stock for their upcoming shop hop. :) She said that they can't keep it in stock, which is the best compliment ever! 

She sent me a picture of their shop sample. Red is my favorite color, and I have a thing for dots. :) I love it!






I'm always excited to find out where cool shops are in case I'm ever traveling in the area, and I figured you might like to know, too. So I asked Cookie to send me some pics. :)  She was so kind, she send me these photos plus a little about the shop.

It's called A Scarlet Thread and is (so conveniently) located about 30 minutes south of Atlanta, right off of I-75 in McDonough, GA.




The shop name is actually a Bible reference as they are a Christian company and they've been in business for nine years. (that's forever in quilt years!) :) 





 They are the largest quilt shop in Georgia, and occupy one whole side of a strip mall. (what?! where?!) OK, now I really want to go. They carry a large variety of Moda, Michael Miller, and Riley Blake, along with others so it sounds like they have something for everyone.  I wish this pic was scratch and sniff.  I can almost smell the fabric.



They also sell Baby Lock and Bernina, and do machine service and repairs.  And offer a wide choice of classes.  It's actually probably a good thing I don't live nearby, b/c I'm thinking I might go broke if I did. :)




Cookie is a retired school teacher who started working there part time and is now the full time shop manager, and wanted me to invite anyone who's ever in or around Atlanta, or passing through on the way to Florida..(Disney travelers?).. to stop by, b/c you will be driving right past their shop.  

So if you've ever been on that never ending road trip to Disney World and suddenly you caught a whiff of fabric, only to dismiss it as fatigue or delirium, you weren't imagining it -- the fabric was really there. Calling out to you. :)  Next time, you'll know to stop.




Balm for your road weary soul... Just be sure to time your drive right so you're passing through during business hours. What a bummer if it was closed.

And since there are three Karens who work there, just walk in and say "Hi, Karen!" and someone is bound to answer you. :)

Oh I reallllly want to visit A Scarlet Thread now!  Thanks for the pics, Cookie!!

xoxo

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