Today's Project

I worked on some new things for my etsy shop. At the same time, I am also making these same things for shows that my husband does. I think I've shared before that he is a gun dealer, and we do gun shows all over Oregon. So a lot of the camo items I make will fit right in at these shows.

First off are coasters made with camo fabric that has the "Army" logo, and are offset with the yellow that is found in the "Army" logo. Sorry, it's kind of hard to see in this pic the Army part.

My youngest twin is an Oregon Beavers fan, and wanted a dog collar reflecting the teams colors and logo for his English Springer, Lincoln, (see him in the next pic showing it off). I wanted to try a sample one first, before I started making them for my shop.  

Isn't he just beautiful!

And here is a bunch of projects cut out ready to go.  I like to get them cut out in big batches like this, because then when I have an extra 20 minutes or so, I can sit down and just sewa project.  I find it makes better use of my time.

Cutting

I haven't got much sewing done, just a set of criss-crossed coasters for a birthday present, but I didn't get pictures, before I sealed them in a package to the receiptant (darn, I'm still too new at this to remember things like taking a picture before packaging)

What I have been doing though, is cutting and cutting and cutting the blocks for my Farmer's Wifes quilt-a-long. Using the templates is time consuming, but the end result is as close to perfect as any other method I've used. I have cut out both colorways and have a little more than a quarter of them cut out.

Now, you ask why with a new sewing room why would I not be sewing, but cutting out blocks? Well, our weather has turned cold, raining, and windy the last couple of days, and we have a wood stove in the livingroom, where I can cut at a table, and be toasty warm (I am a complete wimp when it comes to being cold). Nothing beats wood heat!

This is our son's 7 month old pup we are watching for a week, while he is out of state getting training. His name is Lincoln. Isn't he just the cutest?