The Summer Flew By...

So it has been an amazing summer of sewing (caring for two little girls with swine flu, fifths disease and many other childhood ailments) and getting ready for the upcoming Holiday season. I have been sewing non-stop at night once my girls go to sleep since January.

I have explored all my secret stashes of fabric, to push my creativity along and have put together great prints to be used for my winter and spring releases. It was interesting and most cathartic to go through the bins of fabric that I have been collecting for some time and with a few trips to my all time favorite fabric shop about one and a half hours away from my home plus shopping on line I have some great color coordinated collaborations to put out for new girl quilts, although I am still searching for the perfect fabrics for those little boys. Suggestions are always welcomed from you my customers and followers!!! With my etsy shop http://www.craftsbykj.etsy.com/ I have met some most wonderful customers and suppliers, though many don't know it they have been my angels with their kind words, and of course with their support of my shop by purchasing my wares. I am very thankful to have had made some fantastic connections!! I am feverishly getting four Christmas quilts together to list and have made some changes of how I make my baby quilts. I am now placing my label on the back of the quilt which I stressed over and once I completed my first one, the 'Nathaniel Quilt' shown above I fell in love with this new design placement.

I have also made a reconnection with my dusty, neglected drafting board. I cleared and cleaned it off and sat down to my delight to many ideas that just began flowing from my pencil. It also has given me the proof I was searching for that my 'baby brain' is beginning to dissipate! All you mommies out there know what I am talking about!!

I have laid out a new size quilt for toddlers, slightly wider and longer than the baby size, which I will begin executing for my winter line. I also have plans for next Christmas for handmade ornaments. I am always looking for ways to use as many 'scraps' as I can since once I fall in love with a fabric I would like to use it to the end and not let it go to a landfill.

So here we go into fall a crafters dream, I will be out and about at a few craft shows and will list what I can on etsy.... keep an eye out!

And as always I will put out there... feel free to contact me with any requests or comments I love the feedback! Thank you all for your love and support!!