The rain right now in Indy is sucking my motivation. I only have a few quilts to finish this weekend. Found this treasury on Etsy, seems fitting.
I’m hoping to once a week make sure to showcase other’s and their work on Etsy. With the Holidays coming up it’s a great place to find something for everyone on your list.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzAzMTk5N3wxMDE2MzU4MTM1/autumn-rain
I wanted to showcase other’s works today. Found this treasury and love the colors. Reminds me of a friend’s Christmas tree that we all used to decorate after Thanksgiving. I’m not really into traditional Christmas colors.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM3MTI2N3w5NjU3Nzc2NjM/my-dream-colorful-christmas?index=11
A big thank you goes out to Indianapolis Power & Light for offering the option to put your home on 25%,50%, or 100% green renewable resources. I had been hesitant since there is a fee attached with the program.
Well we have been on 25% for a few months and have seen minimal increase to the overall bill.
So today I took the leap and but the entire house on 100% green renewable energy resources. For my customers, that means that all of my products made from here on out are made using more green energy. I think that’s a great way to give back.
You may have noticed a new look on my Web site and Etsy shop a while back. I wanted a local graphic designer to give me a logo that goes better with my creativity. My first choice of colors were green and blue, I also knew I wanted circles or squares the design. LifeofLeoDesigns did a great job and was very easy to work with. I would recommend her to anyone and I plan on using her again for some other projects.
I am looking forward to making my new banner into a quilt for shows, etc. Also I have two sided business cards with rounded edges. Ahhh, design, marketing, and promotional bliss.
I added in just a bit of yellow to accent the green and blue. Can’t wait to start sharing the new packaging with more people.
Found the biggest thing of yellow yarn, should last me a bit.
I have been making potholders for about a year and half and with time you see where you can improve your product. Based on feedback from friends and family I have designed a bigger potholder, every time I make one, they get bought before I can put on Etsy. So bigger potholders, check.
Other feedback has been that they felt thin. I went back and looked and yes, it did feel thin. So adding a layer of cotton batting was the next step. The batch of insul bright that I had used felt thinner than others. I should have been proactive rather than reactive.
I wanted to give my customer’s the best product I can make. Here is a look inside my potholders.
There has been a good response to the new design. Just a few more to make changes to expired listings.
My list of projects is continuing to grow. It’s a good thing but time management is becoming ever so important. I’m going to need to put up a calendar to keep me on track. Here is a sneak peek of the items I am working on this week.
Sycamores Quilt
This is a special project for a friend that wants something to represent his alma mater. Designing the quilt was the hardest part. Now it’s on the borders and and keeping it masculine. Finding blue fabric that isn’t feminine is difficult.
Mother’s Day Quilts
I have a block for inspiration on this quilt. This weekend it’s a priority that I get the fabrics picked out for these blocks. They will be traveling with me in March for an added touch! Here are the blocks I’m thinking of adding to complete the quilt, Mother’s Dream.
Eva Curtains
I was asked to make curtains to match the Moda Eva Baby Quilt. Luckily I was able to find a large amount of the fabric requested. Time to get those laid out, pressed, and started.
Photos
Last week I was able to spend some time getting a variety of potholders one step away from being available. Just the topstitching needs to be completed. I finally figured out a way to get my white background for my Etsy photos.