Oh  my gosh, I didn't mean to disappear for months again.

Over the last few months I've been focusing on in-person events and shows, mostly building inventory and getting my 10' by 10' booth "just right". I never, in my wildest imagination, could have grasped how much time and energy and money could go into such a small space! Of course, it's still not exactly right and I'm guessing the reality is that it will never be perfect, but it's getting better. If you follow Because I'm Me on Facebook or Instagram you've probably seen many booth pictures, and also many pictures of products I'm selling face-to-face that aren't available online. I'm working on bringing more of those products to the shop - hopefully more very soon, but if you're interested in something you see just message me. Oh, also follow the Facebook page for locations of upcoming events.

 

So here I am with some new bow ties, just added to the shop.

These fun bow ties are available with the added Easter bunny or chick for both adults and kids. And cats, each bow tie comes with it's own collar with breakaway clasp. And .... our first bow ties in the shop for dogs! The dog bow ties have a velcro closure and they simply attach to your pup's collar ... easy peasy.

 

The gingham and dot bow ties can be happily mixed and matched with these large-scale gingham print bow ties, in pink, green, and soft blue. These fun bow ties are also available for adults, kids, cats, and dogs.

 

As we approached fall market season, and after spending a minute in the grocery store where the world suddenly resolved around pumpkin everything, I thought it'd be fun to make some fall-themed keychains.

Of course, once made it made sense to add them to the online shops too. So I did.

These are so fun, and kind of make me forget I'm in Florida where it still reaches 90' most days.

These keychains, and more, can be found in the Jude Harbor stand alone shop and Etsy shop.

Happy fall, y'all!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1068612444/baby-girls-floral-quilt-whole-cloth 

 

Another new whole cloth quilt. This one is just so sweet and soft for a little girl.

Y'all - this fabric is from Hobby Lobby and I love everything about it. Hobby Lobby isn't always my first go-to for fabric, but they've got some great finds at really good prices (I've been told their fabric is 30% off every other week, I'm not sure if that's true - I just check the website before going in).

Priced at just $79 this quilt will sell very quickly! You can find it in the Jude Harbor shop and the Etsy shop.

While I love, love, love piecing quilt tops and the whole quilting process I thought it'd be fun to try making some whole cloth quilts with some fantastic fabrics I found (at Hobby Lobby).

This is the first quilt made - boho plants and flowers on two coordinating shades of pinkish coral. I quilted it with loopy swirls, a favorite of mine, and the binding is a fabric I had in my stash.

 

The time saved not piecing the top allows this quilt to be priced lower - just $59 for a 35" by 42" quilt.

Available here.

So will I give up piecing quilts for whole cloth quilts? No way, but it's fun to add something new to the repertoire.

 Christmas is around the corner, believe it or not! 

I've been working on all sorts of new stuff for the holidays, including stockings and ornaments, which can be found here , and our Jude Harbor stand alone shop soon.

This sweet Christmas quilt was so fun to put together. 

It's the perfect size for a wall hanging or toddler bed cover ... or whatever your heart desires.

The quilting was done on the long-arm machine with a fun star pattern.

I'm hoping to get some more holiday quilts or some table runners done in the next few weeks so keep an eye on the shop.

 

I am, admittedly, very far behind on many things, including here. I'm doing my best to catch up, but with foster kittens (four this time!), Christmas products, and markets coming up it's not easy! 

This quilt was made in August. Yes, I'm that far behind.

Anyhoo ... made in August as was her sister quilt, below, which has already found a new home.

The quilt was crafted from some charm packs I happened upon. I am not a big fan of pre-cuts, but do love charm packs - such an easy opportunity to use a whole bunch of different coordinating fabrics without buying yardage of all of them.

And the backing fabric is just wonderful, and such a good match to the front. 

 

The quilt is available in the Etsy shop here.

 

Last month two of the kids and I took a quick trip to the mountains near the Georgia / North Carolina border. After a few days we headed toward the Atlantic coast and stopped in Charlotte, NC and St. Augustine, FL for before heading home.

 

 

While we do still have our pop up camper we opted to do tent camping and hotels for this trip. We were going to try mini-van camping (it's a real thing ... facebook groups and all!) but Kadedn thought that was too off the wall so we tented. And can you guess which child ended up sleeping in the van while River and I were in the tent??? Go figure :)

We did a lot of driving on this trip and very little picture taking, but it was still a much needed respite. I don't think I'll ever get enough of the mountains and waterfalls.