Each triangle measures 3" across and 4" tall and the 12 pennants in each bunting take about 5' of space, then each has 2' of white tie on each end. 

I've carried these at markets for years and recently sold out of all I had on hand. When restocking I decided to add more holidays because more holidays = more fun. After making enough for six holiday (six holidays X nine of each X twelve triangles ... a lot of little triangles) I did decide to circle around later to make spring, Easter, summer, and celebration ... are there any others I should add to the list?

The Etsy shop, and all upcoming in person markets, will have these in stock until they run out. Clicking on each image will take you to it's Etsy listing.
 

Once upon a time when my kids were little I made them aprons. Those aprons are still here, now used by the grandsons. River also wore them, but he's now over 6' tall so has officially outgrown them.

 

Last year when Joann's went out of business I grabbed all the duck cloth I could get my hands on (to be more specific, I grabbed all the cotton fabrics I could get my hands on - especially the last few days when the fabric was practically being given away!) specifically to make kids aprons from. And make aprons I did! And then I photographed the aprons to list on Etsy and proceeded to sell out of most of the fabric before I got them listed. That's a happy problem to have. :)

 

I have found a few new fabric sources and am looking for more, and am now very consistently sewing and selling children's aprons at markets. And now is a perfect time to get more listed.

 

The aprons fit ages 2 to at least 12, and are machine washable and they're great not only in the kitchen but also for woodworking, art, chores, and so much more. This particular print is a little more girly with the flowers and purple, but I do have many that are more boyish/neutral.

 

This farm animal apron can be found here.

My kids with their aprons, made from mens button down shirts:

 

Unlike most people I clearly remember the Independence Day Bicentennial celebration in 1976 (yes, I'm that old). And now we're celebrating the 250th! 

I've added this wonderful decorative 10" wide pillow to the Etsy shop, it's almost identical to my 7" pillow and the two complement each other perfectly.

 

I'm on a short break from markets so getting the shops filled and lots and lots of fall and winter items ready for season, so keeping checking the Jude Harbor and Because I'm Me shops for new "must haves".

 

Quick foster update, since I haven't mentioned that in years (side effect of not posting much in years). I now have two darling toddlers in my care. Both are 17 months old - they're not twins but are four days apart, so it's like having twins. And both are amazing. I have to admit that I do a horrible job keeping up with pictures of them since most of the time I'm holding at least one of them ... but if I am able to get a nice picture I'll share it. :)

 

While I absolutely love baby bibs with fun prints and designs, sometimes I really love my baby's outfit more and want to show that off. I needed simpler "coordinate with everything" bibs for him ... so I made some. And they're now some of my favorites for him.

 

So I made more, because of course I want to share. :)  White eyelet, green gingham, black gingham, tan linen, and blue linen can all be found at JudeHarbor.com and in the Etsy shop. 

 

Oh my gosh, I saw the cutest pattern for these and had to make some! They've been a great seller at local markets, and it's easy to see why.

 

Both the watercolor palm trees and the floral/plaid bibs are available in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop. 

 

I had so much fun designing and appliqueing this quilt.

 

I had many already made blocks for Lori Holt's Bee In My Bonnet Granny's Garden Sew Along Quilt and then had a handful of the background circles all ready to be used. I opted to make a quilt with the Granny's Garden blocks and then a similar, but more masculine, second quilt.  The quilt with the Granny's Garden blocks was claimed by my sister immediately, so much so that I didn't have time to get many pictures of it! I now introduce the more masculine version of this quilt, still using Lori Holt fabrics but differently.

 

Instead of following the same applique technique in the first quilt I did raw edge blanket stitch applique on this one. The eyes of the whale and fish are circles of Minky, and the mast of one of the boats is a satin ribbon.

 

The backside is pieced from six fat quarters. 

You'll find this quilt in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop.

 

 

 

These quilts were crafted from a few "jelly rolls" I was given, using a pattern I was also given.

 

Super quick and easy and the end result is amazing!  I did add in the borders to add some calm to the quilt, I'm a border/sashing fanatic, especially when I can involve white.

 

These beauties are in the Etsy shop here and here.

 

 
Cat bow ties, of course. :)  

 

If your cat will wear a collar he/she will easily wear a bow tie, as it's just attached to a cat collar (made with a breakaway clasp for safety!).

 

If your cat isn't used to a collar it may take a bit to get used to it - usually a couple days. Our cat Hippo would wear a collar and bow tie without any complaints. Lucy, on the other hand, will run and hide as soon as it's put on her. She's actually getting better about it as long as lots of treats are involved, but for these ties you'll just have to imagine they're on a cat. 

I have to say ... cat bow ties are great conversation starters at markets, always good for a fun chat with shoppers.

Bow cat bow ties are here, cat cat bow ties are here.

 

It's in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop waiting for a new home.

It has been far too long, but I've finally found time to make some quilts. And I dusted off the long arm quilter for some of them. I'm feeling very satisfied with myself, and can't wait to make more, more, more.

Here's the first of the finished quilts - 

It can be found in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop here. 

 

Simple pattern, but taken up a notch by turning the blocks on-point.

 

 

Many of the fabrics come from Lori Holt collections, some others I'm not as sure of the origins. My mother had a friend who could no longer sew and asked if I wanted some of her fabrics. Um, YES! And that's how I inhered two file boxes jam packed with mostly wonderful Lori Holt fabrics (and a few others being used for upcoming projects). I've had so much fun with these new fabrics (and don't get me started on the fabrics I picked up at some great prices at Joann over the last month - I've had to add many, many long shelves to the sewing room to accommodate that haul).

 

In other, even more wonderful news, I got a call at the beginning of December asking if I'd care for a newborn baby when he got out of the NICU. Um, YES, yes, yes! He's been with us for almost six months now and is a joy. We're head over heals in love with him and are very blessed to have him in our company.

 

 

I'm OBSESSED with making cute little things. OBSESSED. Not even an understatement. 

It all started with a few things to sell at a spring market ... now the little bits of cuteness are my biggest sellers at markets. 

 

I'll share the Christmas holiday trees and ornaments very soon, but I finished these Valentine hearts recently and couldn't help but post about them. And they're mostly red, so definitely could be coordinated with Christmasy things.

The mini pillows are about 6.5" wide and 4.5" tall, crafted from a linen-look cotton and finished with raw edges, so they'll fray wonderfully.  

 

The two heart pillow has two appliqued hearts and is finished with an htv vinyl black running stitch and bows.

The single heart pillow is a quilted red plaid heart appliqued to the small pillow.

The bowl filler hearts are also finished with raw edges for perfect vintage-inspired yumminess. They'll fray wonderfully and can be trimmed or not. They're great bowl or centerpiece fillers and come in either small (4" tall) or large (4.75" tall).

Both the quilt heart and 2-hearts mini pillows and the hearts are available in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop. The pillows are $7 and the hearts are $3 and $4. Honestly, the shipping is enough (thanks USPS) that I highly recommend spending $35 (can be on anything in the shop) and getting free shipping.

 

I had the pleasure of recruiting one of my favorite pets to model for me today. 

 

Ellie, my oldest daughters dog, is a perfect model (and a pretty perfect pup), and was super accommodating and adaptive today. 

Today she's modeling some new bandana prints in our reversible cotton bandannas, this time for Christmas. I sell bandanas at markets and they are quite popular, but these are the first I've listed in the Etsy shop (more to come!).

Choose from either plaid with candy canes or plaid with holly and berries.

These bandanas are self-tying, like a traditional bandana, are are fully reversible. They can be worn rolled so both sides show, or not rolled so one side is the sole focus.

 

All my bandanas are crafted from 100% cotton fabric, are super durable, and are machine washable.

 

This is not Ellie. Or my cat, Lucy (I tried, she wasn't in the mood today.). I forgot to get pictures of Ellie in the holly and berry print so had to improvise. 

Ellie is wearing a medium size bandana, stuffed dog is wearing a small bandana.