I actually got Fletcher’s sweater finished before he out-grew it. I started it last year about this time when I was on bed rest. I got it almost finished (all but one sleeve) and put it down. Check that off the list. Now the top priority is getting Nolan’s Christmas stocking knitted. 
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Finishing Things
I actually got Fletcher’s sweater finished before he out-grew it. I started it last year about this time when I was on bed rest. I got it almost finished (all but one sleeve) and put it down. Check that off the list. Now the top priority is getting Nolan’s Christmas stocking knitted. What’s Been Going On?
A lot has been going on around the Allen household. Believe it or not, I have gotten all the projects I needed to do for other people completed. I had some projects to finish up and I am not going to take on any more for a while. I am looking forward to catching up with my own projects and spending time celebrating the holidays with my boys. On Sunday, Nolan was baptised. It was a bitter sweet day. On the one hand, we celebrated Nolan’s baptism, but then we had to attend the funeral of a dear friend. It was hard to say goodbye. I think Anthony and I are still feeling a little numb. His passing has been hard to accept. He was truely one of the best men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Trick Arrrrr Treat
My Pirate and Little Parrot!Happy Halloween
That Thing I’m Not Doing…
Okay… you know that thing that I am NOT making things for because I’m NOT having a table at it because I’m NOT doing it. Yeah, that thing. It’s this weekend. I’m still NOT doing it, but if you come to it, you might just see me there and I might just be standing behind a table that could or could not have things I’ve made on it. Just sayin’. Actually, it is going to to pretty AWE-SOME! (not because I’m not doing it either.) Karen got pallets and pallets full of the most beautiful Westminster fabric and it is all going to be $5 a yard. Yes! that is not a typo! 5 Bucks! Like I said…. pretty awesome. We are talking Amy Butler, Heather Bailey, Joel Dewberry, tons of Kaffe. You know… some primo stuff. There are also flannels and quilted fabrics. I have seen it! This is no rumor. I can confirm! She also will have some very cool quilted bags, thread, accessories. All kinds of good stuff. Oh…. and some insane deals on charm packs, fat quarter bundles, & design rolls.
If you are a quilter, fabric hoarder, whatever… you should be there! As Rachel Zoe would say, it is going to be BA-NAN-A-S. If you are a VIP, you can even partake of the special preview Friday night. (I have some pretty good connections… I can get you in.)
Metal + Linen
I’m really starting to get into making these metal clutch purses. Can you tell…
Pumpkins + Camo
I think I forgot to post an 8 month picture, but here is a picture of my big 9 month old. Saturday was a beautiful day and we headed to the pumpkin patch to get a big ol‘ carvin‘ pumpkin. Fletch wants a pirate pumpkin, so we will have to see if we can make that happen.
Not only is this pumpkin season, it is also deer huntin‘ season. My husband has been waiting for the day he could take Fletch hunting with him since the day Fletch was born. This is the year. Fletcher got all decked out in his camo for his first hunting experience with his daddy. I figured it would last about 10 minutes, but to my surprise, Fletch spent almost 4 hours in the “deer condo”. Go figure!
Wine Bottle Bag Tutorial
Okay- here it is… the Wine Bottle Bag Tutorial. I did it pretty quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes in it. Blogger is being kinda funny tonight, so you can find the tutorial over on my sidebar. Enjoy. -gWater Bottle Fobs
More stuff… these are Water Bottle Fobs that I made to sell at Flaunt. They have a rubber washer that slips over the top of the water bottle so you can wear it on your wrist and carry it. In answer to the questions from the last post about a tutorial for the Wine Bottle Bag…I don’t have a tutorial, but I will put one together for you. I will try to get it posted sometime in the next week or so. They are pretty easy to make and would by perfect for the Holidays.
Wine Bottle Bags
Did I say that I was going to sew Journal Covers today? Man, am I so full of it. It is 3:30 pm and I haven’t made it to the unfinished little part of the basement that is my sewing room. I’ll call it a “Sewing Studio” because it makes it sound like I have some fabulous area that I sew in everyday . You know… a “studio” with floor to ceiling white shelving and robins egg blue walls and hardwood floors. Oh… and endless bolts of beautiful fabric. (This is what I like to pretend my cement floor / block wall garage turned sewing room looks like.) A girl can dream. Anywho… this is a Wine Bottle Bag for the craft show that I am NOT doing. Crunch Time
I’ve been absent from my blog for a while because I have been sewing my brains out. There are about 3 weeks until Flaunt. I keep saying that I am not going to have a table there, but for some reason I seem to keep sewing things for it. My new favorite is this Composition Book Cover. I’m digging the grommet. Tomorrow I plan on getting a bunch of these made. I have the fabric all cut out and ready to assemble. I’m going to try and post pictures of some more things that I am making to NOT sell at the table I’m NOT going to have at Flaunt 😉 over the next three weeks! You will probably gather from the variety of things I’ve made that I have some serious A.D.D.