Becka’s Project Journal

Time to catch up with summer projects. I went around and took a bunch of pictures of thing I have finished recently that never made it to the blog. Here are some of the highlights:

My new laptop sleeve. It is lined with cute japanese dachshunds fabric.

Fishy Skirt. I need to hem this still so I can wear it on Friday. Bright tropical fish and three stripes of ric rac.

Some cotton yarn that I dyed this weekend.

Coral and crystal earrings.

My very first fabric design from Spoonflower.com. I am a beta tester. I haven’t done a thing with this fabric since it arrived. I will post as I investigate.

A pillowcase top made with a little fabric from this great vintage fabric swap I participated in. The elephant (yes, it’s an elephant) from the previous post is more vintage fabric. A flouncy skirt from random clearance fabric. Simple tube with a drawstring and a flippy flounce.

Finally, a skirt made from two remnants picked up at Crafty Planet. (Thanks Rachel for making me get them). I appliqued little bits of the lacy print on to the polkadot print to create the illusion of a border that goes all the way around.

The Minnesota State Fair prides itself on being the home of 59 different foods on a stick. No kidding! Check out the video or the official “food finder” site. Not wanting to be left out of all the fun, the Creative Activities section of the fair decided to add a new category this year – “Quilt on a Stick”. To qualify, your quilt must be 8×9 inches, consist of a minimum of three layers that are hand or machine stitched together, and have a sleeve on the back, which holds a paint stir stick. At the last minute, our entire staff at work decided to enter our quilts-on-a-stick! The category has several ribbon and cash prizes associated with it. How can you resist entering, with the possibility of being able to say “I won a blue ribbon for Quilt on a Stick”?

My entry is above. It is titled “Wallflower”. (Although it is not present in the photo, it does indeed sport a stick.) I intended it to be a bit of a mystery and it has stumped some of its viewers, who haven’t picked up on what exactly they are looking at. Leave a comment by August 21 (Fair opening day) with what you see in my “quilt on a stick” and I will award a prize of Kitchy State Fair Goodness to a random winner.

Out of curiousity, I counted how many silk cuffs I have sold though my etsy shop and came up to more than 70. Wow! I looked back through the photos and thought about how much I really like making these. Each one is different, but all beautiful.