the high today is 70

But it's autumn inside.
What we've been up to today:

inspired by rachel's

yum.

been a while

Just been up to some fun fall stuff... like the Indieana Handicraft Exchange (which was awesome!), pumpkin patch, mending a fabulous wool blanket from my sister, etc.

I have loved aqua + red for a long time, but it was Elizabeth's mini quilt color combo over at Oh Fransson! and some projects by Constança at Saídos da Concha that finally made me do something about it. So I made this mini quilt over the weekend to hang on my daughter's wall, to take the place of one I gave away.A lot of fun vintage fabrics in here, of course. Feels good to do some quilting again!

holla!

Screenprinting + sewing...
coming soon to the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange.

sock monkey + giraffe

quilted linen + wool felt + screenprint apples

selvedge

patchwork

fat quarters

holla back

more autumn colorways to come

T-minus one week!

I'm totally excited to have been chosen to be part of this year's INDIEana Handicraft Exchange... next Friday and Saturday! I'm teaming up with good friend and crazy cool artist Joel Rockey of The Mustard Room to make some killer totebags, pillows, and other odds and ends, utilizing both his fantastic doodles and some new designs from me. Previews to follow shortly...hope you can come!

The Stats:
INDIEana Handicraft Exchange
Friday, Oct. 2 6p-9p
Saturday, Oct. 3 10a-6p
Harrison Center for the Arts
1505 N. Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN

*featuring: 70+ vendors
*contemporary handmade clothing, jewelry, homewares, bath and body goodies, toys and more
*raffle prizes
*live music and the Naptown Roller Girls!

bts!

So this is what the little sneak peek was about... used Sandi Henderson's "analise" pattern (same as this dress) to make up a little 12-18 month dress for one of my expecting friends. Baby will be born in the fall, so I liked doing kind of a back-to-school color scheme. You don't actually have to go back to school to look like you are, right? I sincerely hope not.Bodice: linen
Skirt: (did not follow the patchwork layout in the pattern) American Jane 'Recess', Denyse Schmidt 'Katie Jump Rope', Heather Ross horses, Bees Knees, and some vintage (of course!)

yay! times a thousand!

Getting ready to head out of town, but I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who voted in the Spoonflower weekly design contest! If you want to snatch some up at cost, head on over to Spoonflower's Etsy shop, where they'll be selling it for the next week. Gotta go!

just some horsies

For a special little baby girl who will be born in October. The mommy will receive it this weekend (wish I could be there!), so I'll post more photos after that.

extending the harvest

Trying hard not to check the Spoonflower contest vote-count every hour. It's a nail-biter. Distraction:

Cilantro: it seems people either love it or hate it. I love love love cilantro, but never really use coriander seeds. But that might all change now that I'm drying my own... my cilantro got leggy and flowered, so after harvesting what skinny leaves I could, I knew I should preserve the rest. The paper bag is for catching any leaves or seeds that fall during drying (just cut holes for air circulation).

I've done three bunches so far, and they smell heavenly drying in the pantry!

fabric of the week contest!

I'm super excited that my "Golden Delicious" design is in this week's fabric design contest at Spoonflower.com! (The diagonal line in the photo is the fold in the fabric.)

I would appreciate any votes you could send my way... I've got some stiff competition and every vote counts! First prize is five free yards of fabric, and Spoonflower will sell my design in their Etsy shop for a limited time.
Vote here (ends next Tuesday 7-28)
Real-time voting results

Thank you friends!

market day

I've been reading Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (thanks Alicia!), so I feel like a total champ for buying something from nearly everyone at our local farmer's market yesterday, and like a complete loser for having not shopped there sooner. The bounty was plentiful.Market totebag is from SparklePower.

Best Wednesday night communion ever. Wine was not from the market but is local.

Awesome fresh flowers you will never find at the supermarket? $3.

It has been far too long since I shucked an ear of corn. My husband has juvenile diabetes, so corn is a Bad Veggie... but I couldn't resist.