Busy, Busy, Busy

I have not spent much time at the computer this summer.  Too many other things have been keeping me occupied.... craft shows, sick kitty, doll challenge, the gardens.   I'd rather chat with my friends on the phone, because I can keep working.  Deerfield was a wonderful show as always, however I find the summer shows to be slow.  We brought along some new designs, and a glimpse of autumn.  I really enjoy the shows, much more than online...

Amherst was a rainy show, and we got to meet lots of nice people ducking into our tent to escape the buckets of rain pouring down from the sky...  Glad we brought an abundant supply of paper towels!The gardens are spectacular this year and we are drowning in cucumbers and zucchini.  An explosion of tomatoes is imminent and I will be canning lots of salsa and sauce. 

A little peek at the dolly I created for my first doll challenge.  I really enjoyed making her!

Now I am hard at work creating some things for the Autumn shows... my favorite time of year to create for. 

Hope you are having a nice summer! 

 

Americana Sam Stocking

Having a great time with my patriotic dolls and looking forward to Deerfield. The pattern to make this prim stocking is complete, and posted on my website, as is the finished doll. I had a great time making him!

Patriotic Creations

gosh what a rough couple of weeks! I thought a nice bouquet of lilacs would cheer me up, and instead I ended up being sick with an acute allergy/asthma reaction. Now I am really working hard to catch up and finish my patriotic creations for the Deerfield summer show in June. Plus a bit of pattern writing, hopefully. I had to buy a new mouse and keyboard and am having trouble with the keyboard.... we aren't working well together and I keep skipping keys.
In the meantime the gardens are pitiful, and I hope to work out there again, once the lilacs are done blooming!