One Creative Family

It has been an exciting and long 2 days.  We left the KC area Saturday night at 11:38 and arrived in Santa Fe, New Mexico about Noon on Sunday.  We have spent 2 days looking around and I have so enjoyed the Churches and the beautiful adobe homes.  I have found 2 fabric stores and they may need to reorder I bought so much.  Gary reminds me this is only day 2 so I better start pacing myself.  While I am out enjoying our traveling Alicia is home working, studying, and crocheting.  I will give a sneek peak at what we have been seeing.

This is the alleyway where one of the quilt shops were located.  The next picture is of the adobe pueblo on the Reservation.

Alter of Church of Laretto

Stairway in Church of Laretto

Outside Church of Laretto

I loved the Chapel of Laretto.  Just breath taking.

Will check in later.

Busy, busy, busy.  Friday we were at the craft Fair and had things up and ready to go.  We were happy to meet up with people who knew us from last year.  Always good.  Met some new people and hope to keep up with them throughout the year.

Saturday is starting out great and we will be leaving home in about an hour to go set up the fair for today.  I enjoy visiting with people and seeing all the wonderful things people have made.  I already have some ideas for the next show in November.

Alicia’s crocheted shoes have been the hit of the show for us.  One lady who bought some came back and said one kept coming off so Alicia put another row around the top to make it tighter and the lady was happy.  The lady said she will be contacting us for more, because she had to have several toes amputated due to diabetes and she has a problem with walking out of shoes.  Now she is happy and the shoe stays on.

Here are some pictures of our booth and I will be posting pictures of the fair as the day goes on.

Good morning from good ole Independence, Missouri.  We are having some last of summer heat(I guess Mother Nature hasn’t gotten the email to day is first day of fall).  Hot and humid, but fall is around the corner.  With fall arriving that means cool crisp air and crunch orange, red, and yellow leaves falling. Then raking leaves and then comes wonderful clean winter with some snow.  I hope.  Time for me to start thinking of decorating the house for fall and winter.  With winter around the corner I am showing you some of the cuties hats.  Give you some great ideas.  I don’t crochet, but these are Alicia’s.

Angry Birds

Infant Elf Hat

Girls gotta have flowers

Stylish Cancer hat

Love my hat. Makes you just want to smile.

Cute Chick hat

Got the 2 wall hangings finished.  Now a day and 1/2 till we have to set up at the fair.  I would like to take this time to say thank you all for your positive comments and for sharing your wonderful talents.  It feels wonderful to finish a project and also a little sad.  Sad because now I need to decide what to do next.  We will have to see what comes along.

This is my version of Labyrinth Walk.  I am obsessed with optical delusions.  Come check out the The Blogger’s Quilt Festival hosted by Amy’s Creative Side.com.  You will see so many beautiful items.  So much talent and inspiration in one stop.  Hope to see you soon.

Today as I went to the mailbox I found a wonderful surprise.  Teje sent me my wonderful Needle book.  I don’t know what I was more excited about, the needle book, adorable or the envelope with the stamps.  So wonderful.  If you haven’t already, please check out https://nerospostbox.wordpress.com/  You won’t be sorry.

Thank you so much Teje, Nero, and Hannah.

Counting today only 4 more days till the craft fair.  Wouldn’t you know it, my sewing machine is having issues with free motion quilting.  Frustrating!!!!! I have had to take the free motion stitching out and now to do more of a quilting with the walking foot. Take the machine in to be checked out.  If need be I may have to dig out my old Janome. On the bright side, I do have a plan B, and plan C if I need them.

The Good Lord has a sense of humor that is for sure.  I have been in the house sewing for weeks now, most days the temperatures in the 90’s with a heat index of over 100.  This last week it has been in the 60’s and 70’s and just beautiful.  The 7 day forecast for the weather is high 80’s and 90’s with humidity and possible for rain on Saturday.  We are crossing our fingers no rain.  We will deal with whatever is thrown at us and laugh if possible.

This weekend I was able to get out and walk some.  Seeing the world from a 2 yr old’s eyes has been fun.  Seeing everything different.  We watched the ants scurry around on the sidewalk, looked at cement ducks dressed up in baseball uniforms, as big as her.  The fun and excitement over the little things is so contagious.  Makes me think about not taking so many things for granted.

Hope everyone has a great week nest week.  We are at countdown time.  Only 5 days till the craft fair and 7 days for vacation.  This will be pretty busy, but that is good, no time for boredom.  Today the finishing of quilting the wall hanging and then finish cutting out the pieces for my Cathedral Window place mats.  I love Jenny Doan, from Missouri Star Quilts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akKU0zg-qaw tutorial.  I made some before but these I want bigger.  Might make a table runner instead.  I plan on using satin fabric for Christmas.

Mrs P, I hope the mail carrier brings you some wonderful things in the mail this week.

Everyone have a beautifully Blessed day

Today has nothing to do with quilting, crocheting, or any other kind of making of things.  This post is of what One Creative Family is about.  Family, and Community.  Our School District is celebrating its 150th Anniversary.  Starting with a parade, and the grand opening of All Things Independence.  This is a store owned, managed, and staffed by the 3 High Schools in Independence.  A great start to the day.  Destiny and grandpa waiting for the fun to begin.  She has her 2 buckets to fill with candy.

Cc.  Co Captain of Color Guard

Emily Co Captain of Color Guard

A great morning and now back to quilting.

I just goofed and posted this before I started writing. Today has been a day of gotta do.  We got those done and a few more.  Almost finished with my wall hanging, just need to add a border and put it together.  Looked at the calendar and noticed only 7 days to the craft it will be festival and then vacation.  I have so much to get done. But done or not will have a great time.

I want to say thankyou to everyone who is following us and to all of you I follow.  I am totally enjoying it and looking forward to seeing what everyone is up to.