and another thing!

I've now got a facebook fan page set up for quilted chaos for all my friends on facebook to keep up with what I'm doing!

Since I have a couple of extra days off work for the holidays I thought I'd make an early new year's resolution, to get three more items made and listed on Etsy - now I just need to figure out what they are going to be!

Had a great day earlier this week - my friend Holly came over on Tuesday to do some quilting and share the glee of trying something new... I think we both had fun!

more sales!

Well, I've made a few more dollars from my crafting - but not directly through etsy. A few people at work got me to make them some custom items for Christmas presents but I didn't see any point in listing them since I already had the sale made and there wouldn't be any shipping involved. Since I don't have any pictures of them on the computer I'll share this one instead - a Christmas present for my mother-in-law.... happy holidays everyone!

an etsy update!

Well - so far, so good! I've made 1 sale in 10 days, which from what I can tell from reading is a pretty good start for a small shop. I've spend quite a bit of time reading through tips and tricks, "how-to" posts and I've learned quite a few things and figured out I've got some work to do, especially since I'd like to actually turn this into an actual source of income! First up - more product and better photos! Natural light is definitely your friend as you can see from the photo below if you compare it to the others in the etsy listing.

YIPPEEEE!!!!

I made first sale from my etsy shop quiltedchaos!!!! It's a bit of a cheat - one of my good friends in Halifax saw something she just had to have but still - a sale!!!

She just loved this bag.... I do too - I almost kept it *lol*

I did it!!!

Well, I finally did it - after talking about it and thinking about it for two years I've finally opened an Etsy shop. Only a few things on it so far but there'll be more soon! Now I just need to find customers!!!

have a look! quiltedchaos

A new (old) sewing machine!

I've inherited a treasure! We had a visit from my parents last weekend and they arrived with my grandmother's treadle singer sewing machine! I checked out the serial number - it's a model 127, built in 1917! It's been floating around the family since my grandfather passed away about 30 years ago and my dad mentioned to my aunt (the most recent caretaker) that if she didn't want to keep it, he knew someone who would love to have it - Me!

So, he took it home from her garage and cleaned it up, got all the parts moving again and fixed up the wobbly bits of the cabinet. I even have a new belt for it - and guess what? It works!!! Thank you Daddy!!!

random summer update

sitting in the porch letting the breeze cool the sunburn on my arms, should have known I would need sunscreen yesterday!

Summer is flying by, almost no sewing or quilting done but between quick trips to Cape Breton to meet our nephew, work and the ever present maintenance project of owning a house I'm not that surprised!

Looking forward to a visit from Mom and Dad in a bit over a week - a yard sale and a few small projects around the house will keep us entertained.

Meet Roger - our adorable nephew, who has a habit of looking away from the camera! He seems to like using teddy bears as floor pillows!

psst... I'm back!

and I should have realized that blogging regularly just wasn't going to happen! Only five months this time - who knows how long 'til the next....

It's been a busy fall and winter so far, work, school, quilting, etc... time seems to go by faster and faster as each day passes. Now that the days are getting longer again I seem to have more energy for things other than the necessities, so updating the blog it is!

I've actually managed to finish a few projects since my last post like this landscape I made on commission for a friend at work - it is based on a photograph of a lake near her family cottage in Ontario.



Another friend suggested I start putting together a portfolio of my work, I think she's right - I have pieces scatter all over the continent with various friends and family and I would like to have a record of them all. I do have a bad habit of giving things away without documenting them. This one I did keep for myself and even have a photo of it! Maybe that could be my new blog project, to keep track of all the things I make...hhmmmm I'll have to think about that.