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Happy Monday everyone!
I was supposed to go fabric shopping today. Thank goodness I did that yesterday! I have cut for over 2 hours so far and I still have not made a dent in the yardage. lol I hope to finish cutting today, but I really need to take a break from it to work on block 20 of the Quilt Block Party. That’s my plan for today!
As for the fabric I’m cutting for the fat eighths, you can see what I picked up in my Tag Along to Marden’s, Shaw’s and Walmart! Yes, I took you to three stores in one day! And I had a mini rant at the very end about “helpful” comments. I also had someone leave me the nicest comment that validated my feelings and made me realize I’m not nuts for feeling the way I do about people sharing opinions that I never asked for. I’m going to highlight her comment to me in my next comments video! Just made me feel so good!
As for today, like I mentioned above, its a quilt block and cutting. Lots and lots of cutting. Then packaging. I hope to have all the fat eighths in the mail tomorrow. I think next time I have to sell less lots. lol But there will be a next time! I think I’ll be listing a flannel lot next.
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UPDATE: I’ve decided that I am indeed going to shop for the fabric today so I ended the fat eighths listing. I am hitting Marden’s in just a few minutes and will buy the fabric. I will also look around to see if something jumps out at me for the next fabric listing. So excited! Then I must also hit Walmart for my mother’s meds. And we need butter so I might run into Shaw’s too because the butter is on sale there. I’m taking you with me so expect a Tag Along video tonight. Let’s go!!!
Happy Sunday!
That marathon tote bag video is over! lol I don’t know if there are other content creators out there who struggle like I do when it comes to recording tutorials. I end up with way too much footage then I have to cut it down so much that it’s hard to get it down to a decent watch time without losing too much info. But, I think I did it. Still too long for my liking, but at least it’s getting lots of views! You can see my Quilt As You Go Tote Bag here!
I’m thinking that since I have so many orders for Fat Eighths that I might end that eBay listing earlier than expected and shop for the fabric today. I really want the fabric to be picked up by my carrier on Tuesday, and I’m starting to think this might be a much more time consuming cutting job than I expected. I might sleep better tonight if I go today and get that project started. I sold 20 lots so far! That’s fantastic! I can’t wait for that fabric to find new homes!
Today, I’m really going to try to make Block #20 for the Quilt Block Party! Then I’ll have just one more video to finish up that series. I want to finish up just talking a bit about how it all went and also show how it’s easy to fix blocks that you might not be too thrilled with. Can’t wait to start a new series!
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Happy Saturday!
What a day I had yesterday. I do not know how a simple tote bag project can turn into a marathon nightmare! But it did! However, the final project turned out fantastic. I worked for 12 hours straight on a tote bag video and the editing. I had over 2 hours of footage that I have to get down to at least 30 minutes so as not to put everyone in a coma while watching. lol Much of the time spent on the tote was off camera, fixing my many mistakes I made a long the way. I showed one big mistake, but the others I cut out for the sake of time.
My biggest mistake was trying to show how to make quilt blocks and the tote at the same time. That screwed me up majorly. So I am cutting out all the quilt block part. However, I referenced it throughout the video, so all that has to be cut out to because the references no longer make sense. But it’s hard to cut out the references because sometimes it also includes important stuff.
Bottom line is NEVER try to do two videos in one. Does not work. And I’m still not done editing. I will finish today. I hope!
I was going to work on an Upcycled Fashion today but I think that will not happen. I can’t take another stressful day of sewing. Not unless I come up with something very simple. But the tote bag video was supposed to be simple. That didn’t happen. lol
I might wrap up the Quilt Block Party series instead. I really think that’s more important. I’m anxious to move on to other projects and to get more practice with tutorials. Or maybe I can just always be stressed and make mistakes and swear about them. Maybe that’s how it’s meant to work for me. Most don’ mine and many love it more that way.
Not much else to say because I’m mentally drained. I do want to point out that my Fat Eighths are selling great! I put more in stock. If you want some, you need to order by Sunday night, 5/21 because I’m going shopping for the fabric on Monday!
Darlene’s Tips:This would also be good with fresh banana slices or fresh strawberry slices. How about strawberry banana! You could set up a little dessert bar with various flavored pudding cups and assorted fresh fruit and let everyone make their own dessert. You can also make your own pudding if you prefer.
DIRECTIONS:
Step 1: Stir together pudding and whipped topping in small bowl; set aside.
Step 2: Cut orange sections in half. Stir oranges and marshmallows into pudding mixture and serve!
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TGIF!
We had some thunder last night. Do love thunder. I wish it would last for days and not just a few minutes. I love lightning too. Wish I could live somewhere with lots of thunder and lightning. I can dream!
Yesterday was a busy day for me with personal stuff. I did manage to list some fabric on ebay! I’m trying Fat Eighths this time. So far, so good. I sold 10 lots over night! There still is no money in this for me, not really. But I like to shop for the fabric, and the listing is doing well, so I can make up for it with quantity. I just hope I can get it all cut in one afternoon. The only way I’ll figure this all out is to just keep trying different things. If you want a lot, you need to order by Sunday, May 21 since I’m shopping for the fabric on Monday!
I would really love to do a Rag Quilt Tote Bag tutorial today. I must try to do that! And it would give everyone an idea on what they can make with their fat eighths that they get! It’s a plan!
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