Sewing this week. For a market next week.

 See, there has been sewing happening at my place this week. Proof. Evidence. Photographic evidence even.

But it's all Picklesticks' (Jessica) sewing. Not mine. Want an animal mask for the small people in your life? If you're in Adelaide come to the Jazzy Christmas Market at Unley town hall Tuesday from 4pm to 9pm and buy one, or like Picklesticks on Facebook and check them out there!

There is also this sewing going on. Lily16 is sewing a red and white Christmas dress. The blue and white print is a dress she made a few months ago. She loves it so much she is making a Christmas dress just like it.

Oh. And this is my contribution to making this week. Pop stick Christmas trees. They are supposed to be painted. Any minute now...

And now it's October...

This year is really zipping by. Last week we (my Bradley and daughters Sophie and Molly and I) went to Costco. It's a fun place to go, especially if you like shopping. First up past the doors was the first of their Christmas range. We oooed and ahhhed over that and then halfway through the shop my Bradley stopped dead and observed, "Of course, it's almost Christmas." It's hard to believe. It was my most eventful trip to Costco ever. Normally we just hop on the fast road and zip to Costco in 30 or 40 minutes. Coming from Adelaide (where there are no fast roads) we are completely in love with fast roads. Even if we have to pay a toll to use them. So I thought this trip would be the same. Except our requisite fast road was a car park because of an earlier accident. It took us just over two hours to get there. It was my first such experience with the fast roads, which isn't too bad considering that we have lived here for almost three years now.

I have been sewing, although nothing too exciting. This is some Halloween bunting that I put together from a panel that I got from Spotlight. I got a few panels which I am in the process of completing. Some will be to decorate my daughter's stall at the Spooky Ooky Halloween Market and some will be available for sale at the market. She is busy making Deddy Bears and Ghoulish Girls, as well as all her cute softies, for sale at the market. So if you are in Adelaide and want some softies (or patterns for softies) you should pop along. Some of my other girls are busy making ghoulish jewellery for the market too. I am thinking that I might just be in Adelaide for the market, but I'm not sure yet. Oh well, back to the sewing.

Piles of fabric - a destash!

Fat quarters to go on the left, those to stay on the right.

Next Saturday Sophie and I will have a stall at the Monbulk Community Quilt Show. (Read more about it here.) The show raises money for the CFS, is always worth a look, and this year I am using the stall to get rid of some of my lovely fabric that is cluttering up my sewing room. It's not the fault of the fabric of course, I'm sure it will look great in your sewing room! I am just having to face the fact that despite loving all this fabric I probably don't have time to sew it all. I will also have handmade items to sell. I'll be featuring some of those items on the blog this week so you know what goodies will be in store for you if you venture to Monbulk. Here are the facts in case you want a lovely day out in the Dandenongs.

Monbulk Community Quilt Show 2013

Saturday, 16th March 2013

9.30am to 3.00pm

Monbulk Living & Learning Centre

Cnr Main Street & Moores Road, Monbulk

(opposite Woolworths)

Entry:  $5.00 

The 2013 Monbulk Community Quilt Show is proudly presented by 

Mrs Martin’s Quilt Shop.  

Local community groups will be holding stalls selling plants, flowers, cakes and craft

Devonshire teas and sausage sizzle available

Market stalls 

A Show Bag with your entry fee for the first 100 people 

Viewer’s choice award 

Product and technique demonstrations by designers

Look for specials in local shops displaying the quilt show logo