late last night i was sewing away on this octopus, and apparently woke my downstairs neighbors. oops! from now on no more sewing past 10:00 pm...this pattern will become part of an emerging ocean life series, which as you all saw started with the whales. more to come...as the wheels in my mind turn...
i have somewhat recovered from the 2 week trip to california. once i came back it started to feel like a dream. was i really there that long? i took my sewing machine, and made bears for the teddy show i am doing this weekend in new bedford, new hampshire. i made all sorts of things actually, and there are some pictures on my flickr account of them.
the nevada city teddy show was really fun and eye opening for me. although i didn't sell out like i was hoping, i did sell some bears, and i made some awesome friends! here is a little collage of the show, but to see even more pictures go to the teddy show set on flickr.
1. my table neighbor luanne of lulu bears, aleta from the silly bear & her hubby, and a blurred patty of swan valley bears.
2. sonya of sunnie bears, who was a couple doors down from me at the outside inn, and was so sweet to me!
3.maria of moo's toys, who i met up with in southern california after the show and she fed me the yummiest sushi ever, then we got rement at the mitsuwa market in little toyko.
4. shelli of potbelly bears, who has been so encouraging to me, which really helped when things were slow and i was feeling bummed about not selling more bears.
i had an extra day to enjoy nevada county and all the pretty pines, the yuba river and the empire mine. i drove all over that day and took a zillion pictures especially at the mine, which was really cool. you can see more pictures from the mine in the set i made on flickr, but here is a little collage of some of the cool stuff i saw there...
so i had a great time hanging out with new teddy bear folks, going fabric shopping with theresa, eating yummy southern california cuisine with my dad, and spending my days sewing with a little doggie at my feet. it was great, and strange feeling to be back.
now i gotta get back to sewing! there are still 2 more shows to do in the next 2 weeks! yikes!! and thanks to any of you made it through this reeeeaaaaly long post! ♥ teresa
Boy, you are a fast stitcher! What did you do~ make those on the plane???
;-)
The octopuses (octupie?) are great! I'm trying to set up an appointment to go to Edinburgh tomorrow btw. I had fun with you and hope to see you again in July?
Take care!
Posted by: theresa | Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 12:05 PM
I'm glad to see you back in Blogland!! I've missed your cheery posts! Although, it was awfully nice to meet you in Nevada City!
Warmest bear hugs, Aleta
Posted by: Aleta | Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 06:56 PM
Thanks, it was great to have you here in Nevada City! Charles
Posted by: Charles | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 02:13 PM
For real? They made you stop sewing? The octopus is lovely.
Posted by: nimbleknot | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 04:59 PM
What gorgeous pictures of the NC area and mines; I'm glad you got a chance to peek around while there. It was so incredible to meet you and admire your terrific creations in person. You absolutely ooze talent AND humility, which is a lovely combination (in my book, anyway.) Hope to cross paths again with you soon. :)
Posted by: Shel | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 06:39 PM