Bazaar 411

Well, I did it.  It's over!  I shared this TINY booth with a friend of mine, Melanie.  We had no idea how small it would be with all our stuff in it!  We set up the day before and we had no room for anything!

Crowded much?  

My pouch display.

Table runners/toppers/coasters/placemats/baskets/baby items

The day-of we did more rearranging, but basically, we had to stand outside our booth so that other people could go in and browse.  

I think the tight space hindered our sales because people passing by would see how crowded it was and just keep walking.  Boo!  I did sell two quilts, the Prince Charming/Puddle Jumper one and the Rainbow charm square one with the Noah's Ark print on the back.

My and my craft apron all ready to go!  Please excuse my fly-away hair!  I couldn't even hang the banner I made because we didn't have room (and weren't allowed to use the wall for our signs)

While I did sell a good amount, I have tons left!  If any of my blog readers are interested in anything, please comment or email and let me know.  I'll cut you guys a deal since it will save me from having to list so much on etsy!  If you want close up pictures of anything, most items I made for the bazaar can be found here.

Prices are only good until I start listing on etsy next week!

Small flat pouches will be $6-8

pouches with straps are $15--3 left (grey elephants, teal hummingbird, Parisville)

large boxy bags are $16--I have a Echino giraffe one and a bird one left

tote bags are $16--3 left, 2 are 1 is Echino scooters, one is helicopters

iPad cases are $17--4 left  3 left (lego, pink cars, blue bicycles)

washcloths (set of 3 for boy or girl) $6

drawstring bags $17--one left, blue with apples, yellow on top, striped drawstrings

burpcloths (set of 3, girl only, 2 sets left) $10

Bliss coasters with decorative stitching and flannel backing $6

Christmas coasters, $5 SOLD

Denyse Schmidt County Fair camera wristlet (Keyka Lou pattern) $15

Hometown placemats $20

Cloud 9 Organic Baby Boy quilt with pillow $75

Bliss table topper (hand sewn hexagons) $45

"FAMILY" table runner (in Farmdale fabrics) $33 SOLD

"LOVE" pillow in pink or purple (SOLD) with handstitching $19

Sherbet Pips chalkboard with pockets $13 SOLD

Christmas Star circle quilt/table topper $40

AMH voile/flannel receiving blanket $38

Ruby Hexagon quilt and 20" pillow $135

Watermelon Neapolitan baby quilt $65

Hunky Dory baby quilt $60 SOLD

Potholders/trivets $7

More items left over!  They need a good home!

A Tisket, A Tasket

I made some baskets!  I meant to make 2 of each, but I cut the apple one in the wrong direction so I had to make one large one instead of two small ones.  The small ones are made by cutting one exterior and one interior piece 9"x12.5", a layer of fusible fleece, and handles made from two pieces of 4"x4.5" fabric (made like fabric tape).  Boxed corners on smaller baskets are 1.75" and 2.5" on the larger basket.

This little guy is my fav!  Thanks Jacey for helping me find the fabric!

I also made this set of Hometown placemats.  eh.  I don't love them.  I like the patchwork part, but I really wished I would have bound them like a quilt, but I didn't have any yardage of Hometown. 

I made all four placemats from one charm pack and some Essex linen in ivory.  As you can see, I left out the yellow prints.

All of these items are destined for the bazaar.  I have a million more things I still need to make and I know I'm going to end up working right up until the last minute! 

Blissful Progress

I made some progress on items for the October bazaar!  I completed 4 placemats and a table topper.  The table topper was made using English paper piecing the hexagons, sewing them all together, quilting, then binding.  I used the red, aqua, and pink prints from a Bliss candy bar plus some I had left over from my Marmalade quilt.  The placemats used the same color scheme from a Bliss charm pack plus I added some linen, hand stitching with pearl cotton, and red ric rac.  This was my first larger project with ric rac and I'm pleasantly surprised how easy it went!  I'm a little stuck about what to charge for items like these.  What I would pay for them and what typical buyers of handmade items would pay are different (I'm cheap and I'm surprised how much stuff sells for).  If anyone has any suggestions, I'm happy to hear it!  For now, I'm trying to look up similar items on etsy and see what they go for.