Help me be creative again ...

I remember when Tori was Nicholas' age, I could sew with her playing on the floor of my sewing room. We had a game, she would put the pins into the pin cushion and then take them out (and then repeat). Unfortunately Nicholas puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Different baby, different habits!

What this means is that I have to be a bit more inventive about how I create things. I've been playing around with putting some of my ideas down into patterns. Playing around in inDesign and illustrator.

I've created a PlanBig identity to go along with this mini project, hoping that it will be the kick up the bum I need to get one finished and get some feedback from some testers.

I love sewing and creating it keeps me sane. But I am discovering through my Librarianship work this year that I also love enabling people. Guiding and mentoring them. In an ideal world I would be confident enough to go into mentoring for small businesses, but not quite at the moment. So pattern making allows me to do this in the crafty world and I am in awe of friends who have ventured down this path and have kicked some serious goals.

So what can you do?

• Head on into PlanBig and give me the kick up the bum that I need or some advice to keep me going ... volunteer to be a tester when I *eventually* get this done.
• Give me some feedback .. good idea to market these patterns under "Pin, Cut, Sew" or should I do it under "Konstant Kaos"?
• Any additional advice?

Have you checked out PlanBig yet? There are some great charity organisations that need your help!

Come and get me patchwork Quilting

If you know any teachers you will know that the start of the school year is very, very busy on every level. So my sewing machine has been gathering some dust. Two weeks in and I found time tonight to finish another section of the "come and get me" pillow.

I am quite enjoying the quilting bit of this. I love geometry and so it is a lot of fun working out which quilting pattern will do my Pac or Ghost justice.

But on another front I have been creating some accessories. Bounce on over to my Konstant Kaos Facebook page where I am posting pictures of "works in progress".

Finished "Come and get me" Quilt Top

I still have to put the eye in the ghost, but hopefully it is obvious the pop culture reference this bit of patchwork is making.

I am particularly proud of the rounded corner on the ghost.

I am hoping to steal an hour tomorrow to applique the eye in place and then start to quilt it.

Come and get me patchwork block 1

I had a play around with the first block of the cushion. The yellow patches are from my scrap box.

I am still ambivalent as to whether to make it 5 rows or 7 for the pillow.

If my cold manages to clear today, I am hoping to sew this up properly.