New Hampshire Pattern Hunt

Anyone who knows me knows I love patterns.  Old, new, used, home dec, doll clothes....I love them all.  I'm on a mission to rescue as many as I can from estate sales, tag sales, flea markets and people's basements and attics.  Sometimes I hit a jackpot like I did yesterday at New England Fabrics in Keene, New Hampshire.  Discontinued Vogue, McCall, Kwik Sew, Butterick and Simplicity for a buck apiece - can't beat that! I indulged but most of them are destined for my Etsy pattern shop Shelleyville so they can move on to a better life and I can make room to buy more and not feel guilty.  Here's a sampling of what I got...

I'm keeping this one for myself as I LOVE the gathered detail in the back and I've been itching to sew something for myself...it's been so long since I've done that.  I'm going to give it a try in that teal blue/green cotton with the dots on it.  The reviewers in PatternReview.com say it goes together fast and they're happy with it so I'm pretty confident I'll be happy too! 

Everybody's Doing It, Why Can't I?

Alrighty then...welcome to my new blog and please excuse my inexperience as this is all new to me. My name is Shelley, I live in a log home in the woods of Connecticut and I love to sew things - the funkier the better and now that I've been laid off from my corporate job I have time to do some of the things on my "To Do" list, one of which is to start a blog. Seems like everyone else has one so why not!

I'd like to take this opportunity to shamelessly plug my Etsy shop, YellowViolet (http://www.yellowviolet.etsy.com/) and show you my latest creation:

I call them Bohemian mats. This is a 12 incher and it can be used as a hot pad, chair pad, under a plant thingy or whatever. I also make smaller ones, different color ones, oval ones...you get the picture.

OK I'm feeling pretty big with myself right now because I've figured out how to do all this so I'm not going to push my luck! I'll be back soon!