Sunday, October 12, 2008

BLOGTOBERFEST - Day 12 - Mixing Together is So Much Fun

We made pincushions. I want to make about 30,000 of these, they're so cute.

We gave gifts. Mine was from the very talented Kootoyoo . She made me a tonne of lovely accessories. I wish I'd remembered to take a picture before I ripped in to the wrapping as it was a gift in itself. If you want to see what I made you should pop over to Kootoyoo as she got my gift.

I bought fabric. I'd never visited Amitie before and I'm glad I was forewarned and saved a little pocket money for the visit. They have so many great fabrics. I was so very lucky and won a door prize which added another $10 to my spending money. Cool huh?

Yep, Mixtogether was unreal. I can't wait to go again. It's run by the amazing women who produce Mix Tape. If you can't get to a Mixtogether then get yourself a Mix Tape to keep you happy.

18 comments:

Kirsty said...

You bought some lovely things Cathy. It was a great afternoon.

thunder road said...

It was lovely to meet you too, Cathy and i think Kirsty's wrapping skill was fab! Do you think she'd rent herself out come christmas time? Hope you have fun with the fabrics!

JustJess said...

Babushka doll fabric! I have never seen it in the flesh, this one is STUNNING. Must get to Amite next visit south if they still have it next year! Lovely Kirsty-ness too!

kittybaroque said...

Absolutely delighted to have met with y'all yesterday. Think I was a little quiet and oddly distracted but nevertheless had a fantastic time* Had NOOOO money to shop at Amitie (payday on Wednesday) but am DEF going back for some goodies I spied...
I agree, that pin cushion project was AWESOME fun!
Thx to all the wonderful mixtape gals* LOOOOOOVVVEEE your work

Anastasia said...

love your pincushion! sounds like a great day out...ive heard great things about Amitie fabric store!

Jenny said...

Cute pincushion. Sounds like a great day. I bet the Amitie shop is amazing-love a good fabric spend up!

Cindy said...

Wow, these things always look like great ways to spend an afternoon. And fabric purchases too, what a great arvo.

Donna Lee said...

What a cute pincushion. I have an old tomato shaped one that is functional but not cute. I think I need some cute accessories when I sew. Was it hard? What did you stuff it with, regular stuffing? My pincushions always feel like they're stuffed with sawdust.

Little Mary Moo said...

That pincushion is so lovely, nice to see it got pride of place at the top of the post. Nice to hear you had so much fun.

Anonymous said...

Looks like you had a great day! Good luck in the vintage button giveaway!

edward and lilly said...

Oh, it's all so fabulous, I'm totally jealous :)

Bellgirl said...

Looks like super fun! If you're making 30, 000 pin cushions, make one for me, they're cute!

Anonymous said...

oh, those pincushions are so great, looks like you all had a fab day

Liesl said...

What a beautiful pin cushion. Sounds like an excellent Blogtoberfest excursion. And its good that you got to experience the delights of Amitie - its such a beautiful store!

Jodie said...

Sounds like you had a ball.

Michelle said...

Isn't Amitie just the best! Man I love that place..nice goodies you've got there!

flossy-p said...

Sounds like great fun. :)

Pretty pretty pin cushion by the way

Melanie Gray Augustin said...

That pincushion is so cute! I can see why you want to make a ton more. You're a very lucky girl with your pressie and your shopping!