therustycupboard

 So many things come into our lives and we often forget what we love to do.  Daughter and I started our journey with our Rustycupboard store because we were running out of room to store things.  We loved to shop and yard sale.  We would purchase items and bring them home and remake them or paint them and sell at our next yard sale for a profit.  This was working great for us until we had stacks of items waiting for the perfect time for a yard sale.  So we decided to sale on facebook and marketplace and get rid of a few things....... At the same time we were still working with our hands crocheting, knitting, sewing and filling tubberware containers waiting for a craft fair to come along.  In our town it is a waiting list to get into some of the big craft fairs and we just never seemed to make it.   Then daughter got married and eventually had two boys....so her hands began to get fuller.  I in otherwords was getting older and then fell and broke both wrists....selling on line got to whe

Decided to finally start on my wilderness quilt.  I have had the material for quite a long time and just found it again the other day and decided today was the day.  This is panels sewn together, adding batting for middle and then the wilderness fabric for the back.  I love to hand sew so I placed it on my quilting rack so I can watch TV at the same time and started quilting.  I hand sew all around the animals, the frame work around the animals and anything else that takes my fancy. My daughter found this quilting rack for me about 8-10 years ago at a yard sale and purchased it for $10.  I have loved this rack and have used it many times.   The finished product will be just a little smaller than a twin size quilt.  Perfect size for the camper, sitting around a campfire, snuggling up with on the couch or just for showing.  Haven't decided if I will sell it or keep it..

Today I decided to get out some of my Yo-Yo material and go to work on it.  It has been awhile since I have made some Yo-Yo's. - I think I purchased this material from Wal-Mart and got it on sale.  It's the kind that you have to cut out and then just sew.  So while watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, I decided to cut. Yo Yo's are very easy to make.  After cutting them out you need a thread and needle and bast stitch all around the edges of the circle and then pull.  It all comes together and makes a little flower, then you can add anything you like to them.  This time I am just whip stitching them to tote bags.  Will make a nice accessory to sell at our next vendor show.