What a strange winter–weather wise, at least! Today it’s snowing again here in Western New York, last week temperatures were in the 80′s. My spring flowers are blossoming way too early, and yet I can’t help but want to be outside digging in the garden. There were too few days this winter that I felt like I could close myself up in my sewing room and concentrate on spring and summer bags, too. I fooled around with fabrics and ideas, and made more grocery totes and several diaper bags for this year’s crop of babies (welcome James! And Oliver! and Jaxson! and Evan!). Butterflies caught my eye, though–these bags will be ready to fly home with someone–maybe for Mother’s Day?
Annual Spring Show and Sale will be at the Purple House in Belmont Friday and Saturday May 11 and 12. Kristen and I will have our spring “line” of bags, jewelry and soaps. Elaine Hardman (Stoneflower Pottery) will also be there with her great, useful pottery and her new venture: tin art. Wait until you see her huge chickens and tiny ear rings all made from repurposed tin. Margaret Shulocke will have her cards and calendars, Joan Sinclair will be displaying her needlework and weaving–also a new venture! You may even be lucky enough to catch a weaving demonstration by Peg Cherre or watch Bob Chaffee carving one of his wonderful figures.
