LizzyHouse

better.

Cherry House Quilts has a new shop, a nice shop. The old shop was fine, but it wasn't refined like this one. It looks really nice, and it's super easy to use!

And since our old shop just stopped working and you peeps weren't able to order anything, we are having a sale till Sunday. That's right 10% off any pattern when you enter the word BUMP in the discount code. From now until Sunday. So go get your quilt on.

have a great weekend everyone!

The Archives.

so, I'm in Texas with my Mom, at my house that I grew up in. I'm here, and I grew up here... but it's not the same. My room is now the sewing room, which is weird and cool at the same time. Weird because it's not my room, or even a bedroom anymore, and cool because...it's a sewing room.

Well I guess in the removing of all things Ashlee and Lizzy from that room, my Mom came across a lot of my old artwork from back in the day. She kindly put it in a bag for me to sort through, and today you will be the beneficiary of this early work. Over the next little bit while I am home I will share a few of these things with you. You will see that:

1. My work is my own, and always has been.
2. Everything has a name and a story.
3. I have always had big plans.
4. ha! not much has changed.

these are the Colossal Creatures. Appropriately misspelled, per usual. Circa 1998-1999. These characters were part of a comic book that I wrote, and illustrated when I was 13. Each of these creatures have names (obviously) and super powers (more obvious still).

In those years, before I could even fathom what I could do on a computer, I used a zig pen and prisma markers. My joy was to receive a ream of white cardstock, and my hope was to earn enough from babysitting to buy a bigger set of markers.

Not too bad for a 13 year old in the 90's. Who knows? these peeps could make a comeback (with some editing).

Per request, their names and powers:

• Timlet, the mournful mouse: cries rivers, has good hearing.
• Finn, the cool giraffe: emits cool rays that cause enemies to become apathetic, also has an extending neck.
• Sambo, the ninja bunny: does some serious ninjutsu, and is very stealth like
• Inkula, the vampire squid: bites enemies and uses ink to confuse

Shop Update!

I did it! Updated my little ol' shop. There are new prints and some stationery, and soon to follow a few canvas bags with "embedded" and "all hands on deck" printed on them.

ship shop.

Shop update happens tomorrow! I'm excited!

new prints, canvas bags, and stationery!

Market and me.

are you ready? Are you ready for my market review?

My report is this. I had a really postive and exciting meeting, I got to see my peeps, and I got to meet a few people that I was excited to finally meet, and I took one picture in the actual convention center. It was fun to not really have any obligations, because Castle Peeps is still on paper, so I didn't have any last minute sewing to do...

picture: me, Myrinda (fabrichound), and Kim (True-Up)

Here is what I did get a picture of. Elizabeth and Pam drove all the way from California, and were woeful because they hadn't seen an armadillo, so I (with some inspiration from my Mom) decided to make them an armadillo. A red velvet armadillo.

It was my first time working with fondant. It's weird! But I could see myself using it again.

It was very red, and a little startling.

I don't eat meat, but I do eat cake.

more to come soon!