Open for Business!

It finally happened! The knitting got done, the sewing got done, the fixtures built and painted and the fabrics and patterns unpacked! Richard had a lot of building to do at the Grove, on the fixtures, but had some time out to enjoy our chairs! With help from the "girls" - Gail, you were awesome - Susan and I had our opening day (so to speak) on Sunday.





The Amy Butler apron with a judi patuti flower- I had to add something...greeted guests at the door! Susan made some great "Nieman Marcus" choc/chip cookies and fresh squeezed lemonade. Can you believe she was able to pick enough lemons off her tree to serve a crowd? That's one plentiful tree!

It started a little slow, then "bam" the place was crowded! and the cookies were nearly gone! I managed to snag one and loved them...Susan you did it again with the baking! Not only was she baking, but she and Gail surprised me by making a head band Gail wore out of one of the fabrics with a knitted I-cord. So cute! Yet another great idea....

The day was full of surprises...a lot of my staff from FCC came, pretty amazing since none of them sew or knit. But were supportive and I'm sure curious to see what this "thing" was all about.


Susan and I set everything up on Monday and by Wed. the linen "Mommy" dress with fishes on it had sold. "Cha-ching!" So the sewing machine got put to the task of making another dress for the reception. Don't know why, but I forgot to get a picture of it! Gee wouldn't it be nice if the sewing machine just sewed up things all on it's own?... it would have been great to have sewing peeps for me and knitting peeps for Susan, then my sewing room wouldn't look like a thread tornado hit it! and Susan would have more time to blog!

Susan and I convinced Blakely to try on one of the summer dresses-it fit her perfectly...but she was a little shy in it - too bare - so she only came out of the bathroom for a quick picture!

Susan and Gail and I just kept coming up with more ideas---one of them was a project bag with a knitted I-cord. So that got made in the "fishy linen" and in Amy Butler's "happy dots". So cute...I can't stand having all that fabric and not make anything. I'm sure the project bags will show up in other fabrics later.

Krysta came over and HAD to have the apron...we compromised...I'll be helping her figure out how to make it! And Gail won the raffle, so she now has - count 'em- 3 projects lined up to sew! The PJ bottoms will be the first of many, many more projects. I'm sure she'll zip through these 3 projects with lighting speed!









Susan had a super day in yarn sales with the fabrics coming in second! I think we have a winning combination!