Crafting

This week I've been busy gearing up for Super Saturday. For those of you unfamiliar with this Mormon term, it usually refers to an entire day of crafting. However, growing up, it is what we called stake dances, so maybe us Mormons just love the title "Super Saturday". It references something big and exciting (or that's what the planners of said event would have you believe). And it always involves refreshments. Yesterday was our Super Saturday (the craft kind), complete with crock-pot soups and more dessert bars and cookies than you can imagine. I taught two classes, the first one were these daisy pie pin cushions:

I also taught these Christmas pillows - a pattern copied from Hillary (Yes, the same Hillary with the great salad recipe. I aspire to be like her when I grow up!).

I love to do crafts in my spare time, and my sewing machine is running at least 4 days a week. However, I only do straight lines. If a project involves anything more than a straight line, you've lost me. I don't like patterns because I'm not a perfectionist, so they never come out right. However, I saw a child's smock that was so cute on Etsy, but the seller wanted $40+ for it, and I wasn't about to spend that for Delaney. I'd found some fabric that I thought would be perfect so... I made up a pattern.

Can you believe it? I can't either.

It's reversible as well, with the argyle on bottom and flowers on top. But, as you can see I made it too big. I'd like to say I learned a lot from designing my first pattern, but I didn't really, and am still confused as to how it ended up so big. However, I'm happy with the concept.

When it came out too big for D, I made Jackson try it on (yes, he was mortified). It fit him perfectly, so it is going to my baby cousin Alli, who is 8 as well.

Now, at the end of a busy craft week, I realize, why let Alli have all the craft fun? Why not share the love with my blog friends? I already have many darling pincushions (thanks to Rach and Spence for the newest addition to my collection). I don't need the samples I made for Super Saturday. So, I'm doing a giveaway! If you would like either of the pincushions pictured above, please leave a comment. I will then pick two commenters at random (thanks to random.org) and send the commenter some pincushion love! So comment away! I will close the giveaway and choose the two winners at midnight on Thursday.