Hey Folks, how are we today? I hope all is going well for you. We are looking at fall and even winter weather here in Salt Lake this week so we will be more than ready for Halloween! I hope you are all ready for it!

This week we have been working on Halloween costumes! Brenda will have another post about that on Tuesday. I have been working on adding more and more things to our shop, there are several new items as well as some lower prices! Send your friends over to the shop from either the link above or here for some spooky signs and fun items.

Thank you to everyone who is signed up on our mailing list, there should be an email out tomorrow or the next day with a special discount in it.   If you haven’t signed up, please do so, there is a spot to sign up on the sidebar there.

If you just don’t want to sign up for the list but still want to buy items, you can use code “emaillist” (no quotes) at checkout to have and additional 10% off!

And remember, all shipping is $4.95 per order.  You can buy the whole shop out and I will ship it for $4.95!

That is about it for this week, we are going to start on Christmas items soon, if you have any requests please let us know in the comments below or via email.  There is a contact form in the sidebar —–> or you can mail justin@brendasquiltshop.com or brenda@brendasquiltshop.com with any ideas, questions, concerns, recipies, weather reports, insect counts, etc.

Have a great weekend, get out and do something fun for Halloween this week!

-Justin

Back on Tuesday,  Brenda had a great post on repurposing some sweaters and scrub tops.  At the end, she indicated some extra projects that she did.  Here it is!

One of the things that I hate most is when you have extra super cute material left. I love to use all of the cure material up. Otherwise I store whatever is left, so I can use it later.

I try to use everything the first time. There is not usually much material left when one repurposes a top to fit a child. Just some odds and ends are usually left. However when I took a 2X purple scrub top and turned it into a top for my 4 year old Amelia I had a bunch of great Purple Disney Halloween fabric left. So I just had to make something else. So I made Amelia a matching draw-string purse with ribbon and beads.

I took the longest and widest piece of fabric left, (which was the bottom back of the shirt that cut off at first) and I folded it in half and sewed the ends together. I then took some purple double fold bias tape, that I had sitting around and applied this to the top of the fabric. Single fold
bias tape would also have worked.  But this is all I had it the Purple color.  I love to use what I already have at home so I do not have to purchase
anything new.

Next I sewed a gathering stitch on the bottom of the fabric, so I would be able to adjust the fabric to fit on to the circle shaped bottom.

I wanted this new bag to be sturdy; my children are hard on things. So I all of the left over large pieces of fabric and stacked them together.
They were from the bottom from of the original scrub top and from the sides. I had 7 layers of the shirt stacked together. I then sewed through
all of the lawyers around the outside edges.  I then sewed a zigzag patters back and forth through all the layers to strengthen the bottom of the bag.

Once I had the bottom of my bag constructed I then folded it into quarters and then trimmed the edge.  When the bottom was unfolded I had a circle Pattern that was even.

The next step is to connect the bottom to the sides of the bag. This is when the gathering stitch comes in handy. I make sure I gather the sides evenly to fit the bottom of the bag.  I then pin the bottom in place every inch. 

***Make sure you pin the right sides of the bag and right side of the bottom together.

The bag will be inside out.  The pins should be on the outside of the bag, see the example next.

Sew carefully around the bottom of the bag, connecting the sides to the bottom. Go around the bag several times to reinforce the bag.  I
then threaded a purple ribbon through the purple bias tape on top. I left enough length so Amelia could have a shoulder strap. I used the purple
ribbon, instead of string to dress up the bag.  The ribbon works just as well as a heavy string would have. On the ends of the ribbon I placed some
plastic beads to make the bag fancier.

Tie the last bead on as shown so the other beads do not fall off. The beads also help to make sure Amelia does not pull the ribbon out of the purse.

The finished draw string purse looks great and Amelia loved it!!! She filled it right up with toys.

I also make this cute heart dress that Amelia is wearing, but that was from scratch.

Well that is what I have been up to this week. Thank you for reading. Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. I
love to hear from you and know what you want me to write about next.

Have a great week!!

****Just a quick update on the state of the shop this week, a few of our Halloween items are selling so if you are even remotely interested,
go check them out on the website!  If you are reading this, use the coupon code “podcast” (without quotes) at checkout for an additional 10% off of your order.  Shipping is $4.95 flat rate for all orders, not items, the full order!  These will be shipped USPS priority mail and should arrive in 2-3 business days.

Now is the time to add some homemade items to your Halloween collections. The shop in open via the “Items Currently For Sale” link above or here at http://BrendasQuiltShop.com/shop. Come and check out my one of a kind Holiday items!

Thank you again for reading

Brenda and Justin

Hello Folks! This post is late. That is what happens. NO Excuses, I am here now to tell you about what has happened this week at Brenda’s Quilt Shop!

Tuesday saw the beginning of a new feature here, the Crafting Corner. Tuesday’s will be home to a post from Brenda about crafting on a budget, or with innovative ideas about how to make things that your family will enjoy. Look forward to the next installment on Tuesday!

As for the rest of the Shop, it has been very slow (read none) in the sales department. We have had a few more e-mail list subscribers but are still well short of our goal for the month. We have some new things that I am working on getting posted and they should be out this weekend.

I have been offering discounts and coupons all over the place and nothing has seemed to work so far. I do have a survey that I would be truly thankful if you took, or even if you take the time to comment below and tell me what you think of the site and the whole process of ordering from us. What are your concerns, what would keep you from pushing the “add to cart” button.

The Survey link is here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QKYK2D8.

Thank you for being here and reading this post!  I do appreciate the fact that you have clicked in and perused.  I will be sending out more things to the email list this week so please sign up if you haven’t!  Also, if there is anyone you know who would be interested in anything we have to offer here at Brenda’s Quilt Shop, please let them know.

Retweet, comment, or email links are below and waiting for you!

Happy Halloween!

-Justin

Hello Ladies and gentlemen!  Well we are ramping up for the holiday season around here!  We started pushing our site and email list and have now tripled the size of the list.  We are now up to nine.  I would like some more!  Sign up to the left if you haven’t already.  For anyone who is signed up by  September 30, there is a special discount coming.

Also, I will be putting out a survey about our site and the shopping cart system in the near future for great rewards!

But don’t let that stop you from looking at all of the fun things that we have to offer!  Check out the Currently for sale tab  and go wild.

ALL ITEMS SHIP FOR A FLAT RATE OF $4.95 THROUGH HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Next week Brenda will be blogging about crafts on a budget as well as actually doing other crafts and sewing projects.  There may even be some about Halloween costumes….(foreshadowing if anyone missed it).

So if you are reading this, please tell your friends about our site and our Shop.  Digg, Stumble, Retweet as necessary!  And dont forget the e-mail list!

Talk to you later this week, Friday will now be state of the shop and Tuesday will be crafting on a budget!

-Justin

Hello all.  I just wanted to get some more news out this week about Brenda’s Quilt Shop!  Obviously if you are here you know where you are, but do you know of all the wonderful stuff that is happening here?

I didn’t think so.  In addition to our quilts and table runners we have been making tons of fun Halloween things.  We have signs, plaques, bottles, jars, frames and pictures that are all fun and Halloweeney.  They were mostly listed on eBay but nothing has sold there.  As they end on eBay, they will be available exclusively here under the Currently for sale tab.

These items have been fun for us to make and I hope to share them with as many people as possible.  Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and decorating for it is great fun.  So please check out our items, they are listed under holiday items as well as crafts.

If something shows up as “sold out” and you really like it, send me an email.  We can come close to making another one of pretty much anything as long as the materials are still available.  As always we combine shipping as much as possible and local pick ups are always free!  Items are usually shipped via USPS priority Mail.

Go check out our stuff and then tell your friends!  While you are at it, Sign up for our mailing list and get exclusive deals and coupons to the shop.  I promise not to sell your info or bombard you with emails, there is enough out there already!  I will send out 1-2 emails per month.

There will be more things posted daily so please keep coming back and checking.  We are moving towards inspirational signs as well as no soliciting signs that would be great for Christmas Presents.  It isn’t too early!

Thanks for stopping by and being part of our community.  Leave a comment below!

-Justin

Hello folks, just wanted to send out an update that I have finally gotten most of our Halloween items posted on eBay!  There is a direct link on the homepage to eBay and all of the fun things we have there right now.

We have Halloween pictures, Frames, glasses, Candleholders, tiles, and plaques.  Some of these are still coming as fast as I can get them posted, but they will be there.  They will also be appearing in the “Currently for sale” Shop soon!

Any item can be purchased locally with no shipping, I just need to know!

Also, please sign up for our mailing list, there will be updates as well as special discounts only available to Mail List subscribers in the near future.

Thanks for reading and for visiting Brenda’s Quilt Shop!

Hey folks, it is nearing that time when there will be horror in the air and Halloween abounds!  I am very excited to announce that we will be having some Halloween themed items available on our site and not just table runners!

We will have some fun picture frames, sayings, and glass items with a spooky feel!  We will also have some other crafts available as well.

Thanks for keeping up with us, we hope you will have a great fall!

-Justin

This section will be filled with current goings on and happenings at Brenda’s Quilt Shop.  Please bear with us, there will be information soon!