Quiet and content

This weekend was busy. On Saturday I prepared piles of fabric to be sewn into all manner of Dress Me Up delights - organic flannel burp cloths, organic flannel receiving blankets, upcycled soft blocks, organic cotton soft blocks, drooly bibs and organic teething bonbons. After I drafting and cutting, I stacked them all up in their appropriate piles, waiting for the time when I can sit down and sew. Sunday found me digging into a few of those piles, and today I made a hefty dent.


Drooly Bibs waiting to be sewn, from upcycled vintage cottons and corduroy.

I am expecting a follow up order through Natural Pod for Whole Foods in West Vancouver. This holiday season, Whole Foods is carrying a number of Natural Pod's natural toys for a special Children's product display, and they have included my Organic Soft Block Sets! The soft blocks are doing very well in all places that are carrying them - and I have two other orders waiting to be filled ... I'm just waiting for my own order of the organic cotton prints to arrive so that I can get to cutting and sewing and stuffing, stuffing, stuffing.

Today I drove a darling parcel of two Upcycled Soft Block Sets, one Organic Flannel Receiving Blanket in Cherry Bark and three Teething Bonbons into Cordova Bay. Nearing my customer's house I had to slow down earlier than expected - in the middle of the road was a young deer, shaggy with her winter coat. She moved to the side of the road and then down the drive, keeping just ahead of me as I pulled in. Waiting for her on the other side were two more young deer. They watched as I made my way deeper into the property and then stepped surely aside and out of sight.

After dropping my parcel at door, I saw them again while pulling out of the drive: all three nestled under a small grove of trees looking quiet and content. I slowed the car to see them better and called to little R in the back seat, "Look, see! Deer!" but she was too taken by her corn puff snack to look up.


Two sets of Upcycled Soft Block sets from upcycled vintage cottons and stuffed with clean, carded wool. Three Teething Bonbons from certified organic cotton flannel and stuffed with clean, carded wool. Cherry Bark Organic Flannel Receiving Blanket from certified organic cotton flannel. All of my organic flannel is certified, grown and even milled in the US.