Origami Fabric Stars

These little guys start out as -5- 2" squares of fabric. When they are folded, unfolded, then folded again, they become little stars. Fun little stars...

Fall Festival - October 2 in Elgin, NE

The annual craft fair is coming up on October 2, 2010. Getting ready for it every year is always poetry in procrastination. After the Fall Festival I have the best intentions to get with the program right away and decide what I am going to do. After that insanity passes, and the reality of the busy holiday season hits, that need to get ready goes away. This year is no exception to the rule. A few weeks ago I decided to make pumpkins and snowmen and then saw some star origami ornaments that looked pretty interesting. Thus, I began the race to get as much done as I can in the shortest amount of time imagineable. The annual preparation for the Fall Festival...never changes.

Here are some of the pieces that will be coming with me. After this post, I have a date with my sewing machine to make the hat I need for my little snowman and then start another...

Enjoy the preview!

My big basket of fabric which helps create my little baskets of coiled fabric.

Baskets, baskets and a few more baskets....

After making over 100 little baskets - I had to make a big basket! The top two baskets (with the cherries) are random fabric and allowed me to enjoy the full process of bringing the sides of the baskets up and curving them in. These two still need handles and will be taken to the craft show in Elgin in October.

This big fella is my ode to pumpkin. Last year I made a pumpkin, a good sized pumpkin complete with a sculpted stem. It remains one of my fabric baskets.

Wrapping it up with friends...

Last night I tried again to deplete my overabundance of 1" fabric stripes with the help of three friends. After dining on delicious pizza and enjoying some good wind-down conversation we all gathered around Kandi' dining room table in the quaintest home. Its large with great rooms that have a history that envelopes you when you come in the front door. Her home reflects her love a quilting and you would be hard pressed not to find a beautiful quilt to look at and admire.

We set up our machines and started wrapping cords to make baskets. The magic of the evening resulted in Becky finishing her basket which was composed of lovely shadows of purple. Then Judy finished her basket made with burgundy and green fabrics. Kandi finished her first basket and went right into her second basket. When I left at nearly midnight, it was plain to see she was hooked and would be going to work bleary-eyed the next day.

I brought my camera to record the projects and their progress but never thought to pull it out.

Thank you Kandi for hosting, Becky for welcoming and helping me get all my 'stuff' ready and Judy for her stories about General Dodge and her volunteering at the Dodge House. You inspire me.

I posted from the bottom up.

Enjoy the story from the bottom to the top picture.