Foal Haversacks & a Smile

To make sure my sewing isn't one-sided and only 18th century garments, I have begun cutting out several haversacks on Saturdays and then working on them a little bit at a time with the goal of finishing them by the following Friday. I have been surprised at how many I've been able to get finished since I began that practice - I've nearly doubled what I'd already had on hand! Needless to say, I feel better prepared for the Great Lakes Congress show that is two weeks after The Feast.

I'm also trying to go through my remnants of horsey fabrics and sorting out pieces that are still big enough for a haversack. They are not large enough for Traditional haversacks, but I have been able to get a lot of Classics, Curios, and Stablemates done. I've even got some that are made for Traditional sized foals like this one.

I originally bought this chicken fabric to make donations for Danielle Feldman's chicken themed show.

The fabric proved wildly popular and I've bought more of it several times. (It can be found at JoAnn's if you're interested.)

Not only will haversacks of this size fit many Breyer foals,

but they will fit smaller Classics, too. It's actually quite a versatile size.

I also wanted to share something with you that makes me smile, a photo of my second oldest grandson, JC. He has his first serious girlfriend and sent me this photo of the two of them.

Her name? Jaycie. Can you believe that? JC and Jaycie! What are the chances that he would find a girl with the same first name, albeit spelled differently? He's pretty smitten and I hear she is, too. 

I'm still smiling.