Sewing Outdoors

Yesterday I did my spirit of the Maker demonstration at the League of NH Craftsmen Gallery in Meredith, NH.  It was an amazing afternoon.  I still can't believe that the weather was cooperative and I was able to set up outside and stay there all afternoon.  There was a little breeze - enough to keep me reasonably cool as the afternoon warmed up, but not strong enough to blow away my little silk bits.  It was humid enough to soften up my stabilizer a bit, but not so humid that it got too sticky to work with.  And best of all it didn't rain; so no mad dashes inside to save my sewing machine or keep my project from dissolving away too soon.

It gave me quit a jolt to drive up to the gallery and see my name in "lights" so to speak - so of course, I had to get my picture taken drumming up business. 

Here are a few more pictures of my set-up. It doesn't show up very well in the third picture, but I could actually see Lake Winnepesaukee behind me. It was a lovely place to spend the afternoon.  It was fun to chat with people and share my work.  One of the best things was meeting Cynthia - one of the women who works in the shop.  Turned out that she has been friends for many, many years with the mother of a friend I met in my yoga class at the Y in Lowell.  She also grew up in Lowell so we had many connections.  That was so nice.

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"Despite" the lovely setting, I actually got some work done too.  I have a good start on three scarves so that should keep me out of mischief this week.