Sip + Sew at Stone Tower Winery

What's more fun than sewing?

Sewing while drinking wine, of course.

Although I am more of a whiskey drinker, I do enjoy a glass of white, especially on warm summer evenings.  Even better if I'm surrounded by 20 or so crafty women in a gorgeous barn-style wine tasting room with a wide open view of rolling hills and an impending sunset.  Behold, for I present to you Stone Tower Winery:

I love Virginia.

Anyway, last night was Finch's monthly Sip + Sew event.  Take a local establishment, toss in a bit of socializing and top off with a dash of sewing and you've got Sip and Sew.  Last night, we made waxed canvas dopp kits given that Father's Day is only a few weeks away.  I gave mine to my husband as a "Not-a-Father's Day" gift.

Sewing with waxed canvas was easier than I thought.  I had this impression that it would be thick and difficult to work with, but it wasn't any different.  I'm looking forward to using it again when I eventually make the Cooper Bag this fall.

You're either going to love or loathe the fact that I brought my camera and took heaps of photos.  Enjoy!

EEEEE Cotton + Steel fat quarters!  And guess who won one of them?  ;)

I apologize to those of you reading this (is anyone reading this?) who don't live in Virginia; we are not only blessed with countless vineyards, but also incredible landscapes to feast our eyes on while our tongues indulge in a glass of what Galileo called "sunlight held together by water."

Buzz, your girlfriend... woof!

I'm so in love with these cards by a fellow Virginian, Deirdre at Lennah Press.  

I spotted them in her booth at Baltimore's Artscape this summer, and because I love a well-placed movie quote (props for being a Christmas movie, at that), I had to buy them from her Etsy shop just before Thanksgiving.  And I mean, they're letterpress.  Who doesn't love letterpress?

Anyway, I loved them so much that when my friend Alyssa sent me the same card a few months ago, I saved it and used it as decoration for Christmastime.  

So, to recap:

1) Letterpress
2) Home Alone movie quote

She's still got more in stock!  I just spotted the "Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal" pack that I might need to get for next Christmas.

Related: I've got a Christmas decor post planned for this week.  Scope out the many Pinterest ideas I put to use in my house.