Happy Harriet

A few years ago (2007) I was rocking my youngest son, and this little character came into my head. Her name is Harriet.

Hello!  My name is Harriet I've lots of things to say! I have got a different mood For each and every day! There are days when I am happy and days when I am mad and tho' I may get pouty I'm never, EVER sad! I'm naughty and I'm innocent (it cannot be my fault!) There are days I'm just plain loopy, Should be locked up in a vault! If you are emotional But don't know what to say, Get a different T-shirt For each and every day! Harriet(C) is the creation and property of Tracie Hodgdon   tracie@tracie-d-mo.com

I knew she was just a little scribble of a character, sort of like the "Little Miss" characters, only even more childlike. I started a little cafepress shop back then, but never really promoted it, because I've been a little backward about coming forward when it's something like this. No. Really.
Anyway, yesterday I was working on some designs for my Spoonflower shop (http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/tequila_diamonds - see what I did there?) and came across Harriet in some of my old art files. I knew I had to bring her back when my older son, walked in and said, "Hey! I remember her. That's Harriet!" He was only about 4 when I created her, so that's something. So, here's the link to Harriet's shop where you can meet her in her many moods (there are 7, so you could, indeed, have one for each day of the week). She's pretty darned cute, if I do say so myself. Naughty Harriet is my personal fave, natch.

http://www.cafepress.com/harriet07

Also, coming out in July, I will have a collection of Happy Harriet fabrics on Spoonflower. Any profits made from the sale of Harriet fabrics on Spoonflower in the month of July and t-shirts on cafepress in the month of June will go to the National Autism Association, in honor of my wonderful, brilliant son, who is on the spectrum.

Quilty as Charged...

Busy month! Had a table read for a play I wrote (went very well), opened Crimes of the Heart at the Bloomington Civic Theatre on the 18th (Also doing very well, I'm playing Lenny) and last week, through a miserable cold, I went to 6 auditions (and was cast in one of them). Also got my eldest son set up for his IEP at school and found him an amazing therapist. Then our washing machine broke. Tomorrow the new one arrives. I had a load of fabric pre-washing when it went down, so I don't have the backing ready for Lillian's quilt. Needless to say, I didn't get a whole lot done in the quilt department. Quilty as charged.
On the other hand, over the last weekend, I put together the top of the pink quilt and made 26 multi-colored blocks for my niece's baby. I then made a bed runner from the pink/black/grey scraps, organized the other scraps by size and color, cleaned the bathroom, helped my husband replace the mini-split (heating and a/c) units in the boys' rooms, cleaned my eldest son's room and found him a new desk, a table that was made from an old treadle sewing machine stand. It's got a built in fidgit! (He's on the autism spectrum and has a hard time sitting still) I (finally) cleared the gutters, baked meringue cookies for my friend's Memorial day cook-out and designed two full fabric collections for my Spoonflower account. Not bad for someone who "doesn't work" LOL. I guess I really shouldn't beat myself up about not getting on to blog. I still have to take photos of the stuff I did get done, but they are on their way.
For next month, I have to plan my younger son's 6th birthday (Transformer cake - check!) and figure out something special for Father's Day and our 10th Anniversary. And go to two graduation parties. And attend a workshop on how to audition for musical theatre. And have two more weekends of performances. And... <insert exploding head here>

...then I'll have 6 weeks with no shows. Maybe I'll get something done then?