Safe Travels

I hate packing models for shows. It takes a whole lot of time and energy to do and as I like to bring quite a few models to shows I usually start packing very carefully but in the end I am not as meticulous. I also go to shows by car so my models are quite safe during travels (as in not to bumpy and they don't really move around). So I have thought long and hard on my options to make packing easier and maybe even safer.

I have looked around and found that padded pouches seem like a popular method and I think that would work very well for me. So I decided to make myself some padded pouches for my models.

The thing is, I haven't used a sewing machine in probably 15 years!  And I had pretty much no idea how I would have to do to get my satin lined padded pouches.

After a lot of research and material gathering I finished my first trial attempt today.

It has a satin lining with fleece padding and cotton outside. It is not perfect, as I didn't have enough of this particular fabric to make the flap I plan to have to fold over the top.

But I am still quite happy with how it turned out, especially for being my first try, and my first sewing machine experience for a whole lot of years.

As I plan a very specific colour scheme for my own pouches I borrowed a model from my boyfriend to make this pouch. Bilbo is a Breyer Tr. SBH Phoenix repainted by my boyfriend.

He fits quite nicely in his new travel pouch and there is enough fabric on top so that it would be possible to fold the top over if desired.

I really like how it came out and I must say that now that I know how to do it, it wasn't that bad or that time consuming. The sewing was the easiest and fastest part of it all and now I only need to make a few real templates and then it shouldn't take too long to make a few more. But for today, I'll stick with this one.

Liveshow Haul

It was a great liveshow and even though I might not have had one of my top shows resultwise, I had an absolutely great time and managed to get some new models for the collection.

Most of the stablemates were prizes for the champions and reserves. I got 6. 5 of them will be repainted or remade some day.

The only one that won't be destined for the body shelf was this cob:

I don't have a cob in my collection yet and I liked the colour, so he will stay OF.

I also won two new models in the raffle. An adorable donkey and a cute drafter.

The prizes for the workmanship Best in Show and Reserve were wrapped up in a plastic box so I didn't know what I won until I unpacked them when I got home. The Best in Show prize was this adorable micro mini Maxi Cob sculpted by Kelly Sealey.

And the Reserve prize was this cute curly mare.

I had great fun at the show, and I love my new additions now I feel full of inspiration and will to do some modelhorsie stuff. Now I only need about 8 more hours to my days so that I can make it all happen.

Random Liveshow Pictures

This post is another almost wordless post, I just want to share some photos of models seen at the show.

My table

Swedish Warmblood class

Other Warmbloods class

Lovely model

My new lovely model taking first in his class

A lovely Fjord I wouldn't mind owing

Really cool deco!