Sunday, October 18, 2009

Something borrowed, something blue, something cornhole.

My friends Carle and Charlie got married last weekend, in cute New England fashion. Opting for small and simple, about 35 guests descended on the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and the ceremony was followed by a happy hour at a cabin-type home called "The Schoolhouse" that belongs to Charlie's family.

These two definitely had their priorities in order, and decided early on that there would be cornhole at their wedding. The game, which I'm fairly certain is referred to simply as "bean bags" everywhere but the Pacific Northwest, is all about throwing said bean bags at holes cut into a board. And it's awesome.

In my most important sewing project to date, I made the super special wedding cornhole bags. (Which technically should be called "bean hole" in this case.) Carle picked out fabric to match the fancy boards that Charlie's brother made, and I followed directions found here. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy they were, and how well they turned out. Thinking about opening up a cornhole store on Etsy. I'll do some market research and keep you posted.

Congratulations again, to the C&C Wedding Factory.

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