It was a late night! Katamari Damacy Prince and Cousin Dipp still need their antennae. Can you believe I could only find ONE stryrofoam ball in the craft supply stash? Embarrassing. Caitlin has infinite patience for poking the pattern holes and slowly carving away the intricate details. I’m always amazed when they’re done. Among the…
I use a lot of fusible interfacing around here. Bolts of it. Interfacing adds structure and definition to projects that would otherwise look like limp noodles. It gives a project durability and a sprinkle of the good part of ready made . Proper interfacing and good pressing is a sure-fire method of adding a professional,…
I’m so excited to have this new Pencil Roll pattern out in time for holiday gift making. It ONLY happened because of the awesome group of testers that volunteered: Tami – Lemon Tree Tales Anita – Bake and Sew Katrin – Grey&eugen Louisa – knittylou on Flickr Bekhy Simon – Simon de Klerk Jill –…
Let’s begin with the Big Kahuna, the winner of Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing by Anna Maria Horner. I think we should publish a cooperative book entitled 372 Heartfelt Reasons to Love Sewing. Goodness. Every last, beautiful word touched my soul. #39 lindamade was the winner. Linda wrote “I love to…
Sandi Henderson’s much anticipated Portabellopixie Patterns arrived this week. I’m completely blown away by the quality. The patterns include an oversized 6 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ booklet with full-color pages and a full-sized pattern sheet. Sandi uses a very impressive technique of combining photographic images along with computer drawn illustration making the steps very clear…
I’m so excited to be offering Anna Maria Horner’s new book Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing for give away. Remember when I made the pledge to give away all the gratis books I received from publishers? Fortunately for all of us, two copies of the book arrived yesterday, one from the…
A birthday gift for one of Caitlin’s 14 year old friends. I love how they out grow stuffed animals and then two years later think Japanese cute toys are the coolest thing ever. Yay for the small things in life. Panda Bug is from Fun Dolls by Aranzi Aronzo. Now down to business. I need…
Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supply is a wholesale distributor. I had the pleasure of meeting one of their pattern buyers at the Portland Quilt Market back in May. I handed over my patterns and crossed my fingers. They picked me up and I’ve been thanking my lucky stars ever since. These Mail Sack bags and…
First off, I have to say I’m feeling more like writing these days. Not sure what happened over the summer but I completely lost my mojo. Thank you for your patience as I get back on the horse! I’m going to chat a bit more about topics brought up in the comments from Part I…
Recess by American Jane for Moda. It was love at first sight when I received a Layer Cake of this collection back in May for the Altered Mini Tins project. Vibrant colors matched with fun retro prints. I’ve been experimenting with carrying three of the specialty packs that Moda offers. Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and…
