Tracy (part of the Pink Chalk Fabrics team) created this fabulous project using the BB Bags pattern by Mickey Beebe for Brookshier Design Studio. Here’s her review: What a fun little bag to sew and to use! I chose to make the middle sized bag on the BB Bags pattern. The pattern includes Teeny and…
In the blink of an eye, 14 years of Halloween costume making, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating has zoomed by. I look forward to it each and every year. Especially the costume making part ; ) Caitlin (1 1/2) in Montclair Park in Oakland, California, wearing the first costume I ever made her. Leil (1 1/2)…
An e-mail arrived last spring from Jade Sims, founder of Craft Hope, a project that matches sewing and craft projects with charities. I was thrilled to be asked to design a project for the Craft Hope book Jade is putting together for Lark (to be published next year). Everything fell into place effortlessly. I was…
46 winners out of 723 comments on 10 posts (whew!). I read and enjoyed every last one. Lots of fun sewing ahead for us all! I’ve sent an e-mail to the winners so you will already know if you were the ‘Denise’ that won the bag. I’m obviously still sleep deprived since I’m giving this…
I’m going to wrap things up with photos of the other big thing that happens at Quilt Market: meet ups with online friends. Yippeee! I finally got to meet Linda of CraftApple. Linda and I began our pattern publishing adventures at the same time. We each tested the other’s first pattern. No cell phones were…
Two women with a vision. Cloud9 Fabrics co-founders Michelle Engel Bencsko and Gina Pantastico surrounded by My Happy Garden, their debut collection of organic fabrics. What a pleasure it was to meet both Michelle and Gina for the first time. Both joyful and excited to be designing and manufacturing their own line. No easy feat…
The fabulous and creative Bari J Ackerman standing in the Windham booth. The quilt on the wall features fabric from her upcoming collection Art Journal. A spectacular follow-up to Full Bloom, her first collection for Windham. Windham has signed on some very exciting new designers. I had the pleasure of enjoying dinner with two of…
Sample quilt from Tula Pink’s new collection for Moda called Plume. I had the pleasure of meeting Tula Pink aka Jen McClean while in line waiting for a Cuban Sandwich at the convention center food court. She was in front me and had on this fabulous bag. I asked her about her bag (always on…
Quilt Market was 3 weeks early this year. It generally crosses over with Halloween at the end of October. The Alexander Henry booth had this wonderfully creative and creepy display at the center. Details like the thread rack with all black, brown and grey spools.The witch sewing the quilt on an old black & grey…
A first time quilt market vendor, Emily Cier showcased her fabulous Carolina Patchworks pattern collection. Fun designs that use a lot of pre-cuts and solids. LOVED this modern take on a Dear Jane quilt, Emily named hers Uptown Girl. Lucy Morey with her Hot Scott pattern line, designed just for boys! Her first titles include…
