Monthly Archives: August 2010

Fat Quarter Tuesday – Weekly Giveaway

The first Fat Quarter set in this week’s giveaway is a new Color Stack called Cappuccino. It pulls in mod designs from the Alexander Henry Fashionista group and pairs them up with fun stripes, dots and medallions from Valori Wells, Joel Dewberry, Annette Tatum and Denyse Schmidt. Lots of yummy, creamy tan, pink, grey, and…

Cloud9 Fabrics Forest Friends Quilt

This week’s Pink Chalk Fabrics newlsetter featured the above photo, a fabulous crib quilt using Cloud9′s new Forest Friends Organic Cotton Flannel. Here’s a link to the tutorial on the Cloud9 blog showing how to make it. There’s a LOT of inspiration there. The laundry will have to wait. pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals…

Fat Quarter Tuesday – New Weekly Giveaway

Fat Quarter Tuesday. A weekly giveaway. Here’s how it works: Every Tuesday on the blog I’ll announce two fat quarter sets for giveaway. The following Tuesday two winners will be selected. The first winner will be drawn from the pool of customers that placed orders in the shop that week. The second winner will be…

Mission Accomplished

The upgrade was successful and the shop is now back online. What an effort. My husband is a genius. I love the new features. He did everything I asked for plus all the boring technical stuff needed behind the scenes. I can say without a doubt it’s harder to do an upgrade than it is…

Pink Chalk Fabrics Is Growing!

And we’re looking for a new team member. Does this describe you: detail oriented, organized, accurate and high energy self-directed and can take initiative to make things work better provide patient, helpful and sincere customer service comfortable using computer programs including Excel and Word. Photoshop familiarity a plus! excellent oral and e-mail communication skills enjoy…

Link to Creative Talk Radio Podcast + Wee Woodland Giveaway

Whew, the interview was fun (which I’m amazed I’m saying). Pat Sloan is an incredibly nice person to talk with and a very talented interviewer. She made it easy and enjoyable. Piece of cake. I had a LOT of butterflies show up 2 minutes before air time when they called me on the phone to…

Pat Sloan’s Creative Talk Radio

I’m going to be on Pat Sloan’s Creative Talk Radio this afternoon. The show begins at 4:00 pm Eastern. Pat features two guests each week. The fabulous Sarah Vedeler will be on at 4:00 and I go on at 4:30. I’m a little bit nervous but very excited. You can also listen to the shows…

Mail Sack Party

Shea from The Empty Bobbin is a blogging friend of mine. Look at this awesome picture she took! I checked her post history to find out when she first started her blog because I feel like I’ve been following her creative journey forever. Her first post was July 2007. And guess who commented on her…

Business Education, Networking and Being Yourself

I’ve always been a firm believer that the business success I have the potential to achieve is up to me. That a colleague or competitor’s success does not and can not negatively effect my own. In fact, if we join together and share our knowledge there are opportunities beyond anything each of us could reach…

Fulham Road Inspiration

Jacqui sewed up this fabulous blouse using the new cotton lawn from Alexander Henry. This particular print is Regent Peacock Black Pink. She used the Quadrato (#6) pattern from the Ottobre Design Woman magazine Spring/Summer 2/2010. A drawstring in the hem as an alternative to cinching the waistline. LOVE the silky drape. The cotton lawn…