Congratulations to Rebecca of Our Busy Little Bunch. I swear these contests are sprinkled with a bit of kismet. When I clicked over to Rebecca’s blog I totally flipped out at the adorable picture of her 4 children including 3 little girls that could have modeled for the book. I’m certain this awesome prize package…
Cosmo Cricket delivers an absolutely fabulous set of sewing themed prints with Tailor Made for Andover Fabrics. Hold onto your seats, we’re giving away a full collection FQ set this week that includes each of the 16 prints. We’re thinking sewing machine covers and thread baskets! Patricia Bravo of Art Gallery Fabrics wows us again…
First off, thank you for the fabulous naming ideas. We’ve been throwing them around all morning. Choosing is going to be difficult. Please keep them coming! I’m writing this follow up post to answer a couple of big questions that came up in the comments: 1. Kathy, can the tips be from another source and…
I’m getting ready to launch a new idea and I need your help. Dust off your best, most useful, unbelievably clever sewing tips. Write them up all pretty, put a bow on top, (a hi-res picture would be amazing but is not required) and send them to my attention: kathy {at} pinkchalkfabrics {dot} com. I’ll…
Tina Given’s whimsical spirit leaps off the pages of her first book: Sew Tina! 30 Cute Projects & Adorable Decor Items for Kids. The book is beautifully produced with inspiring photography, original illustrations, spiral bound pages, and full-sized pattern sheets for many of the projects. The clothing projects range from infant to size 7/8. Additional…
Alexander Henry can lay claim to quite a few classic fabric designs. Prints that we recognize and fall in love with for all time. Fortunately they will sometimes reprint a popular design as well as make it available on new base cloths. Pretty amazing for this industry and a testament to their talent for good,…
And she drifted off to sleep knowing the quilt was finally complete pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale
The biggest challenge I encountered with these Halloween blocks was the setting. I had 8 blocks and no matter how I put them on the design wall, I didn’t like the result. After a lot of dead-end attempts at different settings, I finally realized one block was dragging the whole thing down: The characters in…
Fruitcake by Basic Grey. As an adult I LOVE fruitcake. I can appreciate a well made version and savor the complexity of the aged fruit. In fact, I could probably live on baked goods that feature fruit and nuts. Apricot tea scones, banana bread, and fruit laced cookies of any variety. My mom has a…
Piecing is complete. I absolutely LOVE the addition of the Kona frames. Onward with the quilting! pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale
