Sandi Henderson took first place in the double booth category at the Spring 2011 Quilt Market. The strike offs for Secret Garden barely arrived days before the show. You’ll spot prior collections mixed into the samples, a beautiful display of her aesthetic and color eye growing, evolving and emerging while staying true.
In looking at this photo again I realized that the yellow on the booth walls is a perfect match to the yellow in Secret Garden. What a lovely detail!
The Lock and Key print is a favorite. The scale, color and detail of the artwork is just plain joyful to look at!
And then there’s the Garden Gate medallions, Wow! (12″ square, we measured)
Happy, happy fabric.
Diana pulled the perfect solids to match: Free Spirit Designer Solids Red Plum, Bella Solids Teal, Kona Cotton Dresden Blue, Kona Cotton Lemon, Bella Solids Pistachio (more coming!), and Free Spirit Designer Solids Flamingo.
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The April in Paris Collage print from Timeless Treasures arrived last year printed on canvas. I think it’s safe to say many of us have a piece sitting in our stash or made up into a project. We re-ordered that bolt quite a few times!
Now there’s April in Paris Collage Laminated Cotton!
We also have other laminated lovelies perfect for a cute craft apron, tote bag bottom, or lunch bag. Be sure to check out our tips on sewing with Laminated Cotton.
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SPECIAL REQUEST FOR THE COMMENTS: Tell me what you’re sewing for Fall!
One lucky winner this week will receive their choice of a Secret Garden FQ set.
A second winner will receive 1 yard of a Laminated Cotton of their choice (or 2 half yards or 4 quarter yards!)
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Last week’s winners:
A Hometown by Sweetwater FQ Set of their choice – Barb in MI of Paint Creek Quilt (blog comments) and Eugenia (newsletter subscriber)
Look for an e-mail from us on Tuesday.
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How Fat Quarter Tuesday works:
- Every Tuesday two items from the Pink Chalk Fabrics online store will be featured and given away the following week in a random drawing.
- The first winner is selected from those who opened their Pink Chalk Fabrics e-mail newsletter during the week.
- The second winner is selected from all comments left on the blog for the week (comments from all posts, not just the giveaway post).
You can sign up for the Pink Chalk Fabrics Newsletter here.
I’m about to start sewing up a tote bag for a friend. I’ve made 4 this summer and I think this is the last of this style so I am looking around for something new. With school starting next week, I hope to have more time to sew!
Love the laminates! Wow! More tote bags maybe
I’m working on three quilts right now….one for my son, one for my living room, and one Christmas themed (either for my home or for a gift — have to see if I finish it and what it looks like!).
I’m also getting ready to order your mailbag pattern and some Sweetwater canvas to make a bag for my daughter that will hold her anatomy text….
Hi! Love your posts. So nice to look at all the new fabrics. I’m working on a quilt -got the top done, just need the back and binding. It’s my first one, so it’s taking some time. I also have a Halloween costume in the line-up for fall. I’d love to get some of that laminated fabric and do the booster seat in the One Yard Wonders book.
Have a great day!
I just got the cutest pattern for a kindergarten bag that was actually asking for laminated fabric. I’m so in love with all these new laminated fabrics out there, and what a great choice for children bags… I can’t wait to see how it looks!!
Starting to work on Christmas presents, totes, zippered pouches and scarves. And some dresses for my girls.
I am altering some draperies, lots of clothing alterations, making quilts for birthday presents, and quilting the family xmas quilt. It’s going to be a busy time!
I have been asked to make my grandkids Halloween costumes / smurfette & a mas from ‘From the wild things are’ or maybe he wants to be one of the ghostbuster , or it will probably change again . I’d like to make them some trick or treat bags and maybe a fall table runner ! and I need to bind a quilt to give to my BIL who will be home soon from the hospital ! wow ; I better get busy ! thanks !
These giveaways are great – thank you so much for doing this!
I’ve been making snack bags and sandwich wraps for my First Grader….these fabrics would be super cute for this project and the laminated fabric would be great as the lunch bag to hold them all!
I’ve been sewing lunch bags, pencil cases and working on a baby quilt for my nephew who’s due to arrive in about four weeks! Hoping to squeeze in something for me soon.
I’m going to tackle the Ice Cream Dress from Oliver & S.
Oooo! Lovely collections!
New placemats, and a quilt for “Quilts for Kids”!
Quilts!
OMG! summer totem laminate!!! My heart is racing, LOVE IT!
For fall, I continue on childrens clothes…ofcourse; though I DID say that I would make my self a coat this fall (after success on a childs lined jacket this spring.) A bold home decore fabric like temple tulips by A.B. would be my choice
My heart is set on a quilt, but perhaps that will be a winter project after Christmas sewing….Casserole cozies for my sisters-in-law…shhhhh……
I’ve been seeing a lot of neat ideas for the laminated cotton, and think it is so wonderful!!
I also love the Secret Garden collection. Beautiful!
Love this line and all those fab laminates!
I’m fighting that fall is here! Would love to make some totes for dd, ddil and myself, then for girlie girls (granddaughters) if there’s any left. Love the fabrics. Thanks for the generous offer and have a great day
so pretty! I really like the Loulouthi laminates! I’m working on some placemats for my sister, then it’s back to quilts for me. I’ve got several in my head that I feel the “need” to be working on ASAP! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Love it!!!
Traveling too much for work this fall to do very much sewing. But I’m using all my free time to work on a two-sided quilt as a gift.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
For fall, I’ll be working on tote bags for grocery shopping (we never have enough of these), inspired by the work of Green Bag Lady, her blog is here:
http://greenbaglady.blogspot.com/
Green Bag Lady and friends have produced and GIVEN AWAY over 17,000 tote bags!! I am shamelessly plugging her whenever I can, as I think the work that the team does is awesome.
I would also like to make a teddy bear out of my dear departed Dad’s old corduroy pants and tweed jacket. Just hesitant to start it, not sure what pattern to use .. any suggestions would be welcome.
Julie Andrea
sundayschild1966ATyahooDOTcom
I can feel that Lock and Key fabric calling me!
I’m hoping to make my little girl a few dresses, finish up several quilt WIPs and try out some tote bags and pouches ready for Christmas
Thanks for such fantastic giveaways.
This fall I’m working on trying to finish old projects; one of which is a quilt for my grandson. He’s patiently waiting for me to sew the last stitches.
well im very in to sewing little clothes for blythe dolls.
so one of my dolls are getting costumized at the moment with fall colors
so i need to sew her some “fall” clothes! before she gets home
thanks!
I am makig Fall and Winter clothes for the girls(5&7). They already have way to many but I can’t stop.
First off, Kathy, I am swooning just seeing that gorgeous booth! I can’t get over those beautiful circles… Oh wow.
I have many ongoing projects from hand-stitching contemporary Dear Jane, and Farmer’s wife and wrapping up some special quilts. But the project I have been looking forward to for Fall is an Amish nine-patch in the Fat quarter bundles of Moda Crossweaves I got from you! Can’t wait!
A basket themed quilt with lots of yellows and reds in it and a contrast of blue, aqua and green all on the palest grey neutral background. Well, that is the plan!
I love the laminated cotton !! This fall I am working on a few Christmas quilts for the family
I’ll be sewing matching coats for my daughters! Love these Secret Garden fabrics! Thanks for the giveaway!
I am really hoping to get a head start on Christmas gifts for my family. Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway!!
Fall I’m starting farmers wife pony with a friend.
should be interesting.
Love your fabrics and choices. They are so beautiful. I can hardly resist not picking up all of them!
Love the fabrics – I could use some new fabric and I am trying to use what I have and make a quilt – new fabric would be so fun.
I sew many HP case..love your sharing and this lovely giveaway^^
Oh my goodness – the Secret Garden line is fabulous! Thanks for the chance…your fabric is amazing!
My Fall project is a tablerunner using a charm pack and yardage of Mix & Mingle from Sandy Gervais. Perfect fall colours in this line.
Wowwee!!! the booth is fabulous. The little bunnies on the wall are a neat touch too.
OOOO!!!! such pretty fabrics as always.
I have a fascination for cloth dolls (clothes, beds, quilts, etc.). The book AT PIECE WITH TIME has a very simple cloth doll and quilt. I have wanted to make them for years. Happy to say I started on them yesterday and should have them finished in a few days. I only allow my self to work on them when I have worked on boring things, like tying a pieced quilt, first.
A new table runner to brighten up our room – love these new fabrics!
What am I sewing this fall? It is my hope to finish the 3 different quilts I have in various stages of completion and start a fourth quilt. Plus I have a request from my oldest teen for a couple of button front, long sleeved shirts and with the nights getting cooler, I think I need some new flannel jammie pants. ;o) I’m going to be having some sewing fun!
Thanks for your generous giveaways, Kathy. Happy sewing!
I just picked up some ironing board fabric, and I’m going to make a portable sewing pad for Sewing Summit! If it works out well, I’m going to be making several as gifts this fall! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Love these fabrics and it would be so great to try the vinyl covered fabric for the one yard wonder craft apron!
I am not making anything specific for fall, but my baby is due in two months so I am in full mode baby stuff making (quilts, a mobile, crib sheets, etc)
Oh my gosh. Those fabrics are just wonderful. Great more to add to my want list!
I’m sewing Challenges for the McCall’s Quilt Design Star Contest and still working on my UFOS! I have some Hometown fabric that needs more friends to play with…Hope I win!
This fall I am making my daughters queen size quilts and lap size quilts. The quilts will have Harry Potter quotes on them. How fun.
Tina
I would love to make up a Halloween quilt like in your newsletter! Any chance you’ll be putting together some quilt kits? And the Secret Garden line is absolutely fantastic!
I will be working on Christmas presents for the most part!
Im working on a wall hanging and a table runner. Secret Garden is beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win.