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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 [...]

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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 gathers beautifully.

The sleeve [...]

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Sewing Pattern Review: Abigail by Modkid

Johanna came by the shop when the new Patty Young knits for Michael Miller Fabrics arrived. She left offering to make a sample and write up a review for the Abigail pattern by Modkid (Patty’s sewing pattern line).

It’s good to have friends like Johanna. She’s my Knit Expert. If I ever have a question on [...]

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Amy Butler & Kaffe Fassett Thread Giveaway Winners

I read every comment and made a big list. What fun! There were some titles that were mentioned over and over and over again. They have an asterisk next to them. Hopefully I’ll remember what the asterisk means in a week.
YA for Young Adult fiction. I have not done nearly enough reading with Caitlin and [...]

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Giveaway: New Thread by Amy Butler & Kaffe Fassett

Westminster Fabrics recently announced these fabulous new thread sets. There are 4 different collections. Each set contains 9 spools of 100% cotton Egyptian thread in colors handpicked by Amy Butler and Kaffe Fassett. The set comes in the cute box.
The picture above shows Soul Blossoms by Amy Butler. The colors coordinate with her upcoming collection [...]

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Urban Landscapes by Kathy York

I first discovered Kathy York’s art quilts in an issue of Quilting Arts magazine. Whenever I see one of her new works I immediately recognize the artist and then I smile. Her work is happy, fun, bold and colorful in addition to being flawlessly executed.

Urban Landscapes is her first fabric collection for Clothworks. Happy, fun, [...]

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Happy July 4th!

pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale

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Giveaway Winners

Thank you to everyone for playing along with the latest book giveaway. I now have enough inspiration to blog for a decade! You guys are awesome!
Now for the two lucky winners:
# 113 – Stacy: I always love seeing the projects you are working on, value the pattern reviews, and have been wondering how the [...]

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Free Patterns from Cool Designers

Castle Peeps arrived in the shop last week. This is a new fabric collection by Lizzy House. So many fabulous details to make you smile. Lizzy has designed the Villagers Rejoice quilt pattern to showcase the collection. It’s available as a PDF for free download here.

Ashley Williamson of Film in the Fridge (photo courtesy of [...]

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Book Reviews and a Giveaway: Small Stash Sewing + Sewing Bits & Pieces

Small Stash Sewing: 24 Projects Using Designer Fat Quarters is a new book by Melissa Averinos. Many of you are familiar with Melissa’s work through Sugar Snap, her first fabric collection for Free Spirit that came out last year, and her blog Yummy Goods.
Small Stash Sewing is a gem of a book. The projects [...]

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