I’m so excited to be offering Anna Maria Horner’s new book Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing for give away. Remember when I made the pledge to give away all the gratis books I received from publishers? Fortunately for all of us, two copies of the book arrived yesterday, one from the…
A birthday gift for one of Caitlin’s 14 year old friends. I love how they out grow stuffed animals and then two years later think Japanese cute toys are the coolest thing ever. Yay for the small things in life. Panda Bug is from Fun Dolls by Aranzi Aronzo. Now down to business. I need…
Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supply is a wholesale distributor. I had the pleasure of meeting one of their pattern buyers at the Portland Quilt Market back in May. I handed over my patterns and crossed my fingers. They picked me up and I’ve been thanking my lucky stars ever since. These Mail Sack bags and…
Recess by American Jane for Moda. It was love at first sight when I received a Layer Cake of this collection back in May for the Altered Mini Tins project. Vibrant colors matched with fun retro prints. I’ve been experimenting with carrying three of the specialty packs that Moda offers. Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and…
First off: THANK YOU for all the birthday wishes. So many lovely, sweet & kind words. I’m still smiling Pricing was by FAR the most mentioned topic related to starting a craft business. I think I’ve said this before but I want to make this very clear as I write these posts: I am definitely…
I’m 46 today. I’m not sure what I think old is anymore because I still feel very young! I’m celebrating by spending my day working on a double secret quilting project and sneaking away for lunch with my husband. I’m also giving away this wool felt witch kit by Artgirlz. Isn’t she adorable? (I’ll apologize…
This was the idea I’ve had rolling around in my brain for a good two weeks. It was so liberating to get it in to fabric! A peek at my complex design process: Multiple iterations later I had a design that made me smile. I started with the sketch in the center of the paper…
Amy Butler’s newest collection, Daisy Chain, arrived this week. I’m in love with these fabrics. Pink, Turquoise, Grey, Navy*. Fabulous colors combined with Amy’s signature style. This 8 pack is available in FQs, 1/2 yards & full yards. As always, everything is available individually as yardage too. *crossing my fingers the Navy and Indigo arrive…
Another person I want to thank on the mini-tin project is Sue Bleiweiss, founder of Fibre & Stitch magazine. I was having fits trying to glue the ribbon around the perimeter of the lids. My Sobo craft glue was leaving a milky white residue after drying. Sue recommended Fabri-Tac by Beacon Adhesives. What a life…
“I’m waiting till the Japanese prints go on sale!” Quite a few e-mails I received this month shared that phrase. These are some of my favorite fabrics in the store. Beauty defined by quality fibers and unique designs, a true joy to sew with. I’m excited to be offering them at 15% off, the sale…
