Would love to hear what you think of Dandelion and Boo’s collaboration with Daisy and Poppy and Roses of Blue. We have joined together to raise money for Clown Doctors who bring some humour and smiles to children in hospital. I love the idea of of collaborating for a cause. Making children laugh who are experiencing difficulty is probably the best cause there is. Thank you for allowing us a glimpse of your happy moments in helping the cause. Best, Jennifer
Love a collaboration!!
PDF Patterns are the bomb!!!
Check out this new pattern from Jen Hagadorn of Tie Dye Diva Fame. Teresa Abel Martin does amazing things with our fabrics and we are so delighted she chose Beauty Queen for this ultra Party dress!! Follow this link to purchase!! Google Jennifer Paganelli Beauty Queen and lots of sellers pop up!!
More Yumminess
Today I was inboxed by a lovely woman MaryAnn Williamson Abdullah with this lovely picture of her beautiful daughter. I was so impressed. I love this and I love the fabric choices from Beauty Queen. It’s such a wonderful patchwork medley with that amazing pink sash and I think this pattern is going to be a huge hit. As soon as I find out more about it I will let you know. MaryAnn thank you for sharing the album with me are readers are definitely going to want to create this!!! Update alert.. Maryann says. The top pattern I used is the soon to be released “Huckleberry” pattern by Jocelyn Thurm of FooFoo Threads. The shorts are the “Bow Tie Shorties” from Whimsy Couture.
Our Good Company FAVES!
When it comes to our fabrics, please don’t tell the others, but sometimes we do have faves. Our faves always change, so that makes it fair, right?! This week, our Favorite Good Company fabrics were screaming to be put in a collage… They bounce and frolic off of one another, and plead to be made into dresses, quilts, and sun hats! We can just imagine all of them working together and coming to life. Which are your faves? See the entire line HERE
Good Company!
Well, well, well… what have we here… It’s Good Company! Are you as in love with it as we are?… we know the answer to that 🙂
It’s soft and it’s sweet, but still has that Sis Boom PUNCH that we adore so very much. Which is your top pick?
Nora Mae’s Legacy
So when I went to Springs Creative to visit I stayed in the historical Homestead built in 1790 by John Springs and saw first hand the rich history that Springfield Plantation held, I was overcome with emotion. A shack with Cotton written in white paint reminded me of all that came before me and the ancestors that grew cotton to support a thriving mill industry. As Americans we are all part of that amazing legacy when America reigned supreme in the manufacturing of cotton. The Homestead Still owned by the Springs family was beautifully maintained and I couldn’t help but realize how well preserved and how reverently everything was kept. I saw slave quarters which is a very big part of the cotton history at that time. The Springs Family are ambassadors to protecting and preserving the rich history of cotton.. A Beautiful library of books with famous authors of the 18th and 19th century are immaculately kept. Letters from the 1500’s are documented. Rooms full of fabric and pieces from the earlier Springs collections are beautifully kept in their archives. I tell you they are amazing stewards of the Fabric manufacturing in this country. I loved being in the presence of such enormous knowledge. So when I came upon Nora Mae and they told me she was the oldest living employe I was struck hard by all she’d seen in her long life. The tales this woman could tell. All the wonderful knowledge of the bygone years. She saw manufacturing go overseas, I can’t imagine what that must have done overtime to these folks. She saw an amazing bustling city time go dormant, Mills emptied out, buildings sold off. How had she managed? I knew shortly after I left South Carolina that I wanted to name a fabric line for this beautiful woman. I was stunned by her lovely welcome and that southern charm as only someone of her upbringing would know. I am blessed she loves the fabric line named for her. It is my tribute to her and to everyone who ever worked at Springs. I salute you, all of you. Thanks Nora Mae for being so beautiful to a girl on her first visit to your wonderful land. Happy Land that is. Nora Mae is sold under the Jenny Eliza brand for Joann’s all done by Me, Jennifer Paganelli.
CRaY CRaY
Life has been a whirlwind of late, I do better when I’m busy. Life is soooo sweet as long as I keep a gratitude dialog going all the time cause I can enter a negative zone just as easy as anyone else but being grateful has been the source of my abundance. So let’s get to it. Exciting news Joann’s will have an exclusive line by Jennifer Paganelli called Jenny Eliza in their stores in July!!!! We are just floored with your response on Facebook and please make sure you are following Jenny Eliza for every possible project we will be showing you. They are going to kit up the quilt below and distribute through their stores!!! They will also have instructions for the pillow and jewelry so stay tuned. Be on the look out. Also in anticipation for the new line at Joann’s we have a Facebook page set up for international friends that don’t have access to Joann’s. Judy of Hickity Pickity’s fame beautiful daughter Katie has stepped up to assist you with purchasing the fabric and getting it to you. Of course there will be an extra charge for her service but we all know the price of the goods and gas and overall time it will take for her to get it to you. With over 80 folks in the group she will be a busy camper. I hope you understand.
Also Fons and Porter will have a Crazy quilt made from Jenny Eliza which we will reveal very soon so watch their site for further developments.
Next up my Beauty Queen line for Freespirit Fabric is shipping and it looks like another runaway line. Thank you my friends!!! I am loving it so much pink and green can’t possibly go wrong. So what are you making?? We want to see.
Also on Facebook we have a nice raffle when you like the Jenny Eliza page..Check it out here..
Below Jenny Eliza in Joann’s in July. Pillow and jewelry and quilt project offered by Joann’s.
Pillow Susan Morgan
Quilt by SusanMorgan!!
Beauty Queen shipping now!!
Beauty Queen Quilt at Market by Marsha Moore
Grab, Share, Celebrate, Repeat!
We popped this Beauty Queen goodness on our facebook page yesterday… and our friends and fans adored it! We’re wondering if someone can turn this fun, playful design into a quilt?! That would be kind of awesome- right?!
Feel free to use this image on your site / blog / facebook to help us spread the cheer and love that is Beauty Queen. May should be here before we know it… right?
Have a wonderful day!
