Our embroidered pillows

One thing that makes us so proud are the amazing embroidered pillows.  We will have plenty at the show and we’d love for you to take one home so if you mention #blogpost when you come you can get 20%off (just what’s in stock) !!!!  Yes that’s quite the savings!  We are so excited about this upcoming show and know that it will make you want to come back all three days!!!! Yes November 7-9 in Wilton you are welcome to come see, enjoy, and have a cuppa!!  Get some craft ideas, we love to share.  Ask us questions on how to create.  Watch our tutorials and get crafting for the Holidays!!!

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One of my favorite things

One of my favorite things to do is to share with you the Scientific Seamstress Patterns with you.  Carla Crim Just introduced the Be-bop!!  For Girls and their Dolls!!!!  Yes you heard me correctly. I just absolutely love this one …heck I would wear it!  so pretty, so painterly like the artists smocks from back in the day. Purely and genuinely innocent and lovely!! We are so happy for her and we love that her team has been doing sew alongs and how-to’s on the Scientific Seamstress website.  They will be putting zippers in this week so pay attention to the Scientific Seamstress website!!  Look at the beautiful flower pin from Girls World that she designed for our book Girls World.  She is the very very best their is. Carla continues to be one of the first PDF designers and consistently on the cutting edge. We are so grateful to have her in our business but more importantly in our lives. Hats off to another win Carla!! Oh What I love about her work is that she gives options, This one can be a flutter sleeve, a long sleeve, a dress, a top, lots of bang for your buck!! Check out the photos on Etsy. Sure to become a classic!!

 

 

 

Word

We love you guys!!!  Facebook is hopping and it tells us that we are on track !!  You all mean so much to us and your opinion matters. So when you give us the thumbs up on a pattern or a product we get so very very excited!!!! So browse through our pics find inspiration and get to your bliss!!!  We support the dream in everyone!!!

 

 

Beauty unbound!!

I can say that because Michele Conroy Andy Whitby from My Georgie Boy hasn’t put the binding on yet.  This is drop dead gorgeouness at it’s finest. Holy Cow!!  Made in Australia I’m sure she will ship to the US.  This huge beautiful double quilt is amazing made from Circa!! Only one available!!! I am so inspired by this each block looks like framed artworks.  Way to go my Aussie friend!! You are on fire!! I had the wrong name posted..forgive me Michele!!

So there you have it !! Hawthorne Threads has plenty on reorder so you should not have a hard time finding it!!! Make sure to put your name on the list or contact her!!

Love the Dreaminess of the photo!!

Way Cool Hipster!!!!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE has added a new pattern to their tiny but growing steadily pattern collection!!  Smash Hit each and every bag she makes!!  The she is Suzanna Marosi McKeon and she is on a serious path to success!! You can buy from her Etsy shop or you can make one your own with her  wonderful patterns!  Remember size is everything and I love that these are such wonderful works of art and yet hold so many items.  Keep her in your bookmarks..more to follow.

 

Eyes and Ears, I need yours

Ok so let’s have a serious chat!!  I want to help the brick and mortars of the world.  Maybe a shout out to your local store for carrying Sis Boom fabrics or a photo of old Sis Boom stock and a location they can be found.  We have a need for old stock!!! People scour the internet day and night for our first lines.  Most will pay top dollar!  We also want to get to know you if you are carrying Sis boom fabric and get you on our locator list.  It’s hard in a world of online sellers to find a spot but we want you to know we are holding a place for you..Having a sale?? Tell us so we can let your neighborhood  know.  These quilters and clothing designers will travel!!! That much we do know.  We have an active community on facebook.  Alas the dreaded facebook but it’s amazing how fast we can get up to speed to see our favorite fabrics.  Brick and mortars, dead Sis Boom stock, can’t move, post your photos to Jennifer Byrne Paganelli and we will chat you up!!!  Better yet show us what you have and then our sewists will make the trip.  Are you a fan of Sis Boom ??? Take a photo in your favorite store that carries Sis Boom and enter to win 5 yards of Circa!!!! Ends August 31st!! We will be sharing more about that.  We want every seller to be an online seller , to be known for carrying Sis Boom.  We are an eager bunch and we love to chat!!!  Got a favorite store in your area?? Give them a shout out and tag me , tell me what town they are in and if they have a website or not. Shout out to Trains and Fabrics in Tacoma Washington, who doesn’t even do email for carrying some of our new lines. They now have a facebook page!!

Have any of these?? Folks are looking. Do you ship? Do you ship internationally?

 

Auction Starts Now

April Keeter approached me back in January about her Boutique challenge Auction that happens a few times a year.  The theme was Sis Boom Patterns and sis Boom fabric and I am telling you, blown away!!!  Oh I love a challenge and these ladies brought their personal best.  Each one had me smitten and I know it will be a huge success.  I am telling you a great group of  women and extremely amazing talents. Love the fabrics they paired and using older lines and newer lines all I can say is brilliant.  Please go there now and bid!!  Thank you April and all the wonderful people of the Boutique Challenge Auction I wish you uber success in all that you venture!! Below is a taste of what you will find.  I am overjoyed that you thought of me and kudos to the This amazing endeavor.  Check out below the fabrics and patterns some chose..Too many to cover here so go and vote..

This is our Betty Ann Pattern with West Indies and Girls World Vibe

This is our Cathy Pattern with Crazy Love and Honey Child

Our Cathy in Happy Land!!!

Our Cathy Pattern in Crazy Love

This is the Josie Pattern in Girls World Book with Crazy Love Fabric and West Indies at the waist.

Our Vanessa Pattern in West Indies Fabric

Our Jamie Dress from our book Girls World in Crazy Love.

This is our Marissa Pattern in Happy Land fabrics

This is the Mary Fancy Sash Dress in Girls World Book in Crazy Love.

Create Kids Couture Pattern and Queen Street

Our Marissa Pattern in So St. Croix fabrics

This is our Betty Ann pattern with ruffle sleeve option and a mix of Queen Street and Crazy Love

this is the Marissa in Girls World Vibe!!

I pray I got a sample of all of you , incredible showmanship and I am beyond honored!!!

 

 

Queen Street Rocks On

Queen Street is getting harder to find folks so please share some links in the comments section if you have any luck finding.  I’ve been getting so many emails and inquiries from around the world and I am so grateful you love the Sis Boom aesthetic.  Nothing feels better than when you all tell me Sis Boom fabrics make you want to sew!!!!

So along comes this sweet girl Natalie Scotts Hearn from Peaches and Brown Sugar Designs!!  I love what she shared on facebook.

Natalie welcome to the Sis Boom family all hoarders welcome!!!!  You made me smile big and your work is amazing.  Keep up the enthusiasm and laugh often!!

FYI Google search brings up lots of places that still have Queen Street.

oooohhh also a raffle. Please enter to win Happy Home. It’s a definite possibility you could win this time.  Mom always says be in it to win it..  Leave a comment at Craft Foxes now!!  or try this link and watch the Downy video again. xo  You will love Craft Foxes!!

 

Quilting Passion

Rachael Daisy of Blue Mountain Daisy has been coming by my blog for a few years and she is so supportive and kind to all the folks we post and always has a good word to add so I thought once again I would put her in the spotlight because she really knows how to work a quilt.  I love to see the quilts on a long arm quilting machine!!!  I tell folks how big they are and people can’t even fathom the scale.  Look at this magnificent quilt of West Indies!!!! We’ve actually had it on here before but I love it on the machine and you get a sense of scale. This is huge!!!!!!  Rachael you consistently pump out the beauties.  We are so fortunate that you love West Indies.  Here’s a link for some West Indies fat quarters if you are dreaming of creating. Sew Love Fabrics on Etsy has lots of West Indies!! I like the green set below!

The Cathy

I love when this happens, just trolling facebook and come upon one of our dear friends in Australia using her creative license on one of our Sis Boom patterns.  Love the Cathy Pattern done long and love the ribbon at the waist and boy the Queen Street  Toile just blows my mind..(I did that) I found some listings on etsy . Don’t forget to ask your etsy and ebay sellers if they have more than one yard..they usually do.  Sellers just fyi if you can find away to list yardages you have in stock try and do so.( I know it’s not easy to monitor that) I think folks are looking to make larger items, duvets, curtains, apparel  etc.  If you do list yardages you have in stock let me know.  Fabric.com does a great job of listing yardages on hand. If you already do list stock amounts..Let me know.  Just trying to make it easier on the consumer. anywhooooooo I digress.

Girlfriend Kim Vanderbelt from Australia just sent these pics via facebook ..make sure to friend her..one of the sweetest gals on the planet.  Look at her daughter Katharine looking like an island beauty.  Cathy pattern sales will jump through the ceiling today at least I can only hope with fantastic photos like these. Kim serged the collar and hem I love the whisper of purply blue it leaves behind.  Thanks for sharing Kim!!