No more drudgery with these wonderful bags..can almost hear the birds chirping! We are combining velvets
and applique and the wonderful Bell Bottoms line..so get out the Tide and lets have some fun!! These are lined and heavy weight just waiting at the top of the stairs with the kids laundry ready to go! Let me know what you think, oh and next Monday the 24th of March watch for the best raffle ever!!

I am so struck by the beauty of these combos …. Taking a design cue from the very talented Luann of Back Home Again we’ve been putting more thought into the patchwork philosophy of creating our aprons. We are so psyched the way these turned out and of course we dipped back into Mod Girls and Basics to achieve the ultimate in paired treasures. Hope we make you proud LuAnn! ..and of course since we sold one of our Tunics I thought I’d list a couple more.

I know I’m spending lots of time romancing these but it’s because I love them so much. I’m having a hard time making decisions because they play off one another so well! May will be here before you know it and I still haven’t made any reservations to Portland Oregon not Maine which I could have easily flown to and wondered where the party was…..do I sound crazed?

Happy Monday folks, I’ve developed another fun banner project that can be done in a few hours by just a simple prep. For this one use pictures, letters, mementos, to create a one of a kind inspirational banner or hanging scrapbook… Once again, we use the iron on backing, then sew clear contact paper to surface in the center just like a picture frame, sew around the sides and bottom, leave the top open to pop in your computer printed letters or pictures,” I love the exposed stitching” This is quite simple if you just use rick rack to sew pieces together and don’t want to tackle with any pipings. The nice thing is it’s Versatility…create for any occassion. I think this one steals the show! Thanks for coming by…oops almost forgot the font is called Coffee Tin!

Fun with the new line begins with shapes…look at these fun circles!! We know Stores are always looking for ways to display fabrics in their shops so clients can see the scale and how fabrics work together…well look at this grouping. The bird template is from Maya Road. We simply traced the bird onto fabric and ironed it on to a fusible webbing so that we could use the bird for just about anything…For the circles, Just get yourself a round cardboard circle, cover with a round piece of fabric a bit bigger than the cardboard….hot glue edges to back of cardboard, cover those edges on the back with a round piece of flannel which just gives a nice finished look….This is great for coasters too!! These circles are great to have around the shop for inspiration! Buyers pick up the circles and carry them around to create their quilt stories….. I also like creating banners to show different snippets of fabrics in an arrangement…Share with us how you display fabric and what has worked for you….As always I love when you all drop by….have a great week.