Organize It Already

Well here are few pictures of all of my sewing stuff sitting on a box that has a storage ottoman inside it to help me hide all the unsightly mess (unless you're a quilter and then I think the mess is rather fabulous).
I'm rather ashamed to say that it sat behind my couch for two or three weeks because I thought it required assembly. Ya well, out it came all put together and really pretty. I'm very happy with it. I got it from Grandin Road, a catalog company I've never ordered from before, but I'm thinking about getting another one for the end of my bed.
And there's my favorite fabric again. I might have to make myself some peddle pushers out of it. I'm thinking of a very 50's style pant. What do you think?

International Fabric Market

This year was our first Quilt Market. You will not believe how much stuff we came away with and how much fun you are going to have in our store. Above is just some of the free samples I went away with after my allotted time away from my children on a Saturday afternoon.

Pink Fig Fun

Chelsea Anderson from Pink Fig Pattern was at Seasons of Home on Tuesday for an open house and trunk show. She left some of her wonderful designs at the store for your inspiration and of course we have all of her patterns, we even have some of her fabric line from Henry Glass. Come and see her adorable clothes.
In fact, the quilt I made from Amy Ellis' book Modern Basics I did in Chelsea Anderson's fabric so she borrowed it for the International Fabric Market to display in her booth. (You can see it on the wall in the background, I don't have a picture of it quilted and bound except those. I really need to get it together, I know.) She was so nice and a really inspiring person to meet. I, personally, went away with two patterns that I'm dying to make.

And I'm doing the pants in one of my favorite Amy Butler prints that I haven't had a project to use it for. Super excited!!!

Home Machine Quilting Show!!

Wow- the HMQS was sooooo much fun! Thank you to everyone who came and supported us and we hope you enjoyed your visit to the show as much as we did!!

Minky blankets. I can't get enough.

Groovy

Yes, I think the fabric is groovy AND awesome. This is one of the quilts from Amy Ellis' book Modern Basics. It was fast and went together great. I though it needed something in the middle so I cut out flowers that kind of match the ones in the fabric and just top stitched them on for the frayed look.

Sew You Think You Can Sew?

Any one can sew which, I think, my progress bears testimony of. Lily's quilt was quilted by Natalia of Piece and Quilt. I got it bound the first night home from California. (I actually took it to CA with me along with my optimism.)

I also finished a fabulous quilt for my baby. The pattern is a free pattern from Moda Bakeshop and was so cute that I got it done within 1 month of printing the instructions of the computer. It was also pretty simple although the letters took some effort. Oh, and lesson learned, you can't do too much machine sewing with the heat-n-bond extra hold. It's very sticky and I had to change my needle when I was done with the lettering. The instructions actually tell you not to machine quilt it but I did it anyway. It worked alright but I think I'll try the lighter stuff next time.

I'm thinking having Natalia quilt a circle pattern. What do you think?