Have you seen our slipper?

We are missing one of our pin cushion samples....have you seen our slipper?  

Here are a few photos of some of the vendor booths at market - too much fabric, too much fun?!

Moda Fabrics won an award for their booth - they were all about color!

November in Hawaii?

Now that the blustery weather has arrived...a pineapple on the beach in Hawaii sounds good?  Or, perhaps just playing with batiks and creating a pin cushion will have to suffice.   

More challenge blocks - can you believe how crazy busy this project is making everyone?!

Some of the latest fabrics from French General, we have layer cakes too!  We've added some dull grey fabrics from Jeanne Horton's latest collection too....and we just can't wait to unveil some of the finds from Houston...but alas, we have to wait another week or so for shipping to catch up.

Happy Stitching!

To Market To Market!!

Here are a few pictures from Houston Quilt Market...I'll have a few more to share over the next few posts so stay tuned!  Oh yes, I did my best to take it all in and see the latest and greatest along with the amazing quilts on display for the various exhibits.  

Heading to the hotel from the convention center, this art sculpture is across from the center

Michael Miller School house (I think...there were 14 lectures in 8 hours!)

Marcus Fabrics School house

Sample Spree

The turkeys are coming?

Although you may have already hosted a Canadian thanksgiving...we are busy planning for turkey and guests (of course after recovering from all our Halloween candy!!), and thought we'd share some of our favorite ideas for quick hostess gifts, or fun items to stock up on now for your holiday gift-giving....

We love the fall colors and prints of the Jo Morton fabrics for these pumpkins, adding a few found seed pods and leaves for embellishment adds to the fun...and this turkey print fabric below is perfect for a napkin set or to wrap up a fresh loaf of bread or batch of breakfast muffins.

This harvest squash print created a pretty cute lunch sack aka gift bag, and would also be great to send  out the door with your guests packed with leftovers!

And of course, if you're looking for new inspiration this japanese inspired group of washed blues "Kasuri" by Moda could be just the ticket....and a few new novelty sewing themed bolts could be a great option for a gift idea for your quilting pals!

Happy Stitching!!

It's sewing weather!

Finally...time to sew guilt free in the rain!  The leaves are coming down like crazy, and the fabric is pouring in the door!  We have several pieces from the Square in a Square IQSC collection - including a glorious turkey red paisley and pansy print.  The feature fabric for this collection won't last long - and there are several small calico prints that are great for the stash too.

We are coming up on the first deadline for the Civil War Sampler Challenge - wow!!! Everyone has been busy getting creative with their sample packs...here are a few examples of customers efforts!

And of course, there have been a few other projects happening out there - here are a couple of photos we've gathered of recent customer projects.  Happy Stitching!

October is here!

It was a dark and stormy night....and finally the first of October has arrived and we can decorate for Halloween without any apologies!  The chocolate has started to arrive, and we have our costumes in mind.  Maybe a little scary pumpkin pincushion could finish off your preparations?

We added a shiny black spool for the base of this pumpkin - and I hope you recognize the shop in this  spooky scene ~ one of our personalized rulers made the cut for this project, and we love it!!

We've got lots of great fabrics arriving daily.  A few new reproduction basics from Paula Barnes and from the new line by Pam Buda as well as a few additional pieces by contemporary designers Lotta Jansdotter and Marcia Derse.  Stop by and see what's new!

Happy Stitching!

Times they are a changin'

Back to school has come and gone for most of us, and some of our staff is now gone....so we are adjusting to new routines at home and at work.  Fall is in the air, so that means time for pumpkins and new accessories?!   Or, you could use this time to get a jump on Christmas gift giving plans - but there's still about 90 days left to think about that....

We have some great new floral ruffle fabrics in - antique rose and celadon mixed with soft shades of purple, perfect for scarves!  We've also got a new pin dot - so here is just a peek at the antique rose.

Also new, some fun twills and london motif prints - great for a grocery tote or everyday bag.

One of our recent creations - a table runner, features a fall leaf panel print and it would be great with coordinating napkins or potholders!  If you're a fan of cooking accessories - maybe a new apron would complete your fall attire.  This new apron smock pattern slips over your head, no ties, buttons or tricky closures.

 Some new fabric, in amazing shades of brown and grey "woodland" stonehenge show off some great geometric shades.  We haven't figured out the perfect quilt to combine them in just yet, so stop by and share your ideas with us!

Stop by this weekend for the 91 mile yard sale - we'll be open at 9:00am both days!  And we have an amazing Baltimore Halloween quilt on display for the next week - showcasing batiks galore and one of our customer's pretty spooktacular applique and quilting talents!


Happy Stitching!