Spring flowers and lawns

Yep, that would be spring flowers on cotton lawn fabrics!  Perfect for stitching up a soft scarf or quilt project, summer blouse or a summer weight baby blanket - combine with a layer of flannel for a silky soft receiving blanket combination!

Sonia Scarf Kit

Sonia Scarf kit 

These Regent Street Lawns from Moda are the latest arrivals, and charms are in stock too!

Moda Lawns - charms too!

Remember this old favorite - a simple combination of lawn charm squares, some chambray crossweave for sashing and a border and a great little quilt!

We have a few other lawns from previous collections - brights and geometrics along with florals!  

Infinity scarf lawn and woven plaid

We used this simple tutorial from Purl Soho and combined a bold and soft woven plaid with a floral lawn for a fun spring time infinity scarf.  Below are a couple of other combinations that would brighten up your day!

woven and lawn combination

woven and lawn combination

It's easy to get out in the garden no matter what kind of weather with these cheerful florals ~ Happy Stitching!

MASK UPDATE:  As of today, April 2nd, the masks are being accepted and appreciated!  We have bundles of pipe cleaners AND now black 1/4 inch elastic that Valerie donated - available out front from 10-2 if you need some of these supplies!  Thank you sewists!!  

Cherry Lemonade projects

Who couldn't use a bit of cherry (pronounce that cheery if you want to!!) for their lemonade these days?!

We still have a couple of kits available if you want a bright and cheerful project to work on - perhaps you have a bit more time on your hands than you anticipated?  This quilt finishes at 80 x101.5 and the kit includes the pattern and fabric for the quilt top and binding.  You can participate either through 5 monthly installments of fabric OR you can get the kit ready to go and complete at your own pace.  This project could easily be modified into 2 smaller quilts if that's more your style!

We've got some fat quarter bundles of this collection ready to go, as well as yardage of some of the fabrics if there is a print that you especially like.   Give us a call at the shop 360 715 1629!

These colorful prints make a nice set of potholders too!  Six fat quarters can mix and match for a kitchen refresh or prepare yourself with a great hostess gift when social activities resume.  Thank you Deana for getting these stitched up in no time...along with a couple hundred fabric masks!! You sew girl!!

We have this great pattern featured above along with a fat quarter bundle and thinsulate batting - that will get you started!  There are also some great free patterns - this one from TheSewingDirectory.co.uk is great for strips and scraps!

Here are some other fun fabric combinations that would stitch up into some great kitchen aprons, napkins or potholders?  Do you have a favorite go to pattern for kitchen accessories?

Rain or Shine

Happy Stitching!

New Batiks and Fabric Masks

If you're still making fabric masks, batiks are a great choice due to the higher thread count and denser weave of these fabrics.  Here are some of the latest arrivals we've placed on the shelves.  The Whatcom Unified Command Center is the best place to make your mask donations at this time.  Here is the latest information that I could locate - please contact them for details and donation specifics.  Of course - make some for your friends and family, grocery store clerks and delivery drivers!

The shop is available for telephone orders from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday -

360 715 1629  or you can shop online through our website.  

Enjoy some bright colors, a new project or finish a UFO...it's a great time to have a sewing hobby!

Mask Drop Off Today 3/28/20

The mask drop-off bin and pipe-cleaner bundles will be out in front of the shop between 10:00am and 2:00pm today!  The next available day will be Tuesday 3/31/20.

Thank you to everyone that has contributed, I have seen several of you through the window...and a few of you I've missed!  There are some very appreciative recipients - who are grateful for your time, generosity and skill!  Don't hesitate to offer the ones you make to your local postal worker, grocery store clerk, emergency responders...whomever is in your circle that may have donated their masks or perhaps is on the front lines in a non-medical field.

And now, let's get back to our regularly scheduled programming?
     

Temporary Store Hours
10:00 am - 2:00pm
Tuesday through Saturday

360 715 1629

Please call to place a phone order, or you can check our website and order online.  If you need some personal shopping, let's set up an appointment and try photos & email or facetime shopping!  Gift card purchases are also easy to accomplish over the phone or online.  Thank you everyone for your support - all your local favorite businesses cannot do this without you!

We hope you check out our posts on Instagram as well - wearing all the hats is not my best skill, especially those involving technology so I'm working on it!  

Luckily I have some great team players who although currently unemployed, have still come up with some great projects to help inspire and motivate you all!  

Besides whipping up a few dozen masks with the help of some child labor (Thanks Ada!),  Kami has managed to motivate her kids into doing some pillowcase sewing and found time for a fabulous bag for herself too!  I have the fabric combination she chose stuck in my head now and think it's fabulous!  We have some other heavier weight linen and cotton blends too that would make an awesome Crescent Tote or other favorite pattern you like - what do you think?!

Let me know if you need a little something!  Stay healthy and stay home!  

Mask Drop-Off today 3/27

The drop-off bin is out, and there are pipe-cleaner bundles to pick up if you need some.  Please refer to previous post for alternate drop locations and mask making instructions.  We will be sending our bin to the Whatcom Unified Command center too!

Please know that your sewing contribution is much appreciated and thank you to those that have purchased mask making materials!!

First there was one, then there was more and more....thanks SEW much the 2nd batch of several dozen have been delivered to hospital staff.  Thank you!!!

Mask Drop-Off Today 3/26/20

It's Thursday for those of you keeping track!

The drop-off bin is out until 2pm today!

I've put out some bundles of pipe cleaners if you need some please grab a bundle!

The latest information in terms of local requests - is yes, keep making fabric face masks.  The post from 3/25/20 includes a specific pattern reference that is encouraged but ANY that you are making are welcome (see previous posts).

For alternative drop off locations:

• Family Care Network Administrative Office on Orchard Street

• Whatcom Unified Command Center please contact them for any questions and for more information and ongoing updates. https://whatcomcovid.com

DROP OFF TIMES are limited to 4PM to 6PM every day from Monday March 23rd to Sunday March 29th.

• PLACE YOU DONATION IN YOUR TRUNK. Do not exit your vehicle, a volunteer will remove the items.
  The drop off location is 4233 Guide Meridian, Suite 101, Bellingham (just south west of the intersection of Guide Meriden and Kellogg).

For the remainder of this week, through Sunday, March 29^th, WUC DROP OFF TIMES are limited to 4PM to 6PM every day.  This schedule will change as needs increase or decrease.  Questions can be directed via email toWUC_Donations@co.whatcom.wa.us or online at www.whatcomcovid.org.  Dropping PPE supplies off is permitted under the exception provisions of the governor’s "Stay At Home" proclamation.

In other news:
At this time, I will be here from 10-2 to process online transactions and maintain some essential business activities.  We're operating with no contact for pre-paid orders so call upon arrival and wait in your car...I'll be out to put your package in our pick up bin and you can then retrieve it.  We are also posting orders if we're not on your exercise and essential errand route!  Please check our website too - we're adding more items as fast as we can make it happen!

Or, I can be your personal shopper - call between 10am -2pm and we'll round up what you need.  If the line is busy, please leave a message or try again...one person and all the hats!  New items will also will be updated on our blog posts (we'll be double posting with mask updates and fun stuff!).

Stay home and sew!! It's the perfect excuse we've all been preparing for.

Mask Drop-Off today 3/25/20

The Bin is out from 10-2 or a bit later today if you can walk or ride...please drop some by!

The group at St. Joe's that I am working with still needs more masks.  If they end up with excess they will redistribute to additional groups.  In addition as of this morning - the hospital says YES!  There can't be too many masks at this point - use these details if you have not already started production.  This is preferred - but not required!!  ANY mask is welcome and they do need multiple sizes (those to fit over other masks and those that will stand alone in less critical areas).

This From Peace Health:

Hand-sewn Face Masks for PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham
Please watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9RWII2-5_4
Key Features:
--Tight woven cotton, two layers
--Pocket to insert a replaceable filter
-- Not shown in this video, but easy to add: Bendable wire sewn into the top seam to create best seal around nose (example floral wire, plastic coated bread tie, etc – must be able to survive laundering 20-30 times)
--fasteners to hold mask in place can be made from elastic straps for ears, as shown in the video. If no elastic available, strips of cloth bias or strong washable ribbon can be sewn to all four corners.

Tips:  if you have narrow wire edged ribbon trim that works well in lieu of a pipecleaner - you can top stitch it on or do the insert either way!

Tips:  knit ties are a great option - no raveling to worry about and a bit more adjustability to the fit.  check this out https://www.madeeveryday.com

Here are specifics about the alternate drop at the Whatcom Unified Command Center:

Here are the details about how to drop-off donations:

• Donations can be dropped off during the work week BEGINNING TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Grabow Therapy and Wellness Center located on the hospital campus at 3217 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225.

• Place your items to be donated in the trunk/back hatch of your vehicle. Do not exit your vehicle. A PeaceHealth caregiver will remove the items and place them in our donation bins.

• If you have more than 100 of any item, please take your items to the drop-off location for the Whatcom County Unified Command Center, 4233 Guide Meridian, Suite 101. You can contact Rud Browne, Donation Branch Director for Whatcom County at WUC_Donations@co.whatcom.wa.us with any questions.