Tag: fabric

Thank you, Sis Boom!

Quilting and Sewing

Imagine my total surprise when I received an email saying that I’d won some fat quarters from Sis Boom, by Jennifer Paganelli.
There are few things better than an unexpected package to make your day.  Talk about cute!  I’ve always loved her designs, but didn’t have any of these prints.  They will be fun to mix into new projects.


I’m looking at them wistfully, wishing for some time to sew.

I am craving creativity.
Sometimes life is so intense that every minute must be spent just working to make our family function.  Now is one of those times.

Still, I’m longing to MAKE something!

Long sigh.

Back to the laundry.

Jennifer

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Tufted Tweets

Quilting and Sewing

A fun little package awaited me when we arrived home from vacation:


I’ve been anxious for the release of Laurie Wisbrun’s Tufted Tweets collection, and it doesn’t disappoint.  I ordered some in the blue and green colorway, along with a few other pieces to coordinate.  I can’t believe how cute it is.  I’ve loved chairs for a long time, and birds as well.  To have chairs and birds on fabric?  A definite hit.  Judging the way it’s flown off the shelves of all the fabric stores, I’m not alone in my opinion.

Check out the chairs:




The sofa is so much fun.


After a grueling May and several weeks of bouncing in and out of town, I’m itching to do something creative.  I want to sew, paint something, organize my house, decorate for the 4th of July…. all kinds of stuff.  First I’ve got to climb out from under my dirty laundry and find a creative way to help my children remember that summer vacation involves both work AND play.  Wish me luck.  Oh, and if you’ve got any great tricks for accomplishing that, please share!

I hope you’re doing something creative today!

HH

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Martinique Quilt

Quilting and Sewing



Last week I had the pleasure of teaching my sister how to put borders on a quilt top.  For the center of the quilt, she used a 1.5 yard piece of the already pieced patchwork squares from the Martinique collection. My Mom bought her the fabric as a birthday gift.


She chose a pintuck fabric for the stop border, and the most gorgeous aqua print I’ve ever seen for the outer border.  Because we used the already pieced fabric for the center of the quilt, this project was completed very quickly.  Here is my happy sister displaying her work.


This fabric is so beautiful.  I’ve been tempted to buy some on multiple occasions, but have resisted.  I’m hoping that helping with this quilt will be enough to satisfy.   Can you believe how pretty it is?  I love it.


In addition to the beauty of the fabric, it’s exciting that my sister enjoys quilting enough to keep trying it.  I know she’s got another plan in the works for an Amy Butler quilt.  My sister in Colorado also loves quilting fabric.  It would be so cool to make a quilt with her as well.  I’d love to make one with my Mom, too.  We just might end up with a family of girls who love this hobby… I hope!

Now her quilt is off to the quilters and then she gets to learn how to bind it.  You’ve gotta love quick and simple projects.  And sisters.  And Moms.  I really love those, too.

Jennifer

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