Tula Pink

Fresh off the presses is the new Tula Pink line: Elizabeth. It's so new in the shop it's not even on the website yet.

I'm assuming the following fabric is Elizabeth herself, but you know what I really love about it? She has freckles! it's so cool and unique and just really speaks to the princess and castle side of me.

 I made another Little Wallet from the Valori Wells pattern (available HERE). I actually like this one even better then the first one I made (you can see that one HERE). I used scraps of my beloved Cotton & Steel to create my take on a "matchbook" It's for a friend for her business cards. I love how fast this project is, start to finish I think it took an hour and I used all scraps. It's a great way to use every ounce of that fabric you just love.

Here's a sneak peak at this coming wool club Enchanted Garden Quilt block by Gretchen Gibbons. The last one was so fun to do and they are all so sweet looking. It's got such a great combination of patterns and textures. We're putting the kits together now. Wool club meets the third Thursday of the month at 2pm.

Hello sewing friends. I've heard rumors that it will be in the forties next week!! SQUEAL!!!!! The forties is so very close to the fifties and that is planting weather. Oh we're getting closer to sun and dirt and iced tea and green leaves...

If you can't wait for nature to do her work then join our machine embroidery class. We'll be working on a design from "lunchbox" designs. If interested contact the store at 269-317-3022 and we'll schedule the class based on everyone's availability. It's birds and flowers galore just what we need this time of year.

A peak at this months Sue Spargo block.

I thought it might be interesting to highlight some of our more unusual shop finds.

We carry a wide range of these wonderful local candles. The aroma from them lasts way after you blow them out. My favorite is the Hazelnut.

Help keep your sewing space organized with these scissor blocks. They are really fantastic.

We carry an entire rainbow of zippers!

I can not get a good photo of this silver jewelry because it's so shiny, but believe me when I say it's lovely. I have one and I wear it with my Pandora flower ring. All of them are designed by a local woman.

You can never have too many funky thread snips.

We have so many beautiful and unique buttons. I particularly love these wooden ones and am waiting for the right project to use them.

We carry several kinds of lotions, because sewing can be hard on your hands. The photo above shows our really cool moisture bar.

I hope that your surviving the end of this long and cold winter. Fabric, thread and stitches definitely helps. Come in and check out our classes and clubs, you can find more information HERE.

Happy Sewing,

Love,

Jessie and Sue.

Valentine's Day Sale.

I love Valentine's day.  I think a day that celebrates love is special. I like red and pink and think they're really fetching together. I enjoy chocolate and going on dates and wearing cute dresses. So maybe it's cliche but I'm all about Valentine's day. One of things I love is fabric and this job. Those of us who work here are so happy to be around the wonderful, creative, customers that come into the shop. So, we decided to have a Valentine's Sale to show our appreciation and to spend more time with all of you.

Still so much fabric on Sale.

 Thursday February 12th from 1pm-8pm we'll be opening boxes of chocolates, pouring glasses of wine and brewing some coffee to share with you. Sale fabric will be $5 a yard and for every yard of fabric you buy you'll be entered to win a gift from the shop. Precuts and fat quarter bundles will also be on sale, 20% off.  

If you've been looking for a new project then check out My Enchanted Garden by Gretchen Gibbons. We're doing this project for our wool club and it's such fun. The second picture below is part way through Sue's first block. The first month you buy the book and the kit. Each month after we'll offer a kit for that block. The book is $27.99 and the first kit is $17.50.

This is what the finished block will look like.

Coming along.

We're well into the doldrums of winter. We've got so many great projects and beautiful fabric.  Come into the shop for inspiration and to beat the winter blues.

Happy Sewing,
Love,
Jessie and Sue