I just received a copy of the April issue of Quilter’s World magazine and was delighted to see “A Little Bit Catty”, a quilt I had designed using the Meow Meow fabrics I designed for Quilting Treasures. I really had fun making this quilt and and hope that some of you cat lovers out there will give it a try as well.
A close up of one corner:
Let me know if you give this quilt or the pattern a try! But hurry and get a copy while its still on the newstands!
Phyllis
Sandy Laipply, the editor of the Paper Crafts Site of the online magazine Bellaonline used Meow Meow cat fabrics from Quilting Treasures to make 2 adorable greeting cards. The photo is the inside one of the cards – a birthday card.. Sandy furnishes instructions for making both cards on the website so be sure to check it out.
Bellaonline is an online magazine for women and covers a huge variety of topics.
Some additional information about Sandy – her son, Judson Laipply, is the YouTube mega, mega hit, Evolution of Dance and Evolution of Dance 2.
Thanks a bunch, Sandy, for making such cute cards using Meow Meow!
I always love it when someone tells me about sewing and quilting projects they have made using fabrics that I designed. That is the ulimate compliment!
Apryl is not just new to quilting, but new to sewing as well. She had finished her first quilt when she saw the Meow Meow cat fabrics that I designed for Quilting Treasures. She not only made her 2nd quilt ever using these fabrics, she sewed this adorable apron as well. I think Apryl is off to a good start with a wonderful hobby and know that she will enjoy many hours ahead sewing and quilting.
Thanks Apryl for sharing photo’s of your accomplishments!
I was fortunate to have 3 designs published in a new book, Sew Special Fat Quarter Gifts published by House of White Birches. As the title suggests, all projects in the book were made with fat quarters (fabric cuts that a fat 1/4 yard).
My projects were varied in style, an apron, decorative towels and a Christmas quilted table runner.
The apron is made in a patchwork style with black and white fabrics. I just love how popular aprons are and all the different styles.
I designed the decorative hand towels using embellishments of beads, rick rack, and applique.
The quilted Christmas table runner is decorated with appliqued poinsettias and bead trim.
Have a great day!
Phyllis
Last night I drew the names for the winners of cuts of the Meow Meow cat fabrics from Quilting Treasures and congratulations go to the winners below. They also have quilt blogs so click on their name to see their blogs.
The winners from commenting on my on Quilting Gallery guest blog –
Rick Najdzion and Jeanne (Genie) Medaugh
And the winner from signing up for my newsletter:
Teresa Sealy
A big thanks to all of you who commented and signed up for my newsletter. Your comments were delightful and I wish all of you could have won!
February is guest blogging month on Quilting Gallery and I was delighted to be selected for a guest blog. I would love for you to read my blog where I discuss my love of quilts and fabrics and how I started my career in designing.
I am also offering some freebies – cuts from my Meow Meow fabric collection by Quilting Treasures. I will select 2 people who make a comment on this blog or on my guest blog on Quilting Gallery to receive these free fabric cuts. ALSO, I will be selecting 1 person to receive free Meow Meow fabric cuts from those that sign up for my newsletter. The deadline is March 9 and I will announce the winners here. Be sure to post your email address so I can contact you.
I recently received the March issue of Sewing Savvy magazine. I was delighted to see the article featuring the Blooming Flowers Jewelry Roll and Makeup Bag that I designed and wanted to share it with you.
These are easy to make and feature embellishment with beads and applique. I also provided instructions to adjust the sizes of the bags. This issue is filled with wonderful sewing projects.
Have a delightful day!
Phyllis
I love this site. On Tipnuts.com you can find tips on everything you need on this one site – recipes, cleaning, instructions, patterns……… This site has links for cooking, DIY and craft, sewing, quilting, household tips, etc. Its a great site to put in your favorites, or do like I did and sign up to receive their latest tips, projects and creative ideas.
Hummm, I just watched a video on this site that tells how to make dusting easier. I hate dusting so I’m going to try some of these tips as they will save the time I spend on doing something I dislike. Now, I just have to pencil in some dusting time on my calendar.
And I want to thank Tipnuts.com for posting a link to my free apron pattern here on my blog.
I know you will love Tipnuts.com as much as I do.
Phyllis
I’m running a little behind in posting this since Valentine’s Day was a week ago. But I wanted to show you this Valentine Day Table runner that I designed for Quilter’s World magazine.
This is a project that you can plan for next year for Valentine’s Day , or use year round with color changes to match your decor. Hearts are great for any day of the year!
I wish you all a happy day!
Phyllis
I can’t believe it is already February. January was an extremely busy month with me in overdrive preparing for and exhibiting in two License and Design shows. The first was in Atlanta at the Gift Market where I had a combined booth with 5 other artists under the name of Atlanta Art Licensing. The second exhibit was in Anaheim at the CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) trade show where I shared a booth with my good friend, the talented Brenda Pinnick. At CHA, I also exhibited in the Designer Showcase which had a fantastic viewing by manufacturers, editors and publishers looking for new designs. Now both shows are behind me but I have tons of following up to do and am excited with the contacts I made.
The good news from both shows, while the attendance was down, the mood was pretty upbeat. While being cautious in buying, the buyers that were there were buying. The vendors that I heard about were pleased with their sales.
There was an abundance of new products at the shows so store shelves will have new items to entice you. Colors remain bright to reflect optimism, with yellow (Mimosa) being the hot new color. Think warmth and sunshine and to bright days ahead.
At CHA, Leatrice Eiseman, Director of the Pantone Color Institute gave a seminar on color trends that was outstanding. For you color junkies, she has a blog http://www.eisemancolorblog.com/ that I recommend you put in your favorites.
Scrapblog sponsored a fun event that I attended. There, I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Drew Emborsky, The Crochet Dude and Steve Piacenza of the DIY Network’s Creative Juice.
Deborah Norvillewas the Keynote Speaker at CHA and gave one of the best and most inspirational talks that I’ve heard. She has been a crafter her entire life and focused on knitting and sewing. It was a delight to hear that she sewed all her bridemaids’ dresses as well as her on-air clothes when she started in television.
Since I was exhibiting, I did not get a chance to get out of my booth much to walk the show and to check out new products. And I missed several seminars I had planned to attend. But I did get to catch up with a lot of friends, as well as meet face-to-face new twitter and facebook friends.
Now back to my desk and drawing table — which are piled high and a scary sight!
Phyllis
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