I knew four of my Sweetheart Ballerina fabrics were going to be in Hancock Fabrics stores. But while running errands, I ran in Hancock’s to buy some notions I needed and there they were! Thank goodness for my cell phone so I could take some pictures. I pulled out the fabrics and took pictures and then I neatly rolled them up and put them back on the shelves.
The black and green prints above are a small cow pattern based on the black spotted cow ballerina in the collection. To see the pink spotted cow fabric (not shown) made into an adorable little girl’s girl dress, please see my prior post. And for a tote bag, made with the 2 pink fabrics above, check out this post.
To see the full collection for “Sweetheart Ballerinas” from V.I.P. by Cranston, please visit my website. And if you are in Hancock’s, please look for them.
The colors of the fabrics used in this quilt – turquoise, lime green and purple – are my favorite colors. So I was “in heaven” while designing and sewing “Gypsy Wind” for the book “Patchwork Comforters, Throws and Quilts” published by House of White Birches. The fabrics are Marie Osmond’s “Gypsy Breeze” collection by Quilting Treasures.
41 colorful and exciting quilts are shown in this book along with patterns and instructions. It is a book quilt lovers will cherish.
And if you love these fabrics as much as I do, please check out my earlier post where I met Marie Osmond at the International Quilt Market with another quilt I designed using these fabrics for Quilting Treasures’ booth.
I wish you a day filled with your favorite colors.
Its always fun to meet someone who you really admire. At the Atlanta Gift Market last month, I had the good fortune to meet Mary Engelbreit in the showroom of Katherine’s Collections. Mary was there for a personal appearance. I have always been a fan of Mary’s as well as appreciate her as a trail-blazer for art licensing.
The past couple of months have been the most hectic of all. Preparing for two major trade show events in January required hours and hours of work. Attending the shows, Atlanta Gift Market and CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) were almost like vacations because while they were technically work, I could lay down my paint brush and ignore my computer for a few days. Plus, its always such fun to meet up with friends.
The day before the CHA show in Anaheim, Brenda Pinnick and I went to Laguna Beach for some much deserved R&R. We shopped and had a great lunch while watching the Laguna Beach surf (which was very high due to the recent rains).
Although the shows are over, work continues with work from the shows as well as the work that was still in progress before the shows.
And, I am happy to say that I just finished a new fabric collection and am really excited about it.
I hope you are all staying warm in all this cold and snowy weather.
I just attended another spectacular International Quilt Market in Houston and wanted to share some of it with you. Quilt Market is a trade show filled with fabulous quilts, fabrics, fibers and all sorts of quilting supplies and embellishments as well as being a fusion of colors. Here is a bird’s eye view of a small part of the show floor.
There are always some great quilt challenges and exhibits at Market and here are some that were spectacular. I just loved this quilt made by Maureen O’Doogan from Tallahassee FL. Its fun and whimsical and great colors!
There was an exhibit of kaleidoscope quilts by Paula Nadelstern. They were simply amazing. Here are a few of them along with a close up.
Another huge and fascinating exhibit was the Fabric Forrest, a German exhibit to represent the Black Forrest. The quilts were tall and slim and were hung to represent trees. One of the amazing aspects of these quilts was that they were double sided with both the fronts and backs equally as beautiful. My photo’s didn’t do them justice with the colors because of the space and lighting.
Now for a brief pause before I continue. Not everything about Quilt Market is about Quilts. I just have to show you the gorgeous red shoes my friend Jill (with Quilting Treasures) was wearing. Aren’t they awesome! Some serious Shoe Envy here!
Games are really hot right now, especially board games. I think I could change my middle name to “opoly” because of all the work I’ve done with “opoly’s”. I designed and made this Monopoly quilt for Quilting Treasures booth. They debuted the Monopoly fabric line at Market.
The DMC Corporation showcased their Quiltopoly and Stitchopoly games in their booth. I designed the components of the Quiltopoly board and game last year. Cilene (with DMC and a friend for many years) and I are posing in front of the game display.
In addition to all the beautiful quilts and colors of Quilt Market, Its always fun to catch up with friends including Brenda Pinnick and Debra Quartermain, and many others. I’m already looking forward to the Spring Quilt Market!
I am showing 2 aprons in different color combinations with different accent embellishments. Both aprons are accented with large dog block pockets on the top part of the apron. One apron has an additional small pocket and the other is appliqued with a bird and dog bones. The aprons are easy to make and can be completed in 2-3 hours tops.
The fabrics that the aprons are made with are the Its a Dog’s Life collection that I designed for Quilting Treasures by Cranston Printworks.
I just love aprons and am delighted that they are so popular. I remember when my grandmother and aunts wore aprons daily and seeing all the aprons now brings back wonderful fond memories.
For products to coordinate with “It’s A Dog’s Life fabrics, please visit my Zazzle store.
I hope you enjoy the patterns and sew away. I would love to see a picture of your finished apron.
My life has been going to the dogs recently, but in a good way. I’ve been sewing and quilting with the whimsical dog fabrics that I designed. The collection, It’s a Dog’s Life, is available from VIP by Cranston Printworks. I recently designed and made this quilt, which will be featured on a segment of Martha Pullen’s Sewing Room on PBS.
The pattern is available on Quilting Treasures website for downloading the free pattern in PDF format.
My bags are packed, my Quilt Market projects are finished, my Schoolhouse talk is ready and my boarding passes are printed. Flying is my period of rest, thinking and reading as things are always so hectic getting ready to leave. I picked a James Patterson book to read in my flying and airport time. And I’m looking forward to meeting up with friends who are also going to Market – dinners, lunches and just walking the show together.
I will return energized, inspired and ready to hop back to work on new designs and art. I will post Quilt Market happenings and celebrity sightings when I return as well as the projects and patterns that I created for market.
If you are attending Quilt Market, I want to invite you to attend my Schoolhouse session “Using Trends to Boost Sales”, Thursday 3:35 in room 325. And of course, I would love for you to visit the Quilting Treasures booth to see my new fabric “Its a Dog’s Life”.
I have been busy preparing for International Quilt Market next week. The Spring Quilt Market is open to the trade only and is being held in Pittsburgh – a city I love to visit. And, my new fabric collection is debuting there. After designing fabrics for kitties and cats, I had to show the love that I feel for dogs as well and designed Its a Dog’s Life for Quilting Treasures. My cutting table is piled with the fabrics for the projects that I’m sewing for Quilt Market.
I will have a free pattern or two to post after Quilt Market. I’m sewing an apron and a quilted tote bag as well as a badge holder.
If you are attending Quilt Market, I want to invite you to attend my Schoolhouse session, “Using Trends to Boost your Sales”. on Thursday, May 14 at 3:35 pm. I would love to meet you.
OK, back to sewing – I have to get these finished!
I’m excited that my next fabric collection, It’s a Dog’s Life for Quilting Treasures is debuting at Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh starting May 14. A quilt that I designed with these fabrics will be in the Quilting Treasures booth and the pattern will be posted to their website for downloading after Market.
It’s A Dog’s Life features dog bone, dog lingo, paw prints, and activity dogs fabrics. Also, as friends of the dogs, two bird fabrics are featured. The blocks feature 10 dogs in various activities – cooking, exercising, shopping, gardening, and many more.
Woof, woof! (And if you are attending Quilt Market, I invite you to attend my Schoolhouse session “Using Trends to Boost Your Sales” on Thursday, May 14, the day before the show opens – I would love to meet you).
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.
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