A rainbow of felt

 We just got a huge selection of high quality felt in the shop. Perfect for embellishment on these Heather Bailey patterns shown below. 

Or to make this apple pincushion from her Fresh Picked Pattern. This pattern also contains directions for a pear, tomato and strawberry!

What a cute gift.

 What would you make if you had all these colors in YOUR stash?

New Stuff

With the holidays coming up soon we thought we'd start stocking some new patterns that were do-able in time for gift giving. Watch for upcoming tutorials as well as these new products in the shop.

Several are garment patterns by Pink Fig like this tween/teen skirt pattern:

 Little girl twirly skirt ( we know the twirl factor is important when you are a 6 year old girl!)

 Little Girls dresses:

 Stocking ornament:

 Zip Bags:

 Newborn Booties:

And we received these luscious combed cotton plaids

 ( much like a flannel) 

from Moda on Friday called "Preppy Plaids". 

They are so soft I am thinking I need some new pajama pants made out of these!!

Gift Idea

We just got these in yesterday. They are blank greeting cards with a little window for you to put a tiny quilt block in AND it comes with the little paper pieced pattern shown but, you could put anything you'd like in the box. They come 4 to a pack with the envelopes.

A piece of the card folds and sticks down over your block to make it all finished and pretty inside. The cards are made of a soft heavy paper. 

Deb cleverly ran out to the classroom during Free Sew Friday and made a sample.

What a cute card for any quilting friend!

Quick Gift ideas and more

The holidays are creeping up. 
Some of you have been shopping and sewing away on Christmas gifts since July, some of you (*like me*) have just had a small heart attack when you saw the pile of turkeys in the grocery store freezer and realized that Thanksgiving is but a week away, and you know what comes after that!
So it is time to look for some quick gift ideas for your loved ones. Here are some thoughts: 
Pillowcase kits themed for kids or Christmas as these are but, also great gifts for adults! You can whip a couple out in one afternoon.

How about a new tote bag 

like the New Leaf tote by Heather Bailey?

I made this sample out of laminated cotton for durability and it rolls up and has its own velcro closure for easy storage in your car when not in use!

That is the tote bag all rolled up above, with the pattern.

We also got a bunch of new patterns at Quilt Market a couple of weeks ago with quick and easy  projects and quilts that would be great gifts!

How about a new set of quilted potholders? We sell Insulbright batting for potholders and hey, maybe even make a matching table topper to go with them? We have several new patterns and samples by Reeze Hanson of Morning Glory Designs.

Coming soon...gifts for all your quilting friends!