Archive for the Fabric Category

Be sure to check back here on Monday to find out how you can win one of these amazing fabric bundles! Hope that you all have wonderful weekends!

And of course I’m joining in! Who wants a fun fat quarter pack?? Just drop me a little comment and I’ll have the ol’ random number generator pick a winner on Thursday the 20th! I’m happy to ship internationally. Good luck! And be sure to check out all of the other giveaways here.  There are [...]

My older sister lives in Gabon with her husband and three kids.  They live a life in which every weekend they are here: Yeah, rough, right??  My twin sister, Cate, recently went for a three week visit. The country is amazingly beautiful. A good portion of it is a natural reserve and so she saw [...]

Today is Sew, Mama, Sew!‘s Giveaway Day so I thought I’d take part! These are some of my scraps. Some are big and some are small. Drop me a comment with your two or three favorite colors (I would advise you stay clear of purple as I have no purple scraps!) and if you’re the [...]

You know you’re obsessed with fabric when you have a dream that your one yard of gray Kei Dots was exposed to the H1N1 virus and you’re being required to mail it to the CDC.  Yes.  I actually had that dream. It was more of a nightmare, really!  I’m sure that you readers can understand. [...]

You are perfect. Love,  Alissa

Some beautiful Lantern Bloom fat quarters for my next quilt! A commission that will have no white included! I’m so excited to be pushed out of my comfort zone with this fabric and quilt. Can’t wait to get started. Today is my last day on the most recent job… Oh beloved sewing machine – we [...]

- Enjoyed my new and improved design wall. Yes, I have finally moved on from the tri-colored random bits of felt! If you don’t have one of these, I can’t recommend it enough. I use a piece of batting thumb tacked to the wall. Simple and transformative for your design process… At least for me [...]

Had a great sewing weekend. Also got my sewing room reorganized. It had gotten a bit out of hand… My fabric stash had… erm… out grown it’s storage… Yes. I hang my head in messy stash shame. But NOW…! There’s even room to grow! Had to lose a small table to fit the new book [...]

I went down to the Quilt Festival in Long Beach on Saturday. I had a great time, but I have to say… we modern quilters are just not in the least represented there. At least not in what’s for sale… 450 booths and I spotted ONE YARD of Heather Ross. IN THE WHOLE PLACE! And [...]