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Jelly Roll Chickens etc.
Who doesn’t love a jelly roll? The whole process of cutting the fabric and rolling it amazes me, and when I have one in my hands, I love the way it looks. If you love Jelly Rolls too you’re going to love the new Moda All-Stars book! Moda All-Stars On Roll ships tomorrow, March 15th. And once again the royalties from another Moda All-Stars book go to a charity. All the royalties from On A Roll are donated to School on Wheels (SchoolOnWheels.org). There’s everything in this book from my Jelly Roll chickens, Stacy Lest Hsu’s butterflies, to Barb & Mary’s One Roll Wonder and Sweetwater’s Square Dance. There are 14 quilts…
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sewing from the little traveller book
It’s been such a joy to stitch these little characters from Simone Gooding’s new book Little Traveller. The book is delightful, and sewing with wool felt is pure fun! Here’s my version of “Twig,” the squirrel. The book will also show you how to knit some cute accessories, but for this photo shoot, I used a few acorns. I couldn’t stop after Twig, so I made “Evie” as a friend for Twig. She’s a tiny doll I know my grand-daughters will enjoy! I’m sure if Maya were here she’d be tucking Evie into this little doll house crib. I gave Evie a little kitty to hold (yes, there’s that little kitty…
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Little Traveller
A few weeks ago I received a special book in the mail, sent to me by the Australian artist Simone Gooding. It’s called Little Traveller, and I’m one of the lucky ones who received an advance copy! This book is filled with so many cute things I immediately signed up for Simone Gooding’s Instagram hop! I’m excited because I’m going to make something from her book! I’ve picked my supplies, and I’m ready to sew. It’s the perfect time to celebrate this book “Little Traveller” because everything in the book would be perfect for a unique Easter basket. My intention is to make something for each of my grand-daughters, but I’m not sure…
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ta da! announcing the mini charm winners
When Moda sends me sample yardage to make my quilts, they also include several mini charms, a layer cake, a fat quarter bundle and a fat eighth bundle. One of the first things I do when my fabric arrives is to open up a mini charm pack and tape each fabric square onto a plain white tag. Then I add a label with the SKU numbers and fabric names. Once I tie on the ribbon, I feel grounded. I’m ready to start sewing! Just looking at the collection of these tags, makes me feel inspired and ready to sew! I’ve done this with every Moda fabric collection I’ve designed. I hope the winners of…
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Mini Charm Quilts
The Moda All-Stars are back with a new book, and I’m so excited! First, because I’m obsessed with Moda Mini Charms and second because the royalties for this book will be donated to LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs ! Imagine, an organization that trains dogs to visit disaster locations, community events and care facilities around the country wearing “Please Pet Me” vests. To think that your purchase of this book means more people will have a comforting hug from a specially trained dog! One that offers comfort to those in need. From two mini charm packs, you can make my mini quilt called Peppermint Lane. Doesn’t this look like a place where…
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New Year’s Day Winners
I thought Chelsea would join me tonight to announce the winners, but she’s been sleeping for most of the day. She had good intentions, I know she did. I read her some of your comments last night as we watched the ball drop in New York (that would be 9PM California time), and we all went to bed right after that. Seems her night’s sleep was disrupted by very loud fireworks right around midnight. It scared her and Milkshake so much it took me over an hour just to calm them down. It sounded like a war zone here! While Chelsea caught up on her beauty sleep today I read each…
