Spring Quilt Market Prep – Emma’s Garden
Yup, it’s been awhile since I last posted, over 2 months to be exact… but there is a lot going on behind the scenes! I have a new fabric collection with Michael Miller debuting…
Calendar Feature in Homemaker Magazine
The postman has been very good to me these past few months, bringing me lots of goodies, one of which was this lovely Homemaker magazine all the way from the UK. They partnered…
WIP - Emma's Nursery
Yay, I'm getting close to finishing emma's nursery! It's only been 5 months since she made her way into this world but that's okay, you could say I've been just a wee bit busy…
Fall Quilt Market 2012 - Part 2
While at Quilt Market I took some photos of some really killer fabrics from emerging designers like myself that started on Spoonflower. First up... Samarra Khaja! Samarra (aka…
Hello Sunshine by Virginia Odien!
The postman has been very good to me lately as there was another nice box of goodies waiting for me when I got home from work on Friday. I know my stash is quite large enough,…
Pretty Bow Clutches
It rained most of last weekend, so it was the perfect excuse for a guilt-free sewing spree! And when I saw this amazing sewing tutorial for a super chic bow clutch from Whitney…
Spoonflower Contest - Handdrawn
Yay! I managed to enter a design into one of Spoonflower's weekly fabric design contests, that makes two in as many months (which is pretty sad considering I used to enter…
Bella Butterfly Love
I thought I'd share some of the stuff you talented people have been making with my Bella Butterfly fabrics and can't tell you how happy it makes me to see them all together! It…
Mr. Big Bot is in the House
It's always a great day when I get a Spoonflower package in the mailbox, and this was no exception. I hadn't ordered anything in awhile, so I had a lot of catching up to do…
Yellow & Teal
A little color inspiration for your Tuesday morning... Clockwise from upper left (click on name to see that fabric in yardage) 1. Soft Ikat 2. Ditsy Meadow Aqua 3. Sunny Day…
Spoonflower Stash
In preparation for moving I've been going through all my craft supplies and misc stuff to see what I could pack up early or possibly donate, the less I pack the less we have to…
WIP - Backyard Baby Quilt
...a little peek at a new quilt project I'm working on!
2012 Calendars
How about a fresh new calendar to start off the New Year? A variety of original 2012 Calendars are now in my etsy shop and available as DIY fabric on Spoonflower. New Happy…
Backyard Baby and Bella Butterfly Now Available!
It seems like it's been such a long road from Project Selvage to this point, but I'm excited to announce that my debut collections with Michael Miller are now available!…
Spoonflower Softies
I sewed up some softies this past holiday weekend, all made from cut & sew fat quarter kits created by Spoonflower designers. The first two are a duo designed by Victoria…
Spoonflower Cut & Sew Giveaway - Softies for Mirabel
I just got in the fabric I won from Spoonflower's cut & sew pattern give-a-way to benefit Softies for Mirabel and look what I got... Samarra Khaja's "Toothy"! I've loved these…
Quilt Market Houston
Finally… photos from my Michael Miller booth space at Quilt Market! I truly am ready to drop into bed and catch up on about three weeks of sleep in one night before I head back…
So much to do, so little time...
With Quilt Market two weeks away and a brand new delivery of my first batch of fabrics just yesterday, I'm feeling very blessed, but oh so stressed! I can hardly contain my…
Halloween Part 2 - Fun Spoonflower Fabrics
I thought I would highlight some really great Halloween fabrics from Spoonflower, these are a few of my favorites! Clock-wise from top left: 1. Halloween Mixer 2 by Heidi…
Surface Design - Ditsy Prints
I recently learned what a "ditsy" print was when I designed one for Spoonflower's weekly fabric design contest. I hadn't previously given much thought to designing really small…
Halloween Part 1 – Spooky Damask Fabric / Free Cupcake Wrappers
Wow, I can’t believe Halloween is just around the corner! I’m a little sad to see the summer pass, but happy to be moving toward the holiday season. Who doesn’t love Halloween…
Tutorial – Voile Scarf
Down here in Texas, we have no need for thick knitted scarves, as gorgeous as they are, because winter lasts all of about 5 days… but we still like to be stylish! So, I…
Love Birds Makes Top Ten!
Yay, my "Love Birds" design made top ten in Spoonflower's weekly fabric design contest. It's like a double whammy, not only do they make all of the top ten available for sale…
Holli Zollinger - Storage Bench Tutorial
I love DIY projects... especially those that involve fabric and carpentry! Here's a super fab tutorial from Holli Zollinger, an exceptional artist and fabric designer I first…
Spoonflower Weekly Contest - Birds
This week's fabric design contest over at Spoonflower is gonna' be a doozy! The theme is "Birds" and it's a restricted palette: black, white, teal and artist's choice (great…
"Backyard Baby" Strike/Offs Have Arrived!
What a great start to my 3-day weekend, I finally received the package I've been waiting for... my very first strike/offs for my Backyard Baby fabric collection for Michael…