Happy sewing with "Happy Drawing"

Ed Emberly made drawing easy and fun for everyone.

 And now Cloud 9 fabrics has come out with a
100% organic cotton collection "Happy Drawing"

 based on his drawing books...

We're having a lot of fun with the "cut out" panel.

 We've been sewing and stuffing these cute ferocious

guys all week (well, not all week)

...soon they will be hanging from the rafters.

more to love.....

Lots of beautiful new fabrics Kaffe Fassett and Philip Jacobs

 printed on the most luxurious cotton sateen.

A few of my faves...

 "Cabbage and Rose" from Kaffe Fassett.

 Philip Jacobs "Gradi Flora"

 

Lovely, saturated blues from Kaffe and Philip.

Also in the store...

Kaffe Collection design rolls.

30 color coordinated prints 6" x 44"

Lindell made a quilt using the "Fire" roll. 
Yum! 

From David Butler (Amy's husband)

"Curious Nature"...Modern, elegant and masculine.

I took a peek into Joan McAnulty's Rug Hooking class

the other night. Check out this fabulous fish!

Mini me

 

A customer came in with her version of Lindell's

Eiffel Tower bag.

Comme c'est adorable!

From Riley Blake...

"Alpine Wonderland"

The collection has a sweet Advent calendar.

It's an easy summer project.

Just in time for the summer Olympics...

"The British are coming!"

from Michael Miller.

Vroom, vrooooom
See you soon!

Mary

Do something green

Just in time for Earth Day...

 we have a fantastic collection from Robert Kaufman
 based on Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax".
It's printed on 100% organic cotton too.

 "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

 nothing is going to get better.  It's not."

Words to live by. 

While pondering projects to make with this collection,

Lindell came up with this fantastic design for a child's placemat.

It's a great way to remind them

 that we all have to do our share to save the earth.
We're putting together a workshop for this,
so be on the look-out for the email announcement.

more green ideas...

I am a very big fan of the Japanese art of gift wrapping

with fabric, Furoshiki.  It's a lovely way of making sustainable

giftwraps and carry-alls.  Click on the link below for folding instructions: 

Furoshiki

Fools beware!  This Sunday April 1st

annoying pranksters come out of the woodwork

and I am usually an easy victim...every year.

I've decided to retaliate in the French tradition,

tacking paper fish on the back

of the unsuspecting and crying out:

"poisson d'avril!" April Fish

Ha! take THAT!

Mary