Nature Blocks

Hello, hello! Friday is almost here and I am looking forward to the weekend ... how about you?  It's been a busy week at Sew Lux - we've been cutting kits and packaging up lots of orders.  :-)  We're also planning some projects for collections that are coming soon. I will share more about those next week!

I wanted to share some cute nature-inspired blocks I made for another quilting bee that I am in via Flickr.  I had a ball making these.  I think this tree is my favorite ...

I used some Just Wing It Minis Leaf for the leaves and the Houndstooth Chocolate for the trunk (all on Bella White of course).

But this mushroom sure is cute too ...

I used some prints in my stash for this little guy.  I am actually kind of suprised at myself for making a mushroom ... not a fungus fan! :-)

Do you do machine applique? If y'all would be interested in a tutorial or two on this technique, let me know and I'll work on putting one together for you.

Stop by tomorrow for another Customer Spotlight! :-)

Happy Sewing! :-)

May FQ Promo Winner and Updates

Just stopping in to say congratulations to Janelle J. who won our Free FQ Promo for the month of May!

Also, did you see that Jennie has posted cutting instructions for the Just Wing It Stitch and Quilt Along?  I'll be slicing and dicing my fabrics this week!  We have just a couple FQ kits left for this project.  And we've restocked our Perle Samplers as well.  C'mon and join the fun ... you know you want to!

Thank you to those of you who've taken our survey (secret word is "sewlux")!  We really appreciate your feedback. :)  I will be emailing those of you who responded tomorrow evening with a special coupon code ... so be on the lookout!

Happy Sewing! :)

Scrappy Bee Blocks

Hi there!  Just stopping in to share something I've actually sewn lately! :-) 

I finished up some blocks for the May do. Good Stitches group that I am in.  I love that all these blocks go into quilts for people who are in need.  This month, Kelsey asked us to make some string blocks using gray, white, aqua and either yellow or orange.  Great color scheme ... especially for kids. We used this tutorial and it's super easy to do.  I actually only stitch to paper once and then move the paper out of the way to stitch the strips together.  My feed dogs aren't real friendly with paper.

Here are my aqua/gray/white/orange blocks ...

And my aqua/gray/white/yellow blocks (excuse the dark photo ... the sun went down before I finished!) ...

I love how scrappy these are and was glad to work in some scraps from a few shop fabrics, including the Gray Houndstooth, Tea Garden Sencha Blue (now sold out), Bella White, and Weekends Go By Bike Gray. :-)


Well, that's all for now! :-)  We got more shipping notices today, so we'll be adding some precuts from some new lines later this week!  Stay tuned ...

Happy Sewing :-)

New Patterns + Coupons

Happy Memorial Day, y'all! 

I am planning to get into my sewing room today and crank out some bee blocks.  I will be dreaming about using one of these great new patterns that we've added to the shop ...

We added three new patterns from Thimble Blossoms by Camille Roskelley, including Swoon (above), Little Ones, and In a Jiffy. Both the Little Ones and In a Jiffy include two different quilts in the one pattern.  A great deal!

We also added a fun jelly roll pattern called Twist 'N Shout from Cotton Way by Bonnie Olaveson.

Both of these are shown with the Ruby fabric that is due out in October.  We've ordered the whole line of this collection plus a few flannels! 

Today is also the last day to save on our entire collection of Just Wing It yardage, precuts, fat quarters, and coordinating perle sampler pack.  Check out Jennie's blog post for the coupon code.

We're also offering a "coupon for your thoughts."  As a "baby shop" (we're not even a year old!), we love hearing your feedback and use your input as we plan for the coming months.  We'd love for you to take a few minutes to complete a quick (8 question) survey to give us some input.  If you complete the survey by the 1st, we'll send you a special coupon code.  (You must include your email address in the survey to receive a coupon.  Coupons will be emailed by June 3rd.)  Just click on this link and enter "sewlux" as the secret word. (The survey is hosted through my personal educator account on Quia.com and your information will not be shared or sold.)  Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

Other things to note in the shop .... Flurry yardage is up and available!  Moda Cross Weaves now available.  And Punctuation, Spirit, Pure, and City Weekend are now $6.50/yard.

We've also added the ability for you to see our inventory availability on our sewluxfabric.com site when you add products to your cart.  This will make it easier to see if there is enough for your particular project without waiting for a custom listing.

Additionally, we've updated the Etsy shop listings with first class rates for international shipping.

Whew ... I think that is all the latest and greatest for now.  Thanks for making it this far :)

Happy Sewing! :-)

Happy Friday

Happy Friday!  I am so excited for the long weekend .... looking forward to catching some baseball, hanging out with friends and family, and (of course) getting some sewing time in.  How are you all spending your long weekend?

We met with our Moda rep last night, Kim.  She is the nicest lady and we loved seeing all the samples from the fall lines.  We ordered quite a few collections ... you can see the list of coming soon collections here. 

We've been cutting kits for the Stitch and Quilt Along with Clover and Violet and shipping out lots of perle sampler packs.  We're thrilled that so many of you are taking the plunge with us on this project. :-)  We've ordered more thread for sampler packs and have restocked the Just Wing It Flowers Turquoise (because it is just so lovely)!

Flurry by Kate Spain and a couple of Cross Weaves have shipped and will be here early next week - I'll be adding them to the shop tonight. 

The latest edition of the newsletter just went out -make sure to check it out!  If you missed it, you can subscribe from the link on the left, and we'll make sure you get a copy!

Don't forget that you have until Monday to take advantage of 10% off Just Wing It and Perle Sampler Packs with the coupon code Jennie shared on her blog!

Happy Sewing!

May Giveaway Day Winner & Stitch Along Info

Happy Thursday, y'all!  :-) 

A couple things we wanted to share today ... first, thank you all for visiting our blog and saying hello on our May Giveaway Day post.  We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit. :-)  We chose a random winner and ... drum roll, please .... congrats to Leigh!

Leigh, please email us at sewlux (at) gmail (dot) com to claim your prize!

We also wanted to encourage you to stop by Clover & Violet today ... Jennie is giving more details about their Embroidery 101: Stitch and Quilt Along today - including a coupon code for our shop to help you get started!  You can save on the kit, coordinating fabric, and thread sampler pack.  There are a limited number of kits available ... please email us if it is sold out and you'd like us to try and put an extra one together for you.  And if you're new to embroidery ... don't worry!  Jennie will be teaching the basics as we go!  I'm looking forward to participating myself! :-)

Thanks again for stopping in to see us today!  We hope you're having a wonderful week!

Happy Sewing! :-)

Get Ready for the QAL!

Hi again!  Don't forget to comment on the May Giveaway Day Post tonight... we'll post the winner here on the blog tomorrow!

Also, be on the lookout tomorrow morning for a post about the Embroidery 101: Stitch-and-Quilt Along series with our friends at Clover & Violet.  We've partnered with them to offer kits for the project, and tomorrow Jennie will be sharing the supplies list as well as a coupon code for our kits and coordinates to help you get started!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Happy Sewing!