In Progress: Just Wing It Landscape

Hello, hello!  I finally got to play around with some Just Wing It today ... I've had this one idea swimming around in my head for a bit and so I started with a sketch and then just went for it. 

The sketch ...

My current progress ....

Certainly needs some things ... some windows, clouds and maybe a sun.  :)  My mister said I should cut out a castle peep or two and add them in.   Don't think I'll be doing that.  haha  I will share more pictures as I get further along with this project.

I love these pretty stripe-y prints from the line, too.

Happy Sewing! :-)

Pure and Punctuation

Just popping in to let you know that we have 24 new "mini bolts" in the shop .... 12 from Punctuation by American Jane and 12 from Pure by Sweetwater.  Most of these bolts have about 5 yards on them, so if you love it, stash it quick! :) 

We are happy to report that since we got a great deal on them, you get a great deal on them too ... Both collections are priced at $7/yard, $3.50/half yard or $1.75/fat quarter.  We have a few bundles in the Etsy shop or you can build your own bundle here.

 Here's a few of our Punctuation Prints ...

 And some of our Pure prints ... love these blues and browns and creams!

Also, those of you that prefer to shop on Etsy ... do you prefer half-yard or yard listings?  We'd love to know!

Happy Sewing! :)

Inspired by ...

Hi!  Just wanted to share a couple of links to get you dreaming about the Just Wing It collection. :-)

Yesterday, Jennie at Clover & Violet, shared a pretty picture of some perle cottons that beautifully match the collection.  She's planning an Embroidery 101 series and she posted these pretty threads as a teaser.  I might just have to give this embroidery thing a try.  :-)

And if you haven't been to Mary's blog (Molly Flanders), you're just plain missing out.  Yesterday, she shared some awesome hexies and I love how she's mixing the Minis in Tomato with some vintage-inspired prints. I might have to get my hexagon project back out!

Also, today as I was browsing through my Google Reader, I saw a beautiful quilt made from some Just Wing It charm packs on the Moda Bake Shop blog ... you really should check out this Criss Cross quilt tutorial by Lisaweary Quilts.  If you need a kit for this, we'll be happy to set one up for you in our Etsy store or you can order what you need from our website.

And if Brown comes today, we'll be adding Punctuation and Pure up in the shop this evening ... I will update y'all here when they're ready to go!

Thanks for stopping in today. :-)

Happy Sewing!

A Random Monday Post

Happy Monday ... hope you all had a great start to the week. :)

This past weekend, I worked on a machine cover for the Sewn Spaces swap on Flickr.  My partner seemed to be into modern designs based on the info I was given and a little research that I did on Flickr, so I used some linen and some charm packs of Hope Valley that I've been hoarding for awhile.  Here's what I came up with ...

I sure hope my partner will like it.  I wish I had finished it a little differently on the sides, but when I realized what the easier method would have been, it was too late in terms the fabric I had left.

I did want to share a use for painter's tape that I discovered while quilting this machine cover.  I needed a marker to help me keep my lines straight and equidistant and decided to try folding a piece of painters tape over, leaving a little bit of the adhesive free to stick to the bottom of my walking foot.  Worked like a charm! Here's what it looked like ...

Also, I had some time to play around with mixing and matching some fabrics in the shop and saw that there's a lot of pieces that play nice together with other collections. For instance ...

This one has some Just Wing It (turquoise stripe & floral prints), Sunkissed (yellow dots) and Bella Solids (30's pink).  I have a few more "mix and match" pictures that I will share later this week. 

Also, we've put a lot of things on sale, including Bliss, Tea Garden, and more (or on further sale - Weekends & Innocent Crush at $6.50/yard) to make room for the new stuff coming in.  Stop by the shop (or Sew Lux @ Etsy) to check it out!

Happy Sewing!

"Y" I Needed a Seam Ripper

Hi again!  I've been working on lots of different projects over the past week, including some bee blocks. I'm in several bees on Flickr, including the do.Good Stitches bee. For April, Rachel asked us to make some rainbow blocks in any design and size that we wanted.  A wide open request for sure!

I've been pouring over several quilting books lately and have a long list of "quilts to make" and I decided to give the "modern baby quilt" from Malka Dubrawsky's Fresh Quilting book a whirl.  Well, let me start by saying under the book's title it says "fearless color, design and inspiration."  This block is definitely not for the faint of heart!  It is mostly due to ALL THE "Y" SEAMS!  Unfortunately, I did need my seam ripper.  Grrrr. 

But, I think it turned out pretty good for my first go round on this block.  I will probably try it again, but it won't be today!  haha  And I definitely don't know that I'd labor over several blocks and give this quilt away.  It would have to be for a VERY good friend's baby! :-)

For my second block, I went with something a little simpler and used some solids from my scrap bins.  This one measures 6.5" square.

That is all for now ... I will share some other bee blocks with you soon. :-)

Happy Sewing!

Patterns + New Fabric

Hi all!  Just popping in to share a few things with you ....

I updated the "Tutorials and Patterns" page on the blog.  I've linked up the tutorials I've posted here as well as some free patterns that Moda has available for some of the collections that we are carrying.  I think my favorite pattern is the one for the City Weekend collection.  Check it out.

Speaking of collections, a couple of weeks ago I told you about how we were able to offer small quantities of City Weekend and Spirit at a great price ... just $7/yard!  Well, I am excited to share that we're getting in two more collections that we'll be able to offer in the same way - great price, but limited stock.  We've got 12 prints each from Punctuation by American Jane and Pure by Sweetwater on the way.  We expect to add these to the shop early next weekend.  Of course, I will update you here. :)

We also ordered Kate Spain's new line, Terrain. This one has the prettiest colors and if you are fan of her collections, you'll love this one too. We'll all have to wait until September for this one. ;-)

Also we've got our eye on Ruby.  If you loved Bliss, Ruby will surely be coming to live with you!  If you've been following Camille's blog, you've seen sneaks of it.  I am not sure when it will be available - I think sometime this fall - but we're planning to order it when our rep comes around with samples!

That's all for now ... Happy Sewing!

Twice the Charm Shoo Fly

Hi!  I've been happily sewing away since getting our power back post storm. :-)  I just finished piecing the charm pack shoo fly block quilt and am currently debating on whether or not to add a white border.  Right now it's right at 40 x 52.  Should I add a small white border (maybe 3") or quilt as is?  I'd love to hear what you think...

Hope you're having a great day! :-)

Happy sewing!