A tour of sorts...

Hi Everyone,



Since I have been so busy with the shop I haven't had nearly enough time to sew and the few things that I am working on I can't show (surprises) I thought I would give you a tour of some of my friends handmade goodies.

Above is a mug rug that my new friend Sasha made with some fabrics she got from my shop. I love how she mixed the Prince Charming with the Silent Cinima they go so well together. She got the idea from my friend Brooke's tutorial last week on The Quilted Fish Blog. This was her first attempt at free motion quilting. Didn't she do a fabulous job?

Speaking of Brooke ... here is a mug rug she made out of Kumari Garden Holiday. This proves that my imagination is lacking because I seriously thought you needed huge blocks to show off this fabric. This is so lovely. It can be found in her etsy shop.

 My friend (and Quilt Market Roomie) Sally has been busy. A mug rug and pillow from Little Apples and a quilt from Silent Cinema (and more) you should see her blog today she has been busy! Don't hate me for stealing your pictures Sally :)

Hoo's In The Forest is in the shop and it is cuteness overload as Sasha told me this morning :)

Talk soon!

Lola's Posies Giveaway Winner and Special Sale

Hey Everyone,

Time for someone to win some fabric.

Mister Random said:

I have been getting a lot of low numbers from Mr. Random lately...good for those early commenter's :)

Lucky Number 38 is:

quiltma said...

If I'm the lucky winner, Surprise me I love all the color ways

May 30, 2011 8:20 AM

Okay Mistress Quiltma I will surprise you but I gotta get your snail mail address before I can. So I will be emailing in a moment.

In Celebration and because I think everyone needs a little of this happy fabric I am having a super sale on Lola's Posies this week only I am marking down Lola's Posies by 30% ... right now it is  about 17% lower than MSRP but I am gonna take it even lower for this week. Prices will be updated within an hour or so. So come and get it while it is hot. Here is a link to the free quilt pattern for it... I love this quilt:

PDF Pattern For Lola's Posies

Link to the sale

Talk soon :)

Better late than never, kinda... last day for giveaway...

Hi Everyone,

I had another sleepless night so I didn't get myself together to do a post until now. I don't have a lot to say other than look how stinkin' big the central motif on Summer Totem  is:

25 gorgeous inches... wow!

LouLouThi hit the shop on Friday night and Hoo's in the Forest will be here today... and if the manufacturer didn't pull my leg Dazzle and 1001 Peeps should be her this week-ish also.

Today is the last day to enter the giveaway from last Monday for the Lola's Posies so make sure you put your name in.

Talk soon :)

Off to the Guild...

Okay maybe not at 5:49 in the morning but at some point today...

I am a member of the Modern Quilt Guild for the west side of the San Francisco Bay Area. There is an East Bay guild too and they have some amazing artists.

I have so much to work on today it is almost counter productive for me to go, but I just have to, it is one of the highlights of my month.

LouLouThi is in the shop and I have it at a great price so go take a look if you have been wanting some. I also have marked all of my sale items down to 30% off that includes Sherbet Pips, Silent Cinema, Happier, and Kumari Garden.

Meet you back here on Monday. Have a safe and happy weekend.

Friday Fun Day! Woot Woot! And a giveaway... yes...

Hi Everyone,

We (The Quilted Fish's Creative Consultant Team) are back with all new tutorials. Each Friday we will be bringing you lovely things to make. Always just in time for a weekend when you probably didn't have enough projects (yeah right). Today, to start us off with the Sugar & Spice tutes, is my good friend Brooke. Go show her some love on The Quilted Fish's blog. I mean just look what you could be making:

Don't ya just love Friday!

Hoo's In The Forest will be here on Monday. So I thought I should giveaway another charm pack whatdya think? This line is so stinkin' cute it has a hint of Japanese style to it...

So all you have to do is tell me what is your favorite animal in the fabric and why... in a comment. One comment per uhhh... commenter please :) I will leave this one open until next Friday at midnight.

LouLouThi is coming to the shop tonight. So excited!

On to quilting already...

Hi Everyone,

I hope you don't hate me for this not so naturally lighted picture. It rained cats and dogs yesterday. I am in California we are supposed to have the nice weather. No tornadoes in my neck of the woods though, so I won't complain. I only had about an hour's worth of work left to do on this quilt so I went ahead and finished it last night. I think it will be so adorable all quilted up and bound in... red? or green? And who gets it for a Christmas present?

This is a pattern by the girls over at Quilt Story. I met them at market and snatched some patterns. Let me know if you want me to kit it up for you. I love these fabrics. I mean I really love them. They are vibrant and the prints are so delicious.

My quilting frame has been my packing and shipping platform so I guess I better get everything moved off of there so I can get this thing quilted huh?

LouLouThi will be in tomorrow woot! Then Dazzle, 1001 Peeps and Hoo's In The Forest early next week. I can't wait it will be raining fabric over here (instead of the wet stuff :) ).

Talk soon!

WIP Wednesday and Halloween In June

Hi Everyone,

In between getting the newsletter out on Monday and packing orders I have been trying to get some sewing done. It feels good to finally be back to the sewing machine. Above is a little quilt that I have been wanting to make ever since I got Kumari Garden Holiday into the shop. It is large blocks to show off the gorgeous prints in the collection and has a super cute applique feature at the top... I will show you soon when it is finished. The pattern will be available soon in my shop as well.

The second WIP I wanted to show today is something I am working on for a reveal next month... so I can only show you a little sneaky peeky... have I said how much I love red lately? I so do!

Back in the old days we called WIPs UFOs. Does anyone but me call them UFOs anymore?

My friend Jana is having a Halloween Party in June... she says she doesn't have time in October to get her Halloween decorations made so she is going to start this month. Go over to her blog and sew along with her. She is a hoot and you are sure to have fun.

Hope everyone is having a super short work week this week.

Talk soon.