New Fabrics Galore!

Bushels of exciting fabrics are arriving! So much new and inspiring things to sew with--we can't even handle it!

Sarah Watts' Timber & Leaf collection is a fantastic menagerie of forest friends. Caitlin has already whipped up pillowcases for her bed from the fawn in birch print and Melissa has just started a foxy dress as well!

Alexander Henry's Mecca Modern fabrics are bright and retro and so adorable!

Aneela Hoey's sweet as pie Posy collection features darling bunnies and friendly chickens and little girls who love to read.

We also have Posy charm packs and mini-charms!

Denyse Schmidt's Shelburne Falls fabrics are here and, once again, Denyse has created a stunning, vintage inspired collection with prints perfect for patchwork and garments. This collection would make a beautiful pyramid quilt!

We have all sorts of precuts in Shelburne Falls for patchwork fun. Charm packs and layer cakes and jelly rolls and fat quarters...

Jaime and I will be attending Quiltcon this month and are thrilled to be taking a class with Denyse herself! You can bet we are already working on some new garments made from Shelburne Falls to wear to class. Stay tuned to see what we learn and make while attending workshops later this month!

Amber's Yellowtastic Hazel Dress

Hooray for the Hazel dress!

I am so excited about my most recent sewing project--I just stitched up Colette's Hazel dress and I love it so much.

I have been obsessing on this bright yellow fabric by Anyan for months now, and dreamed it would be an eye-catching summery dress. Hazel caught my eye and I knew it was meant to be!

This fabric is a little heavier than Sarai from Colette recommends, but I think it worked out nicely. It makes the Hazel a bit more crisp and tailored. A lighter lawn or double-gauze would make a cool breezy dress, which would be quite lovely in this midsummer weather.

I give the Hazel two thimbles up!

Hot New Fabrics!

Two fantastic new collections just came in and they are as different as can be, but we absolutely love them both!

Jennifer Paganelli's aesthetic is Victorian floral meets vibrant color explosion. Her Crazy Love collection is amazing--bright orange, turquoise, mustard and plum bring fun and cheer to traditional florals and damasks. Whatever you make from these fabrics are sure to make you smile. We are thinking a trio of bright throw pillows to brighten a room or a fabulous spring skirt.

Sweetwater's Reunion collection is a little bit nautical. The navy and grey is a lovely neutral palette and who can resist those cute pennants? Reunion has lots of easy to use dots, zigzags and checkerboards. We are thinking buttondown shirts and quilt bindings!