Tons of New Summer Fabrics!

It seems like there is a hot new fabric collection coming out every day! We can't even keep up with all the project ideas we have for all these sweet and summery fabrics.

Lizzy House's Castle Peeps are all your medieval dreams come true. We love Lizzy's block print style illustrations!



Erin McMorris Weekends is bright and pretty and has cute bicycles!


Jennifer Paganelli's Poodle collection mixes bold geometrics with pretty botanicals.


Tufted Tweets by Laurie Wisbrun is bright and modern--I love the crisp furniture silhouettes and the damask backgrounds. Check out Ashley's (of Film in the Fridge) finished Tufted Tweets quilt to get totally inspired!


Birch is a new fabric company who specializes in 100% organic cotton and earth friendly dyes. We love their newest line, Circa 50. Who could ask for more than cute owls in trees, scooters, squirrels and birds on mid century chairs?


Happy Sewing!

Better Know A Crafter: Leslie Kennedy

We are always excited when people come in with finished projects in brand new fabrics. Leslie visited us wearing a mesmerizing halter top she made from Robert Kaufman's Viva fabric, which just came out recently. Nice work, Leslie!

Leslie Kennedy

What makes you want to craft?

I work a lot...so I need to have a fun release. In addition to sewing I'm a woodworker.

Tell us about your top.
It's a halter top for my upcoming trip to Belize. This was made using a Vogue pattern with some extra touches to place the "medallions".

How did you learn to be so crafty?
My mom was a professional seamstress and I started sewing when I was 5 years old.

What is your favorite animal?
Cats! We have 3!

Thanks Leslie! Happy sewing!

Raincoat Stitchin' Challenge Winner!

Crafty momma Carrie and her adorable little Ruby came by the shop yesterday to show off Ruby's fantastic new Little Splashes raincoat. Congratulations to Carrie for winning our stitchin' challenge and being the first to bring in her finished Amy Butler raincoat!


Ruby was pretty excited about her new coat. She picked out the fabric herself and can't wait for some rain to try it out in. Thanks for bringing it in to show us, ladies!


Happy stitching!

Exciting New Books!

We have been eagerly anticipating Joel Dewberry's new book, Sewn Spaces. We love his fabric collections--they are always inspiring with their botanical, geometric modern prints. Stylish sewing, applique, embroidery, fabric stenciling and even glass etching are represented in this awesome book! Projects range from bed pillowcases that are easy enough for beginner seamsters to more advanced projects like upholstery. Joel also included a pajama pattern so you'll look stylish lounging around on all your fancy new sewn home decor!



Ori Ami Knits is a celebration of Habu Textiles yarns. The knitting patterns make use of some of Habu's interesting and textural yarns, such as silk wrapped stainless steel, paper yarns, silk tweeds, wool/stainless steel and more.


A new book for handspinners, Get Spun, is a great all around guide for spinning unique art yarns. It is super informative, covering everything from knowing your tools--spinning wheel, drum carder, etc--to what to spin--sure, wool and mohair will be cool, but how about adding plastic bags and hex nuts--to dyeing and plying and more!


In the Loop: Knitting Now examines contemporary knitting--as art, activism and narrative. If you want knitting to blow your mind this is the book for you. Included are knitted full bodysuits, deep fried sweaters, knitted human hair and razor wire knitted cozies. Weird and awesome.

Better Know A Crafter: Sophie

Sophie arrived for one of our teen classes and blew us away with a totally awesome dress she created. The fabric is what really makes it amazing. She chose Midnight Snack by Alexander Henry--a fantastically bright pop art junk food explosion! We love it!

Sophie

Tell us about yourself and what you enjoy about crafting.

I'm 12 years old and in middle school. I like being crafty because it makes you unique! Nobody else will have the same exact thing if you made it.

Tell us about your project.
I made a simple summer dress! It took less than an afternoon to make and was very fun. I used about 1-1/2 yards of fabric and some ribbon.

How did you learn to be so crafty?
My mom showed me how to make my first dress about 2 years ago. My mom is very crafty and makes her own patterns.

What is your favorite animal?
Koala Bears.

Thanks Sophie! Happy sewing!

Horndribbles Are Back!

The adorable Horndribbles plushies are here again! Local crafty artist Lucas Richards has filled the Fancy Tiger Crafts windows with his woolly one-of-a kind monsters. These handcrafted cuties will be for sale through the end of July.


Each unique Horndribble monster possesses its own monster personality. I love their little faces!


As an added bonus Team Horndribbles is offering to screen print an item of clothing to their loyal fans for FREE! Bring an item of clothing by Fancy Tiger Crafts to drop off and we will give you all the details. You get to pick your own ink colors, too! (Tip: the item needs at least an 8-1/2" x 11" space for the sweet Horndribbles image.) Here is an example:


Hooray for fuzzy plush Horndribbles!

Better Know A Crafter: Saffron

One of our most darling crafty customers, Saffron, and her mom, Shannon, came to visit us recently. Saffron was proudly wearing her five year birthday dress, which also happens to be, she says, one of her top five dresses. She told us all about how she chooses fabrics, what her other top dresses are and honored us with singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in its entirety. She is pretty amazing! Her birthday dress is made from a Portabellopixie sewing pattern with brown Echino fabric and a cute Japanese Wizard of Oz print. How perfect paired with her little ruby slippers!

Saffron

Tell us about yourself and the crafts you like to do.

I like sewing and painting. Sometimes I go to the Nature and Science Museum and the Denver Botanic Gardens to draw.

Tell us about the dress you are wearing.
My mom sewed this for me for my 5th birthday. I picked out the patterns and fabrics. My mom got some great tips and help with sewing this at Sewing Help Night at Fancy Tiger Crafts.


How did you learn to be so crafty?
I just started sewing and sewed a pink bunny. I really want to learn to sew more. I'm going to learn more at craft camp at Fancy Tiger this summer!

What is your favorite animal?
Dogs--especially pugs and chihuahuas.

Thanks Saffron and Shannon! Happy sewing to both of you cuties!