Serenata

The newest line from and Riley Blake Designs has just arrived to the shop!

Seranata by Samantha Walker!

Beautiful. Just Beautiful!

Available in all precuts here.

Also, back in stock is the Modern Asterisk Quilt Pattern by Mainstreet Market Designs.

Under The Big Top

Kimberly Bourne's (of Main Street Market Designs) debut fabric line "Under The Big Top" arrived yesterday afternoon.

You may remember me going on and on and on about this line just before market. Kimberly is my life long friend, who lived just a few houses down from me. Under The Big Top was inspired by her little boys when she couldn't find the right 'boy' fabric for them. Kimberly decided to create her own fabric using bright primary colors and a fun circus theme fit for any little kid or the little kid inside us all.

My personal favorite is the Ice Cream Sundae Damask.

While designing this fabric, Kimberly didn't want it to be just fabric. She had a plan and an idea for each piece. This line has 3 panels (although one of the panels I love for backing)

This one was made specifically for a quiet book!

With tons of coordinates! Some of the coordinates were cleverly printed 2 and 3 to a bolt.

Kimberly has also designed several patterns to accompany her fabric. These quilts are what I helped her piece and bind and were on display at the quilt market. She received the first shipment of her new patterns the other day, and are also available in store.

Here are her 2 newest patterns, and more still to come (probably next week)!

Whirlygig

Featuring 3D pinwheels. I love this one, and can not wait to make it either!

This will also be available as a quilt kit - listed shortly.

Funky Patchwork

Although all her patterns were made with her new fabric line, and some of the elements were specific to certain prints; just as with any other pattern, the options are limitless! We have been playing around with other lines as well, and have been loving the look. One funny thing is we both chose Lucy's Crab Shack as for the Funky Patchwork quilt ...

Look how beautiful!

Kimberly has also released a new, girl version of her Quilted Car Seat Cover Pattern.

Also arriving today is Tula Pink's newest line, "The Birds & The Bees".

available in fat quarter bundles, 2.5" strip design rolls and 6" charm packs. 

spring market

As I sat down to sort through all my pictures from market, I came to the realization that there are just too many I want to show to go into one post. This might be a 2 or 3 parter. I hope y'all don't mind. I was only able to attend market for one day. There is a lot to cram in in just one day. I started at one end, and walked every booth to the other end. There was a couple of time I stood in the middle aisle and glanced down to the opposite end thinking, am I going to have enough time to get through it all!!  Miraculously I made it, and had enough time make it back to some booths to pick up a few things too.

My first stop was to the Ribbon Candy Quilt Company. I picked up their 3 newest patterns.

Delight

Confetti  

Matchmaker 

This fabulous quilt is from Violet Craft, who is an absolute doll! And features her new line, Madrona Road for Michael Miller Fabrics

The pattern is not available yet, but as soon as it is, it will be the shop.

Of course I had to take a lingering visit to the Benartex booth and check out the quilts I had helped to sew up.

We finished 10 quilts, but they only wanted half of that. I think Kimberly sent down 8 quilts, for good measure. 

There were some really cute things made up by their design team as well.

Like this child's big top tent. How perfect for reading books, or napping. My kids would be in there all day! 

And this diaper/tote bag.  

and the inside ... 

Getting good pictures proved a little difficult. The quilts had display lights in the middle on the quilt. My camera thought that was enough light and wouldn't flash. There's a tiny bit of camera blur, which I didn't notice until uploading today.

This was the first quilt I helped with. It was a complete team effort between Kimberly, her mother and myself. I ended up getting charge of it to finish. 

all the fabric swatches laid out while placing my order. 

I also found Metropolitan Quilts while having our sneak preview the night before. As soon as I saw this quilt, I knew I needed to have it in store. I'm not sure when the patterns will ship, but I'll let ya know when they arrive!

Another great pattern on order from Metropolitan Quilts. I love the big red bird.

Lastly for today, (because my computer is starting to be uncooperative) from ADORNit comes one of their new lines: Capri - arriving in July.

I'm going to take a break and get started on a dress for my little girl.

I have more to share about market, just so long as my computer doesn't freeze again.

Maybe that's it's way of telling me it needs a break too!

Oh, and I did make it to Riley Blake today and picked up precuts of Alpine Wonderland and

 Dress Up Days (yardage to come later).

If I don't get back in time -- Have a great weekend everyone!

 



Sneaky Peeky

I'll be leaving for the International Quilt Market in just 2 days!  And, as you may or may not know, my friend Kimberly is having her first line debut at the market. We have been busy making 10 (i think) quilts for her display. Here are some sneak peeks of her upcoming line.

Oh, But first I wanted to share some of the fun we had making these quilts. In the midst of our talking, joking and laughing, I was sewing the border onto one of the quilts, and went to press the seams before I trimmed the excess. Come to find out, I completely sewed the adjacent border over the quilt top. Now, Kim's been having a hard time, what with her mother and me teasing her all the way. She quickly accused me of not wanting to post about this mess up. I thought it was so funny, I quickly took pictures so that I could share it with you! Proof that sewing with friends can be very distracting, and incredibly more fun!

Onto to the rest of the sneak peeks. Some in the process, some tops finished but not quilted, and of course, quilted and bound. We were able to finish all the quilts just in time for them to be shipped to Kansas City!!

I really wanted to point out these corners. It might not look like it here, but these little corner triangles are only about 1/2 inch big. Even though they are small, it was still quick and easy to put together.

and look how well they lined up!

I can't wait to show you more of this line, and of course the full quilts, after the market.

I am really excited to see them all hung in the Benartex booth!

:D