The Sparrow Has Landed!

As you might have noticed, I've been gone a lot lately. But here's the good news.... I've been gone on an adventure!

I have decided to take my love aof fabric a step further and start an online fabric shop called.... you guessed it.... Yards and Yards! It will be at Etsy for now and you can see it over HERE.

Here are my start-up guidelines for Yards and Yards:

1. Only sell what I LOVE and use myself.

2. I will be selling fabric bundles.... yards and half-yards. Just bundles. Seriously, as a shopper, I like it all bundled, matched and ready to go. So I figure that's how I'll sell it.

3. I am going to be offering a "Line of the Month" where I will really focus on one line of fabric. I'll create tutorials and projects using that fabric. Maybe I'll even do a giveaway here and there.

4. Lastest and greatest. I can't help myself, but I always want those new releases.

So.... here is April's Line of the month. Are you surprised? It's Aviary II by Joel Dewberry and the instant I saw it, I knew it had to be my debut line! It's so stunning and so pretty in person. I knew it would be!

So, stay tuned for some really fun projects using Aviary II. I'm so excited to play witht his stuff!

Psssst..... If you have to have some, you can get it HERE. I'll be adding different bundles as I can. AND for my blog buddies, I have a FREE SHIPPING Etsy code: APRILSHOWERS. Enjoy!

A Recent Favorite: Tea Garden

The more I look at this, the more I like it. It's called Tea Garden put out by FreeSpirit and designed by Dena Designs. I just love the retro feel, but with that traditional color scheme. AND that hand-drawn feel softens it up so nicely. It's so beautiful!!!

I know I already shared this one, but these are Home Decor weight, so I thought I'd share again. Can't you just see a screened porch here??? I wish!

Hitting Shops Soon! McKenzie from Free Spirit

Dena Designs has a new line out with Free Spirit. It's called McKenzie and it should be hitting shops sooo soon if it hasn't already. This live is modern and sweet all at once. I love it. I want it!

Check it out...

via Free Spirit

Don't you love this!!??

Hitting Shops Soon! Boys Will Be Boys by David Walker

What a fun little celebration of boys! This collection, Boys Will Be Boys, was designed by David Walker for Free Spirit. It should be hitting stores and day now.

Check these out:

Boys Will Be Boys via Free Spirit

Watch for these. And if any of you shops out there are carrying this, leave a comment to let us know. So fun!

Up and Coming: Weekends by Erin McMorris

It's time for another fabric line that I love. What can I say? I love a lot of fabric lines. But this one has a special place in my heart. Why? Because of the adorable fabric with bicycles on it, of course!

This fabric line is called Weekends and I can see why. It just makes me feel a little more carefree and relaxed. The designer is Erin McMorris and this line was created for Free Spirit.

All of these wonderful images were found at the Free Spirit website. On the site, this is what they wrote about Weekends:

"Weekends is a fresh new collection of designs inspired by sunny relaxing days, with time to garden, bike or picnic in the park. Combining hand-drawn flowers with precise patterns and dots create designs that are summery and modern. The palettes, with butter yellow, tomato red, lavender and leaf green will take you from dawn to dusk. Enjoy your Weekends!"

I love this stuff! What would you do with this amazing line?

Free Pattern: Quilted Scottie Dog

I stumbled across this cute pattern over at the Free Spirit Blog. I just had to share. I think this is so adorable! Way to go, Denise Schmidt!

Here is the pattern link.

And here is what you could make:

Free Spirit Blog

Now, is that cute or what?