Free Pattern: Moda Bake Shop's Fabric Chain

I saw this and thought, "Hmmm. Why haven't I done this before?" So of course, I'm sharing it with you.

Check out this beautiful fabric chain from MODA Bake Shop. It's designed by Debbie Duckworth and can I just say, "Wow, Debbie!" I love this idea. Thanks do much for sharing!

Cute Gift Tags: Christmas Gift #2

OK... so how are you all doing? And where have I been you may ask? Well, let's just say sick kids, injured kid, out-of-town husband, holiday season, and sick me. I'm sure you wanted to know and now you do.


But I'm back and I had to share this cute idea from Kate Spain with you all!

She has a little tutorial over on her blog about how to make the CUTEST gift tags ever. I think if I got this on a present, I'd mistake it for the present. Check this out!

Are these not the sweetest gift tags ever? Now, I just need to get my hands on that adorable fabric! Kate used the panel from her 12 Days of Christmas fabric. You can get it HERE at the Fat Quarter Shop as a panel. I think I could go for a whole panel of just the tags!

Free Pattern: Christmas Gifts #1

Have you seen these cute crayon caddies? They are so cute and so handy!

Well Suzanne over at Just Another Hang Up has posted her tutorial for them. You can check it out right HERE.

These would make an amazing Christmas gift for those Cousin Exchanges! Suzanne is a lifesaver, I tell ya!

Free Pattern: Heather Bailey;s Napkins

It isn't rocket science, but HERE is a super nice napkin tutorial from Heather Bailey. I know you can whip up some of these for Christmas!! Maybe even I can manage a few.

Finally! The Perfect Stocking Fabrics!!

Remember THIS? I have been in the hunt for the perfect fabrics ever since. I've looked online. I've looked at our local quilt stores. I've looked at JoAnn's!! No luck.

So I went to a far off quilt store and finally found what I was hoping for. Here it is folks. Feel free to totally hack these. I think they are perfect!

From Top to bottom the winners are:

Moda's Fruitcake by BasicGrey
Red Rooster Fabrics Mandalay
Unknown Red with White Polka Dots
Moda's Making New Friends by Deb Strain
Moda's Fruitcake by BasicGrey
Moda's Fruitcake by BasicGrey
Moda's Fruitcake by BasicGrey


And here they are again. They are going to be great if I manage to finish before Christmas.

With any luck, I'll even get a tutorial for all you crazy crafters out there who would rather spend 12 hours making heirloom stockings then spending a fortune to have it done for you. For me, it's worth it. I like the quality of the things I make. And my kids will be able to use them for years and know that every cut and stitch was done with them in mind.

I'll post them when they are finished. Cant' wait!

Up and Coming: Cosmo Crisket Tailor Made

Cosmo Cricket is a one of my favorite scrapbook paper designers, and they have recently moved into fabrics, designing for Andover Fabrics. They have a new line coming soon called Tailor Made. It's so fun AND it's new to stores so hop to it, if you want some!

I found these images at Hawthorne Threads. They have some if you want it!!! (Not paid to say this... I just think it's a great online shop.)






Isn't is fantastic?

A Parisville Process

Tula Pink's Parisville is hitting the stores. I'm excited about the amazing detail in this line and you already know what a fan I am. (For example... HERE and HERE). What can I say? The girl has style.

Anyhow, I love how she shares her creative process. On her blog there is a whole post about how she goes from a fabric concept to a finished fabric design. It super interesting. You can see it HERE.

Here is the general idea: (PS. All of these images are via Tula Pink.) Keep up the amazing work, Jen!!!