1 Million Pillowcase Challenge!!

If you weren't at this weekend's Sit & Sew with Jennifer Keltner, then you totally missed out!! We had an amazing day with some of our amazing customers sewing our hearts out! And as a result, over 300 people will be impacted by the love and care that goes from every sewers fingers into the things they create! We decided to donate ours to Women's Haven & Mission Arlington and we hope that each one blesses every person they touch!

Everyone's hard at work!!

Over 300 pillowcases in one day! You wouldn't have thought it possible until you walked into the Cabbage Rose Classroom turned highly productive, sewing assembly line!

So pumped to see kiddos using their time to help others by sharing their creativity! 

Just look at all of thos fabulous pillowcases! We ended the day officially at 315 pillowcases to add to the 1 Million Goal!

Thank you again to everyone who came out to sew for a such an amazing cause! We appreciate your love and giving hearts more than you know! And of course to the gals at American Patchwork & Quilting! Everyone had such a blast with this awesome event!!

Make Something That Counts with Ten Little Things!

All of the Cabbage Rose shoppers have been going nuts over Ten Little Things by Jenn Ski, the perfect NEW collection for little boys. Her little owl and truck illustrations are too cute for words and just perfect for a nursery or a even a young boy's bedroom! Or if you just want a little bit of this line's cuteness, how about making this super sweet On the Go Baby Boy Quilt!

I found the recipe for this little cutie on the Moda Bake Shop Blog and I think it's a great way to use these colorful prints!

All you need is:

 2 Ten Little Things Charm Packs

1 1/4 Yards of Solid White for Quilt Top Background

1/2 Yard for Applique and Binding (30505 40 - Navy Stars was used in the sample)

1/2 Yard for Borders and Pieced Back (30504 17 - Lime Dots was used in the sample)

1 1/2 yard for backing (30501 19 - Grey Trucks was used in the sample)

You can get the full instuctions with pictures here!

We saw the ever-so-cute Dottie Quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew made up with Ten Little Things at Quilt Market this Fall and it was too cute! You can create this quilt with Layer Cakes and Fat Quarters so grab some pre-cuts and save yourself some cutting time! You can grab the pattern and get the Fabric Requirements for this quilt here!

And of course there's the Numbers Quiet Book FREE PATTERN that you can create with a panel and the too-cool-for-school Chalk Cloth! This is a great way for little ones to practice drawing their numbers and a fun way for them to occupy their time on all those Summer roadtrips you have planned!

There's a lot of fun uses for Chalk Cloth outside of this project, Caroline used it to make this super cute bunting that would be fabulous for any occasion! You can change it up with the seasons or for parties! Just draw yourself a template (any shape you want) and trace onto the cloth with chalk (what else?), then cut your bunting out, use a hole punch and ribbon or fabric scraps to hang and your done! Easy peasy!

What are you thinking of making with this collection? Take a picture of your creations and tag us on Facebook to inspire us and others!

And don't foget to follow the NEW Cabbage Rose Twitter!

Inspiring Creations in Cabana Blooms!!

All the girls in the shop squeeled a bit with delight when we unwrapped Cabana Blooms a few weeks ago and being that this is the first fabric collection from Iza Pearl Designs, its even more awesome!!! The designer of this fabulous collection, Melissa Ybarra shared these awesome inspiration pictures on our Facebook and I just had to share them with you!

Doesn't that picture above make you crave your own ocean-front cabana?? Give me a fruity drink, a good book and a quilt out of Cabana Blooms and I'd be a happy camper for days! But seriously, who wouldn't??

And I'm absolutely dying over her softie animals! They would make the coolest gift for any of the Little's in your life! Girl, you need to get on making some patterns! ;)

I hope these gorgeous images inspired you to use this collection in a new way!

Happy Sewing!

Join us for a Sit & Sew for a Cause with Jennifer Keltner!

Hey everyone! We're hosting an awesome event for a cause next Saturday and we're hoping everyone can join us! Jennifer Keltner from American Patchwork & Quilting is going to be here for a sit and sew next Saturday to help them reach their 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge goal and we think all the Cabbage Rose Customers are the perfect people for the job! Bring your fabric (raid that fabric stash!), your machine and lets create pillowcases for a few hours or all day! Every one who participates will receive a small thank you gift from us! And, for every pillowcase that you bring fabric for and complete, you will be entered into a drawing to win fun prizes!! We're giving away 3 $50 Cabbage Rose Gift Certificates, 5 Charm Packs and more!! Don't have any fabric to bring? No problem! There will be lots of fabric donated by the Cabbage Rose and American Patchwork & Quilting to be used and if you want to be extra cool and bring a small plate of cookies or other goodies for fellow sewers to enjoy, we'll enter you into the drawings! Remember, we don't just need fabric! We need sewers, machines, cutters, smiles, enthusiasm and lots of giving hearts! Let's make this the most fun you can have making a difference!!! Join us next Saturday, March 24th from  10:00am-5:00pm in the Cabbage Rose Classroom

Redo and old nightstand with fabric from Cabbage Rose!

Here's an easy project that will instantly add fun & newness to your room!

We vamped up this nightstand and put it in our newly renovated "Inspiration Room" (formerly the baby boutique area!)

supplies:
nightstand to remake, spray adhesive, mod podge, scissors//rotary cutter, cute new hardware, and fabric from Cabbag Rose!

start with your old drawers. measure the fronts to know exactly how much fabric you will need.

cut your fabric to match the outside of the drawers.

use spray adhesive on the front of the drawers.

place the cut fabric on top of the spray adhesive.

coat the top of your fabric with  mod podge (we used glossy!).

gather your cute hardware

and attach to the drawers. you may have to use the tip of your scissors to poke a hole in the fabric so the hardware will go through.

What do you think?

Pretty easy, huh?
We think so!
Fabric used: valori wells karavan//amy butler lark//kate spain good fortune//anthology