Labor Day Sale!! 30% OFF Today ONLY!!!

 

HAPPY LABOR DAY! To celebrate the holiday, we thought we'd make today's Deal of the Day EXTRA special! We've marked some gorgeous and new Christmas collections 30% OFF TODAY ONLY!! So whether you make into the Fort Worth store (YES, we're OPEN) or shop online, you just CAN'T miss this SALE! Scroll down to see all the lines on sale!
 

 

Go classic this Christmas with gorgeous Reds in Joyeux Noel by French General!
 

 

Create a happy go lucky holiday vibe with your North Pole friends from Snow Day by Maude Ashbury!

 

If Christmas Sweets are what it's all about at your house, make adorable table décor or lap quilts from Sugar Rush by Josephine Kimberling!
 

 

Vintage Noel is another cute line with bright prints perfect for backing, stockings or Christmas Morning PJ's!

These collections are 30% OFF TODAY ONLY!! So get yourself to the Fort Worth store (we're open until 4pm today) or shop online to take advantage of these awesome deals!!

Happy Sewing!

In the Mood for a Snow Day??

 

   

 

   

 

Baby it's cold outside! At least, it is in our imaginations when looking at these fabulous new prints from Blend Fabrics! The Snow Day Collection by Maude Ashbury is a chilly winter wonderland featuring parades of polar bears, penguins, seals and fish in blue, pink and grey. Cozy igloos, snowy forests and versatile triangle prints will provide endless sewing possibilities!

Fun New Holiday Prints from Michael Miller!

 

   

   

 

We've always adored the Holiday prints put out by our friends at Michael Miller Fabrics and Festive Forest by Tamara Kate is one of our new faves! If the colors don't have you already planning out modern Christmas decorations, then those cute foxes surely will get your creative gears going! What's great is not all of these prints read totally Christmas so you can create with them now! They'd make really cute kids clothing don't you think?

 

 

 

   

   

 

All the Trimmings is another bright and fun line for the holidays! Christmas trees, ornaments and lights will transform your whole house into a festive wonderland! Or just make some cute Christmas lap quilts to cozy up with on the couch! Maybe even back them in Minky for extra warmth and snuggles! If you're a planner like me, come on into the shop or peek at the online store and start dreaming up this year's handmade holiday magic!

12 Days of DIY's!

 

I am LOVING today's fun DIY Projects! They are both fabulous for giving this Christmas or for making your own custom holiday décor if you use some of our adorable Christmas fabrics!

 

First up, is the fun & festive quilted Christmas Tree Trivet! These would be so awesome to pull out at this year's holiday party or to use for Christmas Dinner! Get the tutorial created by Call Ajaire!

 

 

These Christmas Tree Stockings are a fabulous project to update your home's handmade holiday look! Keep it classic and simple or embellish with a monogram for your hubby & kiddos! Handmade stocking would make a great gift to any of your friends who haven't begun sewing yet! Making them something special that they can use again and again is always a great gift idea!

 

 

This fun tutorial was created by Britches N Bloomers and can be found HERE!

 

 

There are only 7 more shopping/making days until the BIG day so get some inspiration from these projects and put the finishing touches on this year's handmade holiday!

Happy Sewing!

 

A Little Christmas in July!!

 

 

 

 

   

Start creating for the biggest holiday of the year with How the Grinch Stole Christmas 4 by Dr. Seuss! Full of fun and colorful prints that will make adorable stockings, pajama pants for Christmas morning or festive pillowcases and décor to get you in the holly jolly mood!​

 

 

    

 

Joyful Holiday by Kathy Davis is a lighthearted take on classic Christmas designs! Make fun decorations of cute stuff for the kiddos with these fabrics. Lots of great designs for wrapping with fabric, which is always a wonderful idea when giving gifts to fellow quilters or fabric hoarders!

                   

 

    

 

Another super cute line for the Holidays is Christmas Basics by the RBD Designers! We just LOVE those sweet snowmen and modern styled Christmas trees! And per usual, there's some great dots to throw into your projects for more interest and color!

 

 

   

   

 

Michael Miller Fabrics always delights us with modern Christmas prints that are great all on their own! Shop all our Michael Miller Holiday right here and get started on handmade gifts or decorations!

 

 

   

 

For those looking for a more traditional and classic styled Christmas, Holiday Flourish 7 by Peggy Toole is full of gorgeous prints in classic motifs & colorways! Large poinsettia's are the highlight of this line with lovely ornament prints & damask inspired designs bringing the look to a whole new level! Create a quilted tree skirt, a table runner or pretty throw pillows for your classic, Christmas home!

 

 

And don't miss our super popular Christmas Tree Napkin DIY! A great project for using your favorite new holiday prints AND it only requires 2 Fat Quarters! 

 

 

Happy Sewing! 

 



Get to Know Ya Time with Amanda Murphy!!

 

 

Today, we are super excited to have Amanda Murphy sharing with us a little about her new Christmas Collection for Blend Fabrics, Holiday Bouquet! We recently got these prints into the shop and I was just SO happy to see a classically styled, modern arrangement of Christmas fabrics that just seems perfect for all that handmade holiday décor! So now, without further adieu...I present to you a little get to know time with Amanda Murphy!

 

 

Cabbage Rose: Share with us a little about your design process and what makes you tick creatively!

Amanda Murphy: I think about a collection a lot before I actually draw it out.  I draw upon different imagery, mostly from the decorative arts and the natural world.  Then I do some rough pencil sketches before scanning them into the computer and refining them.  I do all coloring on the computer, although I usually have the idea for a palette when I start the collection.  I do lots of color variations to finalize placement and make sure I have a balance of dark, medium, and light tones.  I might draw up to 20 different prints for a collection, although only a portion of these get used.  Also, I usually have some quilt designs in mind as I draw, and that influences the scale and style of the prints.

 

 

 

CR: So how did you get started in the fabric business? Has sewing always been a part of your life?

AM: I always loved textile design, although I went to school for industrial design.  The mixture of art and math in both these disciplines appeals to me.  And yes, but I only discovered quilting as an adult.  As for how I got into the industry, I sent a portfolio to fabric companies and was fortunate enough to have some call me that.  My pattern line grew out of my first fabric lines and my books developed from there.



CR: We LOVE your new Christmas Collection, Holiday Bouquet! It's a great blend of classic and modern elements! Is designing for the holidays more fun or more challenging than a typical collection?

AM: Thanks!  It was fun to design.  I love the holidays so much that my first book, Modern Holiday, is centered upon them.  I wanted to do a collection that was both a little traditional and a little sophisticated with a modern touch.  And I wanted all the prints to be fun to quilt!



CR: I especially love the trees and ornaments in this collection! Where they inspired by anything? How do you like to decorate your Christmas tree?



AM: Can you believe that, ironically, we hardly decorated at all this year (except for the tree) because all of the Christmas quilts and projects were still at C&T Publishing!  I was the proud owner of 20+ Christmas projects with nothing to hang or decorate with.  Our tree right now is dark green with turquoise, green, white and red accents.  It looks like it stepped out of the book, which is no surprise.

 

 

CR: What's the one handmade Christmas decoration no home should be without?

AM: Stockings! Or maybe a TREE SKIRT *(oh hey! we have a CLASS FOR THAT!!)




CR: What are you listening to while sewing these days? Or are you a sew in silence type of gal?
AM: I listen to Podcasts.  I’m a big fan of This American Life.  I also love Planet Money and Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, although I'm awful at word games so I hardly ever know the answers to any of the questions!  I also listen a lot of books on tape.  I love history and biographies. 

 

 



CR: You've designed fabric, quilts, written patterns and books...any new ventures for you on the horizon? 
AM: Yes, and I’m so excited but I can’t talk about that quite yet!  Ask me in a couple of months!



CR: We LOVE that you point folks to try LOCAL SHOPS first before they shop from you directly! Since this is Independent Retailer Month, can share why shopping independent/local is important to you?

AM: I do feel very strongly about supporting local shops.  I think the local shops are the backbone of this industry.  They are where a lot of people learn how to quilt - I learned to quilt at a shop and my local shop support has been really important for me as I grow my business in this industry. Shops are where we learn new techniques and they are one place we can all go to form new friendships.  (One can always find something in common with a fellow quilter, no matter their background.)  We need our shops to keep this industry as healthy and vibrant as it has been for the past couple of decades. 
And local shops provide us with an opportunity to see all those beautiful collections first hand!

 

THANKS SO MUCH AMANDA!! We're just loving these fabrics and can't wait to start decorating for Christmas with them! What will you create for this holiday season?

*Hint: Make drawstring bags for wrapping gifts!