A Full House for Marie Bostwick!

We all had SUCH an amazing time with Marie Bostwick at her Between Heaven and Texas Book Release Party & Signing this past week at the Cabbage Rose and just had to share some of the amazing details of our special celebration for all of you who couldn't make it!!

We listened to Marie share her lovely and heart warming stories over a few true Texas favorites, Dr. Pepper straight out of glass bottles with fancy paper straws and Moon Pies! And all of our decor was really simple with some truly eye-catching fabrics on the tables to really make everything pop! If you have a party to plan this Summer, whether it be a wedding reception, a baby shower or a fun Birthday party, come into the Cabbage Rose and talk to the girls about your ideas and they'll help you come up with some fun decor ideas utilizing your favorite fabrics!

We have all of Marie's Cobbled Court Series books, and the ones we didn't sell that night she went ahead and signed for us so if you would like to purchase one of her amazing books or the whole series, they are all signed by Marie Bostwick herself!

We had so much fun with everyone who came out!! Thank you so much Marie! We just love your books and your stories and the creative spirit that you possess! You are such an incredible inspiration to us all! And thank you to all of you amazing ladies who came out to support Marie and celebrate her latest book, Between Heaven and Texas with us!!

We LOVE the Circus & A NEW Giveaway!!

 

 

 

I have to say we are all kind of enthralled with the sweet new Circus prints from Michael Miller!! You remember the elephants they had stepping out in their fun new Dots at Market right?

 

 

 

 

Well now we can't get enough of the whimsical and fun imagery of the 'Ol Big Top!! And with these fabulous Circus prints in the shop, we're just having idea after idea of how to use them!!

 

 

 

 

 

With sweet performing tigers, elephants, seals and more, your little one will love cuddling up in a their Circus blankie made with just the Border Print for the top and a cute coordinate on the back for a really quick project, you could even use Minkee on the back for even more comfort! You could also break it up for borders or banners! Or how about using it to make a bumper pad or bed skirt??  I don't know a kiddo who wouldn't like going to bed in their very own big top, their bedroom or nursery decorated with Circus-themed curtains, bedding and maybe some cute wall art (breaking up the Panel and framing or wrapping around canvas would be SO quick and easy)! It would even be sweet to throw a little one's birthday party or baby shower decorating with these fabrics! Since they are just so bright and fun, we think they work for boys and girls! Clothing would OBVIOUSLY be adorable too!!

 

 

So have you caught Circus-Fever yet?? We've got it bad!!!

 

 

Want a chance to win some of this great fabric?? Well you're in luck!! We're doing another BLOG GIVEAWAY for October!! That's right, up for grabs is 3 yards of any 44/45" width, Cotton fabrics of your choice!! You can get a yard of 3 different fabrics, half yards of 6, 3 yards of 1 or however you want to break it up! All you have to do to enter is be a FOLLOWER of this blog (if you are not following, you're entry WILL NOT be counted) and comment on this post with your email! Let us know what you think of these prints or what other new fabric you love! And GOOD LUCK!!!

Don't Look Now Trunk Show!

We are SEW very excited to have the Don't Look Now Trunk Show in the Cabbage Rose Classroom right now! It's so bright, cheery and overall inspirational that I can't help but smile each time I walk past it! We got to meet Kellie Wulfsohn, the amazing designer behind these incredible quilts at Fall Market last year and she was just full of cool and fun ideas for making applique totally fun and totally modern!

The Animal Alphabet pattern is absolutely one of my faves!! All of those animals are just too cute for words and its such a fun way to teach kiddos their letters!! If creating the whole quilt seems too daunting, there are endless ways to use these applique designs!! Use the letters to applique your child's name on something, choose a few letters and make some A,B,C wall art, take any of the animals and applique onto a onesies for baby gifts until the end of time!! Any time a new little one enters your life, pick the animal that starts with the same letter as their name for a personalized gift that's as cute as it is sweet!

How cute is this little tshirt with just an alligator applique'd on?? Too cute if you ask me!!

Making pillows is another fun way to break up those designs or just to create more accesories for an awesome bedroom look!! You could really take one quilt pattern and use it to make matching accessories for an entire room if you're feeling super productive or if you're just addicted to applique! Like with the monsters or robot quilts, you could use a few designs for throw pillows, a few more stitched to the bottom of some plain store bought curtains (or be extra cool and make your own!), you could even use some spray adhesive and put a design on the outside of a lamp shade!! However you break them up and mix them, the result will be cuter than you can even imagine!!

So come on into the shop and get inspired by these amazing quilts and accessories! You'll be totally taken with all the ideas that these designs will give you!! And don't forget to shop her NEW fabric collection with Riley Blake, Peak Hour!!! Such a fun collection of fabrics, perfect for any little boy projects!!

And for those of you who can't pop by the shop, here are a few more pictures that we took of Kellie's adorable booth at Market last Fall! Enjoy!!!