Are you ready?

Okay, what I am about to share with you is probably the coolest thing since special cuts so I want you to prepare yourselves.

Inhale. Hold it. Exhale.

Are you ready?

Amy Butler and The Electric Quilt Company have teamed up to create Amy Butler Softwares, the coolest new tool for creating fresh and modern home decor pretties! It is a computer program that includes 22 new home sewing projects plus 9 bonus projects that any level sewer can tackle! You can sew the projects just as Amy designed them by following the instructions provided or you can use the software to customize the design to make it your own! For example, if you don't like the border on one of the quilts, just change it!

The program also includes swatches of Amy's beautiful fabrics so you can plan color schemes and shopping lists for each project! Here are some of the project examples...SEW PRETTY!!!

You can evan print out the patterns and yardage charts! The main projects include 8 quilts, 3 table runners, 7 pillows, 1 floor cushion and 3 bags. Along with the 9 bonus projects, that's 31 (fully customizable) home decor patterns for less than $30.00! What a deal! Plus all sewing instructions are illustrated step by step so this really is a program for any sewer at any skill level! I don't know about you...but I'm GETTING THIS!

Zippers!!!

We just added over 30 different colored zippers to the shop!

       

I'm so excited about these! Now you can add another exciting pop of color in an unexpected way! So many colors that it would be almost impossible to not find a coordinating zipper for your next project. Head over to the shop to take a look! You can find them in the Notions & Trims department.

Have a great Tuesday and don't forget to enter the giveaway!

Kay's Book Signing (image heavy)

Happy Monday to you! Did you have a fabulous weekend?? We had SUCH a busy Saturday up at the shop what with hosting Kay's book signing, Fig Tree Club and Jo's Club, we were PACKED! But the whole day was so much fun! Wanna see some pictures??? Of course you do!

Kay is one of cutest and sweetest people you'll ever meet! She's a doll!

This was the "Sew Serendipity" area! How cute are the little kites?? Great banner idea for a party!

These are the original pieces that were shot for the book!

The 'treat' table. Sweet cookies, delicious cupcakes and the BEST raspberry pink lemonade.

Meeting and greeting!

Karen gave an impromptu tissue paper flower tutorial! So cute!

We all had such an amazing time hosting this fun event! Thanks to everyone who came out to support Kay and her new book. Speaking of her new book, we're giving away a signed copy! Check the post below for all the details.

GIVEAWAY!!

Hey ladies! Tomorrow I'll be posting all the beautiful pictures from the fabulous book signing we had for Kay Whitt's new book, Sew Serendipity! But for now, I'm here to announce our newest GIVEAWAY!

We're offering up a signed copy of her book! This book is full of great tips and ideas along with full tissue patterns that will help "first timers" or "try againers" gain the confidence needed to sew for themselves!

To enter, become a follower (if you haven't followed our blog already) and leave a comment in the post! We'll leave the comments open until next Wednesday and announce the winner that Friday!

Don't forget to put you're email address at the end of your comment so we can contact you about shipping details! GOOD LUCK!!!

Giveaway WINNER!

Hey there! I'm just dropping in to announce the winner of our "Whimsy Diamond" giveaway! And the winner is....

Congratulations Jamie!

We had sooo much fun with our first giveaway, reading all your comments that we're going to be hosting giveaways regularly. As a matter of fact, we are announcing a new giveaway on Monday! So be sure to pop back by next week! And if you're in the area, PLEASE stop by the shop for Kay Whitt's book signing party tomorrow from 10am-2pm! There's going to be a whole lot of cute and fun going on so you WON'T wanna miss it!

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Scenes from the Shop

Good morning to you all! I'm beginning a new, hopefully weekly feature for the blog. It's called "Scenes from the Shop" and will highlight cute little vignettes that are in our brick and motar shop, here in Fort Worth. We're always changing things up and redecorating so I thought it'd be nice for every one of our amazing customers to see our darling shop!

This is our "clothes line". This is where we hang samples of some of our favorite clothing patterns! All these samples were made by some of the "Roses", the lovely and hard-working ladies who man the shop!

EDIT: The patterns hanging here are, from left to right: Fun and Frills Apron, Twirling Skirt, Britches and Bloomers, Nie Nie Skirt,  Lily Top with Bandanna, and the Boutique Bottoms.

Book Signing Party!

Please Join Us for a

Book Signing Party Honoring

Kay Whitt!

Saturday, July 10th

10am - 2pm

There will be door prizes, drawings and goodies galore! So if you're in the area, please stop by and celebrate with us!