Beginning of May Special: FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $35!

Hey everyone! If you have had some trouble with our website this weekend or this morning, NOT TO WORRY! Our servers were being worked on but NOW the online store is back up and kicking! To make up for this little inconvenience, we're offering FREE SHIPPING on ALL ORDERS over $35 (before tax!) now through May 2nd!!! Just in time for Mother's Day!!

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We LOVE All Things Laser Cut!!

We are just too excited about all of our NEW & AMAZING Laser-Cut Block of the Month programs! We've had our eyes on some of these fabulous quilts for a long time but with all that cutting and prep-work, they just never seemed like a reality in our shop full of busy ladies! But with all of the applique pieces already cut out to perfection for you with fusing already applied, there's not a sewer out there that can't complete one of these fabulous designs! When all you have to do is iron down a piece and stitch it as you please, that leaves a whole lot less time to get distracted or bored! Being able to see the quilt come to life quickly by simply ironing down the shapes is incredibly rewarding! Even Karen who hasn't made a quilt in a few years (go ahead, ask her next time you see her in the shop!) is already working on her Flower Pots blocks!! So if you would like to bring one or ALL of these fabulous quilts into your home, I'm here to say with these Laser-Cut programs, it's easy as cake!



Shop all of our Block of the Month Programs here!
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And don't forget to order an applique pressing sheet, some invisible thread or some Finca Perle Cotton thread to start working on these fun projects!

We also have a fun new quilt kit that is laser cut as well!!

Create this adorable Hooterville quilt in tons of bright colors with this adorable new kit! All of the applique pieces for the owls and trees will come laser-cut with fusing applied to the back, so all you have to do is press them onto your background and stitch down using your favorite method! Talk about a time saver! Make this sweet quilt in a snap for a little boy or girl in your life! Or use the pieces to applique onto onesies, tshirts, book bags, pillows and more!! You could even frame a few for some super cute fabric wall art!! Your imagination is the limit!

Happy Appliqueing!!

Another Handmade Fashion Show!!

We're having another Handmade Fashion Show in celebration of the Spring & Summer Fashions next month on Saturday, May 5th at 11:30 in the Cabbage Rose Shop!! We'll recreate the runway for you, your friends or kids to model those handmade creations and let's all have a little fun strutting our stuff! It's so much fun seeing how everyone uses our patterns & fabric in different ways to achieve totally different looks! Sew...why don't you hunt through our Fashion & Tote Patterns for a new project to show off some of these brand new Summer & Spring fabric collections!!

We have SO many great patterns for every level of sewer! If you're a beginner but would love to participate, here's your excuse to grab up one of Caroline's adorable skirt patterns!

The Paper Bag Skirt is totally chic and features the ever-so-popular paper bag style waist line! This skirt is way too easy to dress up and looks just as cute in a casual setting! Whether you use a solid or a print determines whether it becomes a sublte accent to your outfit or the main attraction!!

And the Simple Skirt is a quick and easy a-line skirt that's perfect for any occasion! From church, to picnics, to running your errands, make it simply stylish with this super cute skirt that anyone can make! A go-to outfit when paired with a coordinating t-shirt!

    

Or, if you're a little more comfortable with sewing garments, take a peek at our selection of Amy Butler's Fashion Patterns, which are all 25% OFF this week!!! Talk about your lucky day!!

And her latest collection, Lark is full of amazing prints that are perfect for clothing and bags! People everywhere will stop you when wearing any of her designs so grab a new pattern (or a couple...I mean, they ARE on SALE!) and some of your favorite yardage and get to crafting a new piece for yourself, your kids or whoever!

   

  

Every family that participates will receive a $10 Cabbage Rose Gift Certificate so we want to see as many of you out showing your handmade pretties as possible!! Still don't know what you could possibly make? Come on up to the shop and spend the day getting inspired by our gorgeous new collections and samples all over the store! We also have TONS of new Patterns and Books that will get those creative gears a-turning!

Happy Sewing!!



Pretty, Practical Projects are the BEST!

Okay, so I have to say I'm a total sucker for anything pretty that's ACTUALLY practical. Yes, I do still obsess over things with no intrinsic value beyond their cuteness, but you take something that I have to use every day and make it pretty?? Well, that's how you steal my heart! And when Chris brought these adorable samples of the Lunch Bunch Pattern by Indygo Junction into the shop, I just about had a cute-heart-attack!

Fabric used is Good Fortune by Kate Spain

  

First of all, EVERYONE eats lunch and a lot of us do it out of the home 5 days a week, so that's even more encouragement to invest the time to create something all your own! Second, the pattern calls for lining each bag with PUL (call us to order), a waterproof fabric that makes the bags food safe and machine washable so that you can use them over and over! This is a much more GREEN option than using brown paper sacks and plastic sandwhich bags, think of how much trash you'll eliminate!! Thirdly, the folks at Indygo Junction thought of it all with the extras in this pattern! You not only get a pattern for the big lunch bag, large sandwhich bag, a small snack bag, a circular snack bag that can be closed with a ribbon or cord and serves as a placemat when open (too cool!), and last but certainly not least, a reversible napkin! The whole set together is perfect for packing individual lunches for picnics, trips to the amusement park, or really anywhere you might only have a picnic table (or your lap) to eat on. And I just love that you can wipe out the insides when you get home or if you're lunch got a little messy (say, a dripping PB&J), you can throw the whole set into the washing machine with your next load of laundry!

This is a great project to create for school-aged kids, even for those who are college-bound this year! Can you say, graduation gift?? Use some more graphic and masculine fabrics like Parson Gray's debut collection Curious Nature and create a set for your husband to take to work!

My hubby and I resolved this year to take more homemade, nutritious lunches to work and with this awesome and creative way to tote our munchies, it's going to be even less of a challenge! Like I said, cute and practical gets me and a lot of times I'm terrible at keeping up with something unless I can do it as cool//cute as stinkin' possible! So here's to more handmade goodness in all areas of life!

What are your favorite practical projects? Anything you love to make for people again and again?

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!