Candy Stars Tutorial! Use those Mini Charm Packs for a Fab Mini Quilt!

 

 

We're LOVING this new Candy Stars tutorial on the Moda Bake Shop Blog! Chrissy Lux of Sew Lu Fabric got into her candy stash to create this modern and classic design using Moda's Candy pre-cuts...which are adorable Mini Charm Packs! This mini quilt using fun 2.5" x 2.5" squares is a perfect project for using modern solids or for playing with a fun new collection of prints!

 

 

 

 

Besides being abnormally adorable (who doesn't LOVE TINY THINGS??), Mini Charm Packs are really affordable and easy to collect! For this project, you'll make two blocks - a variable star and a simple 4 patch and you'll need 76 mini charms. BUT you can easily adapt this design to be any size you want, just add some more pretty candy!!

 

 

 

 

If you're using solids, get your colors sorted and separated! Then start working on the placement for you 4-patch squares...those go together SO quickly!

 

 

 

LOVE this 9 patch! Simple yet high impact is achieved with color selection!!

 

 

And it looks just as magical in a scrappy style with some pretty prints!! So if you've been eyeing these cute little pre-cuts, now you've got a great excuse to grab a few packs next time you're at the shop! OR shop all our of mini charm packs online! This project is so fun, so simple and easily made bigger...it doesn't get much better than that right?? Thanks to Chrissy for sharing this cute tutorial!



Merry Christmas! And a Happy Year End Blow Out Sale!!!

 

 

We will be CLOSED TOMORROW, Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day to spend this wonderful holiday with our families! But considering the FabShop Online Year End BlowOut Sale is happening now through the end of the year, even you local customers will want to shop online to get the best deals!

 

Patterns from Amy Butler, Serendipity Studios and Fig Tree & Co. are all 50% OFF! Moda Collections up to 40% OFF!

 

Just write in the notes at the end of your order that you will pick up after the holiday and we'll knock off those shipping costs!

 

Merry Christmas to you all!

 

And Happy Sale Shopping!

Block of the Month Special!!!

 

Okay you guys! If you are just about losing your mind over what to get your favorite quilting friend this Christmas, we have a special that just may make the decision for you! For a limited time (4 DAYS ONLY), any of these Block of the Month programs will come with the last month ABSOLUTELY FREE! That's one whole payment you will be saving off each of these 12 month programs!

 

And what's even better, when we are ready to charge and ship your 11th month, we'll be adding the 12th month into that package SO you get to finish your project a whole month early!! Can't beat that with a wooden stick! So whether your friend or family member likes traditional pieced quilts, laser-cut applique or a fabulous holiday design, we've got something for everyone!

 

Sign someone up through Sunday, December 22nd and get this fabulous deal! Heck with a deal this good, you can go ahead and sign yourself up too!! ;) 

 

Just let us know in the notes at the end of your order what your friend's address is...we'll bill you each month and ship the blocks to them!

 

*Kaffe & Friends Block of the Month and previous orders excluded from this special!

Christmas Creating with Amy Butler!!

 

Looking for a fabulous collection of Organic Cotton's to create Christmas gifts? Try Amy Butler's new Forest Organics!! So delicious and soft! No matter what you make with these fabulous prints, friends and family will adore cuddling up next to these pretty fabrics!

 

 

 

 

Make some fancy quilted pillows for your friend's new couch or bedroom! Follow the design of a large scale print with your sewing machine for a fantastic finish!

 

 

 

 

Or maybe a simple throw quilt! You could use just a few fabrics to do a strip quilt with a fancy large scale print on the back! Or rock an easy patchwork design!

 

 

And let me just tell you, these fabrics are PERFECT for clothing! AND all of our Amy Butler patterns are on SALE!! Pick any print that you love and get cracking on a funky coat, simple skirt or a tunic!

 

So get that last minute of Christmas creating done with these perfect Organic Cottons!

 



Make it With Minky! A Simple Baby Blankie featuring Michael Miller Fabrics!!

 

As you all know, its holiday crunch time! Christmas is literally 22 days away and I might be freaking out a bit! Handmade gifts are definitely the direction I am going this year, but I still have half my list to go! So, I've recently been looking all over for cute and different handmade gift ideas that can be whipped up in a short amount of time! And in my wanderings through DIY Pinterest Boards and blog archives, I found this wonderful tutorial for a simple cotton and Minky baby blanket on the Practically Functional blog!

 

 

You should be able to work it to be any size you like but a baby size is still great for kiddos to cuddle on the couch with! Use this funky multi-colored Chevron and select one solid Minky that matches! Doesn't that orange just make this print POP?! Love this one for stylish older girls or baby's mod and bright world!

 

 

Cuddle your favorite little fella and impress Dad at the same time with this cool Mustachioed Man fabric on one side and a Black Cuddle Dimple Minky on the other! We be he'll love using this blanket even when he's much older! And you can't beat a project that grows with a child!

 

Ladies love a good floral and this one from Michael Miller is no exception! Lots of different colors and scales of flowers make for a really interesting and fun look don't ya think? And even a deeper shade of one of the colors found in that print would work for the back! To my eyes, Purple is the least used color in the print and could use the bolder punch on the back! I think it especially works if your print's background is white! 

 

Once you read through the tutorial, you'll see just how simple this project is! But with good fabric like these new prints from Michael Miller, no one will pay any mind to how little effort this handmade gift required! Thanks to Practically Functional for sharing her project and how-to!

 

Happy Creating!

Handmade Holiday: Travel Accessories in Loulouthi!

If you're anything like me, the requirements for making something are simple yet stern...it needs to look good AND be useful! That's why I just had to share this tutorial from Sew4Home featuring Anna Maria Horner's gorgeous Loulouthi prints (we still have some in stock!).

 

Almost every woman I know uses some sort of hot tool for her hair on a regular basis, if not every day! So why not create a fabulous carrier for your friend's Chi straightener or big barreled curling iron! They'll be absolutely delighted to have a safe way to transport their precious beauty cargo from now on! Plus who doesn't love gorgeous organization, am I right??

 

Get the full tutorial here!

 

 

 

 

When it comes to traveling, I like to keep things light and tight! I want to bring as little as possible, keep it as organized as possible and still look as fierce as possible! A great way to do that while on the road or living out of a suitcase is with jewelry! You can change the whole look of that dress you wore last night with a new necklace and little cardigan!

 

But it's always SUCH A PAIN to keep jewelry nice and neat when traveling! That's why this 8 Pocket Jewelry Pouch is a fabulous gift idea for the fashionable jetsetter on your handmade Christmas gift list! They'll be able to take all of their baubles and jewels with them in a sectioned pouch that keeps everything from getting tangled! Who could ask for more?? Maybe pair it with an awesome new piece of vintage or costume jewelry to really knock her socks off!

 

Full tutorial and template here!

 

 



 

 

They also have wonderful tutorials for a Roll-Up Makeup Brush Case and a Cosmetics and Toiletries Case that would make great gifts on their own or the best travel-themed gift EVER as a set! Pick your favorite fabric collection, Sunnyside by Kate Spain (I mean, it IS on SALE!) or use some Loulouthi like these samples! No matter what you make them with, you're sure to wow your loved one with a handmade Christmas gift like these fab travel accessories!

 

Happy Creating!

*GIVEAWAY WINNER* & Fabric Feature - Lottie Da by Heather Bailey

 

Heather Bailey has long been a favorite designer at the Cabbage Rose and we were SO excited to get her latest and greatest grouping of fabrics, Lottie Da into the shop!!

 

 

This collection is elegant and sophisticated while still having just the right amount of sweetness and whimsy! Heather always does SUCH GOOD WORK with creating bold and feminine florals you just can't (or don't want to) live without!

 

 

 

With a playful, 60's-mod vibe, Lottie Da combines dancing pop florals with groovy go-withs—butterflies included! With strategic contrast planned into the collection (value, hue, scale, and so forth), Lottie Da is versatile and fun and easy to quilt with! Combine like-palette prints for a quiet, sophisticated look, or incorporate contrasting colors and values for greater pop. You can take this collection in so many different directions.

 

 

AND JUST LOOK AT HER BOOTH FROM QUILT MARKET a few weekends back!! I was just floored when I saw this! So tasteful yet bursting at the seams with color! I am literally about to have a cute attack over the amazing paper pieced butterfly art Heather created! She TOTALLY deserved the FIRST PRIZE RIBBON for a single booth!  

 

 

     

 

 

So what will you make with Lottie Da? We have some super cute Heather Bailey Patterns to choose from and Caroline has already gotten busy with these pretty prints (go figure)! Go meet her new buddy, Morton over on her blog!

 

 

 OH! And before I forget!!! We have a Giveaway Winner to announce!

 

 

 

 

Congratulations Joellen!! We'll be emailing you to get your shipping address for those fabulous April Rhodes Patterns! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who participated!! We appreciate all the new Twitter Followers, Facebook Fan Page Likes and Newsletter Subscribers and we hope we keep providing you all with fun and inspiration!

 

Happy Wednesday y'all!