Emma's Pick Of The Week - Raining Cats & Dogs

Hey there, it's me Emma Jane! I know, I know.....I just said I was going on sabbatical for a while......but I had to make a special guest appearance to introduce the Raining Cats & Dogs Pattern by Anne Sutton for Bunny Hill Designs. And it happens to be raining as I write this post which makes things even more perfect....
It's a whimsical and charming applique quilt full of happy dogs and cats and their cute little houses.
This is one of my favorite blocks. A 4 Star Hotel for dogs. I'd definitely like to stay there.....but I think I'll skip the gym and just go to the spa and the dining room.....
And this is my absolute favorite block. The Pampered Pooch........
I think I'm going to head there right now for some R & R.....See ya later......
XOXO,
Emma Jane

Sew How Was Your Weekend?

Another wonderful weekend has come and gone way too fast. We had an adorable house guest named Kipling.....
She fit right in with our crew and they all did a fabulous job of wearing each other out....
We threw some homemade pizzas on the grill on Saturday night.....
At sunset.....
And then we decided to spoil ourselves on Sunday morning with Mimosas.....
And Lobster Eggs Benedict.....
Don't forget....the calories you eat on the weekend don't count!

And I actually managed to do some sewing too. As the dogs were running in circles around me I made a bunch of pillows for the living room. We're going for a Hawaiian type of look.....
And I started work on a quilt to match those pillows....
Shall we take bets on how long it will take me, The Queen of Unfinished Projects to actually finish this??? And if you're wondering, most of the fabrics are from the Meadowsweet Collection by Sandi Henderson.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend too!

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Jenny's Pick Of The Week - Wrenly by Valori Wells

Hey there! If you're asking what happened to Emma Jane......well.....she's fine. But she was getting less and less "agreeable" during the weekly photo shoots for "Emma's Pick Of The Week." I'm not going to say Emma is retired.....and she'll definitely continue to make frequent appearances on the blog.....but I think she wanted to go on sabbatical for just a little while so I'm going to take over for my sweet little puppers.

Sooooo, if I could just drop everything right now (all that pesky paperwork and bookkeeping and laundry and stuff) I'd start playing with the brand new, bright, bold and modern Wrenly by Valori Wells for Free Spirit Fabrics. It's full of birds and blooms in shades of cobalt, cerulean, mandarin, cherry and citrus. We're still waiting on the arrival of four of these fabrics (the multicolored Gypsy colorway) but there's still plenty to play with as we wait for Gypsy's arrival!
These are some of my favs from the Cobalt colorway.....
I'm really thinking that the top one called Cobalt Bloom would make an excellent Wrap Dress (by Favorite Things)......
And these are some fabrics from the Cherry and Mandarin colorway that I'm drooling over.....
I would love to make a bright, summery City Market Tote by Kati Cupcake using these fabrics.....
And wouldn't the whole collection make an amazing San Francisco Window Boxes quilt.....
And once Gypsy gets here I plan on making a Honey Girl Dress.....
Using the Gypsy Wildfield fabric.....
Would I sound like a total geek if I said that I think THAT dress in THAT fabric would be absolutely dreamy? I'd be like a multicolored dandelion floating in the breeze!

So, that's what I'm crushing on right now. And I'll obviously let you know once the Gypsy colorway arrives (hopefully that will be at the end of July!).

Have a great weekend and Happy Sewing,
Jenny

July Giveaway - Farm Fresh

We Have A Winner!!!

The winner is scottylover who said "That is so cute! I think I would have to use it for a baby quilt, or maybe a picnic quilt. The prints are adorable!" Congratulations scottylover!

Happy July! Can you believe it's already July??? This month we're giving away a Farm Fresh Fat Quarter Bundle. July 14, 2011 Update - Farm Fresh just arrived in the shop today and it's too cute for words!!!

Here's how to enter....
-Leave a blog comment for one entry. I'd love to hear what you plan on making with this fabric.
-Tweet about this Giveaway for another entry
-Mention this Giveaway on Facebook for another entry
-And I know not everyone has their own blog or Twitter or Facebook......So, you can receive an extra entry if you let me know that you e-mailed at least 3 friends about this Giveaway.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be sure to leave a blog comment for each additional entry that you do. For example....leave your first comment about what you plan on doing with this bundle. But be sure to leave another comment saying "I Tweeted this" or "I Facebooked this" so that I know that you get additional entries.

The Giveaway ends on July 31, 2011. The winner will be chosen on August 1, 2011.

Thanks for participating and good luck!
Jenny

Favorite Fabric Vote Results

Here's the Semi-Annual Favorite Quilt Fabric Vote wrap up.....

In case you missed it, the winner is Korie who said "No competition for me, Farm Fresh is the best!"

And now onto the fabric results.

Ruby by Bonnie and Camille for Moda was the runaway favorite. It should be arriving in the shop in October.
Happy Mochi Yum Yum by Monica Solorio-Snow (The Happy Zombie) for Lecien came in second. It should be arriving in the shop in July.
Pam Kitty Morning by Pam Viera McGinnis for Lakehouse Dry Goods was a VERY close third place. It should be arriving in the shop in October.
Wrenly by Valori Wells for Free Spirit Fabrics came in fourth. It is actually in the shop RIGHT NOW!
Fifth place goes to Farm Fresh by October Afternoon for Riley Blake. It should be arriving in the shop in July.
Going Coastal by Crazy Old Ladies for Michael Miller came in sixth place. It is expected to arrive in the shop sometime in August.
We also ordered Preppy Plaids by Moda and they should be arriving in September.
Thank you to everyone who voted! I loved reading your comments. And I'll let you know what other collections we end up adding to the shop!

Happy Sewing,
Jenny