Another Vacation Sale

Hello to all you wonderful, beautiful, talented people out there in blog world. It's vacation time again.....which also means that it's sale time again!
We'll be "closed" from Wednesday, June 16 through Sunday, June 27. You can still place orders during this time but they won't ship until Monday, June 28 or Tuesday, June29. Sooooo......to apologize for this inconvenience we're offering 10% OFF everything in the store from now until when we return. Just enter Discount Code Word Bahamas on the 2nd page of checkout.
I better go finish packing! I'll "see" ya when I get back.

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Pattern Review - Athena Skirt

Well, I finally got around to making the Athena Skirt after months of thinking about it. It's a pull on skirt with an elastic waist. I used fabrics from the Eden and Soiree Collections by Lila Tueller. Overall, I am really happy with this skirt and I definitely recommend this pattern.
The skirt was very easy to make and I barely looked at the directions. I followed the cutting measurements and just went from there. The skirt pattern calls for a yoke and 4 tiers (the longest section is actually tier 1, not the yoke). I ended up leaving the 4th tier off. I'm short (5' 2") and I realized that I had more than enough fabric on my body after I added the 3rd tier. I also decided not to add the ruffle trim in between each tier. I think with all the different prints that there's enough to look at and the extra ruffles aren't necessary.

Oh, and I wish I wouldn't have picked such similar fabrics for the yoke and tier one. Next time, I'm going to make sure there's more contrast between those two layers.

I will definitely make this skirt again....but next time I might take a couple inches off of the width of each tier and see how it looks with a little less fullness. I won't take any inches off of the yoke though.....I wouldn't be able to get the skirt on if I did that!

Here's one of those fabulous self-portraits in the full length mirror.....
I'm gonna go roll up my skirt and stick it in my luggage now. Oh, did I mention that we're going to the Bahamas on Friday? And my new skirt is just crying out to me that it wants to have Pina Coladas on the beach. And I won't let her down!

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Emma's Pick Of The Week - Jolly Stockings

Hey there, it's me Emma Jane! I know, I know - it's been a long time since I've been on the blog. First, we had the Quilt Market wrap up......and then there was the Birthday Celebration for Sew Fab......and then last week.....well.......I just forgot to do a pick of the week! Oops! But now I'm back and ready to do a little "show and tell!" We found this adorable new pattern at Quilt Market. It's called "Jolly Stockings."
We got to see this quilt in person at Quilt Market and it was fantastic! There are so many cute little details on this applique quilt - rick rack, yo-yo's, laces on the "Ice Skate Stocking" and an applique string of lights on one of them. There's even one stocking with a fish and one with a little dog bone. And you could add the names of your family members (don't forgot the non-human family members!) on the cuffs of the stockings.

It may be June......but in "Sewing Land" it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Ho, ho, ho,
Emma Jane

June 2010 Giveaway

We Have A Winner!!!
The winner is Di (yup - Random Number Generator picked #1)! Di said "Mmmm would be so great to win some lovely Meadowsweet! I've not been able to find it in any of the local quilt stores! Thanks for these fun giveaways." Congratulations!

Happy June! This month we're giving away a Meadowsweet Fat Quarter Bundle by Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller. These bright and juicy colors and patterns are just the thing to get summer started!

Please leave a comment on this blog post to be entered to win. The winner will be announced on this blog post on July 1, 2010. The last day to enter is June 30, 2010. Don't forget to check this blog post on July 1 to see if you're the winner!

And if you're not on the e-mail Newsletter list please send me an e-mail with the word Newsletter in the subject or text and I'll sign you up. The Newsletter has all the good info on the giveaways and sales and new products and other fun stuff!

Good Luck and Happy Sewing,
Jenny

P.S. You can read about last months Giveaway here. It was a Nicey Jane Fat Quarter Bundle.

Happy Birthday Sew Fabulous!

Happy Birthday Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop! One year ago today we welcomed Sew Fabulous to the world! It's been a fantastic first year. And thanks to all of you for helping make this first year so successful and fun!

In honor of Sew Fab's 1st Birthday we'll be having a week long sale. Well.....actually we'll have a different sale each day from now until Sunday. Each sale will be for one day only. So keep checking the Home Page and every day at about 8:00 a.m. (this will force me to not oversleep this week!) we'll let you know what the new sale is at the top of the page!

It's time to go blow out the candle! Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Quilt Market Spring 2010 - Part 3

Hello everyone! This will be the third and final "chit chat" about Quilt Market. There were so many great new patterns at Quilt Market that it was hard to narrow them down. This will just be a sampling of all the great new things that will be coming your way!

First up is clothing. This is the Monique Dress.....
And the Claire Cami Dress.....
These are both by Serendipity Studios and they are already in the shop! She's also got an amazing book coming out soon called Sew Serendipity. It will includes patterns, tons of sewing tips and all sorts of ideas for how to embellish and change the designs to match your style. Here's the cover.....
The book includes skirts.....
And dresses.....
And jackets.....
You can also add to your wardrobe with the Berry Picker Skirt by Portobello Pixie.....
And the Petal Skirt.....
And for those that are as obsessed with lounge wear as I am we'll have the Sway Pants.....
And the Happy Feet slippers by Favorite Things....
And as always there were lots of cute new purse patterns at Market. This one is the City Market Tote by Kati Cupcake (better image coming soon).....

And the One More Bag pattern by MH Designs....

And two adorable new bag patterns by Patty Young. The Stella Handbag.....
And the Sun & Surf Tote....
And Quilt Market wouldn't be Quilt Market without lots of quilts. I absolutely love the La Playa quilt by Minick & Simpson. I think their color combo is gorgeous but I also think this quilt would look fantastic in more bright and tropical colors like aqua, lime green, hot pink and orange....
And of course Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs had a booth full of amazing applique and pieced quilts. I'm crazy about the Park Lane Quilt....
And her latest addition to the Bitty Pincushions series is a cute little owl....
She also had several "oh so sweet" baby quilts. This is Binkies on Broadway which includes directions for either the elephants.....
Or the bunnies.....
And more baby sweetness in the form of Sweet Dreams Lily....
And Nighty Night Will.....
Fig Tree Quilts always has beautiful, dreamy and snuggle-able quilts like Saltwater Taffy.....
And Clovers....
Thimble Blossoms has some amazing new designs coming out this summer. They have made a new version of their incredibly popular Piece of Cake Quilt.....
And this cute design called Picnic Rollup has optional ties you can use to bundle it up.....
There was also an adorable quilt by Cotton Way using the same fabrics.....
And of course there were some great new quilts from Fresh Cut Quilts. This is called Upstairs Downstairs....
And this is their new applique Christmas quilt covered in adorable stockings.....
And finally, here's Merry Go Round by The Noble Wife. I LOVE those pinwheels.....
I think I've covered just about everything! Now, I've gotta go finish placing my orders for all these goodies!

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Quilt Market Spring 2010 - Part 2

Ahhhh......now I get to tell you all about the Fabric Eye Candy that we saw at Quilt Market. First up is Amy Butler's new collection, "Soul Blossom" which should be available in October.....
Amy Butler's ability to mix colors and patterns is amazing. This exotic collection is Amy's way of sharing the culture, colors and architecture she experienced while traveling through India. It's full of dreamy jewel tones mixed together in ornate patterns. I love this brown one with a sort of Art Nouveau feel to it. It's called Fuchsia Tree and the color is Carmine....
And this is Passion Lily in Cerise Pink....
And this is Peacock Feathers in Sea Glass......
Next up is "Dream On" by Urban Chiks. Love it! Love, love, love it! (Expected to arrive in October).
This collection is meant to remind us of the bedding we had as little girls. It also reminds me of vintage Lilly Pulitzer prints. (Can you call prints that are 20-25 yrs old vintage? I dunno but I am!). These sweet florals and ticking stripes are in luscious shades of Pink Passion, Hello Yellow, Moonlight, Grass, Blue Moon and Crush. There's even a multi-patch print in two different colorways that will make perfect "cheater quilts." A cool blue colorway.....
And a warm pink and orange colorway.....
I love this delicate little Pink Passion floral print.....
And this trellis floral design in Blue Moon....
And now we move on to the It's A Hoot Collection by MoMo (expected to arrive in October).....
These little images just do not do this fabric collection justice! The owl print in the center is a huge print that's a fairy tale land full of owls and rolling hills and trees and flowers in a rainbow of colors. Like I said before - owls were a huge theme at market. They were everywhere! I'm in love with this little owl print in Raspberry.....
And these little leafy trees in Pistachio....
And these funky stripes and owls in Sky Blue.....
And now I'd like to introduce "Penelope" by Holly Holderman of Lakehouse Dry Goods which should be available around December. It was love at first sight with "Penelope". If you're around me for more than 10 seconds you'll learn that I love pink. I'm obsessed with pink. I'm a pink-aholic. If I had my own country the flag would be pink. So imagine my reaction when I saw this.....
The individual "fabric swatch images" for this collection aren't available yet but this is one of the "Inspiration Sheets" that Holly posted over on her awesome blog. When the images are available I'll create one of my little 9 Patch Swatch thingies to show you. But for now this will have to do as a little tease of the good things to come. And how amazing would these fabrics look in the "Girl In Paris" quilt by Fig Tree Quilts.....
Ooh la la! I'll definitely be making a pink and black "Girl In Paris" quilt!

I'm also falling hard for the McKenzie Collection by Dena Designs.....
And the Lily and Will Collection by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs.....
And last but certainly not least is Patty Young's "Play Date" inspired by her two girls - Sydney and Sophie......
Well, this completes our tour of my favorite new fabrics from Quilt Market. Let me know what you think - do you have a favorite? Are there any collections that you're just dying to get your pretty, little hands on? I'd love to know!

Tomorrow I'll be back to tell you all about the patterns and kits I saw.

Happy Sewing,
Jenny