tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68836082206366757982024-02-06T21:31:07.687-08:00And Sew It GoesApril Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-56056349811267991322013-04-04T22:25:00.000-07:002013-04-11T08:27:55.885-07:00Introducing Poppy Hop, by Cindy Lindgren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the exciting things about Modern Yardage is that each month a new fabric collection is featured, and we get to see projects and ideas made with these beautiful fabrics. This month Modern Yardage is featuring Cindy Lindgren's Poppy Hop Collection. This cute puppy bed was made by the wonderful Melissa Pederson who owns the <a href="http://www.thelindentreeshop.com/" target="_blank">Linden Tree Shop</a>, which is a family and a second home to Cindy in Minneapolis.<br />
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I made this fun bag out of a pattern by Kay Whitt at Sew Serendipity Lola Gypsy Bag without the ruffles. I used Cindy's Link print in orange and love the fresh look. I also love this e-reader case in Taupe. It was made by Carole Youngren. </div>
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So many other fun bags and accessories can be made from these prints.</div>
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Placemat and napkin made by Carole Youngren.</div>
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Shower curtain made by Carole Youngren.</div>
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This lovey girl's reversible skirt is another fun project! This skirt was also made by Carole Youngren. The pattern is by Oliver & S. It is the Hula Hoop Skirt.</div>
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Checkout Cindy's work and so much more at <a href="http://www.modernyardage.com/">www.modernyardage.com</a>April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-5807079427949143582013-02-24T15:05:00.001-08:002013-02-24T15:10:23.751-08:00Sew Serendipity: Classic Tailored Jacket, My Version<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love the beautiful images and inspiring projects by Kay Whitt in her book, Sew Serendipity. Kay has a fun, whimsical style and makes projects that are flattering on most figures. I saw this jacket in the book and thought it would be a fun project to make. I pulled out some options from my cotton sateen stash and had just enough of this floral Block Print Blossom by Joel Dewberry. The green color seemed neutral enough that I thought I could wear it with a lot of different things in the springtime. </div>
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So I worked away and found the pattern easy enough to follow. But I was a little horrified by the result:</div>
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Seriously? It looked like a maternity coat. I added ruffles on the bottom of the sleeves because I thought it would add a fun detail. Bad improvisation. I kept thinking that because the model in the picture was probably an extra-extra small, the coat looked cute and dainty. The hardware on the coat made it look more mature, but making the coat in a size Medium just looked totally unflattering. I immediately felt like I looked like Lucille O'Ball when she was pregnant. She wore these house coat frocks, and she would have asked to borrow mine had it been her pregnancy decade.</div>
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So I attached a belt to the jacket, and it really slimmed it out and made it look a lot better. I just stitched the belt right onto the back of the coat, like she gives an example of it in the book. Still, the sleeves made it look to girlish. So I cut those off and left a 3/4" sleeve with a hem. </div>
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In the end, the coat turned out much cuter than I thought it would after I first completed it. There are a couple of things that bother me about it. #1. It isn't lined. So unless it is made out of wool or another warm fabric, it isn't going to do much to protect from the cold. #2. I don't like the inset sleeve so much and would rather that it have normal sleeves because somehow I feel like inset sleeves look like they are made for giant shoulder pads.</div>
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#3. My fabric choice probably wasn't the best idea. I love the print and the color but on such a big piece of clothing, it reminds me so much of the Sound of Music Curtains with the big mossy green print. I feel like I could line up with the Von Trapp children and would fit right in.</div>
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But it was a good project, which Kay told me herself wasn't too tough. She was right. It was manageable. If it had the lining that I really wish it did, maybe it wouldn't have been so easy. I am not sure. I am still not sure if or where I will wear it, but I have made so many projects that I may or may not ever wear that it is really not why I make things to begin with. </div>
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I have been a terrible blogger lately. Not because I don't love you all: only because I have been so busy with fabric. Tomorrow begins our pre-launch for a new business that my husband and I started a few months ago. Actually more than a few months ago. We have researched and learned and wrestled with decisions about fabrics and inks and machines and FINALLY we are ready to launch --well, sort of. </div>
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A pre-launch means that our website www.modernyardage.com will go live. Are all of our current designs up and ready to order? No. Is our site perfect? No. Can we take orders yet? I'm not quite sure. But when our site goes live, we will be able to allow fabric lovers to see what we have been up to and explore how our big idea will bring beautiful and unique fabrics to them... that they won't be able to find anywhere else for a price as low as we offer. So are we ready? We better be. We are close, and we invite you to check us out while allowing for some construction as you shop. We hope our customers will help us to find issues and ways that we can improve before our actual launch next month.</div>
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Along the way, we can offer designers creative freedom, instant-to-market designs, and a better platform to connect with their consumers. We print fabric on-demand. How can we do this? Digital textile printing. And I can't wait to show you how much fun it can be.<br />
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As a consumer, you will enjoy multiple colorways of the same designs. You used to choose from 2 or three. We offer up to five or six color ways of many designs. We also offer most prints in three different scales. So you can make a skirt with one print and make an accent on it in the same print but a smaller size. How fun is that?<br />
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This is a bag I made from a design by Cindy Lindgren. This is the same print, in two different color ways and in two different scales. Orange and more orange. I can't get enough.</div>
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I know that the lighting on this picture is terrible. This is a shot of the original quilt made for Joel Dewberry for the Houston Quilt Market 2012. It was made by Barbie Mills and I took this picture when she presented it at our Salt Lake City Modern Quilt Guild Meeting before quilt market. She did a great job, and I think Joel's take on a chevron is a great use of this bold fabric. The slanted pieces are cut diagonally which makes it even more interesting and probably makes the fabric easier to work with. This pattern will be available for free soon. For better pictures of this, go to <a href="http://thequiltingmill.blogspot.com/2012/10/finished-notting-hill-subway-quilt.html" target="_blank">Barbie's</a> blog and see her photos. They are much better than this.</div>
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This color way is only available in home dec weight or "cotton sateen" as Westminster calls it. The are from Joel's booth. On the rich is a stack of his brochures. He covered the boxes himself, and I sewed the hat from his Pieced Pinwheel Hat pattern. It is such a great, reversible hat. I highly recommend making it.<br />
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Of all of the lovely color ways that were represented in Joel's Quilt Market booth, the Navy color way was most admired, or so he says. This bag was made by <a href="http://www.leedledeedlequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leigh</a>. And it is just lovely.</div>
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This bag was also made by Leigh.<br />
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Can you stand the pink and grey color way? It is so lovely. Again, a color way available only in heavy sateen fabric. The pink skirt and the yellow and aqua skirt in the background are voile. I actually made both skirts and the Pink and Grey Pockets Aplenty bag. What a pleasure it is to sew with such beautiful fabric. And it was a very cool feeling to know that I was the first one to ever sew with fabric from such a beautiful line.<br />
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I made this beautiful dress in Voile with the Red color way from Notting Hill. I also made the Hobo bag from another of Joel's older patterns. I didn't expect to love the red color way so much. The color is vibrant and beautifully contrasted by the blend of colors that surround it. That plaid is so well done. This photo shows my three favorite prints from the line: Plaid, Kaleidoscope, and Poppy. I love the fabric walls that Joel had printed with old London street maps as well as the fun subway signs that he designed and had printed to decorate his booth and highlight words that tie into the Notting Hill line.</div>
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The Westminster Fibres booth included this lovely quilt , dress (Vintage Flutter), and many lovely pillows. There was so much on display to highlight Joel's Notting Hill fabric line.</div>
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I sort of wanted to take off with those pretty pillows or at least take a little nap on them. I might have embarrassed my husband had I actually done that.<br />
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Anyway, I am super biased because Joel is not only my favorite designer but also a close personal friend. But I was super impressed by his booth at quilt market in Houston and recognized the enthusiasm in so many who took a look. Now go sew something with it. You won't regret it!April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-70958821100695880682012-11-06T20:26:00.000-08:002012-11-06T20:26:08.393-08:00Fall 2012 International Quilt Market in Houston<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It really is a treat to attend the International Quilt Market in Houston. The 2012 Fall quilt market was not a disappointment. It was filled with beautiful fabric and wonderful, creative people. I will have to break this into several posts because there was too much eye candy to put in one post all at once. </div>
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I think I will start with some of the wonderful designers from Westminster Fabrics. Westminster did a new booth at this market. It appears that they took a lesson from Riley Blake on how to make really good use of booth space, allowing walls for each designer within their space. This is great because spectators get a really good look at what each of their designers' new lines are like even if the designers don't actually have a booth at market.</div>
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The skirt with the circles in this photo is a velvety feel and would be great for a coat or a couch.</div>
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I think that this picture is the best show of how beautifully these fabrics work together. I love the rose print toward the front.</div>
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This is a quick peek at a quilt in Jennifer Pagnelli's section of the Westminster booth. It is as bright and floral as most of her lines. Pretty. </div>
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Tula Pink is just lovely. What would a market blog post be without a mention of Tula? She is funny and cleaver and obviously super talented. I enjoyed my chat with her and really love her new line, which is so interesting and beautiful. The line is called Salt Water and it has a beautiful ocean motif, including octopus prints among other more mellow prints. The orange is my favorite color of them all, but I could embrace any of these with enthusiasm.</div>
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Here are some of the things in Tula's portion of the Westminster booth.</div>
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Tula Pink Salt Water Quilt from Fall Quilt Market 2012</div>
<br />April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-16123007455229597412012-11-04T10:34:00.000-08:002012-11-04T10:34:03.385-08:00Joel Dewberry Fabric on Modern Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a big fan of Joel Dewberry's designs and I am just as big of a fan of the hilarious show, Modern Family. Each week I wait to see what fabric one of the gay characters, Cam, will have on the cuffs of his shirts. It adds to his flamboyance, and is such a great detail in showing Cam's personality. On the most recent Modern Family, the show started with Cam wearing not just flamboyant cuffs, but a whole shirt in one of my favorite Joel Dewberry prints from his Heirloom collations. And my husband was the one to spot it first. He has become pretty knowledgeable on fabric lines.</div>
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When I posted these pictures on instagram, designers started asking how they can get their fabric on his shirts. Some designers said that the manufacturing companies send the fabric into the costume departments in hopes that they will choose those fabrics for the shirts. Riley Blake did this, and they did use some of their fabric on his cuffs. But in the case of Joel Dewberry, he nor Westminster had any hand in this. A Michael Levine person (Michael Levine is a huge fabric outlet in the fabric district of Los Angeles) came through quilt market and told Joel that the costume designers come through their store and pick out fabric for Cam's shirts. And I think that is how this happened. </div>
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Joel's fabric has also been featured on Cougartown. There was a whole bedroom set made out of one of his lines on that show. There was also a diaper bag on a daytime soap (not sure which one) and I saw an episode of <i>Tori and Dean Home Sweet Hollywood</i> where Tori made a dress to wear in the hospital when she had her baby, Hattie. The whole ruffle top on it was made with a fabric from Aviary 2 in granite. </div>
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Joel Dewberry's new line, Notting Hill will debut at the 2012 Fall Quilt Market in Houston. I thought I loved his old lines. I didn't know if he could beat Heirloom, but I was wrong. This line is beautiful. It just keeps getting better.</div>
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I made this bag, his own pattern, Pockets a Plenty, with his advance fabric in cotton sateen. It is a thick home dec weight cotton. It is so smooth and lovely to work with. And the print on the fabric made the whole project a love fest for me. </div>
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This picture is inside of the pockets a plenty bag. I turned it inside out. I love the Poppy print from Notting Hill but the beautiful kaleidoscope print that I used on the inside made me wonder whether I put the right print on the outside. I still can't decide. </div>
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The cotton sateen color ways are always different than the quilting cotton color ways. This time, I really appreciate color ways in both weights of cotton. This pink immediately spoke to me. I didn't expect to love the red color way so much (quilting weight and voile) but I just couldn't believe how much I loved the red. Turquoise is also a favorite of mine. Hopefully there will be many posts after market showing more variations. This is going to be a huge hit in the sewing community.</div>
<br />April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-74633716522250363862012-10-14T18:38:00.000-07:002012-10-14T18:38:03.529-07:00Sewing Summit 2012, Salt Lake City<br />
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This teacher, Mena Trott, has a blog @ <a href="http://www.sewweekly.com/">www.sewweekly.com</a>. She spent a whole year sewing her own wardrobe. She sewed new clothing every week and used vintage patterns and materials in most cases. She was inspiring and funny. She really got me interested in finding some patterns and making some vintage dresses for myself. This is something I have never done. I was so excited when someone brought a couple of boxes of vintage patterns to sewing summit and let my friends and I take from the boxes. I got about 6 that I really like. I am mostly interested in the 50s and 60s.</div>
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This is Jeni Baker. She has a blog called <a href="http://www.incolororder.com/">www.incolororder.com</a> She taught me a lot about balance and tones and saturation. I am not a quilter, but I was very inspired by how I can find a color palate and mix a lot of different prints and colors to make something really lovely. </div>
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Perhaps my most useful and needed class was by this pattern design class by my cute new friend, Carrie Lundell of <a href="http://www.thismamamakesstuff.com/">www.thismamamakesstuff.com</a>. She taught me things that should be intuitive but of course were not before the class. Carrie used to design children's clothing for Old Navy in New York City, and as it turned out she lived just one block from my apartment in Manhattan (I was on 119th/Amsterdam). Later I moved to Astoria. She moved there too. She now lives in Orange County, where of course I grew up. I appreciated her energy and her effortless ease and sensibility in her work as well as her cute personality. We ended up spending a lot of time together at the conference. </div>
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After Carrie's class on Friday night, we went to dinner with more of our friends. Katie Deshazer is in Pink (<a href="http://www.katiekadiddlehopper.blogspot.com/">www.katiekadiddlehopper.blogspot.com</a>). She is crazy talented. She makes the most amazing clothing that is tailored and sophisticated. She is also a doctor. So cool. And in the middle is Deborah Moebes from <a href="http://www.WhipstitchFabrics.com/">www.WhipstitchFabrics.com</a> This girl is wonderful and talented and almost completely lost her voice, which almost made it harder to get to know her. But somehow we managed just fine. I sewed until late at night with these great girls and wish I had them around all of the time to meet for sewing... or at least once per month. Is that too much for a girl to ask?</div>
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Of course everyone seemed to be very excited about Joel Dewberry's new line, Notting Hill. We were all super excited to have him make an appearance and speak to us about his line and his design process and his inspiration. I was not very excited when I found out at the last minute that I would be introducing him. I feel like I roped him into speaking in the first place, but I didn't think I would get so nervous just to do an introduction. But anything in front of 250 is sort of a big deal. So I couldn't eat my lunch. But I made up for it at dinner time.</div>
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Joel was gracious as ever and a lot of fun. I could tell that people were very impressed by his work and who he is as a person. I am grateful to count him and Laurie as my friends because the Dewberrys tend to make me look good. I hope that I don't do the opposite for them. Oh shoot! I better be careful!!</div>
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This is my dear friend, Erin (<a href="http://www.twomoreseconds.com/">www.twomoreseconds.com</a>). She is also my neighbor. This girl changed my life and introduced me to this whole blogger/sewist world. I am so glad she did. I met her a couple of years ago and now I feel like she is my partner in crime. I love my adventures with her. Though most people would not consider staying up late and discussing fabric lines an adventure, for us it is exciting and inspiring.</div>
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More of my sewing summit friends at the closing dinner. Oh, I should mention Melissa Esplin on the end in navy (http://melissaesplin.com/). She is young and funny and full of energy. I so enjoyed my time with her. I met her last year and took a refashioning class from her, which was super inspiring for me. I didn't realize at the time how useful the class was, but it panned out later. That night at dinner, we had a wonderful and inspiring keynote speaker. Her name is Nancy Soriano. She has major experience in the New York City publishing world. I identified with her journey, starting out working for a big name in New York (Cosmopolitan Magazine) and following her heart in her career for many years since. </div>
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I loved the wisdom she shared about finding your path and what is right for you. She said things like: start down a path and see where it takes you, stay near people that keep you on edge or that don't quite rub you right and learn more about them, put yourself out there and see what comes and who you make connections with that might change your life, when things aren't enjoyable anymore, take a break and try something else, always be kind and treat people with respect, etc... I could identify with every nugget of wisdom she imparted. After the dinner, I stayed late talking to her and enjoyed her so much. </div>
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I am way too lazy today to PhotoShop my pictures, but this gives you the idea. The class I attended that was the most amazing (though not exactly the most applicable to me) was Special Occasion sewing by the very lovely and graceful Sarai Mitnick. I enjoyed her so much. She is edgy and deep, two things that I know I am not-- but yet when Sarai showed us the lovely vintage gowns that demonstrated different fabrics that we discussed, I recognized that vintage brings us all together. Sarai and I have more in common than one might think. </div>
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This woman's class was more technical than any of the other classes. She came prepared with take away cards with samples of each fabric and information under each one describing the needles to use, the hems to use, and tips for how to best cut. Amazingly helpful. I would never know what to do with Chiffon if I hadn't taken this class. Then again, I am not sure that I will ever actually sew anything with Chiffon. She painstakingly brought examples of each fabric with hem and seam finishing details on them so we could see what they look like. I was floored by her professionalism and felt like the class was worth so much more than my ticket to sewing summit. It was so kind of her to go to the trouble too because I am sure she wasn't making a fortune teaching us. On the contrary. </div>
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This is my friend, Stephanie Woody from West Virginia (<a href="http://www.providencehandmade.com/">www.providencehandmade.com</a>)</div>
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Oh and Leigh, on the left here, who I knew before sewing summit because Erin introducted us. Leigh is just a gem. I am glad to count her my friend. Leigh Hansen (www.leedledeedlequilts.blogspot.com) is one of those people who makes me feel like I have a good friend in the room and adds that bit of comfort that we all want when we go to something like this and know very few people. I have gotten to know her over the past year and look forward to knowing her for a long time. On the right is Deonn Stott who has done tutorials for Riley Blake for quilting. I felt like I knew her because when I was preparing my Riley Blake tutorial, I watched her online to see how it is done. She is very experienced and a very nice person. </div>
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Overall, I left sewing summit inspired and uplifted and excited to sew new things in a new way. Now I am off to make a dress from a vintage pattern!!! Not really. I have to put the kids to bed, but that doesn't sound as exciting.</div>
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The other day I was picking up some lovely fabric from Riley Blake and thought it would make for an interesting post. We are lucky to live near Riley Blake. It makes it easy when we need to run and grab something since we have a wholesale account. Riley Blake's warehouse is located in Sandy, Utah and it is called Christensen Wholesale. </div>
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Inside this warehouse, there are rolls and rolls of beautiful and cute fabrics. Above are some rolls of laminated cotton fabric, which makes for so many fun projects. There is no shortage at the warehouse.</div>
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The majority of the isles are bolts of quilting cotton. There is always a lot of variety of old and new prints. They also carry notions, patterns (including some of my patterns), trims, batting, and all sorts of other sewing goodness.</div>
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When Lila Tueller's line, Bohemian Festival came out, it was so fun to come and see it all on the bolts to get a good idea of how it all looks together.</div>
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Another fun rack is the rack with bolt ends. They get large scraps or bolt ends that are one yard or 5 yards and they are dirt cheap. Around $3 per yard? I can't remember exactly but I think they are under $3. And this day there was only a little there. Usually the flat folds are just piled high and it is a free-for-fall. This is perfect for small projects that you don't want to pay too much for or just to find fabric to stash away for a rainy day. </div>
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I love IKEA. Who doesn't love IKEA? Cheap shelving and funky do-dads. Basics and food. Good times. After living in California and then in Virginia, there was always an IKEA around. There was even access to one in New York City via provided shuttle. But when I got back to Utah, there was no good cheap alternative and certainly none of the real thing. I didn't even think there was a remote chance of getting one in Utah. But I always knew that it would be a good place for an IKEA. Cheap people on budgets that they seldom stayed within, tons of kids that need beds and furniture, loads of students, and creative do-it-yourselfers needing stuff to convert into better or prettier stuff. You can imagine my excitement when IKEA finally came to Draper, only 10 minutes from my home.</div>
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So this morning, among other things on my very busy schedule, I decided to go to a blogger event that was held at IKEA. I was invited. I didn't just crash it, of course. And I was amazed by how cool it was. </div>
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First they fed us each a big breakfast. Yum. This is me with my friend, Ruth, who always seems to be my date at these things. She is fun and smart. So you should check out her <a href="http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>. She has many a yummy recipe to share. </div>
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It was fun to see all of the mommy bloggers there with their kiddos, soaking it all up. IKEA gave us each a new catalog. We are the first to see it. And it is full of textiles textiles textiles. They have so many new, delicious fabrics in their store. We got to peruse their displays and do some shopping. </div>
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This was the cute marketing employee who showed us our way and told us about the changes at the store. They recently got a roof covered in solar panels and all sorts of fun changes in the store as well. I am grateful for their time and generosity toward us and possibly love IKEA even more than I did before. I can't wait to go back and look more at their new fabrics. Good stuff. </div>
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This was the result of following a really great interest pin. I mean, how many things do I pin that I don't even ever actually look at, let alone actually make. But this time, since I have been on a skirt kick, I actually went through with it. The fabric I chose was Joel Dewberry's Blockprint Blossom in Crimson. And <a href="http://www.sewdangcutecrafts.com/2010/10/charlotte-russe-inspired-skirt.html" target="_blank">this</a> is the tutorial I pinned and followed-through with. </div>
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I thought she did an AMAZING job on her skirt. I, of course, did a few things differently because I can't ever leave a good thing good.<br />
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3. The way this wonderful blogger put the skirt together was that she created a full back of the skirt and then a full front of the skirt with waist band and ruffles attached and then just sewed the whole thing together up the sides. I did not do that. I did not attach the waistband to the top of the front or back of the skirt. a. I opened the waistband pieces up and sewed the front and back waistbands together at one side. b. I sewed the 2 front skirt layers to the skirt back on the side where the ruffle comes up high. c. Then I stitched the bottom of the waistband to the top of the skirt with right sides together, starting from the side of the skirt that isn't yet stitched together. (Previously I had finished the edges of the open skirt side.) I also did a rolled hem on the inside waistband edge. d. I attached the invisible zipper to the open side of skirt and then sewed down to the bottom of the skirt. e. I edge stitched top of skirt and then hand sewed the inside of waistband next to inside of zipper so it was more like a facing. I stitched the waistband "facing" to waistband on the side by hand stitching in the ditch.<br />
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I only did it differently to make it a more finished garment in the way I like it, but I don't think mine looks any better than hers when photographed. Great tutorial. I learned a lot from it. I would love to see what other people came up with.<br />
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I would also like to try using contrasting fabrics and a pencil skirt instead of A-line just to see how the variations look.April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-2491715870455144862012-07-22T17:38:00.001-07:002012-07-22T17:38:30.640-07:00Reversible Sun Hat Tutorial Video and free pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently, I wrote a pattern to make reversible sun hats. Riley Blake created this video tutorial in their "Sewing With Cindy" series and it is located on the Riley Blake YouTube channel. In this video, I demonstrate how to make the hats.<br />
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It only went live a few days ago and already it has so many views and people all over the world have downloaded the pattern off of my website: www.aprilcobbdesigns.com in the sewing pattern section.<br />
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There are pattern pieces on my site as well as written instructions. There are extra tips that we point out on the video tutorial. It was a lot of work to make this pattern because I don't like math, and there was a lot of math in creating all of the circles that fit together for a hat pattern. But in the end, the feedback has been so great and people have emailed me and are so appreciative. It was worth it for sure.<br />
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Let me know what you think. An enjoy making these fun hats for your kids or for yourself.April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-78263079084879975052012-07-05T20:41:00.000-07:002012-07-05T20:41:56.650-07:00Amy Butler Love Video Skirt... Two Generations Later<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I watched <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/movies/love.php" target="_blank">this</a> movie made by Amy Butler Designs many moons ago and fell in love with this beautiful skirt. It was made out of 5 or 6 different fabrics from Amy Butler's line of fabric, Love. The things is that there is no pattern for it. I asked Amy Butler herself if there was ever a pattern for it. She told me no. She said that someone on her staff made it up for the video. I wanted it badly enough that I used the formula for pi and figured out a pattern myself. When you lay it on the floor, it makes a perfect circle. So it took a LOT of fabric because I had to cut huge triangles out of big sections of fabric, leaving mostly unusable but large scraps. It cost me $70 to buy the fabric to make it.</div>
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I completed the skirt (all but hemming it) and found that I had measured myself a little wrong so it was a size too big, and even if it hadn't been, I knew I would never wear it. It is just too wild. I couldn't imagine myself wearing it to church. I would feel sort of like a gypsy. Or I thought people might think that I had really gone overboard with my fabric obsession. You know, I think those of us who immerse ourselves in the modern quilting fabric world tend to forget how normal people wear and use mostly basic looking textiles. These large, beautiful prints are more for accents than for the whole enchilada. So I decided that I would just hang it up and look at it but never actually complete it or wear it. Sort of a waste of money.</div>
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So then I was at <a href="http://www.thematerialgirlsquilting.com/" target="_blank">Material Girls</a> Quilt Shop and saw this cute skirt pattern. Notice how it is modeled on teenagers? Maybe that was for a reason. It is the Hippy Chick No. 19 Stripwork Skirt Pattern by Pink Fig. Well, I thought it was a sign when I saw that the skirt was not only made of strips of fabric but of strips of fabric out of the same line as my other skirt... Love by Amy Butler. </div>
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So I decided to make the skirt on the left, the classic. So I took my $70 skirt and cut it down into rectangles, leaving even more useless scraps to add to my pile. I attached the strips and then added the waist band and elastic on top. I put it on... all excited... and guess what??!! It was a disaster. I happen to have hips and the grown-up size 8 was super poofy, using lots of fabric strips. It was so unflattering. My husband agreed that it was not suitable AT ALL. What another waste. But I was not done yet.</div>
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But I like the result. These pictures are after I had washed the skirt and hadn't ironed it yet. So sorry for the wrinkles, but you get the idea. This is probably the most fabric consuming A-line skirt in history. Of course cutting the hippy skirt down to the A-line skirt left a bunch more unusable scraps. But at least I have finally made something that I will wear. And I have for sure noticed that compliments come from my fabric loving friends. Perhaps everyone else thinks I am crazy. What do you think? Oh, and I threw a block print of Joel Dewberry's in too. It is the bright pink one just to give credit where credit is due.</div>
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Last night, these wonderful women who run Sewing Summit (Erin) and SNAP! (Tauni) hosted this fun blogger gathering between a cupcake shop and a fabric store. Thanks to Tauni Everett and Erin Singleton. How lucky I was to be able to just drive up the street, here in South Jordan, Utah, to attend.</div>
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The cupcakes were so cute and little and yummy. And thank goodness that One Sweet Slice uses cream cheese frosting on their cupcakes because some shops don't and they aren't half as yummy as these little guys were.</div>
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My cute friend, Ruth, was my date for the night, and we both love cupcake, so we were happy to be a part of the whole shindig. Ruth has a great cooking/gardening/lifestyle blog: <a href="http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com/">www.whatscookingwithruthie.com</a> and I highly suggest that you check that out because those recipes are good, and she is one smart cupcake.</div>
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It is always fun when worlds collide. This cute lady, Cynthia Bee, I first met backstage during the Republican Convention in Utah when my husband went up to give his speech (he ran for US Congress up until Convention in April). I noticed Cynthia's SNAP name tag, which was going on the same weekend as convention, and we struck up a conversation. She blogs about gardening. And I think she is great. The best part about these events is that you get to get out and visit with friends that have the same interests. And all of these women are just so sweet. You will notice this skirt I am wearing. I will post about that later.</div>
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And stock up, I did. There was much goodness to partake of in last night. And I purchased the stack in my arms in this picture... then went back for more when I saw this adorable Robert Kaufman Roar Stripe in Bright. I fell in love. And I purchased some of this cute, circular aqua fabric to go with it, also Robert Kaufman. So fun. A great night out. And so many great people to enjoy it with.</div>
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</div>April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-12049312106696884642012-06-19T20:16:00.002-07:002012-06-19T20:16:42.058-07:00Among the Greats. Well, sort of. :)I have been designing patterns like crazy lately. And I have been seeing my patterns pop up in some stores and online. Today I had a moment where for just two seconds I felt like I had arrived.<br />
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We were told that my pattern was listed on the Hawthorne Threads site. Surely they purchased kits from Riley Blake with a pattern that I had designed. So I looked at the site and on their list of pattern designers by name, the list went like this:<br /><br />
Amy Butler<br />
Anna Marie Horner<br />
April Cobb<br />
and who knows who else was listed below? Who cares? My name appeared somewhere in a list of designers next to these two names. Of course that only happened because of alphabetical order. But who cares? It still happened.<br />
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Well, I am back in reality now where I fully comprehend that I am not nearly the designer that either of these women are, but it feels good to be among them in some random, alphabetical way. He he.April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-20016130578100172672012-06-19T20:11:00.000-07:002012-06-19T20:11:14.990-07:00The Bebe Dress by Sew Serendipity Studios (Kay Whitt)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I knew I loved this dress when I saw the pattern on Kay Whitt's blog. Shortly after the Spring Market, I purchased the pattern at Pine Needles in Gardner's Village. (Cute quilt shop.) I had a zillion things to do but I somehow found the time to make the dress, and I really like it. So I made the Bebe Dress No. 123 with Joel Dewberry's Aviary 2 in Saffron fabric. I am loving orange more and more so this was a fun couple of prints to make the dress with.</div>
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I felt like Kay's Pattern was easy to understand and well written. I didn't get stuck on anything at all and zoomed right through it, until I realized that I had sewn one sleeve on upside down. Oops. But in the end, it worked out. I also did my own thing on the waist band. It is an optional step, and I believe that she instructed to stitch the waist band on in between the bodice and skirt. I actually cut a strip of fabric and ironed each long edge under 1/4 inch then top stitched it over the top of the already connected skirt and bodice. I like the look.</div>
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I also lengthened the dress as well as the contrast along the bottom of the dress.</div>
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Unfortunately I am not as skinny and petite as Kay Witt is when she models the dress on the pattern cover (and I feel big next to her in real life too.) So I think the dress looks better on her but it is a new fun dress for me and no one will ever see us standing next to each other in our dresses at the same time to compare. So I think I am safe. Thumbs up on this fun pattern.</div>
<br /><br />April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-82895978693841209512012-06-19T20:01:00.000-07:002012-06-19T20:01:06.024-07:00Amy Butler A-Line Skirt Pattern Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I love Amy Butler's Patterns. They are well written and usually have something unique about them. A couple of years ago I made the Barcelona Skirt. Sadly, I either measured wrong or somehow misinterpreted the sizing because I made a medium. I usually wear a medium. But it turned out a bit small. In fact, it is supposed to sit below the waist, and mine goes up high above my waist because it is the only way I can get it to fit over my hips. I feel like a fatty in it so I don't wear it very much. </div>
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In my effort to create some fun skirts to wear this summer, I purchased some fabric from Amy Butler's Love collection. I don't see this fabric used much, but I love the colors and design. It is Sandalwood Turquoise.</div>
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My husband has done quite a search to find a printer to print the many patterns that I have to deliver soon for Riley Blake. Printing in large format is so expensive. For one print, we were getting quotes like $1.75 each. How do you make any money selling a pattern when you are paying so much? We were bound to printing 100 prints at once to get a decent deal. It was like 66 cents per sheet. We called today to have them print for us, and they told us they had misquoted us. Shoot! What to do?</div>
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Then we took my patterns in an illustrator file and imported them into my vinyl cutting software. Guess what!! It worked like a charm. We bought a role of 18" x 32 yards of paper from IKEA for $4.99 and will now be printing each of my Messy Macy Bib/Smock patterns ourselves (or rather letting my plotter draw the patterns for us.) It works so nicely.</div>
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When I accidentally met Laurie and Joel Dewberry, I didn't even know who Joel was. I was totally into the fabric and sewing world, but somehow I hadn't committed his name or designs to memory. We laugh about it now, but he had to get out his iPhone and show me his website so I could see his work. It didn't really ring a bell. Then he and Lauri came to my booth later that day and he began to point out all of his fabrics that I was already using on my headbands. Oops. he he. </div>
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Anyway, perhaps it is because I didn't know who he was that my husband and I were able to become such fast friends with this wonderful, kind and talented couple. Now, less than a year later, I have been able to work with them on pattern designs using his wonderful fabric. And I really do love his fabric more than any other designer's fabric (though I really love a lot of designs by other artists. </div>
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Last week I spent some time over at their home and needed to get some fabric for the upcoming farmer's market season. I have so many bags to make. Well, again I was reminded of how much I love Joel's work. The Dewberry's have a cold storage room in their basement with metal shelves filled ceiling to floor with bolts of fabric that he designed from his many lines. It is like heaven with concrete walls. It is like going into a fabric store that doesn't have any of the ugly fabric by designers with different taste. I love going in that room.</div>
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Anyway, Laurie and I cut and cut and cut piles of fabric (see all that fabric stacked up behind Laurie in this picture? It is mine... all mine (imagine the sinister laugh here.)</div>
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I love these people. they are so much fun. And I think they love me too because do you see these three stuffed kitchen bags? These are the Joel Dewberry fabric scraps going back a few years. Joel and Laurie have given them to me. What an honor. What a surprise. What a lot of work I have before me to use all of them. But use them I will.</div>
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<br /></div>April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-57138532088740945772012-06-05T09:38:00.003-07:002012-06-05T09:38:59.725-07:00I blog about sewing and don't sew to blog. And hooray Farmer's Market!You know, I like to blog and keep records and journal, but I really really like to sew. And sometimes I cruise around and look at people's wonderful craft blogs and think "How do these people constantly keep these blogs up and full of new ideas and projects?" But the reality is that I want to sew what I want to sew, and I don't want to sew to keep my blog fresh and relevant. I blog because I like to keep track of what I have done and show others and get their input.<br />
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I would hate to feel like I was sewing to blog about it. So I will keep puttering along with my blog the way it is. I have been up to lots of stuff lately and will try to stay up to date on projects but I have to live to be able to blog. So I put living and experiences first.
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So as I head into life, I must mention that a big part of my every year is starting up again this week. The downtown farmer's market in Salt Lake City begins this coming Saturday, June 9th. Every year I look forward to my weekly journey downtown for Saturday mornings filled with interesting people (and people watching) and a lively customers who are so kind. I love getting out in public and talking to people about what I have made and hearing their feedback. I also like the income. Who wouldn't? So now I have 16 or more weeks ahead of me of this fun before I again hibernate for the winter.<br />
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Hooray for the farmer's market and hooray for summer!April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-63877189344229318612012-05-13T11:35:00.002-07:002012-05-13T11:35:45.758-07:00So Many Bags... So Little Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are two more projects I made out of Seaside by <a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Riley Blake</a>. I just love this line. I made a woman's sunhat and a little boy sunhat. I am not making an official pattern for this one. Riley Blake is having me come into their office to film a You Tube instructional video to teach people how to do it. There will be a download available then.</div>
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This is my Summer Fun Tote made out of Joel Dewberry Heirloom laminate. I love these colors.</div>
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I had so much fun making this sturdy bag. It is pretty large too. It is out of Joel Dewberry's Aviary 2 line in granite. I put this bag out at the Holy Cow Boutique that I was in this week. It sold the first day I put it out. So I no longer have it. Sigh. But I might make another one soon.</div>
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And this is a little girl bag that I made when I was developing my gathered around purse pattern. I completed it to sell. I think it would be a fun purse for a young one.<br />
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So I am not just sitting around, in case you were worried about me. In fact, I was up until midnight illustrating my V Apron on the computer. That was a bad idea. My little girl woke up at 6:45 this morning, and I am paying the price by having a very tired, sort of grumpy, and headachy Mother's Day. Happy mother's day to all of you!April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-24453194016956676892012-05-13T11:18:00.000-07:002012-05-13T11:18:36.979-07:00Birdy Messenger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I have another cover to show you. This is actually my Swallow Messenger Pattern revamped for the Seaside fabric line from Riley Blake. I have this new pattern cover and have included appliqué patterns for a seagull, swallow and songbird. This cover is so fun. It was like a monsoon at the lake in our neighborhood the day I took this. I took my kids' beach toys and built the sandcastle in the background. You would never know that I was on a beach in Utah, right? I found a sucker stick and that ribbon (who knows why it was in the bag) and added the little flag on top. The wind added a nice blowing look. Ha! Anyway, all of my projects are now made for quilt market, which is later this week.<br />
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I still have plenty of pattern design to complete for the projects though so that I can deliver my patterns to Riley Blake 2 weeks after market and they have orders in. So much craziness!April Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647293289110950116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883608220636675798.post-22201009728819258032012-05-06T07:52:00.000-07:002012-05-06T07:52:12.837-07:00More pattern covers and endless projects<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My life has been crazy busy lately. I had all of my pattern covers ready and sent off to Riley Blake, along with samples to display at quilt market. Hooray! But I have some pattern writing to complete for these designs and had to prepare for at sit at the Oh Sweet Sadie Boutique this weekend. So busy. This picture was taken at the end of the boutique when my supply had diminished down. So it doesn't look very full. But you get the idea.</div>
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Just before the boutique began, I got work from Riley Blake that another fabric line had arrived (the sample yardage). They need projects for market made out of the line. I LOVE this line. It is called <a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/shop/category/riley-blake-designs/coming-soon/seaside/seaside-cottons/" target="_blank">Seaside</a>. So my husband ran down to pick up the fabric while I started working the boutique. And he spent an entire day putting together packets for swag bags with headbands in them for the Breathing Space blogger conference, here in Daybreak. He starched the headbands and put cards in and stickers on the bags. He is so helpful. And all along, I was working my headband booth.</div>
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So now I have 4 patterns ready to be distributed at market, along with samples to display. I have two more projects to be made out of Seaside (and photographed for pattern covers) and patterns to write. And then I will be done with this mad dash. Crazy!!! I don't know if I will be able to get it all done and be able to sleep. Wish me luck.</div>
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This is such a fun apron. I love that it is reversible. And it is so flattering. So off to the presses the pattern will go. By the way, making anything that is supposed to go on the human body is always tricky. Big thanks to my friend Courtney who is beautiful and always so great about modeling for me.</div>
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