The trouble with blogging or confessions of a social media addict
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The trouble with blogging or confessions of a social media addict

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Oh dear. My thoughts won’t leave me alone today. I am supposed to be cleaning my disaster of a studio. Am listening to the Sundays—very loudly I might add—in hopes that it might drown out my thoughts so I can clean my work table of all the patterns left unassembled from my recent shipments. But alas, my monkey mind is chatting away and my ears, though filled with song, are hooked up to my brain, damnit. So here I am at the damn computer again. I refuse to turn down the Sundays as I type because I am in blogging denial and so my fingers feel rather frenetic and the dark chocolate I just ate is making me feel fairly hopped-up and invincible. read more

January 26, 2012
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STITCH Magazine, Spring 2012
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STITCH Magazine, Spring 2012

The new Stitch magazine is out and it looks great! I have a project in this issue called everyday containers—super simple fabric buckets, made using oilcloth! (See an earlier post about a total mathematical/emotional meltdown trying to make fabric buckets long ago here.)  You can store things in them that you wouldn’t normally want to put in a fabric bucket—diaper cream, makeup, Legos, crudités, anything. The laminated cotton makes them wipeable and resistant. I used Kate Spain’s Central Park Metro in two colorways for the oilcloth lining. read more

January 11, 2012
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Good Karma GIVEAWAY
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Good Karma GIVEAWAY

We are rather excited about the release of our three newest patterns around here. I wanted to let you know something cool about the Good Karma Quilt pattern: when you purchase the Good Karma pattern, you’ll get good karma! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of every Good Karma pattern goes to benefit one of my favorite local charities, Phoenix Children’s Hospital . Good karma, dudes. Very good karma.



In honor of the release of our new patterns, how about a GIVEAWAY? I’ll send one winner a hot-off-the-presses copy of the Good Karma quilt pattern. Let me know you are here by joining this blog or Facebook as a follower, and if you already have, then just leave a comment here before January 15th at midnight.




…and here is a little quote about karma for us to chew on: read more

January 8, 2012
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New patterns ship this week!
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New patterns ship this week!

Dear stores, customers, and vendors:

Thank you for your patience! Our three newest patterns (Perfect Balance quilt, Good Karma Quilt, & the Oh, Boy! finger puppets ship this week. Hurrah!

(Unless of course there is an unforeseen delay…which there won’t be…oh, I hope there isn’t! Oh, please… oh, please, no more delays. OK, perhaps we should cross our fingers. Or maybe forward this post to the printer?) read more

January 8, 2012
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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway
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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway

Hurrah for a new giveaway! Every year, the fabulous shop and crafting community hub, Sew, Mama, Sew!, hosts a network of blog giveaways. So here goes—just leave a comment below and I’ll select the winner at random.

Here is what you need to do: write a micro haiku—or just one sentence—or a few poetic words about a quirky or particular smell or taste or sound from your favorite winter holiday memory. Easy peasy. One winner will receive my Princess and the Pea puppet pattern and my I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff Pattern. The other winner will receive My Wonky Little Houses Quilt pattern. read more

December 13, 2011
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