Welcome!

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday! It’s just about the weekend, and we are so excited!! Does anyone have any plans for the upcoming weekend? We also want to take a moment to celebrate the late Nelson Mandela’s Birthday – such an inspirational and selfless man who helped make our world a better place. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.”

Time to end another fun week with our Fan Friday! Today we are sharing some beautiful projects created by Caroline from Tindell Design, her new Etsy Shop! Tindell Design is dedicated to modern, handmade bags and accessories for the fashionable women, kids, and babies of the world. Caroline just started up her shop, but she has already put up some really stunning designs. Her diaper bag is not your typical “practical” bag; it is very stylish and pretty so it makes for a great tote in itself! We adore the contrasting handles, and the adorable button closure. Caroline created a couple of versions with our In The Navy by Jackie McFee Collection, and we just love them! We love this one, and we especially adore this one.

Caroline also makes these adorable zipper pouches sets to keep your diaper bag or tote organized. They would also make great travel bags or makeup cases! We love this In The Navy one.

Loving this blanket too!! Caroline used the dot prints from In The Navy to create a comfy and stylish blankie for your little ones. Now they can be warm & cozy, and wrapped in the most beautiful of blankets! :)

Be sure to check out Caroline’s shop, Tindell Design, for all these goodies and lots more! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Thursday!! We hope everyone’s day is as sunny and wonderful as our is today. We are definitely thankful for the warmer weather and longer days; it’s such a lovely change to still have the glimmering of sun peaking through at 8 PM. Here’s to Summer!! (officially on Sunday, in fact!)

It’s also time for another thank you, one closer and more dear to our hearts. We had the absolute pleasure of collaborating with the ever-so-talented Kristy Daum of St. Louis Folk Victorian to create some stunning pillow patterns for us! Kristy had started her love for sewing as a child, and this spark only flourished to a love for quilting! She currently resides is St. Louis, Missouri and is the founder and President of the St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild. As well, she has lectured and taught at several quilt workshops and events, and loves modern quilting! She also has her own line of patterns, all of which you can find on Etsy and Craftsy! Be sure to check them out, because her designs are awesome (…and so is she, of course)!!

Kristy created four pillow patterns for us for our Free Projects Program, two of which are now available on our website! One of her patterns is called Around The Block which is a fun pillow pattern of geometrically placed, isosceles triangles that create a super cool and modern effect. We absolutely love how it looks with our Black & Tan Collection! Another pillow pattern that Kristy created for us is called Elevation, which a stunning gradation of triangles in a chevron alignment. We love the simplicity of this pattern, and how there is so much flexibility to play around with different color ways and fabric designs. Such a seamless design!

Kristy also sewed the Elevation pillow for us with our What A Gem Collection, and it looks incredible (even more-so in person, if you can imagine!). We lovelovelove how the chevron pattern goes perfectly with the feathers and arrow designs in this line, and how the colors are in an almost ombred effect! Kristy did an absolutely fantastic job sewing this together for us, and we cannot thank her enough for doing it in a shorter timeframe. Kristy also blogged about Elevation on her blog, so be sure to check out the post here! You’ll find more information on the how-to for the construction of the pillow.

Be sure to check out the Elevation and Around The Block pillow patterns on our website, both of which are available as free patterns! Thank you SOSO much, Kristy, for being such an incredible person to partner with – all of your patterns are super clear and easy-to-follow and it has been an absolutely pleasure working with you thus far. We hope this is the beginning of a wonderful partner/friendship! Be sure to check our Kristy’s blog for lots more, as well as her Etsy Shop, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest!! Lots of fun stuff on quilting, sewing, fabric, and more to be found. Have an awesome rest of the day, everyone!

Happy Sewing!