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Happy Friday everyone!! We hope you all had a fantastic week. We can’t believe we are entering the last week of August, but August has been a really great one for us. Excited for what’s to come for September! Also, if you haven’t entered our Petite Plume Giveaway yet, you can do so HERE. We’re excited to hear which of our Summer 2014 Collections is your favorite.

Time to end another wonderful week with our Fan Friday! We have happily been seeing our Endearing Elephants around the interwebs, and are just SO glad that everyone is loving the patterns…and sharing them with us! Thank you, Sweetbriar Sisters, for the adorable elephant patterns…we are obsessed!! When we saw Paula’s elephants, we honestly squealed with delight because of their cuteness. What made things even more adorable was the fact that, on the same blog page, was a picture of her newborn granddaughter (so precious!!). Paula shared her versions of our Endearing Elephants with us, and we just had to share!

Paula’s blog, Sew Stuff by Paula, is a place where she can share her sewing and quilting adventures. She sewed for her children when they were growing up, sewing most of their clothing pieces when they were little. She made dance costumes, diaper bags, burp cloths, blankets, quilts, and a few little matching dresses for them. She took a little break from sewing when her children entered their late teens, but is now doing the same for her grandchildren. Her blog is all about fabric, her quilt creations, her other projects, and her family. It’s such a warm and pretty place to visit. She also has an Etsy Shop, where she sells her handmade, sewing projects – purses, bibs, quilts, and more! There may even be some little guys we recognize ;) Paula used the sweetest fabric choices for her little elephants, and we really adore them!

Thank you so much, Paula, for sharing your little elephants with us. We are SO happy that you love them as much as we do. You can also check out Paula’s blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Etsy Shop for more. Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!

It’s all about What We Love today! ♥ As always, we are so inspired by everything around us…and love to pin it all on our Pinterest Boards. This week, we have been particularly drawn to people who “capture the moments” of life. There is something so wonderful about being able to get a glimpse of another person’s visions and ideas. We are not able to read one another’s thoughts, but we can get someone’s personal perspective in a photograph or print that they took or create. It’s interesting to ask ourselves, “why did that person choose to paint/draw/capture/create that specific moment?”. Onto what we love… ♥

We absolutely adore this photograph taken of a little girl completely and wholeheartedly losing herself to the music – something that a lot of us lose when we get older. It is such an impacting moment. We love capturing moments, and this fun Polaroid camera (in pink!) has been a current favorite of ours. We also adore this amazing print by Aurelie Guillerey, this wild fern leaf clutch by Kertis, and John Henry Dearle’s “Harmony” stained glass window.

Marion: Little Girl Dancing
Vanessa: Pink Polaroid Camera
Valeria: Monsieur Horizontal et Madame Verticale by Aurelie Guillerey
Shannen: Wild Fern Leaf Clutch by Kertis
Juan: “Harmony” Stained Glass Window by John Henry Dearle

Everyone’s thoughts are unique to them, which is so special, so it’s mesmerizing to see how one person’s “capturing of a moment” in time differs from someone else’s. We encourage you to “capture your own moments” wherever you are, whether on vacation or even in your own backyard. We hope we have inspired you today, but we sure to check out our Pinterest for even more! ♥

Hi everyone!

Happy Thursday! We hope you’re all having a great day so far. If you didn’t see yesterday’s post, we are giving away our Petite Plume FQ Bundle on our Facebook Page this week. Head on over there to let us know which of our Summer 2014 Collections is your favorite, so a chance to win Petite Plume.

Time for this week’s Thankful Thursday! Today we are taking the time to thank one of our wonderful project designers, Jen of Tie Dye Diva! Jen didn’t start off her career path in the sewing patterns world, but has always had a love for crafting and sewing. Jen was working a 12-hour desk job before realizing she wanted to do something of her true passion. In 2007, she started to create downloadable sewing patterns that were easy-to-follow and fun…and she was able to turn her passion into a business!

Jen is now a designer of sewing patterns, focusing on classing clothing designs for babies and kids. There is also a good mix in difficulty level, from patterns for a beginner sewer to an advanced seamstress. Jen has a wonderful library of sewing patterns, from adorable little girl dresses, to little boy pants, to cute plushies, and more. Her patterns have also been featured in several publications, such as Sewn Hats by Carla Hegeman Crim and Stash Books’ Hat Shop: 25 Projects to Sew, from Practical to Fascinating (Design Collective) , compiled by Susanne Woods, and is a workshop instructor at Craftsy.

Jen’s sewing patterns can be found on her Etsy Shop, as well as on her website.We got into contact with Jen after Spring Quilt Market, and had the absolute pleasure of partnering with her on a sewing pattern project. I LOVE ruffles and bows, so Jen created the most *adorable* Tunic Dress and Bloomers Play Set…featuring, yes you guessed it, ruffles AND bows. LOVE!! They are the absolute cutest things ever, and look even more sweet with our Petite Plume Collection. We are so in love with this play set! How adorable would a little tot look in this? *Swoon*

You can get the full patterns for our Teeny Tiny Play Set HERE and HERE. This pattern is available as a free project from our Free Projects Program. We want to say a HUGE thank you to Jen for the incredible partnership, and of course for the sweetest of play sets! We cannot wait for what’s to come in the near future, so stay tuned! Be sure to check out Jen’s sewing patterns on her Etsy Shop and website, as well as her Facebook, Twitter, blog, and Craftsy Pages. Have a wonderful day, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Wednesday! We hope you are all having a whale of a day…haha. Our {somewhat} cheesy pun is brought you today by our latest How To’s Day! If you hadn’t seen yesterday’s post, we shared a tutorial for our Wallace the Whale plush. He is the absolute sweetest whale, and is looking pretty dashing in our Design Studio Collection. You can find the full, free tutorial HERE.

It’s also time for another Winsday! YAY! This week, we are giving away our Petite Plume FQ Bundle on our Facebook Page. This beautiful collection of feathers, birds, and floral designs takes us to that wonderful Summer to Fall transitional period with its richer, more earth-toned colors. We thought it would be the perfect collection to giveaway this week, as we are heading into our last days of August… Last month, we launched our Summer 2014 Collections and were so happy to see all the positive responses from all of you. For this giveaway, we would love to know which collection is your favorite:

– Paddington Bear
– It’s a Bird’s Life
– London Fog
– Pastel Me More
– Opposites Attract.

Look for our Giveaway Image, “LIKE” the image, and comment below telling us which of our Summer 2014 Collections you like best! You’ll be entered to win our Petite Plume by Andrea Turk for Cinnamon Joe Studio Collection. See below for the full rules! :)

Recap of our Petite Plume FQ Bundle Giveaway Rules:
1. LIKE us on FACEBOOK!
2. LIKE the Petite Plume Giveaway Image on our Facebook Page!
3. Comment on the Giveaway Image telling us which of our Summer 2014 Collections if your favorite!
4. This week’s Winsday prize is 1 FQ Bundle of our Petite Plume Collection!
5. The giveaway starts today (8/20) and ends on August 27th, 2014 – We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday Post as well as all our social media handles.
6. You can follow our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to stay connected!

We are so excited to read all of your responses! We love all of our collections, so it will be fun to see which ones are your favorites. Good Luck, everyone!! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Tuesday! We hope you all having a fabulous day so far. We cannot believe that there are only two more weeks till September…is it time to start taking out the fall coats and boots yet? We’re excited for what’s to come in Autumn, but hoping we’ll get a few more hot-weather days! :)

It’s time for this week’s How To’s Day! And boy, oh, boy are we excited to share our newest friend with you all. We got so many amazing responses on our Endearing Elephants and Roonie the Raccoon, we just had to bring a new guy to the clan! Today we are sharing our Wallace the Whale tutorial on the blog, our adorable and friendly whale plushie who just makes our hearts swoon. Wallace is a larger sized plush animal, so he is perfect as a cuddly pillow and toy for your little nuggets. He would look so sweet in an “under the sea” themed kid’s bedroom or nursery – both decorative and super huggable!

Who says that toys have to be primary colors and an eyesore? We love that Wallace the Whale can be made with the most stylish of fabrics – we love the fun prints we used from our Design Studio Collection. Wallace is looking quite dashing, if you ask us! :)

To make your very own Wallace the Whale (…or Whitney, if you prefer!), click HERE to see the full tutorial and pattern. We hope you love our wonderfully, witty Wallace the Whale. Wow, now that’s a mouthful (haha!).