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Happy Wednesday!! We hope everyone is having a fantastic day so far! Today is actually National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day! We could definitely go for a classic PB&J sandwich and a glass of cold milk right now. Yummy!! :)

Today is Wednesday, and guess what day that means on the blog? That’s right! It’s Winsday time! And it’s a special one because we also want to THANK YOU for 2000+ fans on Facebook (Wahoo!). Today we are giving away a fabric roll of our Bright Now by Jackie McFee Collection. Bright Now by Jackie McFee is from our Winter 2014 collections, and it is SUCH a beautiful collection with a wonderful mix of neutrals and bright colors. We imagine a wonderful table runner, lap-sized quilt, or clutch with this collection – The possibilities of sewing projects are endless! ☼

Because Spring is in the air (which makes us very happy!), we want to know how our Bright Now Collection would brighten up your day! This is going to be another Facebook Giveaway, so look for the official giveaway image to comment and enter! Once you do, that’s it – you are entered to win this fantastic fabric bundle! ☼

Recap of the Bright Now Fabric Giveaway:

1. LIKE us on Facebook!

2. LIKE the Official Bright Now Fabric Giveaway Image on our Facebook Page

3. Comment on the Giveaway Image how this collection would brighten your day!

4. This week’s Winsday prize is a Stack of our Bright Now Collection (24 SKUs of 44″ x 6″)

5. The giveaway starts today (4/2) and ends on April 9th, 2014 – We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday as well as all our social media handles.

6. You can follow our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to stay connected!

GOOD LUCK everyone! We are SO happy for Spring, and cannot wait to read & be inspired by all your answers. Have a great day!

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Hi everyone!

Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a restful weekend. It is officially the last day of March! We are thrilled for the upcoming warmer days without layers, the patches of green grass starting to peak through, and the little creatures coming out of hibernation. Easter is also coming up, and we are super excited to start working on all our pastel-infused, springtime projects!

It’s time for this week’s Moody Monday! Today we are inspiring you with our Pepsi by the Camelot Design Studio Collection. Imagine sitting by the pool in a large wide-brimmed hat and favorite novel, soaking up the sun’s warm rays…listening to the giddy children playing and the cool water splashing all around you. Starting to feel a little sticky from the sun, you reach into your fully stocked cooler and open up a refreshing can of…that’s right, Pepsi. There is honestly nothing quite like it. Can you tell we are just a little bit excited for warmer weather? :)

Yup, that’s right! Your iconic blue and red drink is now in fabric form! We have taken your favorite drink print and put a modern, vintage twist to it! Keeping the red and blue hues prominent, but adding a fun and charming flair…our Pepsi fabric collection is perfect for all the Pepsi enthusiasts who also love to sew and craft. Imagine a flirty, Pepsi-printed skirt or a matching Pepsi-printed bowtie and pocket square? Very fresh and playful! :)

In 2012, Christian Cota had collaborated with Diet Pepsi to create a capsule collection of Diet Pepsi-inspired pieces throughout the decades. There were a total of five inspired pieces including an adorable shift dress, a couple of maxis, a fun pair of capris, and a classic blue and red pullover. All the pieces used classic Pepsi prints and were inspired by fashion elements through the years. The preview also included unlimited Diet Pepsi for the guests, Pepsi-inspired straws, and décor in the classic red and blue colors! It is such a fun and beautiful collection, and gives us lots of inspiration of what to create with our Pepsi fabric collection! You can check out the full Christian Cota x Diet Pepsi Capsule Collection here.

Thank you so much for reading this week’s Moody Monday! Have a great day everyone! :)

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Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday!! We cannot believe that we are nearing the end of March already. But, with the weather also starting to get warmer here, we hope this means that signs of Spring are near! We have been super inspired by all the bright colors and fun prints we have been on Pinterest, in stores, and in magazines!

BurdaStyle‘s Spring 2014 Issue is filled with lots of style inspiration to get you ready for the warmer weather! Along with endless Spring fashion tips and tricks throughout the magazine, the BurdaStyle magazine also includes full-sized fashion sewing pattern inserts for on-trend clothing pieces that you can create, to your taste. We especially adore the fabric 101 section in the magazine that focuses on everything you need to know about fabric, from selection to care and so much more!

Another great feature in the magazine is the Fabric Trends section, showcasing trends for the current season. Our Iconic Collection is perfect for the warmer weather, as the coral and navy hues in classic prints are very nautical and mod/60s-inspired – two huge trends for this season!

We love the combination of navy and coral – very refreshing, vibrant, and happy…which is just what Spring is to us! You can check out our Iconic Collection here for all the designs. We also have a couple of free projects featuring our Iconic Collection – Our Necktie and Conversation Hearts & Banner tutorials.

We also adored seeing popups of our fabric collections, such as Sweet Pea in the background of Denise’s editor’s note and this lovely floral pattern from Baby Dino! We collaborated with BurdaStyle by sending them our fabric collections, and it’s been super fun spotting our designs in their magazine, tutorials, and in the background of their webinairs!

Be sure to check out BurdaStyle’s Spring issue – there’s a ton of sewing & fashion ideas in it; you definitely will not be disappointed! You can also check out their website for even more inspiration to get your creative juices flowing for spring. Thanks for reading this week’s Thankful Thursday – Have a good rest of the day!

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Hi everyone!

Happy Monday everyone! We hope you have all had a fantastic and relaxing weekend. In the midst of this cold weather, we are trying to think positive that warmer weather is near. Have you entered our Beyond the Backyard FQB Giveaway? The giveaway ends this Wednesday so enter here if you haven’t yet! :)

With Spring officially here, it will only be a matter of time until pretty flowers and little creatures will start to immerge from hibernation. We are super excited for all the lovely colors to come that will add liveliness to our current dreary state. With that, we are inspiring you with a very girly and captivating collection today…our Petite Plume Collection by Andrea Turk for Cinnamon Joe. Bursting with fruitful colors of chartreuse, coral, and turquoise, Petite Plume reminds us of a perfect Spring day on a tropical vacation.

Imagine fresh citrus fruits, luscious greenery, and glistening clear waters…we definitely would love a vacation of the sorts. Petite Plume’s designs encompasses that mood with its floral prints, feathers, and peacocks! This collection would be perfect for a couple of summer dresses or tote bag to bring on your next beach vacation, or to dress up a darling kid’s room complete with peacock feathers and floral wall decals. You can check out the full collection here!

One fashion collection that reminds us of the opulent colors and prints of Petite Plume is the Marchesa Spring 2013 RTW Collection. This collection has a very rich and exotic feel to it, with the touches of sparkle and gold with the warm tone of turquoise, chartreuse, ruby, and violet. This whole collection is very majestic and elegant, and gives off the same feel as Petite Plume especially in color palette. Some of our favorites includes this stunning turquoise dress as well as this one and this one. There are just too many stunning outfits though, so you can see the full collection here!

We hope that we have inspired you with today’s Moody Monday! Be sure to enter our Facebook Giveaway to win a Beyond the Backyard FQB :) Have a wonderful day!

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Hi everyone!

Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a restful weekend. As well…Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!! May your day (and all the days forward) be filled with good health, good luck, and happiness – the three virtues that represent each leaf on a shamrock. We hope you find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow today! :)

To start our week, we are going to share with you some fabric and color inspiration with today’s Moody Monday post. Today we are going to inspire you with our Neon & On by Jackie McFee collection. Just as the name implies, this is a stunning neon infused collection. Yup, you read right – a neon fabric collection!! Our Neon & On by Jackie McFee collection is a lovely array of neon pink, green, and yellow geometric prints against a white background to really make the colors pop. There is no shying away with this fabric collection, as the neon colors are very vibrant and luminous – exactly as you would imagine neon to be!

Our Neon & On by Jackie McFee collection is perfect for adding pops of color to your outfit with a neon bag, skirt, or headband while keeping the rest of the outfit neutral (unless you’re even more bold, then neon all the way!). As well, our neon fabric collection would look stunning as a pop of color in any room décor. This collection screams fun, effortless, and vivacious – and that’s just how you will feel with Neon & On by Jackie McFee. You can check out the full collection here!

Spring is just around the corner (at least according to our calendar!), so we have been excitedly filling our wardrobes with pretty things to wear for the upcoming season. Neon colors are always “in” for Spring and Summer, and a perfect way to break away from the many darker colors and layers of the colder months. After being bundled up for that long, bring on as much color as possible we say! One collection that we especially loved for Spring 2014 was Lulu Frost’s latest collection. Although Lulu Frost is an accessories brand, their NYFW display was a color-infused, show-stopping experience. Their latest Spring collection is called “Neon Baroque” and they grabbed inspiration from that for their show. The models were dressed in ethereal neon tulle skirts and crop tops, their décolletages and wrists saturated with stacks of the glistening jewels that also carried on the neon trend. You can check out the full collection here, as well as the Lulu Frost website for more!

Thank you so much for checking out this week’s Moody Monday! We hope we have inspired you. Wishing everyone a luck-filled day!

Happy Sewing!