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Happy Tuesday! I hope you are having a lovely day. Today is Shark Awareness Day! Cool shark fact of the day? Sharks’ ears are located inside of their heads, and can hear up to 3000 feet away!! Wow. They’ve definitely got supreme hearing skills!

On to our How To’s Day! Today we are featuring our High Tide Pillow by Stephanie Palmer of Late Night Quilter. The High Tide pillow is a fun design, comprised of different sized triangles and trapezoids. Together they create an awesome, scrappy and whimsy feel. This larger, 20″ x 20″ sized pillow is perfect as an accent pillow for a serene living room space, or to jazz up some plain outdoor wicker chairs. We chose to feature this pillow with our London Fog collection, and had fun mixing the different teal & grey prints together. The finished pillow is fun, but would still fit perfectly into a contemporary space.

Want to make your own High Tide Pillow? Click MORE to see the full tutorial.

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having a fantastic day. We’ve been launching our Summer 2015 collections this week, so be sure to check them out here. It’s also Chocolate Day... Don’t need to give us another reason to have our daily dose of chocolate ;)

Time for this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are sharing a tutorial for a stunning Quilted Bucket Bag, created by Marion of Made by Marion. With summertime, it’s also official vacation season! Whether it be a vacation to the tropics, a fun road trip, or even a day adventure to an undiscovered area – the quilted bucket bag will be your new, favorite companion. The bag is quite large, and has a comfortable strap, so you can put all of your favorite essentials into one – great as a carry-on or weekender bag!

The drawstring closure allows for you to easily find any loose items in your bag, such as a passport or pair of sunnies. The color blocking and quilt details add to this modern bucket bag, and it looks fantastic with our Zoey Collection. The taupe prints keep the bag fresh and neutral, but the coral interior is such a fun pop of color!

We are obsessed with this bucket bag, and cannot wait for our next adventure to use it! Want to make your own Quilted Bucket Bag? Click MORE to see the full tutorial.

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Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone is having a lovely afternoon!! Feeling crafty? Well we’ve got the perfect project for you today…

Because it’s Tuesday, which means it’s DIY day on the blog! This week, we are featuring our gorgeous Saybrook Island Pillow by Stephanie Palmer of Late Night Quilter! Saybrook Island is a modern, “scrappy” pillow design that allows you to have fun with mixing different prints together. This is a great pillow to use the “extra” fabric pieces that have been carefully stored “because you never know when you’ll need that strip for something” ;)

Well, crafty friends, Saybrook Island was made for all of those lone rangers. You can match different prints together, or choose a solid color palette too, but in the end you’ll have a pillow that is as pretty to look at as it is comfy. We chose to feature our Magnolia by Alisse Courter collection and love the feminine touches of the dainty flowers together.

Want to make your own Saybrook Island Pillow? Click MORE to see the full tutorial.

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Happy Tuesday!! I hope you all are having a fantastic day. It’s the last day to enter Jackie McFee’s Heavy Metal Giveaway, so be sure to enter here!!

Time for this week’s How To’s Day!! Today we are sharing a superrr fun Pom-Pom Beach Cover-up tutorial, designed by Marion of Made by Marion. It’s officially beach season now, so we were inspired to make something that we could use for the beach or pool.

There’s nothing like spending the day soaking up the sun with a good book, and then going for a relaxing swim. And then after your fun-in-the-sun day, take yourself from beach to dinner with our stylish pom-pom cover-up. Our lightweight double gauze fabric is airy and soft, so it won’t be uncomfortable if your bathing suit is still damp – and it’s perfect for the hot weather! Our Magnolia double gauze print makes for a very pretty tunic, especially with the pom-pom details. Add some shorts, a cami, a necklace or a belt, and you’ve also got yourself a casual dinner top!

Want to make your very own pom-pom beach cover-up? All you’ll need is a beach or pool, and you’re set for a day in the sun & water! Click MORE to see the full tutorial.

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are doing great today. Unfortunately, it’s another rainy one for us. But… that won’t stop us from celebrating National Fudge Day. Oh yes, it’s a real thing and we’re very happy about that!

On to this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are featuring a fantastic pattern that will soon become your go-to shirt, the Granville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic Patterns. The Granville Shirt pattern is a femininely tailored, button-front shirt that is an essential to anyone’s closet! The shirt features long sleeves with plackets and cuffs, a two-piece collar, and back princess seams for a flattering silhouette!

Marion of the Made by Marion Blog decided to give this pattern a go, creating her own Granville Shirt. She chose our Darling Collection; the lace in midnight as the main print and the lace in zinc for the bias facing. The pattern was wonderful to work with, but she was able to customize a couple of things. She found that she could get away with using 2 yards for the main body (which may not work for all sizes, but noted for those who may have a print from their fabric stash they’d like to use, but may be short of the 2-3/4).

Additionally, Marion chose to do a bias-faced hem instead of the double-turned hem. This allowed for the fabric to lie flatter, and therefore created a smooth curved hem. She used 1/2 yard of fabric for the bias facing. She loved how clean the shirt lines were, even when the shirt was turned inside out. The result is a the perfect styling piece, that is custom to your silhouette!

If you’re interested in making your own shirt, we definitely recommend the Grainville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic Patterns. You can find more from Marion here, and more from Sewaholic Patterns here. And with that, have a fabulous day!

Happy Sewing!