recent inspiration

As I continue to grow my little fabric shop and prepare to add new designers to its shelves, I'm constantly searching for inspiring fabric makers, projects that feature hand-printed fabrics, and tutorials that show you how to print your own designs. Here are a few of my latest and favorite finds:

1. Kate's step-by-step tutorial for how to screenprint on fabric at home is super thorough.

2. Great way to use a fat quarter: Anna's invisible zipper pillows made from gorgeous Skinny Laminx fabrics.

3. Love this interview with Australian fabric designer Leslie of Maze and Vale.

4. Two projects featuring Umbrella Prints Trimmings Packs (there are still a few left in the shop!): wide-mouth zipper pouch by Anna and a gorgeous wall quilt by Ashley.

5. Design Sponge's silkscreen tutorial (They make it look so simple---I want to try this method!)

happy valentine's day!

 

In preparation for today's holiday, last weekend my husband (he's caught the crafting bug!) and I made a set of valentines from construction paper, doilies, and Elmer's glue using this tutorial from Avie Designs.

The valentines were super easy to make, and I was really happy with how they turned out.

I also used some of the leftover doily scraps to decorate Valentine's Day presents.

To celebrate today, we ate cupcakes from Sugar Mama's Bakeshop--my favorite bakery in town--and chocolate-covered strawberries from the Godiva kiosk in the mall. Did you do anything special for the holiday? 

quilting project: little trees quilt, in progress

This past weekend, I finally finished cutting and piecing the top of my little trees quilt. 

Next up are the batting, backing, and binding.

crafting in the new year

Lovely embroidery supplies won on September House's blog.

With the new year, comes new crafting projects.  Here's what's currently on my workbench:

>> Little forest quilt by Lovely Design (posted on Purl Bee)

>>Ruffly headband by Heart of Light

And here are some of the other projects on my to-try list:

>>Pom poms by bleubird (I've already made one pom pom from red yarn, and I love it.)

>>Yo-yo wreath by TrueUp

>>Argyle ornament by September House

>>Fabric pom poms from Once Wed