WEEKEND Sewing...with Heather Ross...

I have been telling everyone at the store, that they need to make the "Smocked Sundress" from Heather Ross' Weekend Sewing book.....and since I had never tried the elastic thread smocking technique....I decided it was time to make up a sample.....

I just had to use the cute mermaid fabric from Heather Ross.....all you do for the smocking is use elastic thread in the bobbin....and sew lines....take a hot iron to the thread....

And here is the finished dress......It was really easy...and I like it so much that I am going to make myself one.....to wear by the pool....

"SUMMER OF LOVE"...party ideas...final

AIRDREAMING...about the "summer of love"...with the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock"....here are my party ideas....have fun...

Make a fun banner for the theme of the party....Peace...Love...Flower power.....I just cut two large triangles per banner ...wrong sides together....sew them together...applique on your peace sign....heart..... flower....and rotary cut the edges of the flag with a zig zag.....sew the flag onto some twill tape on either side and you are ready to hang....

Paper plates and napkins from Target....how cool...."40th anniversary of Woodstock"....and keep the menu simple..have foods brought by guests from the year 1969...

We just got in these great "peace sign" batiks.....what fun they would be for table cloths, bandanas, banners....aprons....a "toga".....$9.50 a yard....

Must have some great give-a-ways for your guests...."moon pies' are always a hit....

Of course download some tunes from Woodstock....Janis..Jimmy...the Who.....but live music is always the "best"....go..."lightning Jack"...

Enjoy!!!

I Love to Create....

I got to meet Traci Bautista, the mixed media artist .....we talked about her Graffiti paint by "tulip" she was using for her Make and Take...a cute canvas wristlet that she painted all over....we talked about possibly doing a class at the store....how FUN WOULD THAT BE.......????

Crafty Chica....Kathy Cano-Murillo was doing a "make and Take"...with her new land of "glitter"...colors all designed by her....

Look at these great display that "The Crafty Chica" put together for the show....she has all kinds of cool kits that a for sale to make these edgy crafts.....

Hurray!!! Here is my great find....stencils that can go on fabric...I can't remember if they were heat set or like a stick on....but very cool....we will have to get these for the store!!!! And there is a "birdcage"....

Laura Gunn....Lantern Bloom....

Here she is...Laura Gunn....Lantern Bloom....from Michael Miller....isn't she adorable!!! This is her booth at the quilt market in Pittsburgh....check out the handbags in the picture frames...they will be a pattern soon.....

Here in Laura's booth you will find her original paintings along with the whole fabric line.....the birdcage fabric is too fun...customers are making "Birdie bags, Socialite dresses. aprons...and the Multi-tasker bag...to mention a few....

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE...this quilt....it really would not be a hard quilt to make....and it really shows off the feature fabrics .....and the white tile pattern makes it all POP!!! This quilt would look so great in my living room....hmmmm......

Bohemian batiks....and purple Chinese lanterns....

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I am so lucky to have these new samples in the store. Jen made up this Lila Tueller pattern, Funked out Peasant blouse....she used the new batiks from Hoffman and then trimmed it all with a solid for a really contemporary look. Jen did " tweak " the pattern a bit, she made it with short sleeves and no zipper......go Jen.....What a great top to wear with jeans, capris or shorts...It's a great pattern to mix fabrics for a bit of a "bohemian chic"....

I am also so lucky to have this great new sample in the store!!! Alisha made the new Anna Maria Horner Socialite dress pattern. She used the new Laura Gunn fabric, lantern bloom.....love the trim and belt in the contrast mosaic tile fabric. We have Laura's whole collection....she is an artist that converted her paintings into fabric...the colors and textures are amazing...

Check out my next post where you will meet Laura, and see her amazing collection....