little artists
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Each year when holiday time approaches, the local newspaper, the , publishes a free coloring book for children, the pages of which can be colored and brought in to local stores for a chance at winning prizes. I have fond memories of coloring them myself when visiting my Grandma in Preston. At Suppose we display the artwork that gets entered here and then have the winners come in for picture taking. Thanks to all the cute kiddos that brought their colored sleeping teddy bears pictures in! And now without further ado, here are the winners: Dru, Ella, Ty, and Jed.
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Monday, October 24th, 2011
We’re more into sewing than crafting, but when I saw paper-covered pumpkins in one of my mom’s magazines I thought, why not with fabric! I actually think applying fabric to a curved surface was easier than paper would be. We used real pumpkins because we knew we’d want different fabrics next year, and I loved the idea of seeing a real stem and ridges but a fabric body. Though you could definitely use fake ones if you want them to be reusable. You can see what you’ll need and our tips to decoupage your own fabric pumpkins right HERE.
Our pumpkins feature fabric from the City Weekend and Bon Vivant collections.
Tags: fall fabric decor, how to fabric pumpkin
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party bunting
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
What do you do when you don’t want the parties of the holidays to end but you do want the coldness of the Winter to end? Make some party bunting with bright Springy fabrics and stay inside!
Mom and I made two of these late the other night, one with the Sugar Pop collection and one with the Hideaway collection, both recently arrived from Moda. They sure do brighten things up.
There are a lot of variations on this classic banner, we like our version for a few reasons: very few scraps, very little sewing, and you get to use a scalloped rotary cutter! 
We’ll show you how we made ours on the Party Bunting Tutorial page.
Tags: banner, bunting, hideaway, moda, sugar pop, tutorial
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cyber monday sale
Monday, November 29th, 2010
As if anybody’s recovered from Black Friday, now it’s time for Cyber Monday sales! Well we’ve got deep discounts on all Christmas fabric… yardage is 40% off and pre-cuts, bundles, and kits are 30% off, including this 12 Days of Christmas Quilt Kit!
These incredible deals include some of our favorite Christmas collections ever:
Fruitcake by Basic Grey for Moda
12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda
Classic Christmas from Michael Miller
Old Fashioned Santa from Red Rooster
Colorful Christmas Flannel from Riley Blake
Tidings by Nancy Halvorson for Benartex
These prices will be good until midnight tonight. Happy shopping!
Tags: 12 days of christmas, basicgrey, christmas fabric, cyber monday, fruitcake, kate spain, nancy halvorson, old fashioned santa, sale
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summer fruitcake
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Can you believe that Christmas fabric is arriving already? Here’s a little peek at BasicGrey’s brand new Christmas collection for Moda, Fruitcake. Even though it’s only June, it’s beautiful enough to motivate a person to start early on holiday projects, like this quilt.
These reverse appliqued circles remind me of vinyl records. Ooh how I loved breaking out the Christmas vinyl as a kid. But no, it’s still too early for that… right?
Go ahead and check out the entire Fruitcake collection or download the free Fruitcake quilt pattern.
Tags: basicgrey, christmas, fruitcake, moda
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stitched holiday wrapping
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
You’ve spent all that time crafting a totally personal, unique, handmade gift. So why not wrap it up in one-of-a kind handsewn gift wrap too? Or if you didn’t quite have time for handmade gifts this year, this is a quick way to spiff up that present with just a touch of handmade care. Not to mention, it’s a great way to recycle paper grocery bags and other paper around the house.
Let your creativity run wild and try whipping up some custom stitched gift wrap with instructions at our Stitched Holiday Wrapping tutorial.
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