Archive for January, 2010

voila! little folks voile scarf

Monday, January 18th, 2010

I realized that I haven’t gushed about Little Folks yet on the blog, and I’m shocked.  You may have seen it around. This is Anna Maria Horner’s newest collection, and rather than regular old quilting cotton, it’s printed on the most luscious, silky voile. (Rhymes with wall, toile…)  There are also coordinating flannels, oilcloth, dobby dots, and solids.  I squeal inside whenever I look at them.

little folksWhen the collection arrived, Jennifer knew just what she wanted to do with it first. Before we could even put the bolts out on display, she was working on a scarf inspired by this one from Anna Maria’s blog.

amh scarf

She has since made more, as have many of our shop friends, and how could they not! It only takes about an hour and it’s such an easy way to use and wear a favorite print.  To make your own, check out the Little Folks Voile Scarf Tutorial.

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wonkified

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Jennifer (my right hand lady) and I have so many projects we want to do, it’s making us a little bonkers.  So like good organized girls we made a list and started scheduling (softies this Thursday!, pre-cut freestyle next month…) The first thing on our list?  Freeform blocks with Hope Valley.  This is the newest collection from Suppose favorite Denyse Schmidt, and we are obsessed. What’s new, right?  So, inspired by DS’s improvisational style and these, we picked out about 10 fat quarters each, plus a shot cotton here and there and just started cutting and sewing away.

Here are our first wonky log cabin blocks, J’s on the left, mine on the right. We were both drawn to the New Day and Piney Woods colorways, so they look like mateys.

log cabin

Jennifer got all tricky with the center of her next block.  We’ll do a few more and then set them into a background and square them up before putting them in quilts.  I must say, sewing without rules is such a nice break from the pressure of perfect cutting and perfect seam allowances and perfect corners. Try it next time you feel intimidated by a project.

wonky

And for some more Hope Valley inspiration, have a look here.

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