Archive for December, 2010

velveteen, round 2: scarves scarves scarves

Monday, December 20th, 2010
With the morning snow, foggy nights, and frost on the windows (I just thought that was just a thing on tv but it’s real!) there’s no such thing as too many scarves or too much warm velveteen. Leave it to Anna Maria Horner to combine the two, and perfectly in her tutorial for the Figure 8 scarf.  It’s lovely in so many ways. They look so good with 2 simple wraps around the neck, but there are endless ways to style them (hood? shawl? in a knot?).  It’s an affordable way to use the velveteen, and quick to sew so you can give them as gifts and keep several for yourself.  Which is exactly what I’ve done.
figure 8 scarf #1

scarf #1 barely finished

I made the first one with Lovesme Lovesmenot in Golden Velveteen on one side and Mixed Signals in Cornfield Voile on the other side, especially for my friend Ali on her birthday. Before wrapping it up I had to try it on and I almost couldn’t let it go.

ali models

Ali models hood style

I promptly made another just the same for myself.  But of course I needed another combination…  This one features Maybe in Memory Velveteen and Shattered in Sun Voile.

figure 8 scarf # 2

scarf #2 all for me

Then Erica conconted this combo with Woodcut in Crimson Velveteen & Designer Solids in Water Voile for another gift, which I’ll be needing to make for myself as well, of course.

figure 8 scarf #3

We love them so much, and have had enough requests, that we’ve cut kits for these scarves.  Each one takes a length of 2 yards each of velveteen & voile, but doesn’t use the full width of fabric, so cut into kits this project much more affordable than having to buy the yardage.  We have made our scarves slightly more narrow than AMH’s, which cuts the cost a bit more, but still keeps the scarf plenty full.  These 3 combinations are available now, with more to come soon (and/or as requested).

scarf kits

The kits are cute enough that you wouldn’t even have to sew it up before giving it as a gift, give them the box and they can make it themselves!

Check out our scarf kit selections, and visit Anna Maria Horner’s blog to learn how to make the Figure 8 scarf. And if you make one, show us how you style it to make it your own! Take of photo modeling your scarf and add it to our Flickr pool!

Tags: , innocent crush, kits, scarves, velveteen, voile
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holla, blackfoot!

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Here’s a little shout out to the ladies of Blackfoot, Idaho who brought their quilt guild to visit Suppose recently.  Recently being interpreted loosely, if you notice the short sleeves you may be right in assuming this visit happened before December. Way before.  But we still wanted to thank these lovely ladies for coming.  We had a blast visiting with you, and loved seeing the projects you’re working on and what quilts & fabrics get you excited.

blackfoot visitors

If you have a group you’d like to bring to Suppose, we are happy to prepare a demonstration for your visit, or take care of any other accommodations you might need.  Just let us know when you’re coming! See contact info in the sidebar. >>>

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1 hour velveteen skirt

Monday, December 6th, 2010

I’m not joking. That’s how long it look me to make this skirt.  I just HAD to have something  ASAP out of the velveteens from Anna Maria Horner’s new collection, Innocent Crush.  They are just calling out to be made into Wintery party clothes, and at this rate there’s time to make several more.

1 hour skirt

And as it turns out, these 100% cotton velveteens are a dream to work with. They take a light steam iron very well–we had our doubts but the result was quite pleasing.   Since velveteen is a new texture for many quilters, and we’ve never had it in the shop before, you may have a few wonderments about it.  (Yes you can wash it… expect 5% shrinkage lengthwise…) Thankfully, Anna Maria spells out the basics of working with the velveteen on her blog–pretty  much everything I would have mentioned here so definitely check it out.

If you want to try your hand at this very simple project, visit the 1 hour velveteen skirt project page.

Tags: , free pattern, innocent crush, velveteen
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