Patchwork Skirt

I am trying out the patterns that are listed in the shop.

One by one.

First the Jack and Jill Hat pattern, and now the Patchwork Skirt.

I made this one for my daughter out of the Tweet Tweet Line from Moda.

I would say overall, it was an easy pattern. No templates, just squares and waistband and hem band.

It took me about 2 nap times to finish.

I always tend to the skip the step "Sew down each seam". I don't like that step. It is very time consuming and when you are working during naps, you don't have a lot of time! However, I do wish I would have taken the time for that step, I think the dress would have fallen better.

But I think she liked it overall!

Except for her shoes. They didn't match.

Nope. She wasn't happy about the shoes at all!

But she can pull it off :)

You can find the pattern HERE in the shop.

Send me a note if you have any questions about this pattern.

FYI

Item of Business #1:

The Fabric Store will be closed from Saturday May 8th to Wednesday May 19th. So get your orders in before we close up!

#2:

Do you love this line?

If you do, then prepare yourself.....It has been discontinued. Yes it has, this is not a joke!

I was devastated when I heard the news too!

I only have a little bit left of each, and I can't order any more! So if you need some, I recommend getting your order in before it is gone.

Have a good weekend!

WINNERS!

Yup, you read that right, "Winners" with an "s"!

I just loved reading all your comments and decided that we needed two winners!

So here we go, using random.org......

Winners are #14 and # 37

♥ THE SARTORIS who said,

"I want the freebird set for baby baby blankets for my baby arriving in July in AZ that won't even need them.

And I was already a fan

And now I'm a follower

Woo HOO"

♥ BISHOP FAMILY who is a facebook fan!

Winners: email me at asweetbyram@yahoo.com with your address and fabric choice!

Thank you everyone for entering! I truly love reading which fabric is your favorite. Everyone has such different tastes and styles!

Do you want to know which is my favorite print at the moment?

Lacework in Brown by Amy Butler. I mean come on, how can you not love this one!

I also want to thank everyone who came out to our FABRIC OPEN HOUSE & PARTY!

Whoa.

I never could have imagined the turn out. Amazing!

I am still recovering ;)

If I didn't get a chance to say "hi", my apologies. It was a crazy night!

If you are interested in a more "personal" shopping experience at The Fabric Store,

just send me an email, asweetbyram@yahoo.com

or call, 208-228-0037 and you can set up an appointment to come by and shop around!

I would love to see you all again, and maybe I won't be sweating this time :)

Congrats to the winners!

Party & a Giveaway!

First off, before we get to the giveaway, I want to let you know that you are all invited to a Fabric Open House that I am hosting. I am opening up my home for a night of fabric shopping and fun. So if you live in the Southeastern Idaho area, come and join us, and bring a friend!

and now for the GIVEAWAY!

The Fabric Store is celebrating it's 1 year anniversary! So I thought instead of getting myself a present, I would share one with all of you! After all, I owe all of you a huge thanks!

I am giving away 1 Free Yard of your choice!

Here's how to enter:

☼ Leave a comment below stating your favorite print from the shop!

☼ For a second entry, become a fan of The Fabric Store on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Rigby-ID/The-Fabric-Store/372196583162 . If you are already a fan GREAT! Your second entry is already counted!

☼ For a third entry, become a follower of this blog! If you are already a follower, GREAT! Your third entry is counted!

Good luck to all of you! The giveaway ends Wednesday, April 28th at midnight. I will announce the winner here on Thursday the 29th!

Thanks again to all you for being such amazing customers and making this little store more than I ever could have dreamed of!

For Fun

Do you read Portabellopixie?

I do.

And when I saw her Saturday Market Skirt tutorial, I knew I wanted one!

Isn't Sandis' adorable!

I am thinking I want to make another one. Next time I will use more fabrics. The skirt isn't hard, just a little time consuming. After all, there are a lot of squares!

So if you feel up to it, head on over to Portabellopixie and try it out. The Saturday Market Skirt is under the free projects on the right side.

Happy Sewing!

My Monkeys

I often refer to these two as my monkeys.

So it only seemed appropriate to add these prints to the shop!

These four prints are from the 5 Funky Monkeys Collection for Moda and are available in the shop as of today!

I do believe I will be making my "monkeys" something from this collection very soon!

Tweet Tweet

Tweet Tweet by KeiKi arrived today!

And it is just as adorable as I imagined!

It's all listed in the shop are ready for loving!