From SW Iowa News Interest in sewing classes surges: Students in stitches Michaela Saunders Midlands News Service Maria Rodriguez loves to sketch dresses and tops. Classmate Briena Pocevicius thought about opening a dress shop filled with her own creations. By the end of their advanced sewing class, Maria, 15, and Briena, 17, will have made… Continue reading More Good Sewing News…Teens in Iowa love sewing!
Category: In the Studio
Pfaff Industrie Maschinen AG Bankruptcy NOT part of SVP Worldwid Group of Companies
Whew! I saw a Bankruptcy news wire today regarding the Pfaff Industrie Maschinen AG and thought the Pfaff brand was toast! Here's a press release about the Pfaff Sewing Machine brand. These are two different companies. The home sewing machine lines are doing great! Thank goodness! PFAFF® Sewing Machine Brand Continues to Strengthen Its 146… Continue reading Pfaff Industrie Maschinen AG Bankruptcy NOT part of SVP Worldwid Group of Companies
Color Trends for Fall 2008
Here is the link for the Fall 2008 Color trends from Pantone. pantone-fcr-f08-f Print this booklet out and keep it in a fashion file. Use the last page as a quick reference. Take it with you when you shop for fabrics, pin it up on a design wall as inspiration and make sure to look… Continue reading Color Trends for Fall 2008
Coldplay Sews?
Coldplay Sews? This article came across the wires today from Contactmusic.com. Coldplay is a favorite band to many, unfortunately I find them a little melancholy and really only like one of their songs (Fix You). But whoa! I think this is pretty cool. Here's the writ-up! Rockers COLDPLAY have revealed the unusual hobby they have… Continue reading Coldplay Sews?
My 800 Pound Project Gorilla Goes Home!
Have you ever agreed to sew with or for someone else a project that you just couldn't get done for one reason or another and therefore it ultimately became the cliched 800 pound gorilla in your sewing room? Did it taunt you, nag you, relentlessly give you guilt trips because it just never got done?… Continue reading My 800 Pound Project Gorilla Goes Home!
Finn’s Fabrics in Barrington now Closed, thanks for 40 years!
About two months ago I'd heard the news that Finn's Fabrics was going to close. Here is a link to the Chicago Tribune story; http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-dyllis-retire-both-16may16,0,4135965.story For nearly 40 years, Dyllis Braithwaite has been offering more than fine silks and linens from her store in downtown Barrington. To Braithwaite, the bolts of fabric were wearable art… Continue reading Finn’s Fabrics in Barrington now Closed, thanks for 40 years!
International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #3 – Quilters
Quilters are an interesting breed. I consider myself a casual quilter. I enjoy the playing of colors with patterns and quilting designs, developing a pattern, looking at the thousands of fabrics that are available and sometimes just enjoy the solitude and monotony of piecing and/or quilting. It certainly is a form of meditation. I do… Continue reading International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #3 – Quilters
International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #2 – Traditions
A fun thing to do while I was there was to look for traditional quilts, or traditional patterns with interesting interpretations. My favorites of these were a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt, a 9-Patch wonder, and a Lone Star combo that was out of this world. Here is the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. This was also… Continue reading International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #2 – Traditions
International Quilt Festival Chicago – Entry #1 The Animals
It's been a few years since I've been to the International Quilt Festival but since I needed a good up lift and a heavy dose of inspiration I decided to go today and see what's new. Boy was I not expecting the crowds and the number of displays and vendors. This festival was HUGE! Holy… Continue reading International Quilt Festival Chicago – Entry #1 The Animals
Pantone Spring 2008 Fashion Color Trends
Here is the link for the Spring 2008 Color trends from Pantone. Pantone Fashion Color Report Spring 2008 And the palette for you to print and/or add to a fashion notebook. Print these out as tools to help mix and match your fabrics or purchase fabrics for your Spring/Summer wardrobe. Pantone-s08-colors.pdf
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