Archive for the ‘PIN & FLICKR Friday’ Category

This is the fun part for me. When you start sewing with the fabric I’ve been thinking about for a good year….I love seeing what you come up with!

It’s when I see your creativity come out and enhance what I’ve made.

I just love it. Here are some dresses and skirts made by Chasing Mermaids using the Let’s Pretend Fabric line.   She used this sewing pattern, and added a panel for kicks. Just adorable. They are using the “Make Believe” Panel print, and the “When I am King” raspberry crown fabric.

I’m hoping to have a blog tour up and going soon. Do you have something you’ve made and want to share? I’ve always had the FLICKR groups that I love seeing, but I wonder if there is a way to share that everyone can see. Do any of you know of a better photo sharing option? If you have any ideas comment below. I’d love to have people see your creations more frequently as they are shopping around for ideas on what to make. I hope there are some better options….either here on the blog, or on Pinterest, etc. Thanks!

I’m in the process of updating my Fabric Store Retailers List, but if you sell this line, or know of where to buy it, comment below and I’ll make sure you are on the list! Especially International Shops, as those are the hardest for me to get info about. Thanks! Have fun sewing! xo Sarah Jane

Spring has brought my sewing machine out again. I’ve got new fabric (squee!) that I’m cutting into, and I find myself collecting ideas for spring projects. You? Like, I need some more picnic quilts, a good skirt for my daughter and I’d love to get Ian a bed quilt for his bed. All projects that I’ve not really been motivated to create lately. Something about spring gets me all excited again.

I was browsing through your AMAZING Flickr photos and Pinterest photos last night, and I wanted to share a few. The Flickr Groups are rockin’ awesome and I just love getting inspired by your ideas. Please go and take a peek….get inspired, cause there is no way I can include all your amazing designs here!

(click on the links below each image to see the source)

{Fleur Cahill}

{Party of Eight}

{Lisa Toronto}

{Quilt Story} {Pattern}

{Quilt Story} {Pattern}

{Quilt Story} {Pattern}

{Quilt Story} {Pattern}

{Me Sew Crazy/Circus Wear} {Pattern}

{crozette} {DIY}

{Snips Spippets}

{Violet Vata}

All these images were sewn using Children at Play fabric or Out to Sea Fabric.

(For more photo groups, see my sidebar to get more inspiration!)

I’m so excited to add a third line to the mix….stay tuned!

I hope that gets you in the mood! What are your sewing projects you are working on? Share your pinterest pages, or your projects below!

xo

Sarah

Hello my friends, how are you?

Sometimes writing and sharing can be so yummy and great…and other times, I wonder about all of you out there….I think about you and wish I knew more of who you are. I mean, writing to you and hearing from you in writing is great and all….but I really do prefer the one on one, you know? It’s the lovely irony with connecting through online devises…we are able to share more than ever and support like never before….but sometimes I just wish I could just have you all over for a big brunch and chatting. But I’m not an event planner either, so well….there we go.

Anyways. That’s what I’m thinking about right now.

So, Fabric. I can’t believe it was almost two years ago since I designed my first collection of fabric. And while I’ve managed to only do one a year since, I’m working on presenting my THIRD….and I’m baffled with how time flies. And how you are all still sewing with Children at Play. It makes me happy to see sweet pictures like this. Man. If I had a dress like that when I was a girl….

So, yes. Third fabric line coming soon. Can’t tell you much about it except that it will be shipping in May. And That’s coming sooner than you know it!

So much love gets put into the fabric….it’s such an intense process, and takes so much focus and thought. So when I see your projects, made with the same love, intention and energy, it just makes it feel all worth it. Thank you so much for sharing as much as you do! These pics were taken from Safflower Photography, and Miranda is the one that sent me the link on Facebook with her and her two kids….how adorable to see the WHOLE family decked out in the same fabric. Makes me smile.

Have a lovely weekend friends!

See you monday,
Sarah

Do you follow Dairy of a Quilter? My friend Amy is always cranking out awesome stuff. She just made this quilt for a new baby niece, and I’m just in love. First off, I love hexagons. And knowing that I absolutely CANNOT sew hexagons makes this even more lovely. (It’s so hard to get it just right!) And secondly, I love that this is a mix of my past two fabric collections (Children at Play and Out to Sea). And with the third coming in any day now, I think I’m going to need to make a quilt combining all three. With hexagons. But I won’t sew it. Ha.

I’ve been a bit dormant in the fabric department since Autumn, and I’m excited to get back in the groove.

And I love sewing with my kids. Like today:  Addie asked me this morning if we could have a stitching party when she gets home from school. And I’m like “Sure! Let’s break out the embroidery hoops, lady!” But she had a different mind. “No, let’s get out all the stuffed animals and blankets that I’ve been asking you to mend, like all year,  that you still haven’t mended?  I’ll be the nurse and you be the Dr.”  I kinda giggled and moaned all in the same moment. You know those “FAIL” moments as a parent? That was one of them. Guess we’re playing Stitch Hospital today.

And speaking of fabric….I want to send you over to some lovely, lovely shops that are featured on the side of my blog here. I love purchasing fabric from the Quilt Home, Fashionable Fabrics, Fat Quarter Shop, Sew Modern, Crafters Vision, Quilting Garden, and Quilt Sandwich. Click on over and treat yourself. I’m getting the sewing bug again now that spring is inching in. Are you?

Happy Weekend everyone!!

Hey! It’s been a while since I’ve posted your amazing creations to my Friday posts! So much to catch up on!

Today I wanted to focus on one company…new to me…and I’m sure you’ll be in love.

Coral Belles. Take a look.

If you are looking for ready made, adorable clothing with OUT TO SEA, here you go.  A bit summery for now, but dosen’t it feel nice to see it warm out?

With Gorgeous photography by EM Photography Wow. What a darling collection.

It’s cold and snowing here in Utah right now. And it’s just about now that I start dreaming of summer.

Thanks Coral Belles for sharing such a wonderful collection!

Have you been sewing with Out to Sea or Children at Play? Don’t forget to add your awesomeness to the FLICKR groups or Pin them on Pinterest. 

You can see all links on my sidebar. 

Happy Friday everyone!

xoxo

sarah