one shabby chick

A few sales

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

I spent today at a jiu jitsu tournament for the boys. Hoping to spend tomorrow at the beach.

I wanted to let you know about a few sales in case anyone was in need of more fabric - we all are, aren't we?!

Sew Fresh Fabrics has marked down all their fabrics to less than $8 a yard - plus buy $35 or more in the Etsy shop and get a FREE SHIPPING code for US customers or a 10% OFF coupon for international customers at the new store (good on a future purchase).

 

Fabricworm has a ton of fabrics on sale (and a few cute dishtowels that are hanging out in my cart)

 

Pink Castle Fabric is having a skinny bolt sale.

 

Fresh Squeezed Fabrics has a ton of cute bundles and is always adding great fabrics to their sale section.

Home again, home again (and very tired)

What a fun trip!

I can't believe all the people I finally got to meet (and I'm bummed I wasn't better about taking pictures with everyone)!

Jacquie (we've been friends on-line for so long so it was so nice to finally meet her).

Rossie (another longtime on-line friend) - we ran into each other on one of the aisles and talked forever (I loved it)! This picture is not the greatest of the two of us but oh well....

Melody Miller - eep! Total fan girl moment here - and she is just so sweet!

And I'm going to apologize in advance mid-post cause if you follow me on Instagram, you've already seen ALL these pictures.

But my phone was the only camera I took so they are all I got.

Peg (from Sew Fresh Fabrics - and Becca too but somehow I spaced on getting a pic of the three of us)!

I had such a fun time. Heather was so generous in letting me crash at her house - thanks again, Heather!

I had never been to Market before so I wasn't sure what to expect. Besides seeing all the amazing booths, my favorite part was just running into people on every aisle and just chatting away!

I saw so many friends that I had met at Sewing Summit.

And of course my trio of sweet friends from Seattle (Katie, Krista and Sandie).

Loved getting to know them better this trip.

I hung out with Laura and John a bunch (he's just as sweet in person as he is on-line). And Laura is just the best - they are both so mellow and easy to talk to. We even went to a Cold War Kids concert (I felt really old at that one - lol)!

(I stole this one from Laura who I think stole it from John)

And the booths!!

Violet's quilt from her new line - it's AH-mazing! It's called Waterfront Park.

Jeni's booth - her new line is SO good! Love the colors and patterns! She is such a sweetie. She witnessed my fan girl moment with Melody Miller - lol!

Mo Bedell's booth - she won first place too - it was gorgeous! So bummed I didn't get a pic of Mo, Monica and I :(

Patty Young's new line:

how cute is this outfit?

Rashida's booth - again, can't wait for this line!

Tula Pink (who is hilarious). And her new line is amazing!

And Melody Miller - of course I LOVE her new line! :-)

And the new Echino/Kokka lines - I'm dying - those scooters are SO good! And the cameras!

Fun parties, good food, staying up super late - no wonder I'm tired now!

I have some production sewing to do in the next few days. Knife cases for my dad and some clutches for a wholesale order. Better find a good book to listen to.

We also have a jiu jitsu tournament this weekend - life doesn't slow down for you just cause you are tired, does it?!

That's ok - I'm happy to be home and itching to sew up a few quilts that are in process! Hopefully soon!

This little chick is going to Market!

OK so first of all - a winner!

And the winner is.....#27 - Veronica! Congrats!!

And yep, I'm heading to Quilt Market. It was a very last minute decision - I'm staying with Heather and had some extra miles and I'm SO excited about going!

I have always wanted to go to a Quilt Market so I'm so excited one of my dreams is coming true (and all you quilters/fabric lovers can relate to me - even if everyone else thinks I'm crazy about being excited to go to a quilt convention.) Ha ha!

And to celebrate (and maybe earn a little spending money) I'm having a sale in the shop. It was only 15% but I decided to up it to 20% instead.

So use coupon code Market20 in the shop - if you purchase anything before Wed., I'll mail it out before I leave, but otherwise it will ship out next Tuesday!

I just added a few new items too:

OK hope everyone is off to a great week!!

His and Hers microMod Sew Along

Hi there - welcome to the second to last stop on the microMod Sew Along!

I have loved seeing everyone's ideas for this gorgeous fabric line.

And getting to know a little bit more about Alexia and Rob.

I loved how Kelly asked them a question ala  The Newlywed Game so I did the same thing.

Question: 

What would you say is your spouse's favorite tv show and what actually is your favorite show?

Answers:

Alexia: I think Rob's favorite TV show would have to be Seinfeld! It's even where we got the name for our dog Soda. 

My favorite show is Mad Men, I have a couple of other longtime favorites (like the X-files) but Mad Men has definitely moved into favorite status!

Rob: Alexia's all time favorite has to be the X-files. 

My favorite show is Seinfeld.

Looks like they both got that one right!

I had been trying to decide what to make with microMod and then my dad asked me to make him some more knife pouches for a recent knife show. What could be more manly than that, right?!

So I made a bunch. The fabrics were so fun to mix and match (there are a couple Tula Pink prints in there as well).

These fabrics are such a fun pop of color and can make an ordinary item, like a knife pouch, really stand out.

I hope you have been sewing along on this fun blog hop and adding your pictures to the microMod Flickr group , the Cloud9 FB page or the Green Bee Patterns FB page.

Here's a list of all the stops so far (and the big grand prize stop tomorrow):

 

April 2 - Alexia & Rob Green Bee

April 3 - Kelly at Kelbysews

April 5 - Amanda at the Craft Junky

April 6 - Rachael at Imagine Gnats

April 8 - Heather at alamode

April 10 - Holly at Bijou lovely

April 13 - Alexia, Michelle & Rob Green Bee  

April 17 - Faith at Fresh Lemons

April 18 - Katie at Swim Bike Quilt

April 19 - Deborah at Whipstitch

April 20 - Jacey at Jaceycraft

April 24 - Jenny at the Southern Institute

April 25 - Amy from sukie don't ya know

April 26 - Jen from Betty Crocker Ass

April 27 - Sara from Sew Sweetness

April 28 - Krista at Krista Withers Quilting

April 29 - Katy from I'm a Ginger Monkey

April 30 - Me :-)

May 1 - Alexia & Rob Green Bee GRAND PRIZE

 

I also have a bundle of microMod and a fun Green Bee Pattern to giveaway:

Leave a comment telling me your favorite tv show at the moment and I'll pick a winner next Tuesday, May 7th.

Winner will be picked shortly!

Re-Giveaway

I've hosted lots of giveaways on my blog.

And sometimes I can never get in touch with the winners.

So today I'm having a Re-Giveaway (I know that's totally not a word).

I have a few packages so there will be 4 winners!

First up is a copy of Pillow Pop and a nice bundle of fabrics (plus a cute little starfish ornament made by a local artist).

I have two patterns by my talented friend, Melissa - her company, Lunden Designs, always has great quilt patterns.

I also have 2 sets of Studio Cherie's Luggage Tag pattern and a few random fat quarters.

So leave a comment and I'll pick 4 winners on Monday, April 29th!

Giveaway is now closed - I'll post the winners soon!

Choices

Lately it seems like life has been about choices.

Do I choose to sew or go to the beach with my family (I know, hard choice)?

Do I spend time reading my Bible or do I blog and browse the internet?

So as you can see, I have been choosing my family and Bible over sewing and blogging.

Not that I'm done with blogging....and I also thought -  as soon as I write this, I'll probably have a ton of things to blog about - lol!

Boy how I wish there were more hours in the day! But there aren't and it's all about balance. And right now my family is taking up the majority of time and I'm totally fine with that.

As soon as I finish this post though, I plan on spending some quality time with my sewing machine. I have a design idea that's been brewing in my head for a while and I'm itching to get it on fabric.

All the family time hasn't stopped me from accumulating fabric.

How beautiful are these bundles from Westwood Acres?

Love those feathers!

And aren't these fun? - Riley Blake blenders.

I also got some pretty bundles from Fresh Squeezed Fabrics.

That yellow Essex linen is so pretty!

And I have bought a few things on Instagram.

Who can pass up a great bundle of Chocolate Lollipop? Not me!

And some oop AH charms and fat quarters from Katie!

I'm slowly working on my stars - most of the fabrics are from Indian Summer by Sarah Watson.

Fabricworm, Westwood Acres and Sew Fresh Fabrics all have it in stock - go get some! It's really cute!

Full Moon Lagoon

I had been seeing sneak peeks of Mo Beddell's new line, Full Moon Lagoon, for a while now so I was thrilled when she emailed me and asked if I'd like to create something with it.

I LOVE Mo's cheater prints - she has a great one in each of her lines and this one is SO cute.

I needed a baby quilt for a shower on Sunday so I whipped up this cute little quilt - perfect for Hawaii!

I love all the different size panels and cute sea creatures.

The colors in this line are just beautiful! You can see more fabrics in Faith's post here.

I also made a couple of cute notepad covers (I mixed in some Out To Sea with Full Moon Lagoon) using JCasa's great pattern but the pics are on my iphone which is sadly in rice right now.

I dropped it in my coffee cup this morning so I'm hoping for a full recovery but we'll see...

Full Moon Lagoon is hitting stores now - You can find it at Fabricworm and Westwood Acres

Yesterday I finally set-up my Singer 201 and thanks to some helpful tips on Instagram (I had the needle in wrong), finally got it working.

So a new sewing machine calls for a new project right?!

I am going to make a star quilt using this tutorial.

I LOVE Jolene's star quilt (I love everything she makes!) and have been wanting to make one for a while so I cut out all my squares last night (I'm using 3.5" squares).

Most of the squares are from this adorable line - I'm seriously in love with this line - SOOOO cute!

Sew days

We had a great Sew Day for the Oahu Modern Quilt Guild on Saturday.

If any of you are local and are interested, please send me an email or check out the FB page here.

I didn't take any pictures of us actually sewing but I did snap one of Melanie, Mai, Sarah and I at the very end of the day.

 

I've finished a few bee blocks.

These two Paris themed blocks are for Charise for the Ringo Pie Bee.

And this guitar is for Melinda (also for Ringo Pie).

I'm slowly crossing off that big bee block to-do list!

I sewed this simple patchwork top up (as soon as these fabrics came I had to cut them out and play with them).

Now it needs a backing and then I'll throw it in the to-quilt pile.

I'm working on some more knife cases for my dad for his knife show this weekend. Can't wait to show them to you!

I whipped up some key fobs today too.

These are so fun to make and great for using up scraps.

I ordered a fun new toy which came today - a new lens!

I'm pretty excited to learn how to use my camera more too!

I also made a laptop case for a custom order - it has an adjustable/removable strap too.

Think that's about it for things on this side of the world right now...hoping to get a bit more sewing in this week but my cousin is visiting from TN so I may be forced to take her to the beach instead - life is so hard :-)

Friday

These last three weeks have been SO busy!  But I have gotten in a little sewing time - yay!

I just updated the shop with a few camera straps:

and passport wallets:

I have a bunch of bee blocks to work on too so I need to get those done before I work on "fun" stuff!

Tomorrow is a Sew Day for the Oahu Modern Quilt Guild! Can't wait! And Sarah just moved here so she'll be joining us too!

I already met her this week as she and her husband came to Hubby's soccer game in town and then we all went out for Thai food. So excited she's here!

I'll be spending today at a home school conference (and spending money on books instead of fabric - bummer!).

I did see this great sale in my email - Michelle Patterns has all her sewing patterns for only $5 this weekend!

I love her patterns and this is such a good deal!! Go get a few!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Sew Fresh Fabrics

 

So Peg has some exciting news.....

 

 

She's opening SEWFRESHFABRICS.com!!!

 

The site will launch on April 1st so mark your calendars!

Plus there are some goodies you are going to want to get in on:

* First 50 customers get a 25% off gift certificate good at the new site

* “A Hundred for a Hundred” - A $100 Gift Certificate will be awarded to one of the first 100 customers, winner drawn randomly