Finally a new fabric shop that is close by and they carry Moda, fantastic. If you sew and you live somewhere in the Scranton, PA vicinity visit this place this coming week. They are having their grand opening specials all next week (4th-9th of January) Tomorrow the first 50 people to visit get a free gift. Hope its something Moda. Their located in the Keyser Oak shopping center.
Now here is a tutorial I must try by p.s i quilt, she always comes up with the best tutorials. Something nice to whip up for holiday decor. You can find it here in Moda's Bake Shop.
My first tutorial, a patchwork banner for Fall, Halloween or any occasion. I made this to coordinate with my patchwork runner for the coffee table. Sorry for the flash kill picture, it's dark and snowing today. Enjoy!
Today was a beautiful Fall day, not to cold and not to warm, just perfect for the Tunkhannock's annual Airing of the Quilts. Each year on the first weekend of October the entire town airs all of their local quilts for everyone to see. All along the main strip they are displayed on the front porches of the towns beautiful Victorian homes. We traveled in and out of various shops downtown and took in the sites. It was a good opportunity to use my new camera, get some shots and a breath of fresh air. You can find more information on this event at Airing of the Quilts, founded by Jeannette Kitlan, owner of Endless Mountain Quiltworks in Tunkhannock, PA.
I finally finished my project from the three yards of Luxembourg fabric I received from Pixie Dust Decor Fabrics. It was hard picking a project and I chewed on many ideas before settling on the bean bag chair. Having no small babies to use the fabric for, I decided to make a gift for my niece Ivy who will be turning 2 in October. I found the tutorial for the bean bag chair via the Makingitfun blog spot by Michael Miller. You can find the tutorial under their project and tutorials section. It was a great tutorial, easy to make and turned out adorable thanks to the colorful scenery of the Luxembourg line. I added her name to the applique to make it all the more personal. In my neck of the woods I had a hard time finding bean bag filler, so I ran to my local Target and picked up a cheap bean bag chair and used the filling from that. This bean bag chair is nice, because it offers a liner, so you can change or launder the cover without messing with beans. If you love the fabric, which I know you will, you can find it here at Pixie Dust Decor Fabrics. Thanks again to Pixie Dust Decor, I'm sure my niece will love crawling and jumping all over her new bean bag chair.
How can I say thank you enough to Stacy McCallum of Pixie Dust Decor fabrics for sending me three yards of her new fabric line Luxembourg? This fabric is absolutely adorable I love the garden, birds and puppet scene. You can see and feel the quality. I was having a horrible day till this showed up and it put a smile on my face, restoring my faith that good people and good companies still exist. What will I make of this? I still haven't decided, but I do know it will be something special. You can find this fabric online for purchase at Pixie Dust Decor. Thanks again Stacy!
A favorite of mine, Pixie Dust Fabrics they have great fabrics for kids and baby decor. Even better the fabric is made in the USA. Check out all the gorgeous fabric they have to offer, even if you don't sew they offer adorable items for children like aprons, bibs, blankets, crib sets and my all time favorite, the tuffet floor pillow.
