A Little of This and That

Here's a little of this and that happening around the quilt shop lately.

The 2009 Christmas and Fall fabric lines have been released, and I've ordered several for delivery later this year. The Christmas lines actually arrive beginning in June-before the Fall lines! I ordered my favorite line from Moda, a non-traditional line, of course! Still, it has an elegant appeal to it that I'm hoping you all like as much as I do!

Lots of new fabric has come in the past few weeks. Soiree and Flag Day Farm from Moda, Ron's World arrived and is half gone already, and Snippets is due in this month from Moda. Also due in the next 4-5 weeks is Iced Mocha from The Buggy Barn, and the remainder of Rebel Roses. If you like Rebel Roses, I'd preorder it now, as it's proving to be a hot, hot line before it even hits my shelves!

I chose my Soiree fabrics to make 3 Sun Surf Halters, and I've almost finished cutting out the 3 sizes from the pattern. Here's a helpful hint, if you're making clothing that requires you to cut out the size, and cutting one size means you've ruined all other sizes on the pattern, try this. Instead of cutting out from the actual pattern, first trace it onto freezer paper in each size you need. Save the original copy, and cut out the freezer paper copies instead. By doing this, I was able to make a Girl's size L, a Woman's Small and Medium from one pattern. Had I cut out the Woman's Small, I would have had to purchase another pattern to cut out the Woman's Medium.

I am still working on the Comforts of Home quilt, although VERY slowly! Not due to the actual quilt, but more do to my preoccupation with long-arm quilting and schoolwork. It's going to be gorgeous, so I really should get on with it, already!

Coming up in April-2 quilt shows! Moscow Palouse Patcher's quilt show, and the Lewiston/Clarkston Seaport Quilters' shows are back to back in mid-April. Also in April, I will be participating in the online only, Fab Shop Hop.
In May, watch for more info about the next in store hop, the I S.E.W. Shop Hop.