44TH STREET FABRIC BLOG GIVEAWAY! WINNER ANNOUNCED 9/13!

Here's the next 44th Street Fabric Giveaway! Our winner will receive 2 Bliss fabric charm packs and a pattern for the adorable Pinafore Bag by Me and My Sister Designs! I'm currently making a baby quilt from these Bliss charm squares and they are adorable! The Pinafore Bag patter is easy and fun to make.
Winners of our last giveaway for charm packs and patterns are Nancy Sue and Jus Shar Designs. Congrats to both winners! Please email me with your mailing address and I'll ship your winnings!
Here are the rules for our Giveaway: It’s kind of like “Find Waldo” but you will be looking for a photo of our owner, Jason, in one of the listings for the prizes shown above which are listed in our Etsy shop. We call our contest “Find Jaso”!
FIRST: Go to our Etsy store (just click on the link above). SECOND: Look for the Bliss Charm Packs and the Pinafore Bag pattern. Jaso’s picture could be hiding in either of them! THIRD: Leave a comment on this blog entry and tell me the listing in which you found Jason’s picture. Easy-peasy and you will be entered to win! Comments will not be shown on the blog until after the contest is over but you will be entered. Be sure to leave your email address on the entry so I can notify you if you win. Winner will be announced on Monday, September 13th! Because of issues with my email which apparently cannot be resolved, I cannot access your email from the web so be sure to leave your email on your comment.
If you Twitter about our contest and and put the link in a comment, you get an extra entry. If you blog about our contest, just put the link in a comment and you will get 2 extra entries. Let me know you are a follower and you will also get another entry. The winners are chosen at random by www.random.org. Let me know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!

ENGLISH COTTAGES AND RED, WHITE & BLUE!

I love cottages, especially English cottages. I love white walls and red and blue accents. So here is a group of photos with a few of my favorite rooms and color combinations. You can find a lot of these English cottages and the stories that go with them at Period Living Magazine. I have to warn you though--DON'T go to that site unless you have lots of time to browse! We have a lot of the red, white and blue fabrics to make curtains and pillows at 44th Street Fabric (just in case you get inspired)! Hope you enjoy this! Cheery wave from Bev

SOME INSPIRATION FOR TUESDAY! ANTIQUE QUILT SALE!

Just some inspiration for quilters and everyone who loves quilts! These antique quilts were for sale and were so beautiful that I thought you might enjoy them. All are applique quilts that have been carefully preserved by the families that owned them.

Applique quilts are so labor intensive that they were usually only displayed or used for "company" so escaped the numerous washings and heavy use their pieced sister quilts endured. I was so glad to see these beautiful works of art. Not one of these quilts had any information about the maker so these fiber artists must remain unknown.

If you are lucky enough to have an antique quilt, please, please, please don't use thumbtacks or push pins to hang it up! Learn how to make a sleeve for hanging. If you can't find a tutorial for one, let me know!

So hope you are inspired! Be sure to put a label on your quilts--future generations will appreciate it! Cheery wave!

GINA'S BOOTH AT THE ANTIQUE MALL

I wanted to show you one of Gina's little booths--this one at the Broadway Antique Mall in Edmond, Oklahoma. It's hard to get the light right in the photos but hopefully you can click on them and get a better look. She has problems keeping the booth stocked because she sells her items so quickly! It was just packed! I love her pottery and her paintings and I want that white shelf thingie on the back wall! Pillows are courtesy of mom and made with French General fabric from the shop. The little setee was covered with French General fabric too! So cute. I'll try to get pictures of her gallery in Oklahoma City next for those who ask. Looks good Bean!

44TH STREET FABRIC BLOG GIVEAWAY! WINNERS ANNOUNCED 8/30!

Here's the next 44th Street Fabric Bar Harbor Giveaway! This giveaway will have 2 winners! Our first Winner will receive 2 Lily and Will fabric charm packs and a pattern for the Posy Time charm quilt, both by Bunny Hill Design! Winner #2 will win 2 Fandango fabric charm packs and a Chubby Chicks quilt pattern by Black Mountain Quilts! I love these little charm quilt patterns and love the fabric too!

Winners of our last giveaway for two yards of Bar Harbor fabric each are Elsina and Sweet Pea! Congrats to both winners! I have notified you both by email. Please email me back with your mailing address and I'll ship your winnings!

Here are the rules for our Giveaway: It’s kind of like “Find Waldo” but you will be looking for a photo of our owner, Jason, in one of the listings for the prizes shown above which are listed in our Etsy shop. We call our contest “Find Jaso”!

FIRST: Go to our Etsy store (just click on the link above). SECOND: Look for the Fandango Charm Packs, the Lily & Will Charm Packs, the Chubby Chicks pattern and the Posy Time pattern. Jaso’s picture could be hiding in any of them! THIRD: Leave a comment on this blog entry and tell me the listing in which you found Jason’s picture. Easy-peasy and you will be entered to win! Comments will not be shown on the blog until after the contest is over but you will be entered. Be sure to leave your email address on the entry so I can notify you if you win. Winner will be announced on Monday, August 30th! Because of issues with my email which apparently cannot be resolved, I cannot access your email from the web.

If you Twitter about our contest and and put the link in a comment, you get an extra entry. If you blog about our contest, just put the link in a comment and you will get 2 extra entries. Let me know you are a follower and you will also get another entry. The winners are chosen at random by www.random.org. Let me know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!

NEW DISHES FROM GINA M STUDIO!

Just had to show you some of the dishes my little potter, Gina, made for the shop! Aren't they yummy? She's so talented (and I'm not just saying that because she is my daughter). She does paintings too! I always want a bunch of the pottery pieces she makes but I know they have to go to the shop...sigh...and they sell so fast. Heck, I'm still waiting on a lampshade she promised me in 2008.

The bee and the fleur delis are my favorites! I love the shape of the long, skinny bowl too. I asked Gina and she said she will ship anything you are interested in or if it is gone, she will make you one. If you are interested, just comment on this post with your email address and I'll get it to Gina and you can talk about size, color, pattern, etc. Make more of these, Gina. I'll be up to get mine!

PATCHWORK CAR!

I love this little car from Seattle! Wonder if the owner used ModgePodge? When my car gets old enough...

LILY AND WILL FABRIC SNEAK PREVIEW

Lily & Will fabric by Bunny Hill Designs is a fabric line 44th Street Fabric has been waiting eagerly for! Created for baby, there are basically three lines within one because there is a pink, blue and green colorway-each combined with brown. You will find formal brocades with little bunnies hidden within and tiny, delicate florals and dots that are scaled to baby-size! This line also has a wonderful satin pleated trim that we have ordered to go round the edge of any baby quilt or baby project you make. Babies love to feel that silky fabric! We have already received the Lily & Will charm squares which include a 5" x "5 pre-cut square of each of the fabrics included in the line. You can make some adorable projects from charm squares and you can preview the fabric and see what you want to order when it is available in the shops. The Lily & Will fabric line makes me want another grandbaby! Are you listening kids?

SNEAK PREVIEW--BLISS FABRIC BY BONNIE & CAMILLE FOR MODA!

Everyone loves to see a preview of fabric coming to 44th Street Fabric! Bliss fabric from Moda will be in the shop in September! This great line is mainly red and aqua and that is what we chose for the shop. I love that color combination! Pictured is Camille - 1/2 of the design team who created this great fabric line! Check with us for Bliss - we have the Bliss charm squares in the shop (5" x 5" precut squares of every fabric in the line) and the yardage is coming soon!

44TH STREET FABRIC BAR HARBOR BLOG GIVEAWAY

Here's a pic of what I'm working on. It's a Union Jack block from my "Ode to England" quilt. As you can see, the fabrics from this line look great together.


Here's the next 44th Street Fabric Bar Harbor Giveaway! This giveaway will have 2 winners! Our first Winner will receive a 1/2 yard cut of all four of the Bar Harbor fabrics shown here (a total of 2 yards) and Winner #2 will win the same thing! These fabrics were designed by Minick and Simpson for Moda. I love the way they coordinate and I really love the "cheater panel". It is one of the best ones I've seen. The cheater panel is going to be the back of the quilt I'm making. The colors on my little quilt block are pretty true.

Winners of our last giveaway for the Moda Bake Shop gift boxes are Lisa from A Mild Season and Kathleen C from Village Quilter! Congrats to both winners! I have notified you both by email. Please email me back with your mailing address and I'll ship your winnings!

Here are the rules for our Giveaway: It’s kind of like “Find Waldo” but you will be looking for a photo of our owner, Jason, in one of the listings for Bar Harbor fabric listed in our Etsy shop. We call our contest “Find Jaso”!

FIRST: Go to our Etsy store (just click on the link above). SECOND: Look for the Bar Harbor fabric. Jaso’s picture could be hiding in any of them! THIRD: Leave a comment on this blog entry and tell me the fabric listing in which you found Jason’s picture. Easy-peasy and you will be entered to win! Comments will not be shown on the blog until after the contest is over but you will be entered. Be sure to leave your email address on the entry so I can notify you if you win. Winner will be announced on Monday, August 16th! Because of issues with my email which will have to be sorted out by Jason whenever I can get him to do it, I cannot access your email from the web.

If you Twitter about our contest and and put the link in a comment, you get an extra entry. If you blog about our contest, just put the link in a comment and you will get 2 extra entries. Let me know you are a follower and you will also get another entry. The winners are chosen at random by www.random.org. Let me know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!

MAKING PILLOW COVERS FOR THE SHOP

I'm stealing time from my "real job" today to make some pillow covers for the shop. Gina and I use the fluffy feather inserts so that Gina can bend them to her will. This is an 18" x 18" one I made from French General's Rural Jardin line and just love using that fabric because it all goes together so well. Just thought I'd share-Gina has the inserts so I'll try to get a pic of the finished pillows in the shop. I've been using clothesline from the Dollar Store for the piping because a giant package of it is $1.99 for the whole thing! Gina covered a settee (I was so impressed) with some of the gray and white stripe twill from this line and the pillows are to go on that. You can see some of the French General fabrics in the 44th Street Fabric Etsy shop--what's left anyway. Their new line is coming out in the fall. It's reds and rich browns!