BAR HARBOR QUILT-ONE MORE BORDER?

Here's the first little quilt I'm making with Bar Harbor fabric which is now in the shop. As you can see I've put one small navy border on to contain all the crazy action from the triangle blocks. The question is: should I put on another border? Maybe a big red one? What do you think? I'm open to suggestion! Thanks!

POOCH PATIO FEATURED!

Fido magazine has named Pooch Patio (owned by April, mother of my youngest grandbaby, Dylan) in an article about Dallas dogs! Woot!

Pooch Patio is an upscale, fun place where Dallas urbanites can take their dogs to have a cocktail in the lounge or on the two outdoor patios. It's always fun to be able to take your dog with you to dinner!

Pooch Patio has everything your best friend could want!

Pooches and their owners enjoy the doggie day care, groomers, boarding and, if you want to do it yourself, the dog wash! We just had to say CONGRATULATIONS to April and everyone at Pooch Patio! Kisses and hugs from Grammy!

IT'S SUPPOSED TO SNOW AGAIN FRIDAY....

I'd rather go to Heart Island...

BLOG GIVEAWAY FOR LOVE U FABRIC! ENDS MARCH 7, 2010!

First, 44th Street Fabric thanks everyone who entered our last giveaway for Blush fabric! Congratulations to GOOBIES PLACE who commented on 2/18/10 but did not leave her name. She is the winner of the Blush Giveaway! Goobies Place person, please send your mailing address to me at bev@44thstreetfabric.com and I’ll send your prizes!

If you entered our giveaway but didn’t win, we would like to offer you 25% off any Blush fabric you buy from us! Just convo me when you buy it and tell me you were a blog giveaway entrant and I’ll send you an invoice reflecting the savings! This offer is good until March 8th!

Here are the rules for our next 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 fabric shown above in our Etsy shop http://44thstreetfabric.etsy.com. We call our contest “Find Jaso”!

FIRST: Go to our Etsy store (just click on the link). SECOND: look for the fabrics shown above. There are 12 listings that feature Love U fabric in the Etsy shop. 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 but you will be entered. Winner will be announced on Monday, March 8th! Be sure to leave your email address on the entry so that I can notify you if you win!

What is the prize for this giveaway? A one-half (1/2) yard cut of EACH of the Love U fabrics shown! That’s a total of FOUR AND ONE-HALF (4.5) YARDS of fabric from the Love U line designed by Deb Strain for Moda. If you blog about our contest, just put the link in a comment and you will get an extra entry. You can also get an extra entry by becoming a follower of our blog. The winner is chosen at random by www.random.com. Let me know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!

BOLT END WEEKEND

I was cleaning up the cutting area this weekend and putting together bolt end bundles to sell in the shop and I happened to see my pattern for the "applique a circle onto a square and cut it into 4 pieces" quilt. It's so quick and easy to do, especially if you have a circle ruler. Almost all of this fabric is in the shop at the moment. I haven't sewn any blocks together but laid out 4 blocks for you to see. Just cut a square 8" and 2 circles 6". Sew the circles together right sides facing then make a cut in one and turn them. Applique onto the square (I use invisible thread) and then cut the block into 4 pieces. Trim the excess and there you go. Easy-peasy. This makes a really cute baby quilt, lap quilt or if you have a big enough stash (which I do) and time (which I do not), bed quilt. It was a nice little diversion. Still haven't done the bolt end bundles but they are coming! Cheery wave!

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS FROM RILEY BLAKE

Rainy Days and Mondays fabric will arrive at 44th Street Fabric's shops the end of February! We can't wait!

SNEAK PREVIEW-COLORFUL CHRISTMAS BY RILEY BLAKE DESIGNS

Our 44th Street Fabric customers love to see sneak previews of our "coming attractions"! I am so excited to show you a few pieces from the Colorful Christmas line by Zoe Pearn from Riley Blake Designs. I think it is the cutest Christmas fabric I've seen! Look for this fabric soon--we will have every one in the line. Adorable!

OKAY, I'LL QUIT COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR SNOWY OKLAHOMA WINTER

I've spent a lot of time complaining about the record breaking snow we had here in Oklahoma this winter. After seeing these photos (thanks to Ellie in the UK) of the winter in various places in Europe. I officially withdraw my complaints.

Be sure to enter our Giveaway for FREE fabric! Just scroll down or go directly to the giveaway: http://tinyurl.com/yfgk9pj

DYLAN--HOW WE ROLL..FOR THE SNOW..

Dylan--our owner, Jason's, little girl--getting ready for the unexpected and unprecedented Dallas snowstorm. That's snow on Jason's palms..and that was just the beginning! What? You accuse me of just trying to come up with some excuse to put Dylan on the blog? What?

VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL - JUST FOR BLOGGERS!

Happy Valentine's Day! These little Valentines are from the 50's and I thought you would enjoy them. No girl astronauts or race car drivers then!

As a Valentine gift to you, our blog readers, we are offering FREE SHIPPING today only for our Etsy Shop, Website, and eBay Shop! Please send me a message after you buy your items and WAIT for me to send you an invoice which reflects the free shipping offer BEFORE you pay! Let us know if you have any questions and Happy Valentine's Day!

SNEAK PREVIEW - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

In response to those clamoring for another sneak peek, I'm going to show you a few of the 12 Days of Christmas fabrics by Kate Spain which she designed for Moda. This delightful fabric will be in our shop in May! Don't you love it!!

SHAMS WITH STYLE - NEW BOOK!

Shams with Style is one of the newest books we offer at 44th Street Fabric! Heather Mulder Peterson and Deb Mulder, the Mom-Daughter team at Anka's Treasures, realized that although many of us make beautiful quilts, we go out and look for pillows to coordinate with them or make "plain" ones (that's me--the "plain" pillow maker). They got together and wrote this beautiful book with tons patterns for decorative pillow shams and pillows. I love it because I can just pick it up and get the measurements I need. I also enjoy all the beautiful photos, tips and inspiration. Get your copy from our shop today!

MYSTERY SCRAPS

Can you guess what projects I did that created these scraps? I just couldn't throw them away. What will I ever do with them? Excellent question...

BLOG GIVEAWAY! FREE BLUSH FABRIC! DRAWING ON 2/22/10!

First, 44th Street Fabric thanks everyone who entered our last giveaway for Nautical & Nice and CONGRATULATIONS to JESSICA who commented on 2/4/10 at 8:01 PM! She is the winner of the Nautical & Nice Giveaway! Jessica, please email me with your mailing anddress at bev@44thstreetfabric.com and I'll send your prizes!

Here are the rules of 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 Blush fabric in our Etsy shop (http://44thstreetfabric.etsy.com). We call our contest "Find Jaso"!

FIRST: Go to our Etsy store (just click on the link). SECOND: Look for the fabrics shown above. There are 9 listings that feature Blush fabric in the Etsy shop. Jaso's picture could be hiding in any of them! THIRD: Leave a comment on this blog entry and tell me what fabric listing you found Jason's picture in. Easy-peasy and you will be entered to win! Comments will not be shown on the blog until after the contest but you will be entered. Winner will be announced on Monday, February 22, 2010! Be sure to leave your email address on the entry so that I can notify you if you win!

What is the prize for this giveaway? A one-half (1/2) yard cut of each of the Blush fabrics shown! That's a total of FOUR (4) YARDS of fabric from the new Blush line designed by Basic Grey for Moda! If you blog about our contest, just put the link in a comment and you will get an extra entry. The winner is chosen at random by www.random.com. Let me know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!

STARTING A QUILT WITH BLUSH

I couldn't stand it any longer! I decided to make a quilt with Blush fabric from our shop. The colors are perfect for an applique quilt. I use this drafting ruler to make circles for berries, centers of blocks, etc. It's awesome! I'll be using the white dot fabric for the background of my floral blocks. I'll keep you updated and I hope you'll tell me what you think. Happiness is starting a new project!

THE BELLA BAG - COMING SOON!

The Bella Bag by Heather Mulder Peterson for Anka's Treasures is coming to the shop in the next week or so! We love the big grommets and the shape of this versatile bag! Bev found a source for the grommets and they don't require any special equipment to install so this should be a really fun project. We will offer the grommets for sale also. How fun!

BOO TO YOU! - SNEAK PREVIEW!

Boo to You from Riley Blake Designs is the cutest Halloween fabric line I've seen! Here's a tiny sneak peek! Coming this spring to 44th Street Fabric! Adorable!