tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67527971302604468212024-03-13T00:27:20.198-05:00Join the Revolution!embroider'n for the hip crafterBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-59188313027706602142014-01-24T15:21:00.000-06:002014-01-24T15:21:00.100-06:00Snowmen QuiltWell I am a little late on this one, but it is still dropping a few snowflakes hear and there a bit in Kansas City, so I suppose it is alright :)<br />
<br />
My co-worker made this beautiful quilt for her family annual Christmas gift exchange. Needless to say it was a HUGE hit! Just thought I would share it here in case it inspires you for next years holiday season.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xTsn6e3ihV2qcHPr-aTrnW-YSKuP-4gwZTU-LsyEA5gBTprgJUgVIwUQ7fp7C9HM1_TPyjEigiQxf03K85qcow3VSbUi1ZcWFJKjS9BAIOWO2rZG4RDUcbp5OC_a8RJNpz-SkEU440KE/s1600/IMG_5713sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xTsn6e3ihV2qcHPr-aTrnW-YSKuP-4gwZTU-LsyEA5gBTprgJUgVIwUQ7fp7C9HM1_TPyjEigiQxf03K85qcow3VSbUi1ZcWFJKjS9BAIOWO2rZG4RDUcbp5OC_a8RJNpz-SkEU440KE/s1600/IMG_5713sm.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
She used our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-3951-snowmen-for-tea-towels/" target="_blank">Snowmen pattern</a> for half the blocks. The other half she used a machine embroidery pattern she purchased for the snowflake blocks.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ORubeBtgNPnjJtRJTlzWYf6iuWBdy67-2AzEwcTPlXrGIlSmHhKstHLI9CWQude4V9Huo-3cBBBi9mMV0BDZGGNPBAi_ZDLRIffqE3GulatbawXzSFnGblDH2I2_Q7HX0240iqYB5UXg/s1600/IMG_5710sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ORubeBtgNPnjJtRJTlzWYf6iuWBdy67-2AzEwcTPlXrGIlSmHhKstHLI9CWQude4V9Huo-3cBBBi9mMV0BDZGGNPBAi_ZDLRIffqE3GulatbawXzSFnGblDH2I2_Q7HX0240iqYB5UXg/s1600/IMG_5710sm.jpg" height="640" width="440" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is the whole quilt (sorry it isn't the best picture, quilts are so hard to photograph!).</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit04lR5FvQ3OzA33XqErXP1TF0YB0ufddyiLxrUlEV5Vuiz6D57yjTk8tocB8ec9t-INiH5BEP2KFZKRoVKAhL2kRKR_iPMsdUijbwl_ur-K08jpxW5HsoWtZOxUdhGR4piT6lw7Z93IWF/s1600/IMG_5711sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit04lR5FvQ3OzA33XqErXP1TF0YB0ufddyiLxrUlEV5Vuiz6D57yjTk8tocB8ec9t-INiH5BEP2KFZKRoVKAhL2kRKR_iPMsdUijbwl_ur-K08jpxW5HsoWtZOxUdhGR4piT6lw7Z93IWF/s1600/IMG_5711sm.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The center block detail. She also used her machine and added the family name and date detail. I think it makes it extra special!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6x36qzJ8Q2vq-fOoEd-GzZ2GLt-xsBgOXhaqK4q-dYZAdeAKf01KX8QHnTMDARRZ2MhRETvwKmd4h7L-OmeD0cM9DevQDsX88P5Kfy6Znd37nYXM_yeUabLmEIssvraMkS2bVoTf6QAa/s1600/IMG_5712sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6x36qzJ8Q2vq-fOoEd-GzZ2GLt-xsBgOXhaqK4q-dYZAdeAKf01KX8QHnTMDARRZ2MhRETvwKmd4h7L-OmeD0cM9DevQDsX88P5Kfy6Znd37nYXM_yeUabLmEIssvraMkS2bVoTf6QAa/s1600/IMG_5712sm.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You can purchase this pattern for machine embroidery if you want to make quick of the work. Find it on Oregon Patchworks <a href="http://www.oregonpatchworks.com/items.php?did=51449&pid=65951" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITbOu8qmkNGZr0ECXllsh5VvlJ42ZbGT7wMneoAbnLV2E_RJWvitkgQ7PdIbq-WfcoMVeP3cq28ZFQjILo16a_mmiSpU7ZBMcQOVq8Rhn9WzLarHVcDge-wTLhQiFpamfHDJ9xomKKQ_v/s1600/IMG_5714sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITbOu8qmkNGZr0ECXllsh5VvlJ42ZbGT7wMneoAbnLV2E_RJWvitkgQ7PdIbq-WfcoMVeP3cq28ZFQjILo16a_mmiSpU7ZBMcQOVq8Rhn9WzLarHVcDge-wTLhQiFpamfHDJ9xomKKQ_v/s1600/IMG_5714sm.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A close up. I never think pictures do quilts justice. They are always so lovely in person and then end up looking so flat when you try to photograph them (pun intended). Any one have any tips for taking photos of large items like this?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well better late then never, right?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy Stitching All!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
-Brooke</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-25976105049459908702014-01-22T11:00:00.000-06:002014-01-22T11:00:06.485-06:00New Pattern AdhesiveThis product is one of the reasons we LOVE our customers. Recently a lovely lady brought this wonderful temporary adhesive to our attention. We tried it out and had to pass it onto you all! You can now purchase it on our website. I promise a whole can will last you over a year. This stuff is magic!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RRK8mctJweWvOugSEa6yIfN_ue6oQgiZ2Hqsb6rjg5EoBWMFCKLn-pEqwACGe2FWeJ5s18qAXsj9acJb_DQDI3ajY4OKbs_CiieQMUDfFMe3kgdGUsVRRVdS-S8t75-E93jce0ukDDVa/s1600/IMG_5556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RRK8mctJweWvOugSEa6yIfN_ue6oQgiZ2Hqsb6rjg5EoBWMFCKLn-pEqwACGe2FWeJ5s18qAXsj9acJb_DQDI3ajY4OKbs_CiieQMUDfFMe3kgdGUsVRRVdS-S8t75-E93jce0ukDDVa/s1600/IMG_5556.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Do you have trouble with you pattern shifting on you when you are trying to iron it on? This product is for you! Start buy picking out your pattern and cutting away anything you do not want to transfer. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapxRLPNCYsRZ-isj2j0KcYyLdrB539FNJjF_zHP762ges45FfjnF3fYqZup92SK9NZoJl7AI2xaXJH31FiIXFn2hzdowgwgcmYeLel8loVOh6BdjqduBAJ73ViewP04ed8cO2yNjnRg8-/s1600/IMG_5561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapxRLPNCYsRZ-isj2j0KcYyLdrB539FNJjF_zHP762ges45FfjnF3fYqZup92SK9NZoJl7AI2xaXJH31FiIXFn2hzdowgwgcmYeLel8loVOh6BdjqduBAJ73ViewP04ed8cO2yNjnRg8-/s1600/IMG_5561.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Next, lay your pieces out like you want them. Lift up each one (away from your fabric) and spray the smallest amount onto the paper side that has the ink on it. Then simply place it back down on your fabric where you want it. It will stick. You can reposition it if you don't get it quite right the first time.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUAzKJYcXQwP-Ad_kbJNmTrZEc7aeYcDjh9YNHOzv9EWlxTVn1jpPE1mb7uqfbr4bjgO7ek1Zd0HAqxBD9YsaUDuQC-opNIAuQV_4wHM5nUAvCW9Wj8wuRwJPJqF1C_xpPfvTTqVma7Ah/s1600/IMG_5562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUAzKJYcXQwP-Ad_kbJNmTrZEc7aeYcDjh9YNHOzv9EWlxTVn1jpPE1mb7uqfbr4bjgO7ek1Zd0HAqxBD9YsaUDuQC-opNIAuQV_4wHM5nUAvCW9Wj8wuRwJPJqF1C_xpPfvTTqVma7Ah/s1600/IMG_5562.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Next, (ignoring my pasty white middle-of-winter white arm), iron-on your patter like normal. If you need to check to see if it has transferred, lift back a corner and look. Don't lift it all the way off, or it will be hard to put back on in the exact place. Move on and iron-on all your other parts.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLCsoGKX0MpTXP8TRZ-sg43TVHjpswap7gLamRLhIFCr1FaDUaP3eI01j3de1klTMm0Sy9hGr8j2sr9QRgykS6tTJDux8Z7sWWTBjgzQljbxLMEppl9b9YGWNlOaiPEXjF_RtsL058v8l/s1600/IMG_5564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLCsoGKX0MpTXP8TRZ-sg43TVHjpswap7gLamRLhIFCr1FaDUaP3eI01j3de1klTMm0Sy9hGr8j2sr9QRgykS6tTJDux8Z7sWWTBjgzQljbxLMEppl9b9YGWNlOaiPEXjF_RtsL058v8l/s1600/IMG_5564.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When you remove the pattern pieces there is no sticky residue left on them! It is AMAZING! You can re-stack them in your envelope and they won't stick together, and you can reuse the patterns a few times, just reapply the spray and iron away!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXQoBdJf7x2dSOyk0_MGIqA2xlOG5x6stakuuWvXQX7HN1BWlyZCvSQa9LImUgnhwPF6vcxFn3_z5LGRiOGco3pVZgPfV-5cEcZ8xQACknUCaf7rzidXEatJbPw8puDPMHjaMV40Ccr-T/s1600/IMG_5575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXQoBdJf7x2dSOyk0_MGIqA2xlOG5x6stakuuWvXQX7HN1BWlyZCvSQa9LImUgnhwPF6vcxFn3_z5LGRiOGco3pVZgPfV-5cEcZ8xQACknUCaf7rzidXEatJbPw8puDPMHjaMV40Ccr-T/s1600/IMG_5575.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Then if you are like me, you will change your mind on where you want a piece :)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I just washed out the bottom left acorn so I could add another leaf. When you wash out a part of your pattern just be careful not to get the water and soap on the parts you want to keep. I always use COLD water (heat will only set it further) and Dawn dish soap to get these iron-ons out. Let them air dry. Works like a charm every time. After it is totally dry, just repeat the steps for using the spray and applying your pattern, iron-on and you are ready to stitch!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmVG-0U3Jewsw195uY773KWZILH5YITTCFvnIIV9WZ892qREZaefxexE51yQO_sB5VpcZgU6mZ7SrsCM54tmpUrGAOeTBeSefj1w2TmgwNPs1puh18a65w3tB40jDdWOmvIDTy5XWGojf/s1600/IMG_5579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmVG-0U3Jewsw195uY773KWZILH5YITTCFvnIIV9WZ892qREZaefxexE51yQO_sB5VpcZgU6mZ7SrsCM54tmpUrGAOeTBeSefj1w2TmgwNPs1puh18a65w3tB40jDdWOmvIDTy5XWGojf/s1600/IMG_5579.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ta-da!! Hope this product will help some you out like it did me. I do this for a living and even I still mess up some times. Since I have started using this spray I never have those little ghost lines, it is always crisp and clear. I cannot tell you how much this product is worth in my eyes. It makes things so much easier. Give it a try and let me know what you think!! You can buy it <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/spray-and-fix-paper-pattern-adhesive-202/" target="_blank">here</a> on our website!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy Stitching All!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
-Brooke</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-17046601341885581702014-01-21T10:00:00.000-06:002014-01-21T10:00:03.257-06:00New Vintage Pattern in our Vault!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<b>A Whale of a Tale</b></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OH1mNw6ctfINbw8CqX9jikSXLHoWZXsqL69Hc9j1iujXOpyXb2cgpdECSzHI9_Ku9reoVtkOQBjA1iIy8KCea9_2s5W0U5Yik0Fs0W9zFkFSS5AjsMgFxl_Ulb7IWPHDNRatDSBNE22J/s1600/3718_800px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OH1mNw6ctfINbw8CqX9jikSXLHoWZXsqL69Hc9j1iujXOpyXb2cgpdECSzHI9_Ku9reoVtkOQBjA1iIy8KCea9_2s5W0U5Yik0Fs0W9zFkFSS5AjsMgFxl_Ulb7IWPHDNRatDSBNE22J/s1600/3718_800px.jpg" height="400" width="397" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We are slowly reintroducing many patterns from the past here are Aunt Martha's. This classic is requested from a lot of customers, so we decided to add it to the Vault on our website. These patterns are printed when you order and not printed as part of our regular pattern line. The pattern is available for reprint on our website.......<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-3718-a-whale-of-a-tale/" target="_blank">here</a>! The pattern is just like our other patterns, it irons on and washes out of most fabrics. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKZkVHXbSM-eT21M55Qz1h-3doCCk1NJonJ8Y-VWgPYv0e7ltA6ckNFdEhI9mBQPLEeSEW4Nd7q8UTHIcBxRJXwdbflJYrfH54WnpM498FripJzqsXvRLB1p0e1P2FtUIs8E4AonceW-d/s1600/3718-3_800px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKZkVHXbSM-eT21M55Qz1h-3doCCk1NJonJ8Y-VWgPYv0e7ltA6ckNFdEhI9mBQPLEeSEW4Nd7q8UTHIcBxRJXwdbflJYrfH54WnpM498FripJzqsXvRLB1p0e1P2FtUIs8E4AonceW-d/s1600/3718-3_800px.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdWSK8nxJ9tT1LptxsGh0N8CA_5DVrbiMAdhk97i6NIwwmi5gCtg6i9vnNp_ZU2Fi7TIwNwKzK6tm0Jcnw0WxgaVx8almfibHbiHZTnltvfqPa7h7amyYD_FExFQcAf3TLjz8Qu10dSqd/s1600/3718-4_800px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdWSK8nxJ9tT1LptxsGh0N8CA_5DVrbiMAdhk97i6NIwwmi5gCtg6i9vnNp_ZU2Fi7TIwNwKzK6tm0Jcnw0WxgaVx8almfibHbiHZTnltvfqPa7h7amyYD_FExFQcAf3TLjz8Qu10dSqd/s1600/3718-4_800px.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnWaX-NU37Qnz5gawYRERdK_oZvUEf7jMACYYDmiVsbvJbrbBUgCN2NsZgolXMEOAgBZsisYaJlJy9aOmj82yPcXoCq1KqcXdsYyfqG4PL7mfX070pA-yjGuzVww-LYU6AHUakXK0HxJX/s1600/3718-5_800px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnWaX-NU37Qnz5gawYRERdK_oZvUEf7jMACYYDmiVsbvJbrbBUgCN2NsZgolXMEOAgBZsisYaJlJy9aOmj82yPcXoCq1KqcXdsYyfqG4PL7mfX070pA-yjGuzVww-LYU6AHUakXK0HxJX/s1600/3718-5_800px.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You can also purchase it for machine embroidery through <a href="http://www.oregonpatchworks.com/items.php?did=51449&pid=161202" target="_blank">Oregon Patchworks</a>. </div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-69963642374744368212014-01-20T14:25:00.000-06:002014-01-20T16:12:18.724-06:00New Big Wheels Pattern #4026<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zvPJxm5bACHY1aKbP3JzGG8kKhgFF0meL-A6sejArJgPOXJarOKIC1r-330VBhbWLCIiXKVHaQZ9CD_Z6rPb2BHcqZ0oEo4K6DXGbuTyDrcvpHEXvQWNkQcQhElty_aUHRaCEFswIPGh/s1600/4026_800px.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zvPJxm5bACHY1aKbP3JzGG8kKhgFF0meL-A6sejArJgPOXJarOKIC1r-330VBhbWLCIiXKVHaQZ9CD_Z6rPb2BHcqZ0oEo4K6DXGbuTyDrcvpHEXvQWNkQcQhElty_aUHRaCEFswIPGh/s1600/4026_800px.png" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well, I have been busy drawing. So many new patterns coming out. This is the first, Big Wheels in the Aunt Martha's pattern line. We have had many requests for some "boy toy" kind of patterns, so I hope you like them! Don't forget you can always cut off any part of the pattern that you do not want to stitch. So if you want to do a baby boy quilt, you could use the truck and cut away the words. Or even just move them-fill your block a bit more. The possibilities are endless!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
You can find the pattern on our website....<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-4026-big-wheels/" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-91112043376139413072013-07-18T10:52:00.001-05:002013-07-18T10:52:28.081-05:00Something to do with those old linens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q150C6Ii1ldQGd1xf7YlBxTf2RE94LJ6huU46wv929RkiBrZlQqbb28O_VQM6jl7WsjnFtV6MY6lQUl0UxkRgjXofeqL2QA3HhBGyQWX0uiaFRlhWPIGMnqgh4X5-rW5YIOze4-KpGc8/s1600/IMG_5507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q150C6Ii1ldQGd1xf7YlBxTf2RE94LJ6huU46wv929RkiBrZlQqbb28O_VQM6jl7WsjnFtV6MY6lQUl0UxkRgjXofeqL2QA3HhBGyQWX0uiaFRlhWPIGMnqgh4X5-rW5YIOze4-KpGc8/s640/IMG_5507.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I recently found these old embroidered dresser scarves at a thrift store. For $2 I couldn't pass them up, although I had no idea what to use them on. Then I made a small dress for a cousin's upcoming baby shower and it promoted me into making an apron for myself. I am constantly dreaming up things to make for others, but then I often wonder how they might go unloved and unappreciated, so I decided this year to get to making all those things I have always wanted for myself. Then I know they are loved and appreciated for sure! So I used <a href="http://www.japanesesewingbooks.com/2013/01/29/free-pattern-tutorial-and-sewing-video-cross-back-apron-for-adult-and-kids/" target="_blank">this pattern</a>, altered it a little (shortened it and added a lining instead of the bias tape) and got to work.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdusz0_2pdN3-SmDn7RLEsD2XCc_kTOuuG25Q5DuWPtX1IS86MCe9rWn53dMGfxdkKv1FP-PS8YTkut1TQ2jAbH-wACB43x-JQVH-9B07t6Z9yU9ktuYc9w1mK4OviilpLnkSnF10l7CH/s1600/IMG_5505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdusz0_2pdN3-SmDn7RLEsD2XCc_kTOuuG25Q5DuWPtX1IS86MCe9rWn53dMGfxdkKv1FP-PS8YTkut1TQ2jAbH-wACB43x-JQVH-9B07t6Z9yU9ktuYc9w1mK4OviilpLnkSnF10l7CH/s400/IMG_5505.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
I love this style of apron because it isn't binding at the neck and adding weight there. Sometimes even wearing a necklace gives me a headache, so this apron will be just perfect, I can wear it all day. And no apron strings in the laundry, getting all tangled up either!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0XB0SMMtnw9GaZForzYg-thXx1761m_lW-Co4tPpA7zJAVouiOWCibWWjY9rpI0XzTeJYa-8cK6QYlCxs7m-mLuID7hy5usgfnZql4SryRTjI_M1WMQj34GoLd0D_zomXOL-Q7hPZIio/s1600/IMG_5508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0XB0SMMtnw9GaZForzYg-thXx1761m_lW-Co4tPpA7zJAVouiOWCibWWjY9rpI0XzTeJYa-8cK6QYlCxs7m-mLuID7hy5usgfnZql4SryRTjI_M1WMQj34GoLd0D_zomXOL-Q7hPZIio/s400/IMG_5508.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hope you like it, and find inspiration to use your old embroidered linens. I have also seen them used as pockets on little girls dresses, that would be a cute idea too!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy Stitching! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Brooke</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-19201258465935801792013-07-18T10:33:00.001-05:002013-07-18T10:33:35.419-05:00So much to tell you about!Well it has been like the inside of a tornado around here. Let me tell you. But here some new and exciting things happening at Colonial Patterns!<br />
<br />
New Pattern Books!!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SUqRsjGVaqqqrICHXYa7q4lZ5v6dgsbJjiDHYwCGgi_J1eSXiKOWsm7wsmAaDOLtJ3Zc4lsVD8ORj10lPmln_2TSeTAYKPu5ucZlVlGB_MuXzcpQE5GPu8KB9LnTNfN9OgLaiuKamKD6/s1600/406-411_600px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SUqRsjGVaqqqrICHXYa7q4lZ5v6dgsbJjiDHYwCGgi_J1eSXiKOWsm7wsmAaDOLtJ3Zc4lsVD8ORj10lPmln_2TSeTAYKPu5ucZlVlGB_MuXzcpQE5GPu8KB9LnTNfN9OgLaiuKamKD6/s640/406-411_600px.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
We have an older set of pattern books that we are working on revamping and making better. So we have 12 new books out right now. These books work just like our regular Aunt Martha's patterns (one color iron-on transfer), but there are just more in this booklet than what comes in the standard envelope sized Aunt Martha's pattern.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-400-kitchen-designs/" target="_blank">#400 Kitchen Designs</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y-2wyfiDKymZmpy24thjNqixsmCWaS_6C7UX2-9QXNcCXFn7w3as13OKVfqlU0Fj73pE1DO4899fwZiSXsybdJP2iD920ZFztFiNnAFS7dS62xMgbj0g3qrK5a9oUWTp_OnipiHiTF6G/s1600/400_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y-2wyfiDKymZmpy24thjNqixsmCWaS_6C7UX2-9QXNcCXFn7w3as13OKVfqlU0Fj73pE1DO4899fwZiSXsybdJP2iD920ZFztFiNnAFS7dS62xMgbj0g3qrK5a9oUWTp_OnipiHiTF6G/s640/400_sample2.jpg" width="489" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-401-european-delights/" target="_blank">#401 European Delight</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFghn2wXTNsW25VZkomjYbABB1S_G8Sda-2P3tk82um1uWLw3V4p043K7Cz4yY9Ya6vY8WHfuyl3_Rv1hX1euqN_FUoIFvjHrq6mDbUqPhIAx880xKSkImdI3amHV4oC5MhPwLZPgcQiFM/s1600/401_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFghn2wXTNsW25VZkomjYbABB1S_G8Sda-2P3tk82um1uWLw3V4p043K7Cz4yY9Ya6vY8WHfuyl3_Rv1hX1euqN_FUoIFvjHrq6mDbUqPhIAx880xKSkImdI3amHV4oC5MhPwLZPgcQiFM/s640/401_sample2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-402-flowers-and-butterflies/" target="_blank">#402 Flowers and Butterflies</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfqCIC0GVAA9yZn2PX4bNlD5OoihuKBBNRmbP7MK7c08_h1UWcWCRsA2IYTa2ibi6xVqfDKEF9-s3Is-7PyMJzIbFZdp9Ee4sdrZpvX6-4JSl5od_vwxdcVvPFbg0NfA20ltjtxtHE3qC/s1600/402_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfqCIC0GVAA9yZn2PX4bNlD5OoihuKBBNRmbP7MK7c08_h1UWcWCRsA2IYTa2ibi6xVqfDKEF9-s3Is-7PyMJzIbFZdp9Ee4sdrZpvX6-4JSl5od_vwxdcVvPFbg0NfA20ltjtxtHE3qC/s640/402_sample2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-403-fruits-and-veggies/" target="_blank">#403 Fruits and Veggies</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuFh04oBI00cLBRzFHKumWawonOBvrR8Q8_uHK1LUKr49SNcwjq2okmhVWZDNc6eOuiWCeL2opVPaGekiaAtSWYnGmHUwNcIc5EvJFLD8JMHMB87yXPu3A3huFtYe_WOjIOb_VBLtC47b/s1600/403_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuFh04oBI00cLBRzFHKumWawonOBvrR8Q8_uHK1LUKr49SNcwjq2okmhVWZDNc6eOuiWCeL2opVPaGekiaAtSWYnGmHUwNcIc5EvJFLD8JMHMB87yXPu3A3huFtYe_WOjIOb_VBLtC47b/s640/403_sample2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-404-farm-living/" target="_blank">#404 Farm Living</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M5dYub889hz-Z1US_kq6_qxGnAI8vbdtciVRj-HGtxQ7S8qdBUJb1Qo4CUx544GwnMZd8aJYTJvaYsk5J-D4ewIOyxn4BrQs1NibwPd4pmbMwZPakhY5BmIuiFUeNNWg7P7Tc_WgbN_z/s1600/404_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M5dYub889hz-Z1US_kq6_qxGnAI8vbdtciVRj-HGtxQ7S8qdBUJb1Qo4CUx544GwnMZd8aJYTJvaYsk5J-D4ewIOyxn4BrQs1NibwPd4pmbMwZPakhY5BmIuiFUeNNWg7P7Tc_WgbN_z/s640/404_sample2.jpg" width="504" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-martha-s-405-a-holiday-for-every-season/" target="_blank">#405 A Holiday for Every Season</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lhmR2hUV95cASJBKmDOBbEKrQSZVk2suaQaRNEz-TR_1xqQQLGZYx7SrPqrOMPB4jGO_icUlSh9tEtxja4r_aZYeyYgUBov6Z0MBojZ7XjtYiaXmyHdYDhdpwloAErH3jRaYDrmaPCDx/s1600/405_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lhmR2hUV95cASJBKmDOBbEKrQSZVk2suaQaRNEz-TR_1xqQQLGZYx7SrPqrOMPB4jGO_icUlSh9tEtxja4r_aZYeyYgUBov6Z0MBojZ7XjtYiaXmyHdYDhdpwloAErH3jRaYDrmaPCDx/s640/405_sample2.jpg" width="502" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-406-the-great-outdoors/" target="_blank">#406 The Great Outdoors</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSBLHEaSl4DIyT-A5jLyZiqixteA3q1eD0HtEM6X4sk0-JoBoiWq18zeOwHNFctEzEqsfcMwKFWNfKUx7uLc8f7KDsP_nG2fPbHy-zrfgMoaYAY-UXWmdRt9iMXeuunomZHG_d2_eUY2c/s1600/406_sample_600px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSBLHEaSl4DIyT-A5jLyZiqixteA3q1eD0HtEM6X4sk0-JoBoiWq18zeOwHNFctEzEqsfcMwKFWNfKUx7uLc8f7KDsP_nG2fPbHy-zrfgMoaYAY-UXWmdRt9iMXeuunomZHG_d2_eUY2c/s640/406_sample_600px.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-407-sunbonnet-days/" target="_blank">#407 Sunbonnet Days</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-kJMeePuvymUjqU0RodzVNwg-I4pkJUUXj7us0fTYVprWEYsGwzqjC352Ge9Ti-lgxya8463S0y3Q3vkdLr2giysOMhtb1L8UApQn1rNfMg4mIkGzusv3OpBBm5-GIVCj9zmIr-kiG04/s1600/407_sample2_600px.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-kJMeePuvymUjqU0RodzVNwg-I4pkJUUXj7us0fTYVprWEYsGwzqjC352Ge9Ti-lgxya8463S0y3Q3vkdLr2giysOMhtb1L8UApQn1rNfMg4mIkGzusv3OpBBm5-GIVCj9zmIr-kiG04/s640/407_sample2_600px.png" width="494" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-408-clever-kitties/" target="_blank">#408 Clever Kitties</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXyYu6KigwdlxD0Qo9cdhCTsOaZRbrxaItL6BCcNdjrjVu1yWrwyqNHy18hShn-3fTw1MwHOcZ6oIb0L1VlbQmoAfu5rnqlAUbTS7CBP_KVNMX1zlKYKjed4aYB54r-cofPdKvixB1jiZ/s1600/408_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXyYu6KigwdlxD0Qo9cdhCTsOaZRbrxaItL6BCcNdjrjVu1yWrwyqNHy18hShn-3fTw1MwHOcZ6oIb0L1VlbQmoAfu5rnqlAUbTS7CBP_KVNMX1zlKYKjed4aYB54r-cofPdKvixB1jiZ/s640/408_sample2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-408-playful-puppies/" target="_blank">#409 Playful Puppies</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN8HJDXvwS2Pr8pJMzSWw4QKX2p29osLTt1REypOJRAtul2QgvMtq4ia-ITdzM0mNH326gO2e-ThXJKsuWEZkxwLNBqRSbZPcIVlUSRCDCiwUSCrsgj4o_O4v5JVCkUWZNVEB5idNlcog/s1600/409_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN8HJDXvwS2Pr8pJMzSWw4QKX2p29osLTt1REypOJRAtul2QgvMtq4ia-ITdzM0mNH326gO2e-ThXJKsuWEZkxwLNBqRSbZPcIVlUSRCDCiwUSCrsgj4o_O4v5JVCkUWZNVEB5idNlcog/s640/409_sample2.jpg" width="486" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-410-fanciful-flowers/" target="_blank">#410 Fanciful Flowers </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7y3Q4TurWwLXnUKdQCXgMmnJewprmIx3xyUQS6K7BnIrdGl8p4K0rXEU_FJGaGPdUGFYvHP-g_dRyna2JBImEFhpUr-uVTKGvyIhPIaMjdm13nQdpndcBCcX_EZaSjE8ZfctvNZT1AkX/s1600/410_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7y3Q4TurWwLXnUKdQCXgMmnJewprmIx3xyUQS6K7BnIrdGl8p4K0rXEU_FJGaGPdUGFYvHP-g_dRyna2JBImEFhpUr-uVTKGvyIhPIaMjdm13nQdpndcBCcX_EZaSjE8ZfctvNZT1AkX/s640/410_sample2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/shop/product/aunt-marthas-411-the-four-seasons/" target="_blank">#411 The Four Seasons</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDOHKrR6a8_jthquW4LKgIEt4heakCUtqmjzi7CZ68f10JOyQFaTjTu1NZ9o23wBSQOkGrLKg1nQXhu358TTRqJSZVFBiV64tDUjMWWc9KFArUxjLVXuxrpGyqr6O9NrgYFxWYvYsZjMl/s1600/411_sample2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDOHKrR6a8_jthquW4LKgIEt4heakCUtqmjzi7CZ68f10JOyQFaTjTu1NZ9o23wBSQOkGrLKg1nQXhu358TTRqJSZVFBiV64tDUjMWWc9KFArUxjLVXuxrpGyqr6O9NrgYFxWYvYsZjMl/s640/411_sample2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hope you like all the new books! They are 8.5" x 11" and have beautiful full color covers to them now. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If you look at them on our website, there are examples of some of the designs stitched up for each book. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy Stitching!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brooke</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-43827815538877330182012-05-29T09:49:00.000-05:002012-05-29T09:49:14.418-05:00Weekend Stitching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYRhVLs9nmYtoxlwWtHj6aZFYIPF7i09DocSvOA_tiba4tZr6Tv1WoCf5dyF8LGSvmF3b3Ezlwb4PNB-d6w13k0T3Kd9dpuAHc_NTi_r6c7AR_q9GRRCR0BtBj2Zh3kLeLBK8bGfZx20D/s1600/SR17_UrbanGarden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYRhVLs9nmYtoxlwWtHj6aZFYIPF7i09DocSvOA_tiba4tZr6Tv1WoCf5dyF8LGSvmF3b3Ezlwb4PNB-d6w13k0T3Kd9dpuAHc_NTi_r6c7AR_q9GRRCR0BtBj2Zh3kLeLBK8bGfZx20D/s400/SR17_UrbanGarden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Just had to work in some stitching this weekend to relax. We have been working feverishly in the yard, and my body was just ready to sit still on Monday. Thank goodness we had the day off--it was a wonderful day with family. I really wanted to stitch up the new <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=1161" target="_blank">patriotic pattern</a> we have, but I left it here at the office on Thursday, so <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=1171" target="_blank">Urban Garden</a> it was instead. Hope you all got some relaxing time with family in this weekend (and some stitching)!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brooke</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-5375068850630968472012-05-21T16:07:00.000-05:002012-05-21T16:07:12.655-05:00International Quilt Show 2012<div style="text-align: left;">
Well, we are back in the office today after a full weekend at the International Quilt Show. It was in Kansas City this year, so lucky us we were in our hometown. I thought I'd share a few photos from this weekend. We were so busy in the booth I didn't get much of a chance to get out and see stuff like I normally do, so the pictures are limited I'm sorry to say. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The weekend started off with Sample Spree, which was a crazy/busy two hours. It was our first time participating, and I am still not sure if we will do it all again next year. It was a lot of hauling stuff back and forth, but I love getting some patterns out to shop owners to stitch up in their free time at nights, so we just might have to do it again. This Sample Spree is basically a chance for the shop owners to buy samples of the new stuff coming so they can get some sample made up for their shop before the fabric comes in. </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLj9gRuj_m7IM3t6_1pH3sECjTToMI7787D3c9UgFQjZlzqSgeIKpHb4QJhEn9EnY-wf6GkRAl24Y-HehHoIvj-Q1UnB4Juk_RVWzGffF-ORQ5qyBsdhXY66LIw527Inl_L5JcwQOFtHR/s1600/photo-7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLj9gRuj_m7IM3t6_1pH3sECjTToMI7787D3c9UgFQjZlzqSgeIKpHb4QJhEn9EnY-wf6GkRAl24Y-HehHoIvj-Q1UnB4Juk_RVWzGffF-ORQ5qyBsdhXY66LIw527Inl_L5JcwQOFtHR/s320/photo-7.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
All the ladies waiting to get into Sample Spree--some were in line for three hours before the Spree opened!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggWQ4jVBL02kFX23Lk-60s8SHKRoxqFEt1NjZWHKqfWieJnfj2iUpGUoVkqGWW6SrWQGHUWq0i3UZmxKN5Sv2T5cqyO_2SoKZnzGhnkLnaaLQQsCLhAhNyt-u3YCkW23ec_Rrvf_vbdNs/s1600/photo-8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggWQ4jVBL02kFX23Lk-60s8SHKRoxqFEt1NjZWHKqfWieJnfj2iUpGUoVkqGWW6SrWQGHUWq0i3UZmxKN5Sv2T5cqyO_2SoKZnzGhnkLnaaLQQsCLhAhNyt-u3YCkW23ec_Rrvf_vbdNs/s320/photo-8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our lovely Sample Spree booth, and my wonderful Momma who came to help me for the night. We had so much fun!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SbILl-qg0YUUe5Vgr7p3kr3c2nUSBd_bwDRiyq8P73qHd6SZHCuAiMFkSfDQLjOWHj52hh3PnlUeWoAMZin32RV1ol4ghv_rmTngfUoxiYsUbQd_0NjtTJX3cDNRL068iL8yk4TyL8Hg/s1600/photo-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SbILl-qg0YUUe5Vgr7p3kr3c2nUSBd_bwDRiyq8P73qHd6SZHCuAiMFkSfDQLjOWHj52hh3PnlUeWoAMZin32RV1ol4ghv_rmTngfUoxiYsUbQd_0NjtTJX3cDNRL068iL8yk4TyL8Hg/s320/photo-3.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
This was the isle looking down from our booth, we were almost on the far south end, so it was a long room of booths from our viewpoint.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwpaYiVvLSFLsAX5VywXcREhUuc8bs5nbIly4IOrCAtvsGYKMWLLTpkICdIdI0O26NxECa_MQnI80CAEo7X5NR4UutzV77yHuRVXS4jEGEsxIzAiKXWou-AGqeQ4x4LhMkcBD9aifAo2R/s1600/photo-9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwpaYiVvLSFLsAX5VywXcREhUuc8bs5nbIly4IOrCAtvsGYKMWLLTpkICdIdI0O26NxECa_MQnI80CAEo7X5NR4UutzV77yHuRVXS4jEGEsxIzAiKXWou-AGqeQ4x4LhMkcBD9aifAo2R/s320/photo-9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
This was our booth--it had tons of new samples in it. We had to show off those new Pattern Books!!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7vI_LYbFpvZFWkX2CkGdV0nHS21DeNEiTTDbGuoPYwY7ECOJVm44LTlhofbzMcDg8T8w2x7c97MEnY8WgDWIsnT679x-WxEMlGfdesPKZSi_yOOoxZmECqHn9Mx4AMWPnxFdM1yFZUXV/s1600/photo-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7vI_LYbFpvZFWkX2CkGdV0nHS21DeNEiTTDbGuoPYwY7ECOJVm44LTlhofbzMcDg8T8w2x7c97MEnY8WgDWIsnT679x-WxEMlGfdesPKZSi_yOOoxZmECqHn9Mx4AMWPnxFdM1yFZUXV/s400/photo-2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
My favorite quilt from the show, it was in the Michael Miller fabric booth I just love the colors, and the asymmetry of it all. So wonderful!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLToxYDfGJkZl159UPOasAYlqc5i_TrByCainqia1f5v4EhbQ_Ej8VLZNY12oDonyZSf3iEoESqpJ0hGSOXNKtKYOJdDc2PjRoc07iHmZpgD812cL8u6j-scmHHeuGMVKpVqdwmrJX33pc/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLToxYDfGJkZl159UPOasAYlqc5i_TrByCainqia1f5v4EhbQ_Ej8VLZNY12oDonyZSf3iEoESqpJ0hGSOXNKtKYOJdDc2PjRoc07iHmZpgD812cL8u6j-scmHHeuGMVKpVqdwmrJX33pc/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The Retro Redwork Class I helped with Sunday morning. It was so much fun to start the day with some stitching, and I got to know some customers a little better in the process too. We had two ladies all the way from England in our class, it was lovely!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUzEN5QP8trf2d0kkDgeM-OcBy2PNQTe-X-y0zHiqxbnUt8Swe7QhyphenhyphenjjbVH10DAT0HO8-GW83OxxaJQIMtEuv3gkmGIO9H-rhu4xx21EMgFfiODDVyLp_-_rzDEK1-enwP3ZMmQnGLCPs/s1600/photo-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUzEN5QP8trf2d0kkDgeM-OcBy2PNQTe-X-y0zHiqxbnUt8Swe7QhyphenhyphenjjbVH10DAT0HO8-GW83OxxaJQIMtEuv3gkmGIO9H-rhu4xx21EMgFfiODDVyLp_-_rzDEK1-enwP3ZMmQnGLCPs/s400/photo-6.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The samples on the bottom left were the project the class worked on. Pepper Corey was the instructor and she brought these other samples with her. They were so beautifully done, I had to share. </div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VDl_G-gAUXqgdFJJokE3mDesWC9TYAGo4TVIJYrKK_gjX9OMEcKArqcAJS1mhdzOxlTfLMbQHFTHoIpnH9Ms8a2NZKBfJ6blp8Typ6XzcC1aUoL5dmm6_b27J5HXw1ROzW8OqJoRjiDG/s1600/photo-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VDl_G-gAUXqgdFJJokE3mDesWC9TYAGo4TVIJYrKK_gjX9OMEcKArqcAJS1mhdzOxlTfLMbQHFTHoIpnH9Ms8a2NZKBfJ6blp8Typ6XzcC1aUoL5dmm6_b27J5HXw1ROzW8OqJoRjiDG/s320/photo-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A closeup of one of the samples Pepper did up. I just love the colors she chose and the running stitch she used on the words. So pretty!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53IiKgj7NSbX15B8aeSZoppDlxXimqnvkY-qI482wIDj2ycuIaUqPB8OpnemzxK4JYmpuMcFIyH4GwvO8niKemfgWII9_n74woQBHPLo_gD1CjKbXN87j9G7lZbgM2fWyZLIhjnvLtxXd/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53IiKgj7NSbX15B8aeSZoppDlxXimqnvkY-qI482wIDj2ycuIaUqPB8OpnemzxK4JYmpuMcFIyH4GwvO8niKemfgWII9_n74woQBHPLo_gD1CjKbXN87j9G7lZbgM2fWyZLIhjnvLtxXd/s320/photo-4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A Sashiko embroidery style stitch she did on a blue towel she had at home. I love the simple flower and monochromatic color scheme on this one!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Back to the drawing board for now, so many new pattern ideas dancing through my head after the trade show! More on the new Pattern Books tomorrow!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy Stitching!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brooke</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-78454171863353391182012-05-18T14:25:00.000-05:002012-05-18T14:25:00.202-05:00Cute Owl Stitched Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVIVIOHT0sB6U2iQZQ_qlH1-qlzFkYE3hZweWLA4ZrwPM_29FwQ4_JY8csyw2ttSmYpD8zpmbZZXoW4ZYQByE46hB3i0VOyyQTalic8mnsoAsLaELHQf18vDd_ML3GuELGurDHSQxV_ja/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVIVIOHT0sB6U2iQZQ_qlH1-qlzFkYE3hZweWLA4ZrwPM_29FwQ4_JY8csyw2ttSmYpD8zpmbZZXoW4ZYQByE46hB3i0VOyyQTalic8mnsoAsLaELHQf18vDd_ML3GuELGurDHSQxV_ja/s640/025.JPG" width="480" /></a>I saw this owl stitched up over in our Flickr group, I had to share. It is so cute and the colors chosen are just perfect. I have loved our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=52" target="_blank">owl pattern</a> for a long time, but always dreaded how 70's it would look in the browns and earth tones I am drawn to. This is just perfect for it. Thank you so much Crystal at FiberArtsy for sharing, you rock!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi747lXmqZGbQv-c1R9hABnre0pVUVCukFOkUsBu0c8IwrVVwLnTbt-OnplAFz7PYgfszxBmlGgfd8xGx_wCWh1ku-u7ZeB9fc-oYW8f2SRGDEEp3T_HcGwXeuzCFDIejlBdnPdCw-DkO5O/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi747lXmqZGbQv-c1R9hABnre0pVUVCukFOkUsBu0c8IwrVVwLnTbt-OnplAFz7PYgfszxBmlGgfd8xGx_wCWh1ku-u7ZeB9fc-oYW8f2SRGDEEp3T_HcGwXeuzCFDIejlBdnPdCw-DkO5O/s320/018.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
She also stitched up the sun and moon from the SR 6 Gypsy Magic pattern for the baby room and some other vintage AM patterns. Seem them all over on her <a href="http://crystal-fiberartsy.blogspot.com/2012/02/woodland-stitches-part-2.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy Stitching Everyone!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brooke</div>
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-61895131137154684732012-05-17T13:05:00.000-05:002012-05-21T14:28:54.468-05:00A few more projects doneThese samples we had to stitch up for a vendor to photograph. Sondra in our office did these, they look so great I had to share! All the colors sure bring these designs to life. I can't believe how great they look stitched up--there are so many patterns here at CP that I feel like I will never see them all done up!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6BVXwV8EAb9_4wlKKm5cMdqQQZpOnh5T4FAYpTk9AY2qSJBc38KuplibO2vmzfylJevrX-Ls9cKAAXdmSJFR0swAOE1ip9oujMd-1sB1Ew9I7sdfa5bbG-QrHWzcFlK9_NPamPvDXvc-/s1600/3375_BabyMoses_600px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6BVXwV8EAb9_4wlKKm5cMdqQQZpOnh5T4FAYpTk9AY2qSJBc38KuplibO2vmzfylJevrX-Ls9cKAAXdmSJFR0swAOE1ip9oujMd-1sB1Ew9I7sdfa5bbG-QrHWzcFlK9_NPamPvDXvc-/s400/3375_BabyMoses_600px.jpg" width="392" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This one is from our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=750" target="_blank">Old Testament Pattern Collection #3375</a>. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It is mostly used for quilt blocks, but you could just done one design for pillow or tea towel if you wanted. They are larger than our traditional tea towel designs, but they are so beautiful when done up!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZD6PK5V87_a5_pmIigVMNmVrfX3NqU19MX2dHM3eZaA0BsjLsb5d3G0qmpWGpJOtbzRbMhkx82HGb_MI54cRHmpySTpRilADL7v_aDOe8xUVuMu7cZUxDf2mZ7moBs6DhGipfy5EqYKA/s1600/3376_InTheGarden_600px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZD6PK5V87_a5_pmIigVMNmVrfX3NqU19MX2dHM3eZaA0BsjLsb5d3G0qmpWGpJOtbzRbMhkx82HGb_MI54cRHmpySTpRilADL7v_aDOe8xUVuMu7cZUxDf2mZ7moBs6DhGipfy5EqYKA/s400/3376_InTheGarden_600px.jpg" width="370" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This one is from our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=751" target="_blank">New Testament Pattern Collection #3376</a>. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD08Xt-uek6H90_Np4g0gaJyMUgzNbonOtFbEy8xPEfU9JWglZBqMhc7irfvJACiQcVYowZ3GEauL1AVrs6gEuUq_nxUgdxfN_y70UY4uJNfrS7ubfPFJmhQk83wQYBlxGjZXSgR-ikHYx/s1600/C001_ElfOrnament_600px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD08Xt-uek6H90_Np4g0gaJyMUgzNbonOtFbEy8xPEfU9JWglZBqMhc7irfvJACiQcVYowZ3GEauL1AVrs6gEuUq_nxUgdxfN_y70UY4uJNfrS7ubfPFJmhQk83wQYBlxGjZXSgR-ikHYx/s400/C001_ElfOrnament_600px.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCVFMrlVdlE4roSiTQXocl20Rvn-QVInacPYzgVxIlsji_9f12qJ39K8bZH3fmIKbfw8xXmgItjl8d8s3xUrXHvER_bzs-7HJDZRzznteiQjvH0os_05bTfeptwYDjjyi2OWloiVqEYZO/s1600/C001_SantaReindeer2_600px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCVFMrlVdlE4roSiTQXocl20Rvn-QVInacPYzgVxIlsji_9f12qJ39K8bZH3fmIKbfw8xXmgItjl8d8s3xUrXHvER_bzs-7HJDZRzznteiQjvH0os_05bTfeptwYDjjyi2OWloiVqEYZO/s400/C001_SantaReindeer2_600px.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These two are both from our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=756" target="_blank">Holiday Pattern Collection #C-001</a>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
So cute. This has me thinking of Christmas gifts already. I know if I don't start now I will never get them done (like in all those years pasts). Maybe this year will be different :)<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Brooke<br />
<br />Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-1280652467059633272012-05-15T12:05:00.001-05:002012-05-15T12:05:11.616-05:00A few Stitching Projects<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4Or7Q18lu_LCUiBmMlC2C6h-pl7BYmK9cjI4Ya9beX-RvEz8I14En3OQnHn3X43a3VBtKc4m3Fwlm1asSqcnM4SLXJ0KqcTonYz2YG5-4ozYgCc0VQfmPoHz9iXauN6Y0igxM1jGoB_5/s1600/IMG_4515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4Or7Q18lu_LCUiBmMlC2C6h-pl7BYmK9cjI4Ya9beX-RvEz8I14En3OQnHn3X43a3VBtKc4m3Fwlm1asSqcnM4SLXJ0KqcTonYz2YG5-4ozYgCc0VQfmPoHz9iXauN6Y0igxM1jGoB_5/s320/IMG_4515.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the SR15 Movie Munchies Pattern. I love this one. The inspiration when I was drawing it came from an old diner in my folk's home town. So it will always make me think of our trip to Western KS.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlB3lfbad_8lqgqKR2fSwZ90gaH3avQwz8DEhBzo1hF7G77io5ZCHEgCZmGf7mlMh8l9FnRmEYnQqtNTzLRJ15a3_3jzbk62e0WXFXAyTBkC7_kJ7cDVdSH7ZASpnLZLzr2eRvrblvOjr/s1600/IMG_4516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlB3lfbad_8lqgqKR2fSwZ90gaH3avQwz8DEhBzo1hF7G77io5ZCHEgCZmGf7mlMh8l9FnRmEYnQqtNTzLRJ15a3_3jzbk62e0WXFXAyTBkC7_kJ7cDVdSH7ZASpnLZLzr2eRvrblvOjr/s320/IMG_4516.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely napkin from the SR19 Modern Linens pattern. We have these napkins in a variety of colors! I just love these for summer.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B2l9MBb6ozbEWBDXLEW2356atZxGlWuTydO2TTclSAs1MKdDG1vUthUK5N1l6IHaCfIBPys4rDsiwzdgrkn2MHq_UKuTsDlGyoumpexdSkQPvsbz5127V6Qq4kcESfRsYaAR7sGaPMHF/s1600/IMG_4517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B2l9MBb6ozbEWBDXLEW2356atZxGlWuTydO2TTclSAs1MKdDG1vUthUK5N1l6IHaCfIBPys4rDsiwzdgrkn2MHq_UKuTsDlGyoumpexdSkQPvsbz5127V6Qq4kcESfRsYaAR7sGaPMHF/s320/IMG_4517.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little diaper cover from the SR 16 Tiny Tots Pattern. So stink'n cute. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pS-4_fgaNAA42nRZ9bYqHR3zMwqbJMOYE8FMzA6AumQUgbYIqi6VnOB4WKr4c1mR7gx0PdM2bB-8f8KR-lP55OtKBcilwL5ufVbU2_rSBWjv5iK089niKlxmXxa9Qguoa8d7ZO2wc20-/s1600/IMG_4518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pS-4_fgaNAA42nRZ9bYqHR3zMwqbJMOYE8FMzA6AumQUgbYIqi6VnOB4WKr4c1mR7gx0PdM2bB-8f8KR-lP55OtKBcilwL5ufVbU2_rSBWjv5iK089niKlxmXxa9Qguoa8d7ZO2wc20-/s320/IMG_4518.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby bib (from American Apparel) with a design from SR 16 Tiny Tots.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Well, thought I would post a few pictures of some stitching I have been working on for the Quilt Show trade show booth. It is this weekend in Kansas City, so I have been rushing around getting things ready, but I am so excited about a few things I made up I had to share! Hope everyone is enjoying Spring and getting to be outside a little. I am tackling planting my first garden this year, so it has been busy at my house! Guess something from the Urban Garden pattern will be next for me!<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-56877185532463178902012-04-03T11:15:00.002-05:002012-04-03T11:15:00.721-05:00Embroidery as an Art FormLately, I feel like I have been seeing embroidery used in very artistic ways. I just love this concept. It manages to remind the viewer of all those many women in America (and beyond) who have stitched for decades. It also is a fresh break from traditional mediums like watercolor and oil paints. This artist Rosalind Wyatt has used the embroidered stitch to tell a love story. I just love it. Look through the images if you have time.....<a href="http://www.rosalindwyatt.com/?page_id=200" target="_blank">here</a>. She does such lovely work!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl7Fwgqe_8YPHaqHfOLRczbzofFzJYiKYdxkJPzlxuV-LWS1inIhoTG6ZUxpj3TxI2PKzYEq0uXplMHGNj1QLWBNZOm6lNQluo1OrrE0Z0EcxkDJrBLqJMQ-PmFOs7lKWDcgI9znDbRc2/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-04-02+at+9.34.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl7Fwgqe_8YPHaqHfOLRczbzofFzJYiKYdxkJPzlxuV-LWS1inIhoTG6ZUxpj3TxI2PKzYEq0uXplMHGNj1QLWBNZOm6lNQluo1OrrE0Z0EcxkDJrBLqJMQ-PmFOs7lKWDcgI9znDbRc2/s400/Screen+shot+2012-04-02+at+9.34.21+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi079mqc5BU0aaph9ooHElIKlHy5nc4537e_xEfQ26GSJk27tSeRInGdSi089cer4wC6cpqDAjjc-EMtAtfGwXchwNUI5DGsOsz5td5N2pxWVX_eBmb_2pdUNV4LOnqI6qx6hq9bdPZCEj5/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-04-02+at+9.34.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi079mqc5BU0aaph9ooHElIKlHy5nc4537e_xEfQ26GSJk27tSeRInGdSi089cer4wC6cpqDAjjc-EMtAtfGwXchwNUI5DGsOsz5td5N2pxWVX_eBmb_2pdUNV4LOnqI6qx6hq9bdPZCEj5/s320/Screen+shot+2012-04-02+at+9.34.35+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<br />
Happy Stitching All!<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-9551165817986691042012-04-02T09:29:00.000-05:002012-04-02T09:29:43.655-05:00Just in case you ever think needlework goes un-noticed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5nVjkuTWDdbPwdRsYAy0dm84fPkwsFUvkenB_mVUXBwW6Y4BByFM6LO9upNgmQrMDDsf3qVooK5sTT2jZo4DRSUm7lQIFKY4Lj_P_I5h0_yKgF3CXUoTcHSLCw_Z1WzVrKk7UuGgDGgG/s1600/2012-01-24-8832MaryAntrim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5nVjkuTWDdbPwdRsYAy0dm84fPkwsFUvkenB_mVUXBwW6Y4BByFM6LO9upNgmQrMDDsf3qVooK5sTT2jZo4DRSUm7lQIFKY4Lj_P_I5h0_yKgF3CXUoTcHSLCw_Z1WzVrKk7UuGgDGgG/s640/2012-01-24-8832MaryAntrim.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This piece of American Needlework recently sold at Sotheby's for $1,070,500. It was created by Mary Antrim, a New Jersey school girl in 1807. So just in case you ever feel like you do all that work for nothing, you never know. Your work might end up at auction one day, fetching a pretty penny :) Read the whole story <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/needlework-sampler-auction-record-sothebys_n_1228097.html?ref=arts" target="_blank">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching All!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><div><br />
</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-29204906035797034692012-03-30T12:48:00.000-05:002012-03-30T12:48:39.082-05:00New SR patterns for Spring!I have been working round the clock on these new patterns (along with 6 new pattern books I will post on next week). Hope you like them! They are all up on the <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/index.php?cPath=88" target="_blank">website</a> + <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchersRevolution" target="_blank">etsy</a> already. <div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3KbGZDozVE9QAon079pBLXShmEINSskZez4aGwCrxI2tWBkpv_RW2DhN9FjeQw4Ur-4AwrWnb0NGz1cIq1Xck8Y2jK3SL5FLrY6ktF3jtcUOt3pxgLqI57nKn043y0B45v_I6E7MXJkH/s1600/SR19_ModernLinens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3KbGZDozVE9QAon079pBLXShmEINSskZez4aGwCrxI2tWBkpv_RW2DhN9FjeQw4Ur-4AwrWnb0NGz1cIq1Xck8Y2jK3SL5FLrY6ktF3jtcUOt3pxgLqI57nKn043y0B45v_I6E7MXJkH/s400/SR19_ModernLinens.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SR 19 Modern Linens</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhBzV7ccoTv6hn9Lid10okZ6Zm5dfeSKiiUfTUthNDMb5P8rIwv8RPMzdEQ2OicJwblZ2NvRDjysaHzlZZZt2FOW0u8RMk0NO3q8FhMH8sBVMi1Rg_uBBEuEJkdlxUkPSNv5bidGxNA5Z/s1600/SR20_SweetTreats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhBzV7ccoTv6hn9Lid10okZ6Zm5dfeSKiiUfTUthNDMb5P8rIwv8RPMzdEQ2OicJwblZ2NvRDjysaHzlZZZt2FOW0u8RMk0NO3q8FhMH8sBVMi1Rg_uBBEuEJkdlxUkPSNv5bidGxNA5Z/s400/SR20_SweetTreats.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SR20 Sweet Treats</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HHMKZV6H_LUK5qrHTu8lNuSlxcmGiszmAQvW8zKZlcB3FO4FKQekiZFZBrhEOmT5T3SEmg5FZmkNCLXod5GhwW6zbeEMGhKQWDsSGxkZbUDKHM_b13h7zIJXa5eQRUUZvkkbmJycQfzC/s1600/SR21_CatsDogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HHMKZV6H_LUK5qrHTu8lNuSlxcmGiszmAQvW8zKZlcB3FO4FKQekiZFZBrhEOmT5T3SEmg5FZmkNCLXod5GhwW6zbeEMGhKQWDsSGxkZbUDKHM_b13h7zIJXa5eQRUUZvkkbmJycQfzC/s400/SR21_CatsDogs.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SR21 It's Raining Cats and Dogs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching All!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><div><br />
<div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br />
</div></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-65255086796968383012012-03-30T12:43:00.000-05:002012-03-30T12:43:05.663-05:00Embroidery workshop in the Kansas City area!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YzmttMpALSKGTZPivXz0ThVddio9z0ekabkEqKx36phyE4KaFhYTuvDhxRPOWUpjulE4EmKHY-ioBCPUjjdiEVi2LV4Dxwm6ZByKxzEuqZba7dmNRKktCsImbhmZNRaC8KJGHSJz7NMB/s1600/In_Stitches_fr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YzmttMpALSKGTZPivXz0ThVddio9z0ekabkEqKx36phyE4KaFhYTuvDhxRPOWUpjulE4EmKHY-ioBCPUjjdiEVi2LV4Dxwm6ZByKxzEuqZba7dmNRKktCsImbhmZNRaC8KJGHSJz7NMB/s640/In_Stitches_fr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
We are so proud to announce a partnership with the Honeytree galley for a beginner's embroidery workshop starting April 11th! Here are all the details:<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">in stitches</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">embroidery workshops by Kate E. Burke</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">sponsored by Stitcher's Revolution</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, April 11, 7pm to 9pm: You will learn basic embroidery stitches.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, April 18, 7pm to 9pm: You will learn more complicated stitches.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, April 25, 7pm to 9pm: You will learn to work from a pattern</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">provided by Stitcher's Revolution.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, May 2, 7pm to 9pm: You will continue to work from a pattern </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">exploring stitches, fills and colors. Patterns provided by Stitcher's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Revolution.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, May 9, 7pm to 9pm: You will explore personal narrative with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">embroidery and begin to make your own design.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, May 16, 7pm to 9pm: You will explore experimental </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">dimensions of embroidery using your own designs.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Each workshop session is $20 per person, all materials included.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Classes are designed as individual units of discussion so you can </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">attend sessions individually or the entire 6 weeks. The more classes </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">you attend, the more you learn and explore embroidery as an art form. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">All classes will be taught at the Honeytree Gallery.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">About the instructor</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kate E. Burke is a textile and graphic artist that explores themes of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">juxtaposition. She captures fleeting emotions and thoughts into </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">permanent reflections of daily life using drawing, watercolor, beads, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">sequin, fabric and embroidery. Please visit</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.kateeburke.com/" target="_blank">www.kateeburke.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">more information about her work.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To reserve your spot email</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">honeytreegallery (at) gmail (dot) com</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span><br />
Hope to see you there!<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-9505984228324171292012-01-03T15:34:00.000-06:002012-01-03T15:34:13.964-06:00New Stitcher's Revolution Patterns for the NEW YEAR!Hello all!<br />
It is has been quiet here on the blog for a while, but how that the holidays are over I can get back to some business. First we have NEW Stitcher's Revolution patterns to talk about!<br />
<br />
SR15 Movie Munchies<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uVuLKnq8CJU/TwNx6lNBCVI/AAAAAAAAATo/EBHKLzAmzJs/s1600/SR15MovieMunchies_envelope2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uVuLKnq8CJU/TwNx6lNBCVI/AAAAAAAAATo/EBHKLzAmzJs/s320/SR15MovieMunchies_envelope2.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
SR16 Tiny Tot Designs<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-22WtP2hxsYk/TwNyJh_Po0I/AAAAAAAAAT0/B3_ye0tlqqM/s1600/SR16TinyTot_envelope2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-22WtP2hxsYk/TwNyJh_Po0I/AAAAAAAAAT0/B3_ye0tlqqM/s320/SR16TinyTot_envelope2.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SR17 Urban Garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o6DNak7J1wA/TwNyVEUEWOI/AAAAAAAAAUA/NQajFToey6w/s1600/SR17UrbanGarden_envelope2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o6DNak7J1wA/TwNyVEUEWOI/AAAAAAAAAUA/NQajFToey6w/s320/SR17UrbanGarden_envelope2.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SR18 Animated Fruity Fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RJfIlY5DgXk/TwNyfJ1xcKI/AAAAAAAAAUM/LHlRN-KysuY/s1600/SR18FruityFun_envelope2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RJfIlY5DgXk/TwNyfJ1xcKI/AAAAAAAAAUM/LHlRN-KysuY/s320/SR18FruityFun_envelope2.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also have new <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?cPath=62&products_id=1174">5"</a>, <a href="http://colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?cPath=62&products_id=1030">7"</a> and <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?cPath=62&products_id=1031">10"</a> plastic hoops available on the website!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/index.php?cPath=90_91&">Napkins</a> in stock on the website too-these are new item for us--let me know what you think of them. We often think about getting a baby bib, but I go round and round about if it was already assembled and quilted would you want to see the stitching on the back? Should we offer them unfinished? Just can't decide. I love the new Tiny Tot pattern, and so many of those would go great on a baby bib. How do you all do it? Have you ever stitched on one before? How did it turn out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Off to finish up our new catalog--they should be ready to ship by Feb 1st. I will keep you all posted when they are done! More soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-54685387182544690952011-11-10T09:00:00.001-06:002011-11-10T09:00:02.962-06:00NEW Aunt Martha's PatternsHappy to announce NEW Aunt Martha's patterns!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEH_ZBHOh6fpWXWUD0DTYOxv87AOyaUOv11UnH9G38Z-7yAug9DOAm5YAZQI799KjNTFc0ZGs-69rUHnD7xjYN5dlvCqZ4jb8Q5VOghRZRCtaYqiaG-YEuBQMIy5xRUckd6cjtzmKulre/s1600/4021envelope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEH_ZBHOh6fpWXWUD0DTYOxv87AOyaUOv11UnH9G38Z-7yAug9DOAm5YAZQI799KjNTFc0ZGs-69rUHnD7xjYN5dlvCqZ4jb8Q5VOghRZRCtaYqiaG-YEuBQMIy5xRUckd6cjtzmKulre/s320/4021envelope.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Find it on our website....<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=1162">here</a>.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVQBl-lsf85Sm0lfqilZweYccmPGIa0T12lu7PBUu8e_L1w5_f45TThF0gPiSCt8zXrMiC8lmQmnjY361MPkG1LTfieNRlDKlRH0NXlmo5-7SI1i4f-Mix0CArKKWNUg7xM8tezkx639P/s1600/4022envelope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVQBl-lsf85Sm0lfqilZweYccmPGIa0T12lu7PBUu8e_L1w5_f45TThF0gPiSCt8zXrMiC8lmQmnjY361MPkG1LTfieNRlDKlRH0NXlmo5-7SI1i4f-Mix0CArKKWNUg7xM8tezkx639P/s320/4022envelope.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Find it on our website....<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=1161">here</a>.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0a0-Bfg_EykZQTPTNhKyCoxsqXPwiaxSygGCUzKbsPzF8WRvQAcEWUUxxHt3AGmZZHodoVQAViGvUinU2WnK5FKIj1nS4MTtymxtaN_UtkzycpODUMzO1_GFj9zUT8FWSoplMotZ57-I/s1600/4023envelope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0a0-Bfg_EykZQTPTNhKyCoxsqXPwiaxSygGCUzKbsPzF8WRvQAcEWUUxxHt3AGmZZHodoVQAViGvUinU2WnK5FKIj1nS4MTtymxtaN_UtkzycpODUMzO1_GFj9zUT8FWSoplMotZ57-I/s320/4023envelope.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Find it on our website....<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=1160">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been super busy--still working on getting the newest four Stitcher's Revolution to the printer! I need to get a start a few more Christmas projects-I will post them when I remember to bring the camera home (one of these nights :)! Hope you all are enjoying the cool fall weather so far. We are getting a lot of rain here in Kansas City-just right for stitching + hot cocoa :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching All!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-79248578746404246442011-11-09T10:45:00.000-06:002011-11-09T10:45:09.318-06:00Fun "embroidered" cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN-ntBZvCGOzijyCp-7jhmoH141IsfIjy_somIQAvuHZAwmU1DGRpUEI2D_Xcvk1n9o7CDSKNaL0w4IHDA0DPi-nRZwgHYSjtTUk7vtMj5GeGjXns9cryF0OjYALfiT2ykVVEPV8g6iSf/s1600/cake_embroidery_with_sprinkles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN-ntBZvCGOzijyCp-7jhmoH141IsfIjy_somIQAvuHZAwmU1DGRpUEI2D_Xcvk1n9o7CDSKNaL0w4IHDA0DPi-nRZwgHYSjtTUk7vtMj5GeGjXns9cryF0OjYALfiT2ykVVEPV8g6iSf/s400/cake_embroidery_with_sprinkles.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<br />
Saw this over on the craftzine blog...<a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/11/cake_embroidery_with_sprinkles.html">here</a>. Too cool. What a need idea for a treat at your next stitch-a-long or for a birthday!<br />
Just wanted to share-Happy Wednesday all!<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-48453196883077802522011-10-19T10:16:00.000-05:002011-10-19T10:16:00.186-05:00A VERY Talented CustomerHave I mentioned lately that I LOVE my job? Well I do. Especially on days like today.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltGwP9uI8oeXT_c8oMXajYFfmlocWHFQFLHkftZNkj20E2cgSQIwrSF51RimR3Q03AB80LHi3WIjocN5WvnkIP8xG-fDDHGZCLdjrRVT2fp2lZ8qWsJuKJXXjklq7d-fpKDWf-8ffkFs0/s1600/card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltGwP9uI8oeXT_c8oMXajYFfmlocWHFQFLHkftZNkj20E2cgSQIwrSF51RimR3Q03AB80LHi3WIjocN5WvnkIP8xG-fDDHGZCLdjrRVT2fp2lZ8qWsJuKJXXjklq7d-fpKDWf-8ffkFs0/s200/card.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
We received this beautiful hand painted card (by our stitcher Ada's daughter) along with some pictures of Ada and her award winning quilt.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaF_azf5jET8LumVRCegSI3d5cPi2Zq8lYy97rJWQ0H3snxCX6QmII49ZrNl_DsWk_N_06NdoTpZBaDlJVzVICmeDBzNeCWHX0pSLRKbGN-LUJCyRymxYkT0oCAn3dad7YifzV7azP8Av/s1600/Ada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaF_azf5jET8LumVRCegSI3d5cPi2Zq8lYy97rJWQ0H3snxCX6QmII49ZrNl_DsWk_N_06NdoTpZBaDlJVzVICmeDBzNeCWHX0pSLRKbGN-LUJCyRymxYkT0oCAn3dad7YifzV7azP8Av/s400/Ada.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk0Z0wIZuoS8UjwnZ0FncXC_B5ppDY9GQ7ZZwHRtbGfWs0-H7ASsaS2hIsAwG1iPcpjtZKpWq71-xHvSi48MPrpE5d3hdGYyJbM_O9I2CddYsNkBC70jRNL2YWAcQgnQXMac6lJGbpulm/s1600/AWARDWINNER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk0Z0wIZuoS8UjwnZ0FncXC_B5ppDY9GQ7ZZwHRtbGfWs0-H7ASsaS2hIsAwG1iPcpjtZKpWq71-xHvSi48MPrpE5d3hdGYyJbM_O9I2CddYsNkBC70jRNL2YWAcQgnQXMac6lJGbpulm/s400/AWARDWINNER.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She won two ribbons for her quilt. I have never been more proud to see our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=748">pattern</a> stitched up. It is one of my goals to eventually get one of these accomplished, but I am certain it will take me a few years. Ada--you have inspired me to at least get it started before the new year! Your quilt turned out so lovely! Job well done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching to all our customers--keep all the good work coming!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-33801331580813681712011-10-18T13:51:00.002-05:002011-10-18T13:51:00.819-05:00Lithuanian Stitch Artist Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQrA1mJYWCsMh65erUqY06tUm7DHD_meDJDsWDqPm85aJqfKWpGRZh5NiOEbLmQztPnqh0cRtjjh7Pmr0H3cVBjojpkBphjkjC4L2HLnf5eb388RBiLlKa3LQT1xwQGE0uVmNhk9tg93V/s1600/652967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQrA1mJYWCsMh65erUqY06tUm7DHD_meDJDsWDqPm85aJqfKWpGRZh5NiOEbLmQztPnqh0cRtjjh7Pmr0H3cVBjojpkBphjkjC4L2HLnf5eb388RBiLlKa3LQT1xwQGE0uVmNhk9tg93V/s400/652967.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<br />
Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė is an artist that I do not know much about (mostly because of the language barrier), but that is what I love about art. I don't need to read much on her website to appreciate and look at her work. I hope you will take a look. Her stuff if incredibly unique and interesting.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYl9UV8aVdXMuhwNJFa4jXvcuqArHfGO81RHkqvJ_0jDm41ivtEpgA8nEg4t3GQ7HwTQHEMxJRKE3qbi6uDLNSzqVD3WbqqZcRswdADbtyDQL4HcZA7aSZmBHEj22Y45ttBBVdh34oYzx/s1600/180066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYl9UV8aVdXMuhwNJFa4jXvcuqArHfGO81RHkqvJ_0jDm41ivtEpgA8nEg4t3GQ7HwTQHEMxJRKE3qbi6uDLNSzqVD3WbqqZcRswdADbtyDQL4HcZA7aSZmBHEj22Y45ttBBVdh34oYzx/s400/180066.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4u2npkPeYmAIMGpfhBU2qDetzp1wR6Gycd4s1osaKy_QA0DW9PivKv1o3O-otVST5JZsj87wGK5GLSU4r9Zg_JyiloB7nDl9W6_aKb6MjLfBDrCneYuoxj8vHZmDoVm4bTvpP-mZasoZ/s1600/963788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4u2npkPeYmAIMGpfhBU2qDetzp1wR6Gycd4s1osaKy_QA0DW9PivKv1o3O-otVST5JZsj87wGK5GLSU4r9Zg_JyiloB7nDl9W6_aKb6MjLfBDrCneYuoxj8vHZmDoVm4bTvpP-mZasoZ/s400/963788.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6_tUKBDORfZGgEOGK0L3ZulMPSnsKVPg_1PLiHOMjB6j-7_NnxNYrbKJZtYyXU6F10Gr-tXoL9gQ3-NXxStURQ6dE8121SiKCXfU7SvX6XGXKMtgzbURdBc87D_1IwGUdWu9S97pkcy0/s1600/514888-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6_tUKBDORfZGgEOGK0L3ZulMPSnsKVPg_1PLiHOMjB6j-7_NnxNYrbKJZtYyXU6F10Gr-tXoL9gQ3-NXxStURQ6dE8121SiKCXfU7SvX6XGXKMtgzbURdBc87D_1IwGUdWu9S97pkcy0/s400/514888-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNfWBeUSLVP-BcxHuAwA2mBrkPyAKW4ShALGPF9EoHN41C4B_c52os7GfG1N8P-ieZaJ5stefgqqDQL6PNqjaDkf5Vz6aiWkX2C0UXbmlk9-tqbAjXy8DudTlIMfkxF2ftoCMujuHLqR5/s1600/687247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNfWBeUSLVP-BcxHuAwA2mBrkPyAKW4ShALGPF9EoHN41C4B_c52os7GfG1N8P-ieZaJ5stefgqqDQL6PNqjaDkf5Vz6aiWkX2C0UXbmlk9-tqbAjXy8DudTlIMfkxF2ftoCMujuHLqR5/s400/687247.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>See many many more on her <a href="http://www.severija.lt/pirmas.php?skyrius=CV&kurinys=963788&lapo_nr=01">website.</a><br />
Hope you all enjoyed seeing her work as much as I did!<br />
Happy Stitching All!<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-70580928974971458832011-10-17T11:01:00.000-05:002011-10-17T11:01:28.320-05:00busy busy busyI know, I know. I say that all the time. But I have been super busy around here! We had a consumer trade show here in KC this past weekend, which was new for us. We have only ever done wholesale shows before, so I was hard at work getting that ready and then working the booth. Thank goodness it was clase to home so I could sleep in my own bed at night--that is always a HUGE benefit.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg785kWFwKPZGnD9dJSMuqHHrZe-sulcxpqRTlqvEP0dnZbWyAKlBfmCGxhG9kDeq1Nsqck7en3tUNT75o4T3TqEasm9y-y8rLajqNK_ZpvNthE5iD0U0op-wNhvulm3hF4x8vRbKpWQjXm/s1600/booth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg785kWFwKPZGnD9dJSMuqHHrZe-sulcxpqRTlqvEP0dnZbWyAKlBfmCGxhG9kDeq1Nsqck7en3tUNT75o4T3TqEasm9y-y8rLajqNK_ZpvNthE5iD0U0op-wNhvulm3hF4x8vRbKpWQjXm/s320/booth.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was very fast paced and busy all weekend long! Thanks to all of you who made it out to the show at KCI Expo! Hope yo see you all again next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been teaching children's painting classes on the weekend for the past month and this weekend I started an embroidery class as well. It was so much fun and the girls really liked it! We learned the running stitch, basting stitch and back stitch. We got started on our needle books and a sewing pouch to keep all our supplies in. It was so wonderful to see so many little girls so interested in hand work. I just loved it! Hopefully we can keep teaching them and get them onto a machine one day too. Three or four of them expressed how they wanted to be fashion designers (thank goodness for Project Runway and all the "coolness" they brought to making your own clothes) when they grow up. I think it is pretty cool to see kiddos dream so big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ED0FOvp1SVOkK2DwEwEvx2LUwKj0GiIGck6Jq_SxD4bUMRemeXZBhhGHbylKr6kS7M3oKLNHfA_UhYFgJQugVYT0-sIKzdyO0LMO7A0yPNfJiqTwPosU9niXfWKj0QCixa67ZhOvDiOl/s1600/embroideryclass.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ED0FOvp1SVOkK2DwEwEvx2LUwKj0GiIGck6Jq_SxD4bUMRemeXZBhhGHbylKr6kS7M3oKLNHfA_UhYFgJQugVYT0-sIKzdyO0LMO7A0yPNfJiqTwPosU9niXfWKj0QCixa67ZhOvDiOl/s320/embroideryclass.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, I have also been working on some NEW patterns!! Wahoo! Here are some sneak peaks. I just got them sent to the printer, so we should have them in stock ready to sell within the next two months. I will post all of the designs when that gets closer. Until then these will have to tide you over :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJ48kbtPHWoQJTa7BQ1ipGioBFIB7-TOnvT12bUVTXC2ZUSGSRhFUFk9zyHSY9R8x59TRJVMln71ypuFQVB6oNgK8Xwx253QXrztkctQhWWzbxSu4kasBYH4AkqUM-D4i7d0yBmmukM1h/s1600/AM_4022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJ48kbtPHWoQJTa7BQ1ipGioBFIB7-TOnvT12bUVTXC2ZUSGSRhFUFk9zyHSY9R8x59TRJVMln71ypuFQVB6oNgK8Xwx253QXrztkctQhWWzbxSu4kasBYH4AkqUM-D4i7d0yBmmukM1h/s1600/AM_4022.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Martha's pattern #4022 Proud to be an American</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRxDH6oX2BzFq_ssrbrw4daRzCM4OMlnZTWY_b_3UwFawhumMmBccwJN2EOdfthw9wU5AO60KjiupHhti-0B1mOVO2lJvOi3tfGqZPvGZnWpyQG7qhmL1lt-Id010BofW-4O7fqD9FvPH/s1600/AM_4023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRxDH6oX2BzFq_ssrbrw4daRzCM4OMlnZTWY_b_3UwFawhumMmBccwJN2EOdfthw9wU5AO60KjiupHhti-0B1mOVO2lJvOi3tfGqZPvGZnWpyQG7qhmL1lt-Id010BofW-4O7fqD9FvPH/s1600/AM_4023.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Martha's pattern #4023 Life's a Beach</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhJrABXIZwsZE7m5_v9z8hzUeTn5h3sUd01HHdSOfF-n51ru1bdSO1wliVg6djSh4TuKWK8DAd9tDPD2Da50G5KegXnHgLAbBEmFmTO6RZ0YK3PNThAEmyH3zmqP7C0XqnumrGtoHi5U-/s1600/SR_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhJrABXIZwsZE7m5_v9z8hzUeTn5h3sUd01HHdSOfF-n51ru1bdSO1wliVg6djSh4TuKWK8DAd9tDPD2Da50G5KegXnHgLAbBEmFmTO6RZ0YK3PNThAEmyH3zmqP7C0XqnumrGtoHi5U-/s1600/SR_17.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitcher's Revolution pattern # 17 Urban Garden</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>There are a total of 7 new patterns, so get those needles ready folks!! More sneak peaks coming soon!<br />
<br />
Happy Monday + Happy Stitching!<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-82188728614415967782011-09-20T15:05:00.000-05:002011-09-20T15:05:46.529-05:00Celtic Tea Towels for my Mother in LawI am one of the luck women on this planet that has a wonderful, caring, kind Mother-in-Law. Her birthday is next weekend and I have been working on these for her. I did a set of 2 to go with some other Irish themed items for her birthday present. Her Father's side of the family is from Ireland and it is something very sacred in our family. I hope she will like these as much as I liked working on them. I just hope she will use them! So many people think things hand done like this are "too pretty to use for everyday" but I say the opposite. I always promise to make new ones when these get stained or worn out. <div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdP0XK7KnuIhcUn0rfL3_UQkI-SMEucxfd1sGKLAWR8oTgWYAHZZt3Ef97-a_fNHZ3YhTr5dtP6TscN0dYsqesdfbHPD_V5428Hw99UcldQagbhXWZSuACbv1RKAj0GGN95ssFDuHhtvC/s1600/IMG_4132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdP0XK7KnuIhcUn0rfL3_UQkI-SMEucxfd1sGKLAWR8oTgWYAHZZt3Ef97-a_fNHZ3YhTr5dtP6TscN0dYsqesdfbHPD_V5428Hw99UcldQagbhXWZSuACbv1RKAj0GGN95ssFDuHhtvC/s320/IMG_4132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW8VCYzwBDd2IhABjCJbbpXVphGQyV7HlZZ1w2u0c4HeM8nsl2RG6Rxd3PbwRZraw47V-jIDJUnCWl_dY7BjuyF_H3EPeDX6PfGAAvSNihTVmmplg1Y1T0gL4ZSMcjBZ9L2Eb6erScu4r/s1600/IMG_4142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW8VCYzwBDd2IhABjCJbbpXVphGQyV7HlZZ1w2u0c4HeM8nsl2RG6Rxd3PbwRZraw47V-jIDJUnCWl_dY7BjuyF_H3EPeDX6PfGAAvSNihTVmmplg1Y1T0gL4ZSMcjBZ9L2Eb6erScu4r/s320/IMG_4142.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/index.php?cPath=90_63">Vintage Striped Towels</a> in green and I created the pattern from a Celtic image I had seen. There are so many neat Celtic knots out there, I just used our <a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=1081">Transfer Pencil</a> and traced this one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Wednesday everyone! Cheers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><div><br />
</div>Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-18491830800668777092011-09-20T14:20:00.000-05:002011-09-20T14:20:56.512-05:00Stich'n from a customerHad a lovely customer Janine N. send these into me. She has been busy busy busy. Aren't they just beautiful?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU64bb3bJAJXMsTvR8dxlyMtr_1mHQrfm4mL-7SxYu4vuTiDoY8E1-flPACu-OYIDVxqF8_x_55uHgxZlPeEza1CAqwBM67jolkj2snM35HKiTuc_cTyl7xVIOUQ-jIITKQpFk3f7TIIwf/s1600/janine_nicolet1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU64bb3bJAJXMsTvR8dxlyMtr_1mHQrfm4mL-7SxYu4vuTiDoY8E1-flPACu-OYIDVxqF8_x_55uHgxZlPeEza1CAqwBM67jolkj2snM35HKiTuc_cTyl7xVIOUQ-jIITKQpFk3f7TIIwf/s400/janine_nicolet1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka1d-SE0lsFS-rDU5q_GJ_i6cRMXPCs75Mu7eKRsmHFy0rd2aUZit9fStTbgz6yyyToTDk6L21S7GdRMupfa5YWMZwhtuCk8F9lldAsnqUMZT5Z4tCnAAUVUUtU3QSrEUEKqzkGVyPml_/s1600/janine_nicolet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka1d-SE0lsFS-rDU5q_GJ_i6cRMXPCs75Mu7eKRsmHFy0rd2aUZit9fStTbgz6yyyToTDk6L21S7GdRMupfa5YWMZwhtuCk8F9lldAsnqUMZT5Z4tCnAAUVUUtU3QSrEUEKqzkGVyPml_/s400/janine_nicolet2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRk5y1mCfzUVBo7L93MeZi4tfKj1TEr88OrLuLVm8cgTgrBPqeUJumsMAsw0tJJKlwt1skMO9ZI2CznsQnpmgPGtIhcTQP0EH5pT-D5HLX7clyCCjoy_aaK3TeXUrHWyyoFFbYyIMPjme/s1600/janine_nicolet13jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRk5y1mCfzUVBo7L93MeZi4tfKj1TEr88OrLuLVm8cgTgrBPqeUJumsMAsw0tJJKlwt1skMO9ZI2CznsQnpmgPGtIhcTQP0EH5pT-D5HLX7clyCCjoy_aaK3TeXUrHWyyoFFbYyIMPjme/s400/janine_nicolet13jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I always love getting to see what our customers are working on. It always gives me such inspiration to get a larger project like this going!<br />
<br />
What are you all working on out there? I have been steadily working on Christmas gifts. More pics coming soon!<br />
Happy Stitching All!<br />
BrookeBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-41795411925170994182011-08-25T10:42:00.000-05:002011-08-25T10:42:56.407-05:00It's so nice to be noticedIncluded in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTQ5MDk3MXw2MjEzNDk1NjE/the-wild-west?ref=pr_treasury">Wild Wild West Treasury</a> on Etsy today......so lovely. What a nice start to the day!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLiPhWrpiBHEh57XvmA2yh34BZ9sSLxFZhanjfCbaDkfh-afme4VJt-LGoc1GTNxCZ3x5iSXlg3vQvyLYt6Jic8hxoehzTu54-fgUmt1OyRrOARtwQhBrPIGFJC5u5TmgXbZSle6HD0fE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-08-25+at+10.38.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLiPhWrpiBHEh57XvmA2yh34BZ9sSLxFZhanjfCbaDkfh-afme4VJt-LGoc1GTNxCZ3x5iSXlg3vQvyLYt6Jic8hxoehzTu54-fgUmt1OyRrOARtwQhBrPIGFJC5u5TmgXbZSle6HD0fE/s320/Screen+shot+2011-08-25+at+10.38.17+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aren't those cufflinks too cool? Makes me wish I had a shirt that needed them :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><br />
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752797130260446821.post-50696658781784645312011-08-23T11:02:00.000-05:002011-08-23T11:02:12.526-05:00My favorite customer, MaryMary came in today and let me photograph her latest round of tea towels. She is so talented and so sweet. She just makes my day a million times better.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e2HsMs7lag5qVhdPYvMNVpbpnnr6ZMPmQO3p5wrc-wUsxRiGlH7u5bxsmSoZAyCleW5Ml6WJHrOSATfiHTTg0PbyjE7bI8JCAQjI6eH8aHIeUDYfAh8eMMctGMZMNKU5qSGT4FSilfdS/s1600/3534BirdsGalore_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e2HsMs7lag5qVhdPYvMNVpbpnnr6ZMPmQO3p5wrc-wUsxRiGlH7u5bxsmSoZAyCleW5Ml6WJHrOSATfiHTTg0PbyjE7bI8JCAQjI6eH8aHIeUDYfAh8eMMctGMZMNKU5qSGT4FSilfdS/s320/3534BirdsGalore_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>She did all seven days of the week for these, but I just posted three. The rest will be on our website soon. I am trying to get this last pattern drawn (one of 4 new SR patterns) and then I am going to get our website a fresh new look-super excited! It needs it!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA_KUfpLdzBxOAkjg0Rl_DdTCBQXJg16Wl_tYqYhbpDBsYCBo9EySylH1YPL_WwGQvz4rPXgSN_cJ9TQBuXRFsYSaf5VPwqB0Ex5Vq5mQrkhiHzL9JqGpXIFmJTtal4xuOQ9YRlpW0bMI/s1600/3534BirdsGalore_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA_KUfpLdzBxOAkjg0Rl_DdTCBQXJg16Wl_tYqYhbpDBsYCBo9EySylH1YPL_WwGQvz4rPXgSN_cJ9TQBuXRFsYSaf5VPwqB0Ex5Vq5mQrkhiHzL9JqGpXIFmJTtal4xuOQ9YRlpW0bMI/s640/3534BirdsGalore_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKOOu2jgqd93U5LOgzWb5hIyEzPa1rz4-Z7FNCJFwVIXlSD4ZRWU0cF4pznG_opd_ymwsUd2kEzGS7eehf3GC6sSp9Bw-1jGmZE05neP_pv-zbqxjhLScHE0EPcfkCy3OjU4HKXITMQbT/s1600/3534BirdsGalore_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKOOu2jgqd93U5LOgzWb5hIyEzPa1rz4-Z7FNCJFwVIXlSD4ZRWU0cF4pznG_opd_ymwsUd2kEzGS7eehf3GC6sSp9Bw-1jGmZE05neP_pv-zbqxjhLScHE0EPcfkCy3OjU4HKXITMQbT/s320/3534BirdsGalore_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are from our pattern #<a href="http://www.colonialpatterns.com/product_info.php?products_id=36">3534 Birds Galore</a>. I just adore this pattern. It is so beautiful and can add some wonderful color to any kitchen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, back to the drawing board. Happy Stitching All!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brooke</div><br />
Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119249863230547398noreply@blogger.com3