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The Artful Bird

So it looks like Spring is finally here in my neck of the woods. Yay! Perfect timing for the release of Abigail Glassenberg's new book The Artful Bird - Feathered Friends to Make and Sew published by Interweave Press!  Birds, birds, everywhere!  

I've been a follower of Abby's blog While She Naps for many years and I've always been fascinated by the work that she does.  Like many of us, Abby is a stay-at-home creative mommy who has managed to make a crafty career for herself doing what she loves! An extremely, extremely talented lady, her birds are simply AMAZING and I've always wondered to myself, "How the heck does she do that?".  

Well now we all can learn to make the lovelies that she creates in her new book!  There is quite a variety of birds to be made from a sweet baby chick to a lark, hens, crows, flamingos.  I know she hasn't covered every species of bird, but with this book you can certainly take what you've learned and create just about any type of bird you'd like! 

Well written and with a tone similiar to that of her lovely blog, Abigail covers everything and I mean EVERYTHING you need to know to make a fascinating and beautiful flock of your own.  I especially love the watercolor illustrations that accompany the project instructions.  Nicely done!

I've already chosen a few that I think I definitely need make to embellish our household.

A few of my favorite projects, If you please.........

 

This book thrills me to bits!  A definite must-have for your crafty library my dears. Thank you Abby for such a wonderful work of art and for inviting me to play along on your tour!

What's you favorite bird and why? Scared of birds? Do you even like birds? Have a funny bird story? Leave a comment here with anything bird related for a chance to win a copy of this lovely book! I'll choose a winner next week!

See more of Abby's work here:

Blog

Flickr

Etsy

...........and follow the rest of the tour to learn more about Abby and her stunning work! 

2/15                       Swallowfield

2/16                       Checkout Girl Crafts

2/17                       mummysam

2/18                       little love blue

2/19(today!)            i heart linen

2/21                       ClothPaperScissors.com

2/22                       elsie marley

2/23                       Birds O' the Morning

2/24                       Shiso Mama

2/25                       Craftsanity podcast

2/26                       Geninne's Art Blog

3/1                         One Red Robin

3/2                         WhipUp

3/3                         New York City Public Libray blog

3/5                         Mimi Kirchner

 

Scandinavian Stitches by Kajsa Wikman!

How excited are you for super awesome Kajsa Wikman's first book Scandinavian Stitches published by the super awesome Stash Books?!  I'm wild with delight about it!  I've loved her work for the past several years and I was so thrilled when I hear that she had a book coming out!  And oh, my she doesn't disappoint!  I was just ooh-ing and aah-ing at every page. ^_^ *does a Scandinavian running man* (There's no such thing, but I just made it up. :P) 

 

Kajsa Wikman is an artist and teacher with a popular blog, syko.typepad.com. Her business, Syko Design, specializes in happy appliqué designs. Kajsa lives with her family in Helsinki, Finland.

Every season brings a new reason to quilt and sew!

 • 21 whimsical projects include quilts, softies, pillows, and ornaments

• Find new inspiration in the seasons of Scandinavia

• A fresh, modern take on folk art for decorating and gifting

• Easy to make by hand or machine—scrap-friendly, too!

“The first flowers of spring, the smell of the sea, the warm colors of the maple leaves...” inspire Kajsa to stitch, sew, and share. Each season is a new beginning and a great reason to take on a new project. Her bright, colorful designs are sure to make you smile. 

Kajsa has such an incredibly distinct and unique style that would be hard to duplicate.  But we readers are now taken into her world as she shares with us just how to make her wonderful creations with a new book, Scandinavian Stitches! 

You'll learn a plethora of techniques in this book, such as applique, embroidery and free motion stitching which Kajsa has mastered to perfection.  The projects range from quilts to coasters to dolls, there's even a linen scarf! 

What I love most about her work is the details.  Oh, the details!  It's what really makes a project stand out and you'll learn everything you need to know to make your projects pop with fun and flair!

Check out some of the reader projects from the book's Flickr group:

The projects are so fun and festive, right in time for all of your holiday crafting and gifting.  The projects are themed around the seasons and is sure to please all year round.  This publication is already one of my absolute favorites in my book collection and now's your chance to win a free copy of Scandinavian Stiches! Yay!

Not only that, you'll win a free set of these uber adorable holiday cards from Kajsa!

Leave a comment and share with everyone what your favorite season is and why.  Comments will remain open until Friday, November 19th and I'll announce a winner!

Be sure to check out Scandinavian Stitches on Facebook and Flickr!

Aaaand be sure to follow the rest of the tour! 

• November 15th – Fat Quarterly
• November 16th – I heart Linen
• November 17th – Tall Grass Prairie Studio
• November 18th – The Sometimes Crafter
• November 19th – Pikaland
• November 22nd – LucyKate Crafts
• November 23rd – Whip Up
• November 24th – PeikonPoika
• November 25th  – Patchwork Pottery
• November 26th – All Sorts

Congratulations on this wonderful and amazing work of art Kajsa! ^_~

Supercali-fabric-listicexpialidocious!

**Comments Closed** Keep an eye out for the winner announcement! ^_^

 

Hello all!  Long time no see.

I hope all is well with you.  I've been busy, busy, busy with my wee ones, little Matthew especially.  As you some of have seen he is doing tremendously!  Such a healthy little chunky bundle of love is my baby boy. And yes, he is REALLY good at keeping secrets. Which leads me to why I'm posting today.

A lot has been happening here in my crafty neck of the woods.  If you're a follower of my twitter or facebook, you've already gotten to hear some of this news, eons ago.  But I thought it was important to let my bloggy buddies know about it as well.  If it weren't for all of you none of this would be happening!

So here it is........

I have been blessed with the most awesomest of awesome privilege of........

writing a second book!  Eeeeeeee!  *faints*

I can't really give too many more details about it as you really have to be Secret Squirrel in this industry.  But I can tell you it will be published by C&T Publishing and will be a part of their Stash Books - Design Collective with yours truly as the author and there will be 25 contributors. ( I can't tell you who they are just yet. :P )

I truly love and admire Stash Books new authors, Kajsa Wikman of Syko, Camille Roskelley of Simplify, and Elizabeth Hartman of Oh Fransson to name a few.  Yay!

and my SECOND bit of news.......

I have been blessed with the most awesomest of SUPER awesome privilege of........

...........Designing my own line of fabric! Double Eeeeeeee!  *faints again*

I've been working on some designs on the low and shopped them around and Timeless Treasures has expressed interest in little ol' me.  Yay!  They will be 100% cotton and yup, yup there will be some linen to be had too.

The first collections will debut next year at Spring Market and my cutie pie little Robots will also be in included in one of the collections.  I'll have exclusive sneak peaks and more information to share with you as the months go along.  So exciting! Yay, yay, yay!  *Jumps up and down and claps hands like a school girl* ^o^

I've been receiving oodles and oodles of fabric samples from Timeless Treasures since signing with them. Some haven't even been seen by peeps outside of the company yet.  Can I just say, you are in for quite a treat when their new lines debut in the Fall.  They've really revamped their offerings with a lot of wonderfully fresh, fun, and modern designs.  They have a cotton lawn collection that is. to. DIE. for. and tons more.  I'm so honored to be included in their list of designers.

To celebrate my good news, I thought it only fair to share some of the fabric booty that I've been receiving with you by having a....you guessed it homegirls(and boys)...a GIVEAWAY! *dances the cutie pie Robot fabric dance*

First up from Timeless Treasures designers 21...yup I said it.....TWENTY ONE fat quarters.  5 from Momo by Alice Kennedy and 16 from Dear Dorothy by Karen Snyder.

Second from one of my most favorite fabric stores ever...Fabricworm because Cynthia is super-awesome and super generous!  She's offered a selection from Ann Kelle's Metro Market collection!  I believe it is out of stock at her store. So yaaaay!

All you have to do to win my booty....wait let me rephrase that....teehee.....all you have to do to win all these supercalifabriclisticexpialidocious goodies is comment on this post and tell me about your absolute favorite fabric from your stash.  What's it look like?  What colors are in it?  Have you used any of it yet?  Do you plan to use it?  What are you going to make with it?  Tell me, tell me and you could win, win, win!

I'm going to leave this post open until next Wednesday at noon ET.  I'll announce the winner here and on my twitter and facebook.  Good Luck! ^_~

Vintage kind of mood.

A lovely gift I received  in the mail from Petits Details. Thank you my dear! Some wonderfully vintage goodies all the way from France!  I'm especially in love with the tape with my initials on it. C'est genial! ^_^ She has such good taste and I'm inspired by her every time she posts to her blog.  I wish I could live in those photos!  Be sure to pop by her Etsy shop as she actually sells these type of pretties there from time to time. 

The thread and needles in my package made me think of my dear Grandpa who just passed.  He was a tailor back in the Caribbean.  He used to make his own clothes and would fashion them after Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.  He said he would go the the movies to see what they were wearing.  I wonder if he had items like this in his sewing arsenal back in the day.  I remember that I would show him things that I made and he would inspect every single stitch and seam making sure that it was up to his standards.  He liked to see all of my sewing 'perfect' and would make me get the seam ripper if something didn't look right to him.  I'd secretly be really upset and I'm sure grumbled to myself, but I'm grateful for his instruction as I suppose he influenced me more than I know.

Grandpa grew up in the Dominican Republic in La Romana, but was born on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean.  He spoke Spanish fluently, which he had learned from his time in the DR.  He always wanted me to learn Spanish, but I was never very interested in the language.  Japanese and French always managed to take my attention to his disappointment. I'm thinking it may be worth looking into now though.  Between Mel and me there's a huge melting pot of cultures that make up our lineage. Dominican, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, French, even Irish! It seems fitting to explore our Latin roots I suppose.  

My Grandma let me take some of his belongings to keep and I thought I'd share a few with you. 

 

His mother never got rid of anything and was almost a pack rat, he found some of his school books in her home some years back in St. Kitts.

This book is titled "Libro Segundo De Lectura" published in 1944.  I'm not sure what part of her house he found this book, but the outside is terribly damaged.  The pages are still legible though, and some of the illustrations even have color! 

The second is a Royal Star Reader from 1948 with lot's of stories, poems, English grammar, general information about money, cleanliness, and air.  Air?   Yes, air.  :P

 

 

And finally his pipe.  But I remember wanting to play with it when I was a little girl.  It reminded me of one of those pipes you used for blowing bubbles and thought, how cool would it be if I could blow bubbles with this too!  I would always get caught trying to pick it up.  I guess it's a good thing I never got a hold of it! ^_^

It's funny, he never smoked this pipe.  At least not to my knowledge.  It sort of just sat there on display all the time.  Every now and then he'd pick it up and dust it off and right back it would go to it's little spot on the shelf.  *sigh* Those were the days. Miss you Grandpa. ^_^ 

Designer-to-Designer Interview with Meg McElwee!

Hello all!  Nice holiday?  I hope so!

Well, Meg and I had such great holidays, we didn't get a chance to post our designer-to-designer interviews for our blog tour!

I had the pleasure of having a little chat with fellow Interweave author, Meg McElwee, designer of the uber-awesome Sew Liberated line of patterns and author to the new book Sew Liberated - 20 Stylish Projects for the Modern Sewist.  

 

I've been anticipating having her book in my possession for quite some time and as expected it doesn't disappoint.  Well thought out and beautifully put together, Sew Liberated has absolutely secured a spot on my list a favorite sewing books.  Meg's projects are fun, functional and simple to create and beautifully embellished with applique, embroidery and the like.  This book is a must have!  

I'm especially loving her projects for babies and children and I've learned that she has a second book that she's working on with focus on just that subject.  I'm eagerly awaiting it's release, Meg! ^_^  

Check out our chat below!

Rashida - Congratulations to you on 'Sew Liberated' being published!  You did such a wonderful job with it and there are several projects from it that I've added to my to do list.  

When I first saw 'I Love Patchwork' in print it was the greatest feeling ever!  It was almost like seeing my children for the first time when they were born.  I even shed a tear or two.  What was the experience like for you when you received your copy of 'Sew Liberated'?

Meg - I totally know what you mean about the feeling of holding your book in your hands – it's so surreal! My own feelings about this book are very intertwined with my first pregnancy and birth of our son. The final edits were due just a few months after he was born, and that was, perhaps, the most difficult part of the whole process for me. I just wanted to nurse in peace, but instead I had a red pen in hand! By the time I actually held my advanced copy, I was both elated and relieved, just like at the end of a long pregnancy and labor.

Rashida - I understand you're working on your second book.  So cool!  Congratulations!  Were there things that you did while working on the first book that you've done differently this time around? What can we expect from your second book?

Meg - Oh, definitely! I'm much more regimented about getting projects completed, written, and illustrated on a schedule. Looking back, it seems like I had all the time in the world to write the first book (pre-baby) but now? Now I am just barely squeezing it in! I don't know how you wrote your book with two little ones and a baby on the way!

The second book is tentatively titled “Growing Up Sew Liberated: Over 30 Sewing Projects for the Daily Rhythm of Childhood.” I'm so excited about it – I've actually been writing it in my head since long before I even had a book deal. The subject matter is so close to my heart, and I'm really pouring myself into it – it's not often that I get to work on a project that encompasses all of my passions – early childhood education, parenting, and sewing! You can expect a lot of sewing projects the run the gamut from comfortable clothing for babies and children of all ages to items that encourage imaginative play in older children. I'm loving writing this book, and I hope that creative mamas (and daddies!) of all types will find it inspirational. Most of the projects are simple enough that even beginning sewists should be able to tackle them with ease.

 

Rashida - It's been wonderful having our books launch during the holiday season, which has made this time even more busy than it already is!   Did you managed to find time to do any sewing or creating for Christmas?

Meg - Don't I wish! My homemade gifts this year have been made with yarn and needles. I find knitting to be something that I'm doing more of now than ever before given the plentiful nursing sessions these past seven months. Too bad the sewing machine isn't more portable! I love hand sewing, but the truth is that all of my hand sewing and embroidering energy is going toward the second book. I keep on telling myself that next year will be different – the manuscript is due in April, and after that, my machine will be humming footloose and fancy-free!

 

Rashida - I'm sure this holiday must have been even more special for you since it was your wee Finn's first.  Did you have anything special planned for your little guy's first taste of Christmas?

Meg - Yes, it was very special, but the planning I put into it was minimal as we had a lot of family in town and both my husband and I were busy cooking up a storm. We kept things very simple – a few wooden blocks, a few beautiful board books, and that was all. The low-key first Christmas turned out to be just what the doctor ordered, as Finn's two front teeth were coming in! We did sing that oh-so-appropriate song quite a bit over the last few days!

 

Rashida - Speaking of wee ones, I absolutely love the baby sling project in your book!  I want to make one for our wee babe before he arrives in February, as I never used one with my other children.  Did you use this design with little Finn?  Any suggestions for sling newbies like me?

Meg - Oooh, I love this sling in the winter months! I do use one for Finn – it's perfect for covering up his little leggies on a chilly morning walk. It's the only baby carrier I know of that has this blanket-like feature – most are designed so that the little legs hang out, uncovered. My suggestion for baby carrying newbies is to get on YouTube and watch lots of videos on how to wear the sling before trying it. Also, make sure you have another helper with you the first time you put your baby in it. As many sling veterans can attest, the baby is more likely to respond positively to the experience if the wearer exudes confidence and bounces around a bit at first. Soon enough, babies will come to view the carrier as a secure spot. My little guy regularly falls asleep while being worn.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to chat, Rashida! Best of luck as you embark upon your crafty adventures and the birth of your next baby!

Thank you Meg for dropping in for a little visit.  Warm wishes to you and your family for the new year!  I look forward to seeing what other wonderful things you have in store for us in 2010 and beyond!  

Blog Tour! (Psst....there's a giveaway too. ^_^)

  

We finally found a house and we'll be officially all moved in tomorrow (Saturday)! Yay!  Which is also the day my part of the Blog Tour begins!  What Blog Tour you ask?  Why the super groovy one I'm going to be sharing with the ever so talented 'Sew Liberated' author, Meg McElwee to celebrate our books being released of course!  Check out the press release below and join the fun! 

The Sew Liberated and I Love Patchwork Double-the-Fun Blog Tour: 2 Fabulous Sewing Authors, 2 New Books, 2 Weeks 'til Christmas!

Interweave is thrilled to announce the publication of two new contemporary sewing books: Rashida Coleman-Hale's I LOVE PATCHWORK: 21 IRRESISTIBLE ZAKKA PROJECTS TO SEW and Meg McElwee's SEW LIBERATED: 20 STYLISH PROJECTS FOR THE MODERN SEWIST.  To celebrate in style, Meg and Rashida are hitting the Internet highway on a double-author blog tour.  Follow the schedule and see gorgeous pictures from their books, learn more about their design personalities, gain a chance to win free copies, and more!  During the tour they'll also be giving us a glimpse of their home studios and creative environment on the Studios blog, and at the end they'll wrap it up with a designer-to-designer conversation with each other on their personal blogs, http://www.sewliberated.typepad.com and http://www.iheartlinen.typepad.com.  If you're not already following their blogs, bookmark them now and visit often.  We can't wait for you to get to know them better. 

Want to be a part of the tour?  Here's a fun giveaway open to all bloggers!  Leave a comment with your blog address on Rashida's blog or Meg's blog on Friday, December 11 (The blog post with the tour schedule).  On Monday, December 14 at Noon EST each author will randomly draw one person from the comments to receive a complimentary copy of their book, which Interweave will airmail out.  The winners will then have the opportunity to interview Rashida or Meg and post their interviews on January 4, 2010 as the capstone post of the tour.

Follow The Sew Liberated and I Love Patchwork Double-the-Fun Blog Tour at:

Friday, December 11:           
Meg on TrueUp.net (interview)

Saturday, December 12:      
Rashida on "In the Studio with Cate (studio tour)

Sunday, December 13:        
Meg on "In the Studio with Cate (studio tour)

Monday, December 14:        
Rashida on TrueUp.net (interview)

Tuesday, December 15:       
Meg on Apron-iCity.com (interview)

Wednesday, December 16:  
Rashida on Fabric Shop Network blog (interview)

Thursday, December 17:      
Meg on Grosgrain Fabulous (book review and giveaway)

Friday, December 18:          
Rashida Twitter event - Noon EST on Twitter with @iheartlinen
Meg on Living Life as Art (interview, review, and project)

Saturday, December 19:       
Meg on CraftyPod.com (book review)

Sunday, December 20:         
Rashida on Zakka Life (book review)

Monday, December 21:        
Meg on Craftsanity (podcast interview)
Rashida on Craft Critique (interview and book review)

Tuesday, December 22:      
Rashida on all buttoned up (interview)

Wednesday, December 23:   
Meg on maya*made (interview)

Thursday, December 24:      
Designer-to-Designer: Rashida and Meg interview each other on http://www.sewliberated.typepad.com and http://www.iheartlinen.typepad.com

Monday, January 4, 2010:    
Blog Tour Winners' Post - to be announced

 

And there you have it ladies and gentlemen.  Please leave a comment if you'd like to participate in the giveaway action.  And do join us as we embark on a whirlwind tour of crafty blogland! ^_^

Life changes and the like

This post is filled with lots a news.  Most of it good. Maybe one not so good thing, but it's not the end of the world.    

This past Summer has been not so great for me and my little family.  We've had quite a bit of sadness, financial issues, family issues, disappointments, and just a whole bunch of stuff not go our way. Let's just say that even with a new baby coming and a book coming out, some other things in life really haven't gone our way.

I've chosen not to talk about a lot of things here on my blog and I won't be going into any details. I just really like to keep the mood pretty upbeat around 'I Heart Linen'.  The world is already filled with so much negativity and not so nice things, I figure why add more by being 'Debbie Downer' on my bloggity-blog?  We all know that everyone has ups and downs in life, I just choose to keep it out of my little piece of the world wide web.  

So much has happened and although I wouldn't like to go through any of it again, I am grateful for the experience.  It taught me a lot about myself, my husband, and our bond as a couple and even tested my faith.  God does everything for a reason. That being said, it would seem that our rainbow has finally arrived after the storm we endured.

Remember this post?  Well my prayers have finally been answered! My sweet Mel has accepted a position at a company in Atlanta! So the Hales are leaving the Northeast and headed down south to the great state of Georgia! *dances a jig* This will be our last full week up North and I am sooooo ready to go!  I love New York and always will, I just don't wanna live here anymore! Ta ta for now New York.  I'm sure I'll be back someday. Any Atlanta folks need a new crafting buddy! ^_^ Pick me! Pick me!

More news......advance copies of my book arrived on Friday!  Words cannot express how awesome it feels to see all of your hard work in print and done so beautifully.  I had complete creative freedom when it came to the projects, their fabrics, colors, etc.  Interweave took over when it came to the photography, the book's design and the cover.

 

I have to admit that there were times when I had my doubts about this whole experience.  There were lot's of times I wanted to just give up and forget the whole thing.   But I pushed through and made it happen and I'm so happy that I did!  You've all been so supportive through your emails, comments and just plain visiting my little blog.  I'm so grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ^_^

The little bit of bad news is that the book's release date has been changed to December 1st.  I'm just slightly disappointed and I'm sure many of you are as well.  But it's still in time for Christmas and I plan on having more giveaways to make up for it!  So, yay! ^_^

My last little bit of news.....

Some of you may remember that I am a member of the Block Party! quilting bee.  Well, Alissa and Kristen, the co-hosts of our dear little bee, have landed a book deal with C & T Publishing!  Congratulations ladies! ^_^

They will be co-authoring a book about our quilting bee and have graciously invited all the members to contribute!  Everyone has agreed to participate and I'm so excited to be involved with such a wonderful group! 

 

The book won't be released until 2011, but the Block Party! blog will be hosting a quilt along starting in November.  Some of the blocks from those of you who choose to participate in the quilt along will be included in the book as well!  So please do join us!  You just may end up in the book! Woot! ^_^

So, lots of things happening right now. Busy, busy, busy! I will try my best to poke my head in here as much as possible along the way! 

Giveaways warm me up! ^_^

*Edited* This post is now closed.  I'll announce the winner later today! (Sat., Oct. 24)

Hey there. Are you all freezing like me?  Geez louise this weather is nuts.  My fingers are sticking to the keyboard! Anyone wanna knit me some hand warmers? Okay, I'm exaggerating.  Still cold though. Sheesh. *does the running man to warm up* K, better now. ^_^

So how awesome is it that super fabulous Ayumi from Pink Penguin is on the cover of the Fall issue of Stitch?! This little tote is going high up on my sewing to-do list. If you haven't yet been to her blog, you're missing out big time.  She's got tons of wonderful zakka tutorials, so run over and take a look. Oh! She has a Flickr group too!  

 

In other Stitch news, this issue is not only their biggest issue ever but also the best.  Most of it is dedicated to the Japanese influence that has taken our little sewing world by storm.  Lot's of cute zakka projects, by Melissa Frantz of All Buttoned Up, Linda Permann at lindamade.com, Malka Dubrawsky at stichindye, Theresa Gonzalez, coauthor of Dorm Decor, and several other talents we know and love. 

 

I'm so thrilled because there's a full page ad of I Love Patchwork as well as an excerpt from the book with instructions to make this super duper cutey Travel Sewing Kit!

 

There are 14 days until my book releases and I'm over the moon excited! So you know I have to have a giveaway baby! Woot!! *claps hands like a school girl*  

Up for grabs is the actual Travel Sewing Kit that I designed for the book as well as a copy of my book when it releases.  I'll even throw in the cutey post cards in the photo cause.......well.....they're cutey post cards!

So leave a comment if you'd like to win!  ** Oh and become a fan of 'I Love Patchwork' on my Facebook fanpage for updates and fun stuff! That part's optional. ;) **

**Edited** I almost forgot!  I'll keep this post open until next Saturday, October 24. Noon ET. Good luck! ^_^ 

In Stitch-es

Yay! They finally arrived!  *does the running man* 
I just got my free issues of 'Stitch' magazine by Interweave Press!  The whole reason I got a book deal in the first place is because of this lovely new magazine!  Tricia (the editor) contacted me back in April to do a couple of projects for her new magazine that they planned to debut this Fall. 

This project turned into an even bigger project!  So it's got a special place in my heart.
I had to be Secret Squirrel about it this whole time and now I can finally talk! *faints*  I can keep a secret....but a secret like this is so hard to shelve! Eee!

This is one of two projects of mine that's been featured ......
It's so weird seeing your work in print! So exciting! *dances the cabbage patch* (Meanwhile, how funny is that link?!?!)

How cute is this tote bag by Susan Wasinger? Can't wait to see her books !

One of Lisa Congdon's awesome pillows!

There's also a great article by Melinda Barta about organizing your sewing space. Oh! and a skirt pattern by Jenny Gordy of Wikstenmade
There are so many wonderful and innovative projects by a lot of wonderful and innovative talented people. I feel so fortunate to be included among them. Thank you Tricia! 'Stitch' looks oh so good!
If you haven't already please, please do pick up a copy! I'm so thrilled!
*dances the Roger Rabbit*
Woot woot! ^_^

RandoMonday

• I think I need to move to Toronto just so that I can shop here.  Oh well, I always have the blog.

• My Son + Photobooth + His sister's hand-me-down jammies = Cutie pie

• Uh-huh. I'll be making some of these.

• A vintage orange tea pot I bought on Etsy.  Kawaii. ^_^

• Be nice.

• This blog is loverly.

• This one too.

• Facebook can be fun.  I've connected with some people I haven't seen since the elementary school! You can be my friend too! ^_^

• I think I'm going to make a paper lantern.

• Ever have this tea? It's yum.  It smells so nice and I love the muslin bags.  The box is purty too. But the tins are heaps better!

• How sweet is this pillow?

• Can she just stop it already?  How does Elizabeth just crank out the awesome so easily?

• She needs to stop it too, sheesh.  Always something cute here.

• Let's see.....who else.  Yup, them too.  Just stop.  Loves it.

• Mmm hmm....you too.  I can't take it.  Cute!

• I need this book. Yes, yes, you need it too.

Happy Monday! ^_^