This is a big month for us! Not only are we celebrating our first birthday, but we have fabric designer and author, Heather Ross, coming to visit March’s Stitch Party. Heather’s new book Weekend Sewing is just gorgeous and we find ourselves wanting to make everything in it! There are baby garments, totes, and 5 full size adult paper patterns, just to name a few of the 40 projects in this exciting book.

Heather is also the talent behind the Mendocino fabric line- y’know the one with all the mermaids, seahorses and octopi. It is one of my all time faves, and I know it has become one of yours. West Hill and Lightning Bugs & Other Mysteries are Heather’s two previous quilting lines. These collections include the ever popular Russian dolls fabric and the sweet pony print, both of which are outfitting children all over Philadelphia! Heather will be bringing samples from her book to Stitch Party, and I’m sure she would love to see all of your creations made with her fabrics.

Heather will be signing books at Stitch Party this month on Friday, March 27 from 5-8 PM. Books will be available if you haven’t yet picked up your copy. As an extra special treat, Heather will be giving a demonstration of Weekend Sewing’s Little Girl’s Smocked Dress on Saturday, March 28th at 10AM. She will show how to use elasticized thread and talk about how to size this pattern for an adult. The demonstration is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP to the shop if you would like to join us.

See you soon!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at 9:41 am and is filed under Trunk Shows.