Cut Out & Keep

April 20, 2011

We are getting our admiration on in a big way for Cloud 9′s latest line, Cut Out & Keep! Cloud 9 has been working on their new Designer Series where they collaborate with different artists to create unique collections printed on their 100% organic fabric. We saw swatches of these gorgeous prints when Gina & [...]

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A Day with Denyse Schmidt

April 18, 2011

This past weekend, Craig and I hit the road and headed to Bridgeport, CT for a workshop on Improvisational Patchwork with Denyse Schmidt. Denyse is a quilt maker, fabric designer, and book & pattern author. I love her quilts and we were so excited to work with her and to have the opportunity to be [...]

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Mary Go ‘Round Dress

April 12, 2011

Pattern by Figgy’s are the newest little patterns in the shop! We’ve chosen 3 looks for maximum comfort and cuteness: Mary Go ‘Round, Dapper Dillingers, and Ofelia. Adorable! The first one we’ve sewn is the fantastic Mary Go ‘Round dress. We made ours using Joel Dewberry’s Aviary for one side & Jay McCarroll’s Habitat for [...]

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Meet Cherri House!

April 6, 2011

I am so looking forward to the weekend because it is bringing the lovely and talented Cherri House to Spool all the way from Houston, TX! Cherri is a quilter, designer and author of one of our favorite quilting books, City Quilts. She has been quilting for over 20 years and has brought her love [...]

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Magic Quilt

March 31, 2011

It all started with a gray day and a stack of fat quarters- isn’t that how every magical story begins? The fat quarters were Art Gallery Pure Elements and their stunning bright colors sang their siren song loud and clear. “Quilt me!”, they cried. I could not resist, but I wasn’t sure how to make [...]

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Aviary 2

March 30, 2011

There has been quite a bit of excitement around here about the re-release of Joel Dewberry’s Aviary fabrics! I chose to carry our very favorite woodgrain print paired with the adorable birds on branches. The coloration has been tweaked and the palette paired down to what, I think, are the very best versions! I have [...]

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Digital Sky

March 24, 2011

I must admit I was very surprised to see snowflakes in the weather report for our region these past few days. March can be tricksy that way, I know, but I am still ready to put away my puffy winter coat for good! I want clear skies and flowers and colors! So, for the moment, [...]

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Pleated Tank

March 16, 2011

I am loving our new Pleated Tank! Spool sewing instructor, Deb, stitched this up using Kwik Sew 3691 and Art Gallery Fabrics new line, Bazaar. She did such a lovely job! I am such a sucker for any print that resembles stitching lines, and I love how the how the zigzags play across the pleating [...]

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Nature Walk Cottage Quilt

March 8, 2011

The Cloud 9 Fabrics design team, Michelle & Gina, will be at Spool this Saturday, March 12 from 12pm-2pm! I’m so psyched! I know there are some lovely baby projects being made out there with My Happy Nursery, and their Nature Walk collection has been making it’s way into quite a few stashes. I’m sure [...]

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Spring Classes!

March 4, 2011

Our new class schedule is up! Yay! I am happy to say that there are now 3 opportunities a week to take our Learn to Sew class! Philly is going to be stitching like crazy! In addition to more sessions of the always popular Aline Skirts class, we have classes for 4 different skirt styles [...]

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