I was lucky enough to chat with Amy Butler at International Quilt Market. After seeing the new Soul Blossoms collection in person, I can’t wait to have it in the store. It is yummy! Here are some pictures of Amy and her booth…what do you think?
Anna Maria Horner’s booth at International Quilt Market was full of inspiration. Check out all of these fun garments, bags and pillows. Best of all this is in the store now right here.
First, a big thank you to all of our service men and women! I appreciate all you do for our country.
I finally finished a project that has been on my sewing table for at least a month. It wasn’t hard, I just kept getting distracted by other things…as usual 
. This is the Sweet Harmony Tote Bag by Amy Butler. I used Laura Gunn’s Poppy fabrics and love the size. It is not too small, not too big…just right!
Meet Amelia, a fabulous Wish Upon A Quilter! Like us, Amelia feel in love with Leanika by Dena Designs for Free Spirit. Don’t you love what she did with it? A very special little one will be the recipient of this quilt. Great job Amelia!
I had not had much exposure to Brandon Mably’s fabrics before this quilt. As the manager of Kaffe Fassett’s London studio for 15 years, he certainly has an eye for color and design. While I must admit that some of Brandon’s fabrics are a little too “out there” for me, for the most part I have become a Brandon fan!
One amazing thing about this quilt is that my husband, Mike, really liked it the first time he saw it (I can’t say that about all of my quilts). Must be a guy quilt! The pattern lended itself to be cut out on my Accuquilt Go!, so piecing it was breeze. I don’t have much time for quilitng these days, so I asked Angela Clark of Threadwaggle Quilting to come up with a design and use her magic to finish the quilt. Angela added an orange peeel design that suits this quilt beautifully.
If you would like to see the quilt in person, stop by Wish Upon A Quilt or have one of your very own by clicking here. Do you have other guy quilts that you would like to share?
Jennifer is the designer of these beautiful children’s clothes. She is a stay-at-home mom of 5 children and the owner of 5lilMunchkins, an online children’s boutique. She has 4 boys and 1 girl which is why she has so much fun creating these little girl outfits. These were made using Heather Bailey’s Nicey Jane and Sandi Henderson’s Meadowsweet. Jennifer is a little camera shy so I do not have a picture of her (yet)…you can usually see her at Wish on Thursday evenings. If you are short on time or need a quick gift, I highly recommend 5lilmunchkins!
I would like you to meet Loanne Bartholome a.k.a. “Nutty Nana”. Loanne has TONS of children and grandchildren, enough to drive anyone “nuts”. Now that her children are growing up, Nutty Nana is creating gorgeous clothing for her grandchildren and has developed her own pattern business. The Knit Yoke Twirl Skirt and Child’s Apron patterns are pefect for your little one. Both are quick, fun and easy to make. Do you have a special little one that would love these?
Sorry we have not been very active on the blog recently. Lots going on. However, we have found this great blog giveaway for you to enter. You are probably familiar with Heather Mulder Pederson’s work since she has published so many great books and patterns with Anka’s Treasures. We love her latest book, Sizzlin’ Sixties . Wendy is teaching this great holiday table topper using one of the patterns in the book.
Heather also designs fabric for Henry Glass and her upcoming collection, Wildflowers, is fantastic. It will be coming soon to Wish Upon A Quilt. Here is a sneak peek…and more here.
What do you think of Wildflowers? Hop over to Heather’s blog and leave a comment for a chance to win one of her original quilts! Good Luck!
