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!
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?
What to do with laminated fabrics? That was a question that kept floating around the store last Saturday every time someone noticed the new Amy Butler laminated fabrics. They are gorgeous.
These are PUL fabrics, polyurethane laminated fabrics. They were developed for the medical industry but are receiving lots of attention in the sewing world as more and more people are looking for environmental conscious solutions to grocery bags, disposable diapers, sandwich baggies, etc. More information on the process can be found here. Be careful with PUL or laminated fabrics not ordered from a quilt shop. Some are actually knits instead of cotton that have been laminated. The fabrics produced by Westminster Fibers, and available at quilt shops, are 100% cotton woven laminated fabrics. The fabric is much easier to work with, soft and has more drape than other laminated fabrics.
So what to do with these new and beautiful fabrics that have arrived from Amy Butler ? Cathy was excited about these new fabrics and made this Domestic Goddess Apron in just one evening! If you are local, come in the store and check it out!
Domestic Goddess Apron
This could be a great work apron. I was buying laminated table clothes at one point, before these cool fabrics came out, to make a dog washing apron. I wanted something that would repel the water so that I didn’t always have to change clothes after bathing my large dog. A laminated fabric apron would be ideal when washing dishes, I’m always getting my middle wet! Then there are art smocks for your favorite artist (or mother of your favorite artist who might be at risk of getting splatted on the side lines).
Other members of our team are planning on making a Multi Tasker Tote out of them. An Abby’s Treasure Box made with PUL would be a cute cosmetic travel bag for your purse.
Go Green with these fabrics! You could make lovely reusable sandwich wraps and “brown bag” lunch bags. Craft Stylish has posted an article from Betz White’s book Sewing Green on how to make a reuseable sandwich wrap.
This fabric is basically a modern day oilcloth, to be used for any purpose where need a waterproof easily wiped clean fabric. Poncho’s, raincoats, splat mats, placemats, table clothes, fabric boxes,all fit in that category.
Anna Marie Horner’s Seams to Me book has a fun garment bag project that calls for oilcloth. It would look fabulous in the Amy Butler large prints. It would also be suitable for her Full Contact apron project as well that is also in the book.
The fabric would make great splat mats to go under art easels, playdough centers, or any other messy areas to help make cleanup easier.
Once you start considering the possiblities more come to mind. What do you think would be a fun project for this lovely fabric?
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!
Thanks for all of the great comments on our holiday quilts, we appreciate the feedback!
Drum roll please…..the winning quilt is…..FIGGY PUDDING by Moda pieced by Holly Cox, quilting by Three Bears Quilting.
And the winning entry is #89, Larinda from Tampa Bay. Larinda’s choice was the Sizzlin Sixties Table Topper, so she will receive a 1/2 yard cut of Majestic Yule.
Thank you so much for the votes. I feel quite honored. I hope all the quilts and small projects have inspired you to created something new for yourself. Have fun quilting! -Hollie
I stopped by Wish last Saturday during the special Christmas event. It was lots of fun. There were yummy treats to eat, raffles, lots of pretty new quilts hanging, and lots of fabric bolts flying! Thanks to all of our great customers for making it such a special event and thanks to the staff for being such good sports and adding to the fun! (here’s a blog tip- if you click on the pictures in the gallery you will be taken to a larger view with the detailed description/caption. You can cycle through the whole gallery this way. It’s a great way to see up close and get more information about the project or picture – try it!)
I’m excited to participate in the Sew Mama Sew’s May Giveaway Day! We are giving away a FREE yard of fabric of your choice from Wish Upon a Quilt. We will choose a random winner from all comments to this post between now and May 31st!. Tell us in your post which fabric you would choose from our store and anything else that is on your mind. Also, click on the register to win button on our website, we have a monthly giveaway from all of our email newsletter subscribers. We love hearing from you!
In order to make room for all of the fabulous fabric that I just ordered at Spring Quilt Market, we are having an online BLOWOUT sale at Wish Upon A quilt! Now through May 22, take 10% off any order with the coupon code MAYSALE. Here is a sneak peek of some of the new fabric that was ordered at market…this one is Whimsy by Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller, what do you think of it?
I love finding great new fabrics at Quilt Market. I’m on my way back to Raleigh from the Spring Quilt market and couldn’t wait to share pictures of Laura Gunn’s Lantern Bloom. The fabric was created from Laura’s original artwork and is stunning. This is Laura’s debut fabric line from Michael Miller. Laura was a delight to meet in person and I’m looking forward to more great fabric designs from her in the future. Lantern Bloom will be arriving at Wish Upon A Quilt in June…what do you think?
Cathy has been getting some beautiful new batiks in. I’ve been surprised that she has found some very unusual border prints that are being produced by Bali Textiles. I hadn’t seen a border print in a batik until I saw this one navy print. But she had four more come in! A couple are subtle and it’s hard to see the border in the online images, like the blue, green and pink ones. The black/rainbow print also has a leafy/vine like border on it too. The navy border print pairs nicely with a coordinating vine. Batik lovers should definitely check these out.
