This past January I was one of the many folks who schlepped out to Salt Lake City for the Altitude Design Summit. I wrote here, here, here and here about the conference. When I set foot in my house again I was an overstretched water balloon of information and ideas and it took a while…
A Few Fun Things
One of my funnest* e-mails ever arrived in our inbox this week. It was a message from Kim at Spoonflower. This would be the Kim that inspired Spoonflower by saying to her husband “geez honey, wouldn’t it be crazy awesome if you could print fabric for me?” (or something like that.) The Spoonflower blog featured…
Going Back to the Source
About two years ago I started reading Obsessively Stitching. Care convinced me to join an I Spy swap and I dove into this quilt. Which this baby and her sister loved then, and still use daily. Two swaps of my own later I decided to combine my love for I Spy, Spoonflower and fabric selection…
Slashing Your Stash: A Giveaway
Last week we were contacted by a new-ish site, now a sponsor, called “Stash Slash”. (Update: Site has since closed) The site is simple. You can go there to buy de-stash items, much of it vintage and some even antique, and/or you can use the site to list your own de-stashes. What’s really REALLY simple…
Win your own Silhouette! SRSLY! A GIVEAWAY! [Now Closed]
If you’re looking to vote on Straight Skirts, scrolllll down. But if you’d like a quick GIVEAWAY distraction, read on first– Both Adrianna and I got Silhouettes for Christmas last year. We can’t rank them ahead of fabric, scissors or coffee… but it’s very close behind in terms of crafting importance to us now. The…