Cameo, Birds and the Bees, AND Super Fly

Hey all!
Lots of new fabric goodness today! I had 3 collections show up, let's hear it for the man in brown!!! Hooray for Mr. UPS :) clap clap clap

First up the gorgeous new Amy Butler line, Cameo....

And then the highly anticipated "The Birds and the Bees" by the popular Miss Tula Pink....

And last but certainly not least, Super Fly by the talented Jennifer Paganelli, lots of cool Zebras and big bold prints...

Whew!! I may be buried in fabric for days.
How perfect!

Delilah

29% off SALE~ one day only!!

Lucky this only comes once every 4 years!! I'm having a one day Leap Year Sale at my shop today, 29% off EVERYTHING!!
Crazy, I know....

End of Season Sale in Christmas Shop

Hi there,
I'm having an end of season sale in my Christmas Shop, Sew Love Christmas. There are many one of a kind bundles for sale, priced right! Sale will end on February 4th and shop won't reopen until mid summer.
Help me clear things out!!! This photo is of the Santa's Little Helper Advent Calendar Kit. I have a few left. I made it for John(age 4) this year and he had so much fun "flying" Santa from pocket to pocket :)

Black WEEK Sale

Instead of having a Cyber Weekend Sale like last year I've decided to extend it for the whole week :)
Everything in my shop is 20% off today through next Monday, November 28th.
I need to reduce inventory to make room for, yes, the SPRING collections!!

And not that I would consider myself a regular blogger by any means.... the reason I've been away for so long is that it has been difficult to come back here after my last post. See, the last time I posted, that evening my mother had a massive heart attack. Long, long story short, it was a long recovery but she is back in her home now and doing well.
And I'm thankful.
Very thankful.

Tip Junkie Giveaway

Hi there!
Popping in to let you know about my feature on Tip Junkie today! Here is the link:
http://www.tipjunkie.com/quilt-tutorial/
Andrea from Knitty Bitties has posted a basic quilt tutorial that will help you practice your straight line stitching and from me..... fabric of course! Enter on the Tip Junkie website for a chance to win this bundle.

And here is the pretty quilt that Andrea made ~

HUGE 2 Day Sale

Hi all!

I'm having a major 2 Day Sale in my shop! There are some seriously low prices going on and a few one of a kind sets if you hurry!!
All items in the sale section are 50% off!!!!!
All items in the home dec section are 35% off!!
And all patterns are 30% off!!

There are quite a few big collections coming in during July and I need to make some room on the shelves. So run don't walk over to snatch up some really great deals!
Sale ends Saturday at midnight!

And here's some Rainbow progress.... 4 blocks down, 12 to go :)

Week Four FQ Bundle and a Sew A Long

Hi everyone!
This is going to be a quickie, I'm having an Aviary 2  frenzy around here and am cutting and filling orders like crazy! If you are thinking about getting some, it's going super fast!! I've already ordered more but I'm not sure if it will be in stock or if we'll have to wait for the 2nd printing.... Look at this gorgeous photo from Joel's blog~

Loving this lilac palette!

Now on to this week's fat quarter bundle, 10 fat quarters for 10 bucks! Really pretty blues, greens and grays for this week :)

And I would like to announce another sew a long! This time for a pretty dress for YOU! It's going on over at SewSweetness. We are making the "Jamie Dress" by Jennifer Paganelli. Flattering and Fun!

I'm offering a discount on the fabric for the dress so be sure to check her blog for the details :)
I will be making the dress (because a girl can never have too many projects going at once right? right?
Please tell me you have 10 things going too and you don't finish one thing at a time!!)

That's all for now.... I'm hoping to have another Rainbow Block finished for next post, I'm working on the orange one :)

Making a Rainbow

Have you noticed the Bottled Rainbows badge on the side of my blog? Can't miss it... a pretty grid of beautiful colors. It is for the Bottled Rainbows quilt along. A Ticker Tape quilt that you quilt as you go.
Fun! So fun that even though my pile of unfinished projects is toppling over, I had to play along.
My friend Rachel from Stitched in Color is hosting it and giving wonderful step by step instructions. Her blog is so inspiring and I'm honored to sponsor it :)
So here is my first block, only 15 blocks to go....

I made up a few scrap bags to sell in my shop as I was cutting mine. Not enough to make the whole quilt but enough to get you started.

In other shop news, I've listed this weeks Fat Quarter Tuesday bundle. It's a pretty spring mix of greens, violets, peach, pinks and ivory. I also found one last bundle from last week if you missed it. I also listed some of those one of a kind sets. I'm just going to list a few of them each week when I list the new Tuesday special. Major bargains for you as I spring clean :)

Here's the Tuesday bundle for this week, 12 fat quarters for $12.00!

Fat Tuesday, Fat Quarter Special

Hi all!
I've just listed week one's fat quarter bundle in the shop. 18 fat quarters for $18.00 from the awesome Jennifer Paganelli.

Gorgeous isn't it??
In limited supply for one week only! I'll be listing a new bundle every Tuesday from now until Easter.
Destashing my skinny bolts of fabric that only have a couple yards on them... making room for new collections :) Hurry and snatch one up, at $1.00 a fat quarter, I don't think they will be around long!

Last Day for Christmas Sale and Spring mud

Hi!
Just wanted to let you know this is the last day my Christmas shop will be open until fall. I've taken another $5.00 off the last of the bundles and marked down everything else one last time :)
I'm ready for March and spring, how about you??

~ tip of the day~
If your mud isn't muddy enough, just add water.

Meet Delilah

Meet Delilah
also known as Dilly, Delly, Scrumpdilly, Baby and Princess of all Wiener Dogs. A perfect total lap dog.
And she's ours :)

Let's play catch up, Part one :)

Well! First let me say Merry Christmas... Happy New Year... Happy Valentines Day!
Such a naughty, bad blogger I've been! I do write blog posts, I should say I think of blog posts, lots of them, but don't find the time to type them down. Worst part is once it's been so long trying to jump back in but here goes....
shop news:
** Just marked items in my Christmas shop way down for a final sale and listed some one of a kind sets. I'll close up the Christmas shop on March 1st and then will reopen late summer/ early fall for next season. Already have loads of new stuff ordered and will show some sneak peeks once it starts rolling in during May :)
** I have a bunch of ooak sets for my regular shop too and will get those listed next week... I'll let you know the exact day/time, they always get snatched up right away because they are seriously priced to sell!
** Have you heard Joel Dewberry is coming out with Aviary 2?? The first collection was wildly popular and this one is sure to be too. The birds will be back in 6 gorgeous colors. I have the whole collection ordered and can't wait for it to come in. Here's a few...

Swoon, right? 

Okay since this is getting longish... will be back tomorrow with family news (there's a new addition) and sewing news :) 

xo Ruth

p.s. Don't be ridiculous, the new addition is not human!

Finally....

Yes, there is finally a winner!!!
Wow! What a sale! I've been swamped and have finally caught up, whew!!! Thank you, thank you! I was literally at my cutting table around the clock for days and days..... and days :)
I loved reading all of your Christmas traditions, so heartwarming. We have many Christmas traditions but I think my favorite is Christmas Eve. We stay at home all day making homemade ravioli. Yes, all 5 kids help and there ends up being ice skating on the hard wood floor due to all of the flour everywhere. It's a big huge mess but so very yummy and fun being together all day. After the clean up and delicious dinner, we go off to Midnight Mass which is just magical and peaceful and so special. *sigh*
Okay... I'm dreaming of Christmas and you guys are just wondering who the winner of the gorgeous velveteen is......so.... here you go, the winner is number 2, Joontoons! I will be in touch!

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Velvet Giveaway and Cyber Weekend Sale!!!

Hey everyone!
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and now let the shopping begin!!!
My regular fabric shop, Sew Love Fabrics, is having a sale through Monday with everything 15% off!
My Christmas shop, Sew Love Christmas, is having a sale through Monday with everything 20% off!

And just cause I like you.... I thought I would throw in a GIVEAWAY :)
Just leave me a comment on this post and tell me about your favorite holiday tradition and you will be entered to win some of Anna Maria's Gorgeous Velveteen! A fat quarter of each print, 8 in all!!! If you make a purchase from either of my shops during the Sale, come back and leave me another comment, you'll get 2 chances to win! Good luck! I'll pick a winner on Tuesday the. last. day. of. November.... can you believe it??? (30 days til Christmas, in case you don't have 5 kids around reminding you daily :)

Christmas ideas galore!!!

Just in case you haven't seen this goodness from Amy, I bring you

Never mind and a GIVEAWAY if you're quick!!!

So never mind that my last post was the 4th of July, the 4TH OF JULY!!! Wow, time sure flies whether you're having fun or not ;)

It's all fun around here (x5) (HA!) and here are some pictures to prove it.... 

That last one quite possibly could be the Christmas picture this year.... we'll see... because you know how it goes at Christmas..... I coordinate all their outfits... and pick the perfect spot.....and the perfect day, weather wise.... and I sit this one here and that one there.... and fix the hair... and stand on my head and take 5000 pictures and none of them are quite right. This was much easier, plop them on the hay, say cheese, perfect picture. done in 20 seconds.
Only one little problem, it doesn't include this little bundle of fluff that we acquired while on vacation this summer (yes, that's right, while on vacation, talk about a kids best souvenir ever!!!)

He's a sweetheart really. I've always been a large dog kind of person but boy are the small dogs more manageable!! 

So I'm back and promise to post again before um......Christmas?! 

Really we have a lot of catching up to do.... be back soon!

And if you're really quick, hurry over to my new friend Rachel's blog for a fun giveaway from my fabric shop. Plus you'll thank me because she has a terrific blog(that she updates regularly, I'm jealous!) full of sewing and charity bees and well just lots of good stuff, you'll see! Here's the link:

http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2010/10/fat-quarter-surprise-halloween-giveaway.html

HURRY!!! It ends tonight!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Sale Extended :)

Hi there,
Just popping in to let you know the Summer Sidewalk Sale has been extended through July 15th. It is going well and I've been gracing the garbage men with lots of empty cardboard bolts :) Hooray!!
The Christmas fabrics are still pouring in and I'm looking forward to Meadowsweet 2 this month!
Wishing everyone a Happy Independence Day!!

Sidewalk Sale 2010

Hi everyone,

Well.... I'm at it again!! Time for my Summer Sidewalk Sale even though it won't be summer for a few more days! I've cleaned out the closet in my studio again and listed some "one of a kind" sets in my shop (just search OOAK in my shop to find them) and some great fabric remnants. I'm also having a HUGE sale... in my sale section :)

**For every 3 yards (or items) you purchase in the sale section, you get one FREE. **

Go check out my shop for details, sale will run through the month or until my sale section has made room for all the Christmas fabric that is pouring in!! I plan on reopening the Christmas shop at the end of July/ beginning of August.

And how about this for the cutest Christmas fabric ever... 2-D Zoo by Alexander Henry all decked out in Christmas colors, sweet! Here are some more sneak peeks :)

Happy Shopping!
xo
Ruth