laura contemori

Pictured above are great softies by Laura Contemori. Laura sent me the pic of the whale and a link to her blog which I then visited. There I found the link to her etsy shop where I found this fab Mokka machine! I have been using one of these to make my morning coffee for the past 30 years. About two months ago I actually bought a fancy coffee maker, you know espresso, steamed milk etc....it worked for about a week and was sent back to the manufacturer so here I am once again using my dependable Mokka machine! These are great, Laura!

tara books

The images above are fabulous cards and baby posters that are available at tara books. Tara books offers beautiful Indian children's books, design & art books, cards and art prints.I absolutely love these "Bad Habits" cards.

sanae

Here are some new fabrics just in from the young Japanese designer Sanae, for Moda. I have fabrics in from her newest collection "Panache", but also some fabrics from her last collection "Arcadia". Check out her fabrics under Sanae by volksfaden.

erin michael

Fabrics from Erin Michael's newest sock monkey collection "Good Night Monkey" are in.
I have long had a sock monkey of my own, so these fabrics were irresistable to me!
I think these could make really sweet children's lounge wear, the Oliver&S Bedtime Story Pajamas sewn with these fabrics could be alot of fun.

new patterns

Two new sewing patterns from Patty Young's Modkid Collection, "Sydney" and "Sophie". Included in the "Sydney" pattern are the hooded dress and top , and "Sophie" includes a 3-way pant pattern. Also new to our pattern section is the "Multi Tasker Tote" from Anna Maria Horner and the "Messenger Bag" from Sew Liberated.

holiday fabrics

Well, I guess for those of you who are planning to do a lot of holiday sewing there is no time like the present to get started....new Xmas fabrics to be found in the Happy Holidays category by volksfaden.

great tutorials

pet pouch

revoluzzza monster

revoluzzza tree

before tote trick...

and after tote trick

Here are some great tutorials that I have found recently online:

Betz White has a wonderful tutorial on turning a cheapo cotton tote bag into something much prettier...super idea, go here to see one of Betz's tote tricks.

The second and third tutorials I found on the revoluzzza blog, a very sweet and scary softie....go here to see this very well made tutorial....and how to sew your own tree can be found here.

And last but definitely not least...the fourth tutorial is something for pet owners...a handy little pet pouch seen via whipup....go here to see the tutorial.