mom's day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL MOTHERS OUT THERE! MAY YOU HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!

This photo is a photo of my Mom. She was born in 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression in the USA and by the time she was 27 she had four kids. This photo of her is one of my faves, she was 18 when it was taken, living in NYC and working at her Uncle Conny's gift shop and it seems to me, really happy. (I only knew my Mom as someone who hated to have her picture taken so I am not sure who convinced her to go to a photographer in NYC but whoever did it, thanks!) Unfortunately my Mom isn't with us anymore, she passed away in 1996 and is sorely missed. She was an amazing seamstress and taught me everything I know about sewing. I think she would have been very pleased to have been a part of Volksfaden.

Bird Talk

Fabrics from Ellen Crimi-Trent's newest collection "Bird Talk" have just been unpacked and put on the shelves. I loved her "Woodland Friends" collection and was happy to see that she has this collection out now and two more on their way! The fabrics can be found here.....

robert kaufman

New fabrics from Robert Kaufman have arrived, fun animal print from Sei, Flower Power from Iota, lovely floras from Vera's Garden and more.....here.

really dutch fabric

Everything a real Dutch fabric should be....new in the Stenzo categorie by volksfaden.

kakikoma & bsimple

kakikoma
kakikoma
bsimple
bsimple

I just wanted to share some pics of some lovely handmade objects that two creative ladies sent me....Heike Stebner, who I have mentioned before, is the creative force behind kakikoma and Britta Beeh is the creator behind bsimple. I love Heike's new breakfast/cutting boards and the purple gecko bag she has in her shop now, and Britta has some lovely scarves for adults and kids in her shop...handmade forever!!!

new ribbons, bias binding & trims

Over the weekend I stocked our virtual shelves with new polka dot bias bindings, gingham bias bindings, rick rack & woven ribbons. The bias bindings and rick rack can be found in the Cotton Ribbons & Trims category. Too cute.