dAd's dAy

Donald Gaylord 1929-2002

Today is Father's Day in Germany, so I thought it only fair to show you all a photo of my Dad...I believe the date is 1961...he was also very handy. My folks bought an old house and renovated it entirely by themselves, my mom made the decisions, my Dad did the actual renovating and the kids were occasionally called in to do the menial labor like getting the old wallpaper of the walls, etc., My Dad refinished the oak woodwork, painted, remodelled the kitchen, did electrical wiring, plumbing, well, basically you name my Dad did it. Miss you Pops.
So to all of you crafty and not so crafty Dads....HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

sketchy birds

Here is a very cute sketchy birds applique tutorial found by Bloomin' Workshop...

westfalenstoffe organics

Westfalenstofe has long been a producer of fabrics where the harmful chemicals involved in the dyeing and printing process have been drastically reduced and as of recent years they carry fabrics produced from organically grown cotton. Here are two of their newest prints.They can be found in the Organic Cotton Fabrics category by Volksfaden.

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.