A weekend project

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What did everyone do this Memorial Day weekend? 

I thought I’d share a bit of mine with you.  Eric and the kids went to visit my in-laws; I am on a deadline for work and needed access to my internet and graphics tablet, so I stayed behind.  In the spirit of biting off more than I can chew – a trait I undoubtedly inherited from my mother – I decided to redo our daughter’s room as a surprise.  Between running upstairs to cover both the room and myself in paint (I am a sloppy painter) and running downstairs to do design work, it has been a crazy weekend.

It is still incomplete.  I didn’t have time to sew bedding, so I purchased Amy Butler bedding from Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  I am going to eventually supplement that with accessories in my Veranda line using the pink, green, and aqua prints, but Caitrin and I will work on that together.  I want to cover the white lampshade I bought with the green and aqua fabrics in the line.  I think Town Square will look perfect at the end of the bed when I get it back from Robert Kaufman.

They are coming home in a few hours.  I can’t wait. 

Back to work – thanks for letting me share!

Happy sewing!
Amanda

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Blossoms!

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Hi everyone!
Just sent patterns to the printer (they should be available to shops in a couple of weeks so check back soon!) so in the interest of shameless self-promotion I thought I’d take this opportunity to share the details of another of the designs with you…

I’d like you to meet “Blossoms”, a fun and versatile pattern that uses two packages of 10″-squares stacks, or 75 10″ squares in total.

The quilt pictured above uses two 10″-square stacks of Veranda, my new pattern line from Robert Kaufman, which ships in August.  The sample pictured above was with the help of my mom, daughter, and son.  The ladies traced the applique onto fusible web, fused the petals, pressed, band drew diagonal lines when needed.  Our son was in charge all destructive activities i.e. stabilizer removal.  I manned the sewing machine. 

Here, two of assistants display “Blossoms” on our front porch…

Thank you, assistants!  Deborah Norris, of Deborah’s Quilting in Gastonia, NC, did a beuatiful job quilting this, echoing the blossom chapes and covering the back with swirls and leaves, don’t you think?

What I love about this pattern is its versatility.  “Blossoms” would look great in springtime prints, like Veranda.  But you could also change the flowers to orange or yellow and it would look fantastic in autumn colors.  Personally, I can’t wait to buy a couple of Christmas 10″ square packages and make it with white blossomss with bright red centers.  Sara, at Sew Sweetness, has been testing this for me using Amy Butler prints, and maybe she will share soon….  (And I have some other testers out there who will be sharing their version of other patterns in the line – more on that in the near future as well.)

If you are interested in the pattern, or the Veranda fabric, please ask your local shop to place an order.  (The patterns can be ordered through me and the fabric can be ordered through Robert Kaufman.)  If you are one of those unfortunate souls without a local shop,  Fat Quarter Shop will be carrying it all!  (If you are a shopowner who would like to be added to my list as carrying my fabric and/or patterns, please contact me.)

Thanks for letting me share.  I hope you like Blossoms!  (And I’ll be doing some pattern giveaways in the future, so stay tuned!)

Happy sewing and thanks for listening to me ramble!
Amanda

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And the Sew, Mama, Sew, Giveaway winner is…

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Melody, who said:

What to make, what to make? Could be a purse, or placemats, or a quilt. Or maybe one of each. It’s just too hard to decide right now:) Thanks for the chance to win. Love your fabrics.
Melody, email me and let me know your address and which color story is your favorite.

Thanks to all who participated in this giveaway.  I’m so grateful to all of you!  I’ll be back tomorrow to show you more of my new pattern line!

Happy sewing!
Amanda

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