It's A Jolly Holiday Party!!

Welcome to the Henry Glass Jolly Holiday Party!

We've been gearing up for this fun event! I haven't had a lot of success yet but I am hopeful. Here is where I'm at.

Not good. Then when I didn't think that it could get any worse, it did. Wish me luck! My day is the 19th! Come back and visit won't you?

Back to the real business. We have some fun planned for you! We have some prettier faces for you today. Today Jill Finley of Jillylily Studio and Kari Ramsay of Fresh Cut Quilts are up. Give them some love!

Here's the details of the Jolly Holiday Party! The designers are going to answer some questions this year. It's all about their favorite holiday things. In addition, they've each designed a wonderful project for you! For all of the hard work that you're going to do by reading the posts, we're going to reward you! There is a secret word in EACH post. Pick them all out and e-mail Karen@jaftex.com from November 20-26, 2011 [ends at midnight of the 26th] and you will be entered to win a grand prize. What's the grand prize? A gigantic bundle of fabric from Henry Glass and a little something from each designer!! I will be stalking the winner's post man. : )

November 13, 2011
Jill Finley of Jillily Studio
Kari Ramsay of Fresh Cut Quilts

November 14, 2011
Jacquelynne Steves of The Noble Wife
Liz Hawkins and Beth Hawkins of LizzieB Cre8ive

November 15, 2011
Vicki Oehlke of WillowBerry Lane
Mary Ellen von Holt, Alice Berg and Sylvia Johnson of Little Quilts
Lucy Morey of Hot Scott Patterns

November 16, 2011
Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup
Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

November 17, 2011
Leanne Anderson of The Whole Country Caboodle
Brenda Pinnick of Brenda Pinnick Designs

November 18, 2011
Janet Nesbitt and Pam Soliday of Buggy Barn
Renae Allen of RGA Design LLC
Dana Brooks of Lazy Daisy Cottage

November 19, 2011
Me!
Chelsea Anderson of Pink Fig Design



Have fun!!

xo, L

Marvel of the iPad

The iPad has changed the way I do everyday things but it has especially changed the way I think about my business. My publisher Leisure Arts has embraced digital technology and I am happy to say that three of my booklets are available through the Leisure Arts iPad app [this part is free] as e-books. You can download it here and then go on to buy the books within the app.

iKnit is a fun accessories collection. There are purses, scarves, and pillows. I love the photography in this one.

Oh, so jolly. I love Christmas and The Modern Crafter - Jolly Stuff is a bright collection of holiday treats. There are placemats, ornaments, runners, pillows and more.

Who remembers my first designs? I love those little applique designs and there are six of the designs in Row by Row Seasonal Quilts. So cute and easily adaptable to any size of a project that you desire.

My thoughts to all of the families of veterans and the men and women in service today.

Have a great weekend!

xo, L

Hello!

It's me! Yes, vaguely, right? Where do I start? It has been so manic that the only posting that I've been able to do has been Facebook. If you're on there, friend me because you'll see a lot more there. I am working on being here more often too.

I wrote a book, went to Quilt Market, did other stuff, went to NYC to the Henry Glass Fabrics' offices and did other stuff [can't mention now kinda stuff].

I only went to Quilt Market for a day and a half because some little people needed me. Remember these guys?

I hung around with the Henry Glass folks for a short while [see photos on the Henry Glass Facebook Page] but I was only there for a day and a half so I had to make it productive! 

I had to see Ms. Sloan for sure! I went to the Aurifil Schoolhouse. Aurifil has a lot of fun plans for 2012. They have a great line-up for the Aurifil Designer of the Month event. Speaking of Designer of the Month. You should pop over to the Aurifil blog now to read all about Jacquelynne Steves. She replaced Larissa who's been ill. Remember to make a project and post it onto the Flickr page. You could win some lovely thread. I would do almost anything for Aurifil thread. Check out the Flickr page here.

Also at the Aurifil Schoolhouse were Alex Veronelli, Lee Nakamoto [actually from Accu-Quilt and thanks for this photo] and Sarah Vedeler.

I had to visit with the ladies at Better Homes and Gardens too! There's Nancy Wiles, Lisa Schumacher and Elizabeth Beese.

I chatted briefly with Heidi Kaisand. She's wonderful and she has a new shop, Hens and Chicks. Sounds like a great place.

After Quilt Market, I went to NYC to the Henry Glass Fabrics' offices. It was a gorgeous day in Bryant Park.

Here we are in the heart of the garment district!

Two terrific people at Henry Glass, Larry and Karen, work really hard to bring you their gorgeous fabric!

Here's Karen with Lenny! He does the computer work.

I met the lovely Irina the day that I was there. 

Make sure you check out the Henry Glass Facebook Page for previews of new lines.

I snuck over to Tinsel Trading because it is on the same street as Henry Glass. Oh, what a beautiful wall of flowers and other treats!

I'm gonna be back very soon! We're working on the Henry Glass Jolly Holiday Party from November 13 - 19, 2011. Make sure you check back. It will be fun to hop around and around.

xo, L

Stuff and Giveaway Winner

Hello! The week just got away from me. Wow. It goes so fast. I am working on a few little patterns that I'm going to offer through my local quilt shop. Almost done. [big sigh of relief heard in town]

I'm excited to announce the winner of the Sew The Perfect Gift book. Sorry it was a bit messy. I was trying something new and it flopped! I hope that you run out and buy the book though because it is a beauty.

The winner posted on Friday, September 30:

katie said...

Very nice, like it lots.

8:43 AM  

Katie, send me your details through the e-mail link on the right sidebar.

My friend, Marianne Byrne-Goarin is up next in the Aurifil Designer of the Month Event. Check out Pat's interview with Marianne and remember to make a project and to post it on our Flickr site. You could win great prizes.

I've got a post on repeats and selvages. Check it out.

Talk soon. Wedding to go to this weekend.

xo, L

Sometimes I Like Basic And Old

I couldn't take it anymore. It made me crazy looking at it. Although I like the aesthetic of the new Dynamic templates, I missed the basic and old blog with of its sidebar information. So, thanks for your advice and just offer up a comment to say hi or even to thank me for changing it back. Leave it here, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Apologies to all who couldn't comment. I didn't realize that I had left the comments OFF. Duh, me. I was testing the commenting for the upcoming blog hop and left it off.

Have a great weekend.

xo,

L

Sometimes I Like Basic And Old

I couldn't take it anymore. It made me crazy looking at it. Although I like the aesthetic of the new Dynamic templates, I missed the basic and old blog with of its sidebar information. So, thanks for your advice and just offer up a comment to say hi or even to thank me for changing it back. Leave it here, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Apologies to all who couldn't comment. I didn't realize that I had left the comments OFF. Duh, me. I was testing the commenting for the upcoming blog hop and left it off.

Have a great weekend.

xo, L

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Current Reads & A Book Giveaway Too!

Notice anything? I have been doing some behind the scenes techie stuff. I am working on updating my poor blog and website. Hello momma, where have you been!

First, I want to let you in a blog hop in November!! The Henry Glass designers are getting together again. It will be fun. Join us won't you? Details to come.

I have been doing some fun reading! Would you like to see? I just got the latest issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. Sue Spargo's ornaments are cute. I think that they'd make great gifts for my sewing friends.

Next, we have this special edition of Knit.Wear. Gorgeous photography and a couple of interesting things that I might make one day!

Oh, I didn't forget the book giveaway. There has been so much craziness around here that if I told you you wouldn't believe me! I won't bore you with the details. So, back to the giveaway of this lovely book. I contributed the pincushion project on the cover of this beauty.  There are lots of great projects that should get you motivated to start sewing for the holidays. As you may have noticed, I loaded up Blogger's new Dynamic blog template. Click on each of those themes up there at the top. Fun! The only problem is the lack of a sidebar and other things. All gone. My question is, do you like the old traditional blog or do you like this? Let me know! I'll probably have to switch back until they offer something better but for now it looks cool. You have until Monday night 8 p.m. I will announce next week.

Have a great weekend!

xo, L

A New Year & The Lovely Edita Sitar

Yes, my years follow the school year. I never feel that January 1st is a new beginning.

I had an insane summer that really wasn't a summer because it seemed much more hectic than all of the music lessons, school activities, etc. The book is at the publisher's, my grandmother was not well but is slowly recovering, I have a new niece, we felt an earthquake on the east coast, our town was flooded by the hurricanes and the boys are back at school now! Phew!

I contributed to this lovely book and it is going to be available on Tuesday! That's my pincushion on the cover. I hope to see your versions of it in the near future!

Edita Sitar is our wonderful Aurifil Designer of the Month. I had a post but it disappeared into blogland's black hole.

Her quilts are gorgeous. I want to make the one with the swirling vines. Let us know which one you like and do make hers and post it to the Flickr page for a chance to win some amazing thread.

What next? I'm working on some treats that will be available from my local shop and there's going to be a party later on in the year. Are you ready?

I'm not sure my body is ready but I am totally up for the challenge! Stay tuned!

xo,
L

p.s. Do follow me on Facebook or Twitter. I have better luck keeping up there sometimes!

I See The Finish Line

I see the end this crazy phase of my summer. Yippee! I am almost finished my book. Although I've loved designing these projects, I am glad that it's over. My coughing fits are practically gone and there's been some stresses in everyday living. I am ready to relax a bit. I was thinking about having a "The Kids Are Back To School Party" right after school starts.  

I hope that your summers are going well. Have you been to any new quilt shops during your summer travels?

We also have Miss August for the Aurifil Designer of the Month Event. Her name is Jinny Beyer! Exciting right? All of the designers have been great and Jinny has a lovely project for you.

Check out Pat's interview with Jinny and don't forget to enter the contest by posting a project on the Flickr site! Good luck!

xo, L

Where Did July Go?

I was out buying school supplies the other day. School supplies! Can you believe it? How's your summer? Mine's a blur! I can't believe that it's August already. I am working on my book and it is killing me. Don't get me wrong, I love it. It's just that I've had a lot of trouble focusing. I am still coughing albeit less so now. The allergy season this year is killing me. I did manage to go into NYC to visit Henry Glass and I stopped by Kinokuniya. I love their books.

From stitcheries to felted wool, I love it all. The layouts are what make the books, don't you think?

I had to pop by Pennington Quilt Works too. These pincushions/sachets caught my eye.

And so did these pillows!

xo, L

New Place

I want to show you my little canvas. I know that I don't need a new blog. But, I sorta did need another one.  It's not going to be like this one here. Instead, Repeats & Selvage will be a place where I jot notes down, think out loud. In the long run who knows if it will stay around. Sometimes I have these random thoughts that have no place to go. This blog will still be around. Don't go away, ok?

xo, L

What To Do? (Long post)

What does one do when she's sick for three weeks? (and that three weeks started on the very last day of school until today?) What does one do when all four of the summer classes that she's signed her kids up for are cancelled at the last minute? What does one do when she is also juggling some work and deadlines at the same time? Well, she says, let's get creative!

First though, I had to deal with a nasty cold. I have been sick and coughing up a storm for the past three weeks now. I think that I am finally over the big, bad part of this awful cold and I only have a tickle now. Summer colds are the worst. I do recommend Buckley's Cough Syrup but I think it's only available in Canada! It tastes vile but it helps a lot! We had a few visitors and we had some play time with friends.

During this time, my kids' summer plans went out the window. Has this ever happened to you? My kids signed up for engineering, chemistry, DNA and algebra and they couldn't find enough kids for this new program. So I had to get creative. Luckily there were still spots open in the tae kwon do survival camp.

It was fun for a week and then we had to invent some other fun activities. We created our own stuffies by drawing monsters and aliens onto fabric, sewing and then stuffing them with fiberfill.

We made quilts with fabric in Mom's studio.

We visited our family in Canada and did some research on rocks and minerals. Here's my nephew, Dr. J!

 We wrote research papers on the characteristics of the rocks and minerals.

All the while this gave mommy time so that she could work on some magazine and book deadlines. Do you want to see some awesome holiday fabric? I hope that it gets you inspired enough to start some holiday projects. That way you won't be crunched for time later!  First, there's Henry Glass in the stack. Ooooh!

Robert Kaufman's in there too! Awww!

Michael Miller Fabrics does a wonderful job with holiday too! Double ooooh!

Adornit has some holiday cuties too!

I'd say that we made a great recovery! Our summer is well on its way. How about yours!

xo, L