Last-Minute Gift Ideas

The Holidays are fast approaching (only 7 days 'til Christmas! Eeeek!) and at this time of the year I always find myself scrambling for last-minute gift ideas. If your friend, family member, teacher or student is the crafty type, we have some great ideas for gifts or stocking stuffers. Did you know we always ship within 24 hours (business days only)? So, if you buy in the next day or two, there is still time to get these goodies in by Christmas!!

Cutest Stocking Stuffers EVER! only $6.95

Our best-selling products on our website are these adorable designer pin tins! They come in two styles, Splendid Spears and Spade Parade, and each tin has 100 colorful, glass-headed pins designed by yours truly...

http://modkidboutique.com/SplendidSpear.html

http://modkidboutique.com/SpadeParade.html

Our Designer Pin Tins are available on our website now, so stock up for the Holidays... these are perfect for stocking stuffers, teacher gifts or for your sewing group gift exchange! :)

For your Scrappy Friend - $10.00

Do you have a friend who loves to make scrappy quilts or applique tees? These oversized bags are filled to the brim with sizable studio scraps from all my fabric collections! You will receive an assortment of bits & pieces of fabric inside a clear bag that measures approximately 6"w x 12"h x 4"d... perfect for appliqué projects, covering buttons or small crafts.

There are two types of scrap bags... Woven Bag (quilting cottons!)

http://modkidboutique.com/ScrapBag.html

And Knit Bags, including an assortment of cotton interlock and cotton/poly/spandex jerseys.

http://modkidboutique.com/KnitScrapBag.html

Ribbons, ribbons, ribbons! $14.95

These ribbon sampler packs include 2 yard cuts of assorted jacquard ribbons from my Lush or Grand Bazaar collections. These are great for embellishing skirts, purses or jeans. We also use them for belts, lanyards, keyfobs and purse handles! 

http://modkidboutique.com/kits.html

For the bookworm in your life. $24.95

What do you give the one who loves books and sewing? A copy of my book, Sewing MODKID Style, of course! It comes chock full of information on sewing with knits in addition to 20 projects to make for girls ages 2 to 10. It is hard-cover and spiral bound so it'll lie flat on the table and all patterns come full-sized inside an envelope on the inside front cover.

http://modkidboutique.com/SewMK.html

And patterns, of course! $4.95 - $14.95

Our Micro-mini patterns make great stocking stuffers at only $4.95!

We have 60+ paper sewing patterns on our website:

http://modkidboutique.com/patterns.html

And 17 PDF pattern on our Etsy store. Our PDF patterns come as a downloadable files, which can be opened with Adobe Reader and will print on standard letter-size paper (8.5" x 11").

https://www.etsy.com/shop/modkid?ref=l2-shop-info-name

 So, hurry, don't delay, cause Christmas is just a few days away!! Do you need a cute and MOD stocking to put all these stocking stuffers into? How about using our FREE pattern for this adorable Elf Stocking, found HERE.

http://babylock.com/holiday-projects/

Treat Yourself with a MODKID Discount Code



My latest fabric line, Lush, is finally hitting stores worldwide so we've decided to celebrate with some new treats and a discount. We've created a couple of sampler packs for you to test out our new Lush ribbons and now you can even have a 10% discount on your order! This applies not only to ribbon but to anything on our site, patterns, pin tins, fabric scrap bags and kits! In the coupon code box on the checkout form, please enter the code JAN10, and your order will update the total to reflect this coupon code. Please note, MODKID only sells directly to consumers in the USA. Coupon code expires January 31, 2012.

Lush Ribbon Sampler #5 has all the pink and orange tone ribbons:



And Lush Ribbon Sampler #6 has all the turquoise and green tone ribbons:



Our Woven Fabric Scrap Bags now come with bits & pieces of LUSH among other lines, so this is your chance to test out the new goodies... at a discount!(Limited quantities available).



And what better thing to make with your fabric scraps than these adorable Modern Lotus Pillow Covers? This super easy to make mini-pattern is now in stock and ready to ship!



Like I said above, the JAN10 coupon code will get you 10% your total order on ribbons, patterns, pin tins, kits and fabric scrap bags, and it expires on January 31st, so this is your chance to stock up for the new year!

Happy Shopping!

LUSH Ribbon... and a few more sneaks!

First off... BIG CONGRATS to Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom for being the randomly-selected winner of our LUSH contest. Please email Emalee at egrambo@modkidboutique.com with your address so we can get your prize to you.

I'm heading to Houston tomorrow morning but before I leave I wanted to share the last LUSH-related surprise. Yes, folks, we will have ribbon too!!! This is literally fresh off the press... we got the samples in, rolled them up, took a picture and sent them off. We don't even have them up on our site yet so don't bother looking, but we promise to have them up soon.

There are 6 luscious designs to mix and match with your Lush fabrics...



The two designs on the far left are 1.5" wide and the other four designs are 7/8" wide.



The two on the far right are reversible.



Just like our Grand Bazaar ribbons, these are 100% polyester jacquard.

Emalee quickly whipped up a Megan purse to showcase the fabrics and ribbons. Yes, she is freaky fast like that!



How awesome is this?!?





She also made a Naomi and a Mini-Naomi for my booth, which will be coming in my suitcase with me (the garments, not the models, sadly).



Cuteness all around!!



OK, now I really do wish I could bring the model with me... sniff...



Last time before I leave, here is my Quilt Market info:

Booth #1653
Schoolhouse at 1:55 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. in room #361 D&E.
I will be giving away a wonderful surprise to every attendee!!!

Grand Bazaar is in da house!



Based on the amount of emails we've been receiving and posts like this one, I gather you all are itching to get sewing with Grand Bazaar, eh? Well, the great news is that your wait is over. News from the powers that be say that Grand Bazaar started to ship last week and continues on this week, so you should be seeing it pop up here & there any day now! WOOHOO!

We've been getting busy around the studio preparing for our next pattern release, which features Grand Bazaar heavily. Jon built me a nifty little photo studio at MODKID HQ... check it out:



Photo buffs out there: yes, I know the lights are not in the proper position. We are still working on getting everything situated right, but ain't it cool anyway?!

We have a 10' x 8' light wood floating floor that sits over the real wood floors for when I need to switch off the floor color. There's a seamless white backdrop hanging overhead for when I need a clean and modern look, but I don't know when I'll actually use it... I am absolutely madly in love with that marigold color on the walls! I take no credit for that since it was already painted that color when we moved in, but I am giddy with excitement over the gorgeousness of the photos with this sunny wall. Just look at these...

New Kyoko in Persian Wall and Spade.



New Julia in Playful Paisley and Sun Dot.



Dolls, dolls and more dolls...







Purses...



Everything looks good against that yellow wall. YIPPEE! And ooops.... I do believe I just gave you guys a little sneak peek of our Fall pattern release. But just wait... there's waaaay more where that came from! A full reveal is in the works (I just don't have it all photographed yet).


Soooo, to celebrate the arrival of my baby, Grand Bazaar, I will give away three ribbon samplers to three lucky readers. These ribbons coordinate perfectly with the fabrics and are so much fun to use!



Leave me a comment and tell me what you'll make with the fabric and the ribbons when you get them. I'll pick 3 winners for a ribbon sampler, like the ones shown below, a week from today. I love to hear from all you guys!!



Edited: if you're wondering where to get your Grand Bazaar mug like the one on the post I linked to above, just go to my Zazzle store. I have the whole collection here at the studio and can honestly say they are top notch quality! :)

Edited, again: uhmmm... please leave a way for us to contact you if you win! ;)

**THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED AND WINNERS ARE POSTED HERE.***

Andddd... we're off!

It's been an insane last few days to say the least. Jon threw me a surprise 40th b-day party on Saturday and I did not suspect at thing. Even the kids kept it well hidden... so much behind-the-scenes planning and scheming! I thought I was coming back to the office to work on my Surtex art boards but when I glanced in the windows there was like 30 or 40 people inside waving and smiling. WOW... it was so cool (and super sweet)! Jon took this pic of me as I drove up... my mouth agape as my friend, Nikki (the crazy camera strap girl) points and screams! haha



Of course, it put me way behind on work so I had to spend all of Mother's Day printing and assembling my boards. But that's OK, like I said last night on Twitter, I love my job and wouldn't trade this craziness for anything in the world.

Before I get too deep into my post I wanted to thank all of you who commented on our ribbon release (we are so excited about it!!) and announce the contest winners. The randomizer picked #7 and #109 out of 199 comments...

#7 Carolina said...
Beautiful! I'd love a camera strap (my poor camera is still "stock"), or some of those purdy ribbons! : ) 6:11 PM


#109 audreypawdrey said... Beautiful! I love these ribbons, and they will be perfect for embellishments! 8:22 AM

Congratulations to you both! Carolina won the My Funky Camera strap and AudreyPawdrey won the ribbon bundle. Ladies, please email me at info@modkidboutique at your earliest convenience with your mailing address. We'll get your prizes to you right after we return from Quilt Market.

And speaking of Quilt Market, here is some info for all of you who will be attending this week.

Patty Young Designs / MODKID LLC
Booth #429

Schoolhouse
Thursday, May 12th, 2:50 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. in Room 255 B

Sample Spree
Thursday, May 12th, 8:00 p.m.
Look for us!!! We'll be selling limited quantities of pattern bundles, ribbon sampler sets and {maybe, if they get here in time} a brand new exciting product!

We will also be attending SURTEX in NYC, May 15th - 17th (yes, I know, I've lost my mind!). So if you are attending that show, come see us in booth #469.

Here's our Surtex postcard:



It's gonna be a crazy week, but I wanted to leave you with some cute pics of Sydney and her BFF, Anna, playing in the little playroom Jon built for the kids at MODKID HQ. There's always time for fun! :)











Until next time...

Introducing... Grand Bazaar RIBBON!

I promised another product reveal today and I was not about to disappoint! Three years ago I designed a collection of 16 jacquard ribbons for J. Caroline Creative using my Andalucia designs. They were so popular that I still get tons of inquiries for them today. So, we've decided to do another line of ribbons, except this time we produced them ourselves, bringing Caroline in as a consultant. :)

May I present to you, Grand Bazaar Jacquard Ribbons...



There are 16 designs total, 8 of them are 1.5" wide and the other 8 are 7/8" wide, 100% Polyester and absolutely gorgeous, if I shall say so myself.



They coordinate perfectly with my Grand Bazaar line of cotton textiles for Michael Miller Fabrics.



There are 6 tone-on-tone prints that are completely reversible and oh, so soft (I am especially excited about those!) so they can be used for things like headbands, hair bows, shoulder straps, or... wait for it... the ties on the Kyoko obi! :)



As you can tell, we've had a blast photographing these every which way possible. Then oooh-ing and ahhh-ing over the vibrant colors...



In case you need ideas on what to make with these luscious ribbons, here are some inspiration shots...

Emalee made these amazing pillows. Yes, folks, these pillows are made with ribbons ONLY... all sewn together in a row!



Here are a couple of close ups. I just adore these!!!





My amazing friend, Gaby, at My Funky Camera, made a bunch of camera straps for me and... she sent me some extras to give away! I'll give one of these straps to a lucky blog reader if you leave me a comment. The others are coming with me to Quilt Market so I can randomly give them away too. See... I told you she was amazing!!!



Here's my BFF Nikki (the crazy camera lady, haha) modeling a bunch of straps! She got to keep one too for her awesome modeling job.







Then, my other awesome friend, Valerie at Sew Much More, made this super cool Sun & Surf Tote using the Persian Skies colorway of Grand Bazaar with some coordinating ribbon.



Isn't it awesome to have friends like these?!? I'm so lucky!!! :)



If you're coming to Quilt Market next week don't forget to stop by our table at Sample Spree. We have prepared some sampler sets of this ribbon so you can take it home and preview it (or touch it, smell it, roll around in it, whatever floats your boat!) Here's a sneak of what's coming with us to Salt Lake City...



Only limited quantities of these kits available and we're not making anymore, so get 'em while they're hot!

***RETAILERS: The ribbon won't be up for purchase until after we return from Quilt Market (end of May), but if you'd like to receive a wholesale price sheet via email, let Jon know at jjyoung@modkidboutique.com and he'll send it to you right away!***

Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win a gorgeous camera strap from My Funky Camera! And just because I'm feeling happy and generous... a second winner will receive a sampler package of ribbon!! I'll choose the winners next Monday. Go, go, go!!