Sweet Goodbyes

This morning we sent our girls off for their first day of school. It's always bittersweet for me because they are here usually all Summer long (except for their occasional visit to FL) so I am so used to hearing their pitter-patter and their chitter-chatter all day long but its precisely that pitter-patter and chitter-chatter that makes my productivity titter-tatter. So now, more than ever I'm so looking forward to some peace & quiet around here so I can finally hear my own thoughts (and hopefully they'll materialize into something).



Sophie is joining the ranks of the big kids at her school as she enters the 3rd grade. She loves her new teacher, Mrs. Cox, and was happy to see a lot of her old friends in her new classroom.



Sydney thinks she's a big girl now... going to Kindergarten in the "big kid's school" and all... but she'll always be my baby. Here she is with her teacher, Mrs. Cummins.



Of course, I had to take the "first time I sat at my desk" photo. I'm such a sap! But, come on, how could I not? She looked so happy and proud!



The outfits the girls wore on their first day of school are part of a new sewing pattern coming out this Fall, so yes, folks, you are getting a bit of an early sneak peek here. You'll love this pattern as it comes with a myriad of options... you can seriously make about 8 different looks with it! Here are a couple of photos I took last week for the pattern booklet:





Soooo... since we've been doing a heck of a lot of sewing lately here in the studio (in between all the chitter-chattering), we've also amassed a big heaping pile of knits scraps and even some quilting cotton scraps. They multiply by the bucketfuls each day and are taking over every surface of my work space so I'd love to bid a "sweet goodbye" to these scraps and send them off to a good home. I'm sure we'll have more than 1 bag by the end of this week but time will only tell just how many...

Leave me a comment below this post and we'll randomly pick 1 or more winners by the end of this week! (and don't forget to leave a way to contact you, even if it's a clickable link) Good luck!

Reuse. Reduce. Recycle.



I'm happy to report that I finally got my mojo back (thanks to all for your words of encouragement) and artwork for my next fabric collection is currently at Michael Miller and on its way to the mill shortly. PHEW! So now that we are in full studio clean-up mode in preparation for our impending cross-country move, I have some sweet treats for you.



We have collected some rather large bags of scraps from all my fabric collections. I hear scraps are in huge demand so here's your chance to win one of these babies.



They are all different:

• The Mezzanine bag is by far the heftiest -- weighing in at over 2 lbs! -- and contains a wide variety of scrap sizes from all 17 designs in of the collection.
  
• The Andalucia bag is not as heavy but it has the largest pieces of all the bags... some even larger than a fat quarter! And since this collection is now retired (yes, you read right!) it might be the most valuable in the long run.
• The Flora & Fauna bag is the third largest but it also includes some knit pieces (if this entices you any).
• The Playdate bag is the smallest of all, but also the newest collection. The pieces are rather large, just not as many pieces as the other ones.

I'll make this easy on you: just leave me a comment and let me know which bag makes you the happiest and what you would do with the scraps if you won. I'm a sucker for a great story. ;)

Four lucky winners will be chosen a week from today (Sunday, June 20th). GOOD LUCK, ALL!!!

***UPDATE*** This contest is now closed. See this post for a list of the winners. Thank you all!!