Shh....don't tell anyone

Hello, hello,

I feel like I haven't talked to you forever. It's true but I have been working very hard lately. It's that time of year where I am in full swing preparing for the holidays, designing new fabric and patterns, and coming up with new products. It kills me to not snap photos during the day when I am busy in the studio. so if you folllow me on facebbok, the blog, instagram, twitter, pinterest....you get the idea, I just haven't been there lately. Well I can't take much more of this so I am breaking my no photo policy and showing you a few things, it's just between us okay?

Been working on a new sewing pattern. I've gotten a hold of my strike offs for Everyday Fun and Hoopla. It ships to stores in November. Strike offs are the color proofs in the fabric world. They are usually pretty small samples so I have to be very strategic when sewing.

As you saw in the first photo, tons and tons of holidays beads and projects are being designed right now. Can you believe that the holiday projects are less then a month away? As I've been preparing holiday things, I've also been working on new gift ideas as well. I have been painting lots of pottery in new styles and I cannot wait to show you more.

I hope you're doing well, well chat more soon,

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Sewing with Tussie Mussie

 Hey Hey! I have been sewing like crazy. I wanted to get samples made of all of my sewing patterns. Here they are in Tussie Mussie.

I'll do a little posting in between the patterns, I feel like I haven't talked to you. I have had lots of deadlines lately and so I have to avoid anything online while I am working so hard. But now things are being sent off and I am finding more time to check some other things off of my list.

I has a ball sewing with my new fabric, there are so many different options for colorways. There are lots of oranges, blues, and greens in the line as well. As you can probably tell from my sewing, I really like the reds.

This might be my favorite version of Rhubarb yet. I used red velvet ribbon for her hair and laces. Love it!

I am working on two new sewing patterns today. I am tweaking, editing, photographing, and more they still have some time before they head off to the printer. Hoping to have them by then end of April. Fingers crossed, that it all goes smoothly.

Have a great day,
Jennifer

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Tussie Mussie is Coming

 Hello, Hello,

Any day now Tussie Mussie will be arriving to stores. I can't wait! I always get a few sample yards of each fabric before and have been sewing up samples. I am getting closer to having them finished up, I just need buttons. Know where I can get some? Hee hee, seriously, I had to make some for what I needed and they are in the kiln. I have been so busy filling bead and button orders that I just haven't had time to make extra stock.

 

I want to get my pattern samples made up so I can sew a quilt for myself. I can't settle on a design though. I'll keep thinking while I am sewing my other things.

Here a picture of my sad, sad fabric shelves in the gallery. I hardly have anything left. I promise to let you know as soon as it arrives to my shelves as well.

Thank you for everyone who made my Etsy Clearance sale a success! I cleared a lot, now I am working to clear some things out of my store. I also want to clear out some of my display pieces, I am still figuring out how to go about that one. But I have a entire room full of display trays, busts, shelves, you name it. It's a bit ridiculous, especially if you think about how much is already in my store that's being used. Would you put those kinds of things on Ebay? Anyone have any ideas?

Have a Happy Friday!

Jennifer
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Flowers

Hello, Hello,

Running late this morning.... I had big plans for the blog this morning because I have my fabric! But can't find a break to cut it up and get it photographed for you. If you got my newsletter you might have read a give a way of the fabric type was going to be happening this week. It still is! It will just be tomorrow.

I did get some new work in the Etsy shop last night and there is more to come over the next few days. I love these pendants, they match one of my fabrics

...oh what the heck....I will give you a sneak peek. It comes in red and blue as well. EEEk! I love it...okay now you have had two sneak peeks, I promise all of it, yes all 23, will be revealed tomorrow.



Have a great day,
Jennifer

Fat Quarters

Happy Saturday!

Remember I did a quilt show a couple of weeks ago? Well I have a few fat quarters still left from the show and I thought I would get them in the Etsy shop. This is all of the Happy fabric I left. If you need larger pieces I know there are lots of great fabric shops out there with the Happy fabric still available. If you just want to snatch up a few fat quarters this is the place and time.

Have a great weekend,

CHA

Hey Hey!

I went to CHA this week. I have always wanted to check out the show and see what it was all about. Katie Hacker and Candie Cooper talked me into coming this year. It was fun, thanks girls. We took a photo together with our funky bags.


Here a picture of Jamie Hogsett and I from one of the evening parties. It was fun catching up with her and Sara Hardin( she took the photo).

For those of you who don't know CHA stands for Craft and Hobby Association. There is every craft imaginable there, it was so much fun to see the debut of new products and to see the trends coming into stores. I have been told the January show is four times as big, I can't even imagine walking that show, this one exhausted me!

So I am now back home for a month, got to get working on button orders, sewing, holiday projects and more. No time for sleep here, fabric comes out in a month, wahoo! Sign up for my newsletter if you're not already getting them. I will be sending out a calendar, announcements, and introductions to my new helpers soon.

Have a good weekend,

Strike Offs

Hello!

This just arrived the other day in my mailbox and I was so excited! I am learning about the fabric process as I go, so I will share. Yes, that is actual fabric above! But it doesn't quite look exactly right. These are called strike offs. In The Beginning Fabrics submits my fabric designs to the mill. The mill then screen prints the fabric as close as they can to what it will look like when it's printed. They send it back for us to look at and give changes to them. This will happen a few more times and then when they designs and colors are exactly what they should be they will be actually printed. These are the first set of strike offs, the color is a little off and the black lines are thicker than what they will be, and the fabric quality is not as nice as the real deal. But we are getting closer and closer to having real fabric to sew with. EEEEK! I cannot wait. I have a whole list of projects to make.

And below is a copy of the spring In The Beginning newsletter. I made the front page. Sorry about the bad photo, it's the best I could do. I still need that new camera.


Have a great day,

Happy Fabric!

Here is the whole collection of my Happy fabric. I love seeing it all together, now I just wish it could be actual fabric. I hate that I have to wait until September, I have no patience. So in the meantime I will plot and plan all my projects out in my head and make buttons so that way I am all ready when it arrives.

Have a great day,

Buttons and Fabric

Happy Friday! I am super excited for so many things right now. First, my new buttons are up on the site. These are the buttons that match my new fabrics. Second, my fabrics are available for order through In The Beginning Fabrics now. Wahoo! This is only wholesale. For you sewers wanting to get your hands on some, unfortunately, you have to wait until September. That is when Happy will show up in Independent Quilt Shops across the country and the world. But please...oh...please go ask you quilt shop to order now. I will show you more of the collection soon, there are 24 fabrics in all.

I don't want to leave you hanging so remember the logo above? Here is the fabric that is used in it. It will also be available in a really pretty turquoise and a purpley-periwinkle color. I can't stop thinking of all the things I am going to make with it. EEEk!

So have a Happy Friday,