Who Doesn't Love a Good Sale?

There's nothing like a good fabric sale to grow that stash you've been depleting with all of your fantastic "maker" skills! If you're like me, the fabric shopping is just as fun as the making. Sifting through bolts and bolts of lovelies until you spot the one that tugs at your "I need another aqua in my stash" heartstrings. So, here's to shopping, so you can continue making!

Summer Giveaway!

Does anybody else feel like Summer completely got away from you? We crammed so much in, making it fun, exhausting, and completely chaotic all at the same time, which makes for some amazing memories. One of my favorite memories is perfecting (and more importantly eating) THEE PERFECT SMORE!

Right?!? Okay, maybe you have to be a foodie to lock that in your Summer memory vault. It's definitely in my palate vault. I can almost taste it now.

Summer has come and gone so fast around here, we weren't even able to get our LouLou's giveaways in! So, here's the deal:

We are giving away a fun little bundle of goodies from LouLou's Fabric Shop. Drum roll please......

• 4 Charm Packs: Juniper Berry, Bumble Berries, Lullaby & Sundrops
• 4-piece set of the Sew Much Attitude Towels
• Ribbon Play Table Runner Pattern by Taunja Kelvington of Carried Away Quilting
• 3 piece sewing themed magnet set

.......badum tish!

Does that look like sewing fun or what! Let's close Summer (reluctantly around here) and kick off Fall sewing (excitingly) with a bang!

All you have to do to enter is share your favorite Summer memory with us in the comments below! We shall all reminisce together and look forward to a season of  hibernation and sewing!

For additional entries, visit us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and enter there too!

Winner announced 9/26.

May Monthly Giveaway

WINNER: Lillyfieldsquilts

Wowsers! May almost got away from us! We've had so many new collections arriving, we've been preoccupied with cutting up lots of lovely fabrics!
This month we are giving away a fat quarter bundle of Under The Christmas Tree by Lecien.

It's time to get geared up for Holiday sewing and what a great way to get started! Under the Christmas Tree features the classic red, white and green Christmas colors in cute vintagey (I don't think that's a word) prints. I'm thinking stockings, tree skirts, ornaments, a throw to put in a basket by the fireplace that's adorned with your family stockings......limitless options with this classic collection.

To enter, tell us what your favorite holiday sewing project is! Then, find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and enter there too!  Good luck!

April Monthly Giveaway

WINNER: OhioLori left this comment on our blog:
I loooove Spring! New Beginnings everywhere! The trees, flowers, grass etc all change..bud, bloom & grow more Beautiful every day!! The Sunshine & blue skies..breezes...instead of blustery coooool Winter winds! Singing birds, baby deer in our field, and the peach trees full of blossoms! LOVE Spring! Ahhhh.... :)  
You paint a beautiful picture Lori! Thank you for entering our giveaway! Email me via jamie@loulousfabricshop with a shipping address to claim your prize!

Well, here we are into April already! Does anybody else feel like this year is screaming by and you're just hanging on for the ride? Oh, that's just me?

I do love Springtime. There's something about earth breathing in new life all around that is quite invigorating and exciting. Speaking of invigorating and exciting...new fabric has the same effect on me.

With April, brings Little Miss Sunshine, Backyard Roses, and Spooky Delight, just to name a few.

                                         

Of course we are going to share! How about a fat quarter bundle of Little Miss Sunshine?

To enter this month's giveaway, leave a comment and tell us your favorite thing about Spring! Then, visit us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and enter there too!

Another Fun Easter Basket ~ Amy Carrington

How to make a cute, quick Easter basket with two fat quarters plus a 5” x 18” piece for the handle, some leftover batting, and an 18” square piece of interfacing.
I found the pattern for this Easter basket on The Crafty Gemini’s website and you can whip it up in an hour or two. I love following along with video tutorials. Here’s a quick overview:
Choose bright, cheery, coordinating fabric. These prints are from the Prairie Collection by Moda.

Cut each piece into an 18” square. Iron the fusible fleece to the wrong side of the interior fabric. And spray baste (or pin) the batting to the outer fabric and quilt. You can quilt lines or free motion quilt. I chose to free motion quilt mine.

Sew pretty sides together, leaving an opening to turn. Then it’s a matter of squaring off the corners and folding down the sides.

To make the handle, you’ll need a strip of batting, approx. 1-1/2 x 18” and fabric approx. 5” x 18”. You can choose one of these fabrics, or use a combination of both, as I did. I just sewed my scraps from the original fat quarter together.

Attach the strap to the basket, fill it with treats, and there you are. Happy Easter!

~Amy Carrington

More Easter Basket Fun ~ Sandee Pacific

I so enjoyed making this Easter basket with the Dot Dot Dash fabrics Loulou's Fabric Shop sent me. Honestly it's the perfect colors and patterns for spring!

I followed the Easter basket pattern on flutterkat.com, you can whip it up in an hour. Her instructions are amazing. If you've never boxed corners before you'll be a pro when your done!

See these are all the pieces, so easy. Only thing is I should have used a firmer stabilizer or even fusible fleece would've worked great.

Please check out this pattern, you won't be sorry!

Happy Easter!

Sandy Pacific

We Have a New Blog!

Yes, we do! We have a new blog platform and it obviously is a work in progress but we are pretty darn excited about it. Yippee!

Yes, yes you can! You CAN so sew this! You got this! We got this! We got this together! Have you ever fallen in love with a sewing project and said to yourself, "there's just no way I can tackle a project like that"? Or, have you ever been mid project and thought, "what the heck have I gotten myself into?" Or, after hours and hours (okay, maybe it was only a few minutes) of seam ripping have you ever thought, "That's it, I'm done, where's that WIP bin?"
Well, I have. Actually, that's probably more the norm than not. I think we are all harder on ourselves than we ought to be. I have adopted a new motto and I'm sharing it with you, "I Can So Sew This." I can so sew this, you can so sew this, we all can so sew this! SO, go sew it! (After you peruse our blog, and visit LouLou's Fabric Shop of course to stock your stash. HeeHee!

Oh yeah, I almost forget! We want to see all of the fun stuff you are sewing! Share your projects using #icansosewthis and #loulousfabricshop to be automatically entered into our Customer Appreciation Giveaways! Customer Appreciation Giveaway, you ask? Yes, we are giving away fun fabrics, notions and sewy (I don't think that's a word) things just because we love our sewy, quilty community and friends and we love seeing what you are creating! We randomly select winners from those using #icansosewthis and #loulousfabricshop and ship off fun surprises for you to create even more with. In turn, it means you post more inspiring creations! It's a win win for us and for you!

Follow us as we grow and develop our new blog!

AND, one more thing....we have transferred over posts from our previous blogs but unfortunately there is not way to transfer your comments. Don't be alarmed if you left a comment on our old blog to enter our March Monthly Giveaway. You will not be left behind! We, sewy peeps leave no man (or woman) behind! You have already been entered into the giveaway.