Marimekko Cupcakes
I love these Marimekko-inspired cupcakes spotted on Cupcakes Take the Cake. They were created by Flickr user Paulahennig and were based on Marimekko’s “Unikko” line of fabrics (pictured below).
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BurdaStyle Launches How To Series
Last night BurdaStyle launched their new How To series at the fabulous Mood fabric store in Manhattan. If you don’t know Mood already, it is the store where Project Runway contestants get their fabric for challenges. First, we got some information about how to select fabric for projects and then Mood owner Eric Sauma gave […]
Safer Batik process
Meggiecat points us to this tutorial on batiking with kids, using glue instead of hot wax. It looks like fun, and the results are pretty impressive.
New Fabric Collection + Quilt Pattern – Garden Party by Anna Maria Horner
I’m drooling over the new Garden Party fabric collection by Anna Maria Horner. WIth bright colors and prints, it’s the perfect fabric for your projects this summer. You can purchase the fabrics now in her shop and once you have a project done, add them to the Garden Party Sewing Flickr Group. As an added […]
What is Barkcloth?
If you’ve ever wondered about what barkcloth is–where the name came from, what it’s made from, how to use it–check out this informative post at TrueUp.
Marimekko Sale
Marimekko is having a huge sale on their fabrics and other products. Get 20-40% off now through July 15th. I love their classic green pear fabric pictured above.
Denyse Schmidt Interview
Sew, Mama, Sew! has a nice interview with fabric designer and quilt maven Denyse Schmidt, which covers her new line of home decorating-weight fabrics from the County Fair collection.
