Oh the possibilities!!

We just got this in the shop today.   SO CUTE!  It is Savanna Bop by Thomas Knauer for Andover fabrics.  It will just make you smile, 3 color ways and oh so much fun!!  Chris, our Tuesday tutorial girl was in the shop when it came in and ended up buying a piece of the entire line.  I can't wait to see what she creates with it!!  Hurry this won't last long!!
Nadine

umbrella wreath tutorial

A new month means  new wreath.  I am in the mood for summer so I saw this and thought how much more summery can you get.

What you need
Wreath
Umbrella sticks (I got mine at a party store in a box of 144)
Lei - or other hanging

Wrap the lei (hanger) around.  I did a quick slip knot to secure mine.

Poke holes in the foam with a small screw driver.  I found if you stick the umbrellas in with a pre poked hole they break

Break your umbrella sticks to random lengths and place in.

continue around until you are happy with it.
Done.

Simple and summery...just perfect.

A new club!!

I absolutely love Crabapple Hill!!  Every market this is one of the first booths I rush too!  I can't wait to see what new Crabapple Hill has created for all of us stitch-y peeps.  When I saw her new "Gardeners Alphabet Quilts"   I knew that it needed to be a club we had at the shop.   I haven't worked out all the details but get ready for Material Girls newest stitch club!!  Details will be announced in the next week or so.  In the meantime I need to get all this floss wrapped and put on cards!!
Nadine

Cinco de Mayo

 Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!  I don't know about you but, I am having a hard time thinking that it is May already.  I swear it was just the first day of Spring yesterday!  We want you to come and celebrateCinco de Mayo with us!!  We have some FUN things going on!!  The sale will start Friday May 4 and end Saturday May 5th.

*Fat quarters buy 4 get the 5th free
*Buy 4 yards of the same fabric get the 5th yard 50% off. (must be same fabric)

*Buy 4 patterns get the 5th pattern 50% off
*Buy 4 books get the 5th book 50% off.

*Entire store 5% off entire purchase!!
Plus lots of other little surprises too!!
Nadine & the girls
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More furniture!

primed and ready to paint

This started out as a salmon color and end up yellow/green

Okay, I promise I will try and lay off the furniture refinishing posts after this!  With Shelby moving out I have been doing nothing but painting furniture.  So, I am here to tell you if you have been thinking about doing it "Do it"  It isn't as hard as you think.  I bought these 3 tables for $50.00.  I didn't get a picture of the before and I am so mad.  They were HIGH gloss, with and inlaid piece on the top.  Definitely not my style.  I sanded and sanded the tops, until I was in a cloud of fumes and still couldn't get the shine off of them.  So, another trip to Home Depot and 4 cans of Primer (Rustoleum primer)  I primed them. Then I added the color.  I have found that I like the Rustoleum paint better than the Krylon.   The Krylon brand had a bigger color selection but Rustoleum covers much better.  Then we antiqued it with a Rustoleum java brown glaze.  Easy Peasy!!  So, if you have something you have been thinking about painting do it!!
Nadine

her end tables in turquoise 

Material Girls visits Fresh Living

Be sure and tune in to channel 2 (KUTV) tomorrow at 1:00pm.  We will be on showing Debbie Worthen how to make a throw pillow.  We are so excited, she just got her machine a little while ago so are excited to help her learn how to use it.  Hopefully she will  love it and have a new hobby!!

Nadine!

Pacifier clip tutorial

I will admit I am a pacifier mom.  We call ours "bink".  I have used these clips since my son was born.  They are short enough that he can sleep with it clipped to him and no worries about chocking.  They are also short enough that they don't drag on the ground when he crawls. I throw mine in the wash every couple of days and they wash and dry just fine. You can easily embellish these to make them more girlie if you desire.

What you need
scrap material
clips (found at joanns near the snaps and elastic)
velcro (I use iron on)

Place pieces of fabric WRONG sides together

cut a strip that is 1 inch by 7 inches

finish all 4 raw edges ( I serge them but you can zig zag or overlock just as easy)

slide the clip on the fold over and sew.  I sew as close to the clip as possible.

Iron velcro to the other end.  One piece is on the edge the other is about an inch down.

Done!!

Feed the velcro end through the loop on the pacifier and secure.  If you have the type of pacifier with no loop wrap a clean hair elastic around the knob and then feed the fabric through the elastic.