I sold my first fabric through spoonflower!

Yay, jumping for joy!  Are you tired of this saga yet?  Went to visit spoonflower and oogle the pretty designs and when I signed in it showed that someone had purchased 2 yards of my sewing toile!  I was really shocked because I really figured I would be the only person buying them.  I love things that other people don't always feel the same way about, lol.  Ok anyhow thats my big news for the day! Yay now just waiting for the contest to end!

Spoonflowers Fabric of the Week Contest

Please go to Spoonflower and vote on the fabric of the week toile contest.  My fabric "sewing-toile" is among them.  Vote Here  I am so excited with the fabric!  My sample arrived and I can hardly wait to sew with it.  I have a million things to do but really I would love to just sit here and design fabric.  I guess only a fabric addict would say that:-)  When voting you can choose as many as you like but you can only vote one time.  Best of luck to all participants! Look for Sewing-Toile by Christine Hansen!

My fabric is For Sale

My fabric is now officially for sale at spoonflower! Yay!  I am so excited about this if you couldn't tell.  Right now it is just the Red colorway of the sewing toile,waterlily and the wishing-star fabric that is for sale.  A couple of announcements.  I entered my sewing toile in the spoonflower fabric of the week contest this week, so be watching for voting details.  Then the wishing star fabric is one I designed in honor of Ethan Williams who is a little boy with Diffuse Pontine Glioma, an inoperable brain tumor.  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ethanmaxwilliams The proceeds from all the sales of this fabric will be donated to St Jude Childrens Research Center. I am hoping to be able to add more designs or colorways to this collection as well. It is one thing I can do to help find a cure. Purchases larger than the swatch size gives me a percentage of profit.  If you know a fabric lover send them to visit my fabric! I also am going to have a giveaway in the works.  Follow my blog now and stay tuned for Details!

I love Fabric Design

I am so very excited to say that I have officially designed my first fabric.  Not the copy and paste and call it fabric, actually manipulating adobe cs4 illustrator and designing and with coordinating fabric and different colors.  I love love love how it turned out.  I used it for a project for my graphic design class and also entered it in the spoonflower toile de jouy contest.  It will be for sale as soon as I get the proof from spoonflower to make sure that it has printed the way I think it will.  I have to say that I really love designing fabric....I think it may be my true calling, lol.  I guess it is fitting for a fabric addict though.  I hope to have more to come soon, but I guess I can't be glued to the computer 24/7.  I still have many sewing projects I want to work on as well.  My darling husband bought me several sewing books for Christmas and I am dying to try out all the fun projects. I am very happy at this new chapter in my life, now I just need to write the book;-) Have a great 2010 everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

Tis the season to be busy, fa la la la la la la la la

Lots of projects going on, aprons galore, shirts, pajamas, outfits, and lots of gifties for my kiddos and hubby. I am starting to feel burn out though. I love the sewing, but sometimes its so hard when the dogs and kids and hubby need me.  I need to be locked in a sound proof room with my sewing machine;-)  I have come up with a few new patterns that I need to get put together and on the market as well, including an apron, potholder with finger protectors, unpaper towel holder and basket.  Someday.  I have so many many ideas going through my head its impossible to stay focused most of the time.  But I have to remind myself one thing at a time.  I also need to get back to my classes.  I have had a lot of fun playing around with the adobe illustrator cs4 though.  Make pattern making much easier as well.  I have sold a few mixer patterns finally which is good.  I am thinking about repricing again though.  Seems like I get a good price and next thing you know I am the most expensive again, go figure.  I look at my tons of shelves of fabric and have visions of sugar plum dancing in my head, lol.  Lot of projects not enough time. Of course we are also reaching the point of holiday parties....these things are time consuming then there are also the gifts...which I end up making 99% of the time... add that to my list would ya?  Plan ahead? Funny!  Ok so everyone hang with me for the next couple month as things are liable to get crazy.  Adding a pic of a tree skirt I finished up. Very pretty green and gold!

Stocking Stuffers On Sale Nov 15-21st

With the etsy sewing mamas stocking stuffer event going on, I am offering key fobs on sale for $4.  Normally $6, they make perfect stocking stuffers or gifts for teachers, friends and family!  I combine shipping costs so stock up and save.  More will be added throughout the event and custom orders are available but only in stock fobs are on sale. 

Make sure to check out all the etsy sewing mamas stocking stuffers by going to www.etsy.com and entering sewingmamas team in the search box!

Win an Apron From Goosegirl for her 100th post giveaway

In honor of her 100th blog post, Sivje is having a giveaway for the Yaya's Apron. This is a beautiful apron design. Please check it out!