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Piccadilly Lane Fabric has arrived!!!

It's here!!! It's here!!! Piccadilly Lane Fabric is in the house!!! And that means it's in a store near you, too! To celebrate, I've designed a nifty carry-all bag which will be available soon as a pattern and the first 25 people who purchase it will be eligible to win a selection of fat quarters from Piccadilly Lane! THAT MEANS YOUR CHANGES OF WINNING ARE 1 IN 25!!! I'm putting the finishing touches on the pattern right now ( by the way, it's a download pattern right from your computer ) and it'll be available next week! Come back and check it out, along with some other inspirational sewing ideas using my new new fabrics! Also, check out the summer party going on over at the Henry Glass Blog! http://henryglassfabrics.blogspot.com/

well, hello!

It's been awhile! 

I took a little sabatical from social networking (or networking in general, for that matter.) I needed some time to rethink a lot in my life and to examine what's working and what's not working. I'm convinced this is a healthy thing to do from time to time - taking time for ourselves, to listen to our heart, to heal some old wounds and make exciting, healthy plans for our future. Once I did just that, I was overwhelmed with creative energy and am currently working on several collections, all at once! AND, they are reflective of my new attitude and renewed passion for art making. LIFE IS GOOD!

Here's a little prayer I heard recently which I think is worth sharing...

I love this. 

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Live from CHA! Charity Wings Event!

Grab Blinkie Code:
<a href="http://www.charitywings.org" mce_href="https://www.scrapbookroyalty.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117&Itemid=100044" target="_blank" title="Live from CHA 2012"><img src="http://www.scrapbookroyalty.com/cw-blinkie-final3.gif" mce_src="http://www.scrapbookroyalty.com/cw-blinkie-final3.gif" border="0" width="225" height="225" alt="Live from CHA 2012" /></a> I hope you'll tune in to this exciting event via live chat room, Wednesday, July 18th. I'll be on during the 12:00 hour, sometime after 12:30 pm, est. I'll have a fantastic giveaway of product plus an original work of art! You'll have a chance to ask questions during the live chat, along with the opportunity to win prizes from Designers in the crafting industry. All this is to raise money for A PLACE TO BARK, a no-kill animal shelter owned and run by fellow CHA designer, Bernie Berlin!!! Now that's a win- win!!!

Live from CHA! Charity Wings Event!

Grab Blinkie Code:
<a href="http://www.charitywings.org" mce_href="https://www.scrapbookroyalty.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117&Itemid=100044" target="_blank" title="Live from CHA 2012"><img src="http://www.scrapbookroyalty.com/cw-blinkie-final3.gif" mce_src="http://www.scrapbookroyalty.com/cw-blinkie-final3.gif" border="0" width="225" height="225" alt="Live from CHA 2012" /></a> I hope you'll tune in to this exciting event via live chat room, Wednesday, July 18th. I'll be on during the 12:00 hour, sometime after 12:30 pm, est. I'll have a fantastic giveaway of product plus an original work of art! You'll have a chance to ask questions during the live chat, along with the opportunity to win prizes from Designers in the crafting industry. All this is to raise money for A PLACE TO BARK, a no-kill animal shelter owned and run by fellow CHA designer, Bernie Berlin!!! Now that's a win- win!!!

Westcott prize!

How much fun! I was the lucky winner of a drawing for this fantastic prize from Westcott!

Scissors, scissors, scissors and more which we all know we can never have enough of! 

The drawing was for the first 200 peeps who joined the exciting new website, Crafting Rocks!

Wescott and the fabulous Marisa Pawelko are the creatives behind this site and they've done a terrific job of setting it up and launching it last month. On it, you can see what all the professional craft industry designers are up to and you can mingle and "friend" anyone you like, there are all sorts of creative people who have already joined. It's all about creativity and sharing!

I hope to see you there! 

 

 

Home from Quilt Market!

Whew! My brain is on overload!! Quilt Market is so inspiring - the colors are what stop me dead in my tracks! Quilters love color and are some of the best colorists in the world. Everytime I go, I can't wait to get back into my studio to start designing collections. And yes, I've already started a new one yesterday, even though I said I was going to take a complete day off and just rest, I'm totally entrenched in florals and medallians again! 

If you attended my SchoolHouse event on Thursday afternoon, I want to thank you for coming and I hope you enjoyed learning more about Piccadilly Lane fabric collection! 

There is one correction in the free pattern. The cups need to be enlarged to 130%. They will still work at the size shown but will look like the project sample below if they are enlarged.

Download Teacup runner pattern

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Quilt Market!

It's always so exciting to be leaving for a trade show and quilt market is certainly one of my absolutely favorites! The reason? COLOR. everywhere...Color! Beautiful, exciting , amazing color, put together by fabric/quilting artists from all over the world! 

I believe there is no group of people on this earth who are better colorists than quilters. They get it. The subtlety of gradations, the intensity of saturations, the varience of hues... makes this girl's heart swoon!

I'm so excited to  say that I have two new collections debuting this Quilt Market!! The first is of course, fabric! For those of you who have purchased my latest scrapbooking lines on HSN, the new fabric collection is the basis for it. 

And, TO TOP IT OFF... SIZZIX is releasing two new dies for quilting, featuring designs pulled from my fabric plus one more - my fun little sock monkey. I can't wait to see what Linda ( from Sizzix ) has created using this die! I'm finishing up a couple of sample projects for the SchoolHouse I'm teaching on Thursday and I'll have a give-away prize plus a free pattern for all attendeees. 

I hope to see your there!

What a great way to start the day!

This is my morning walk, almost every single day. So peaceful, quiet and serene...just thought I'd share.

It is said that walking in nature produces creativity and I believe that to be true. It's here that I relax enough to let my mind wander, to explore all the "what if"s. I realize how lucky I am to have this wonderful setting to start the day! 

I hope your day is filled with beauty, too.

sometimes it just feels right

to wear all your colors, all at once. 

other days, you know, those introspective days, it's perfectly correct to wear all black. 

today, I was overcome with the need to express through color. Here is one little gem from my current work. I just wish everyday was as colorful as this.

I believe it's important to listen to intuition. To hear that little voice that is whispering in your ear. That may mean it's time to move on, to go in  a new direction, to expand your mind and your creative soul.

I'm in the midst of "cleaning house" and it feels great. When a friendship is based on nothing more than convenience, it's time to end it. When a business relationship doesn't feel right, for whatever reason, it's time to leave with love, kindness and gratitude. 

It feels so right when you close the door on something that isn't working - for whatever reason - the air is clean, the sun is shining and you've made room for "new". 

Here's to "what's next".........

Quote for the day

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.   I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.   ~Michael Jordan

I love this. It's so, so true. You must try, try and keep trying. We all get things wrong sometimes. The success in that is learning from our mistakes. I have a basement full of them! LOL! Canvases, drawings, crafts gone way wrong. But is sure if fun to keep on learning and growing the dream!

 

have a great weekend!