Have you heard of Del Ray Fabrics? + Discount Code!

Hi guys,
Let me introduce you to Del Ray Fabrics if you don't already know. What a great fabric shop this is! I'm so glad to have stumbled upon it. Pam, the shop owner, carries many fabrics I haven't seen elsewhere and her prices are really reasonable. REALLY! What really makes me truly happy though, is the even better shipping prices. She'll ship internationally as well and $150 gets you free shipping, but if you aren't ordering that much, the price is still really low compared to almost all fabric stores I've found. I really dislike having to spend more on shipping than I do on my fabric...but maybe that's just me.

Why don't you check out this wonderful fabric shop online at: www.delrayfabrics.com/
And maybe even sign up for the newsletter while you are there. I did, because I don't want to miss out on any fabulous deals! I think you'll like what you find.

I bought several items including some of the yummy Tula Pink fabrics like Parisville because Pam is having a Freespirit Tent Sale! I wish I had been around when Parisville first came out. I'm just so glad I was still able to find it here at Del Ray Fabrics.

Oh and guess what? Pam is offering everyone a discount of 10% off your first entire order!! All you have to do is use the discount code: "JENNIE" when you check out.

Getting this PIZZA thing down to a science!

I've been making pizzas from scratch as often as I can. I've probably made 15 or so pizzas in the past couple of months just trying to get the dough and sauce recipes perfected. My practice is making perfect. I feel like in the next few pizza "trials" I'll finally get everything exactly how I want it. Not to say any of the pizzas have been "not good" it's just they weren't PERFECT. I've been trying to emulate a Pizza Hut flavor profile and crust texture. I'm getting really close. The pizza crust is what I'm really trying to perfect. Dough has always been my nemesis.

Baking truly is an art. I've never been happy with my "dough" skills, but while working with these pizzas for a while, I feel like I've really started to "understand" what dough should look and feel like. I guess that's the biggest clue as to how it will turn out. I no longer add too much flour and get a tough crust. I just haven't quite gotten the flavor profile that I truly desire yet--but really close! The textures I'm getting are wonderful though. Fluffy, crunchy, tender! Yum! Isn't this a beauty? This was my last pizza...as soon as I get the recipes the way I feel they should be I'm going to share it here. I just have to tell you, I tried some of the pre-packaged pizza doughs (where you just add water to the ingredients) from the store a few weeks ago just to see how good they were...YUCK! They tasted like cardboard. I'll never be able to go back from homemade pizza ever again!

My very 1st project using the Silhouette Cameo

I'm so excited I finally finished a project with my new Silhouette Cameo. When I read that it could do projects as large as 10 feet long, I knew I had to make something big! I was slightly apprehensive about doing something so large for my "first" project. "Maybe I should start small," my inner rational voice said. However, I told her to shut up and I decided to throw caution to the wind. Ha!

My father needed some signage for his business, and I was all too happy to volunteer my services. The sign is about 4 feet wide. It's just a simple sign, but totally effective in my opinion. We hung it on an old swing set! Pretty cool, I think. The Silhouette cut the vinyl so beautifully. OK, I had one tiny issue on the first long vinyl piece. It stopped cutting on the very last "s" in the word transmissions. So I had just half of an "s" at the end. I figured it was just a fluke. It didn't happen second time around on the exact same graphic. I can't complain. I'm a novice after all. I just used an exacto blade to finish it off and it was fine.

Anyway, here's the photo of the finished piece. It's also looks exactly the same on the other side. I figured we needed to make it visible from both sides for passers-by. Sorry for the picture quality. The light was getting low as we didn't finish the sign until late afternoon. Not to mention the sign is placed under a huge tree. I just had to take a picture anyway. I blurred out the phone number for "safety." It doesn't really look like that, ha! I just know I'll have a blast with my Cameo. What can't the Silhouette Cameo do?

I can't wait to use this machine for other projects. T-shirts are my next project (also for my dad). I plan to airbrush them with stencils I make with the Silhouette. That way he can be a walking advertisement. Then I'm going to apply vinyl branding on his truck too! All his idea of course. I'm not crazy or anything.

Your chance to win Under the Palm Tree

Annabella from Life's Rich Pattern is having a giveaway for the bundle I designed for FluffySheepQuilting. How cool is that? It's kind of fun seeing it being given away. Go check out her blog and maybe you can win it!

Under the Palm Tree FQ bundle @ FluffySheepQuilting.com

A couple of tips for new Silhouette Cameo owners

I just recently got a Silhouette Cameo, which I've been wanting for a while now. YAY! I'm so, so happy about that! Yet, having used various graphic programs for years it is taking me a bit to get used to the way their software works. I get super annoyed at how you are automatically returned to the "Select tool" when you deselect an object. I like for it to stay on the same tool I choose until I'm ready to choose another, or unless I have just opened the software program. I don't know, maybe I'm the only one who gets so annoyed at this?

Either way, I have figured out what I need to do to fix this annoyance...for the most part. If you go to the File menu on the toolbar and choose "Preferences," a window pops up and has several options. On the left hand side you choose "Tool Selection." It is, by default, set on "Choose Select" which means it will go straight back to the "Select tool" (the very first tool that looks like a mouse cursor) as soon as you stop drawing or whatever. If it bothers you as much as it bothers me, simply click on the options that say "Continue..." for each of the tools as shown in this screenshot below.

Unfortunately, the tool that I use most--the "Edit Points tool"--is not on this menu. I wish that it was, but I have found another way around that flaw. If your object/shape is already selected, all you need to do is double-click on the object and it automatically shows the path and points which you can then edit as you wish. If the object is not yet selected just click on it once, then double-click on it. Voila! Ah, you can't imagine my relief from this serious irritation. I hope Silhouette fixes this issue in their next upgrade. But if they don't, I hope that this discovery helps someone else to not tear their hair out.

Complimentary, My dear Watson!

Just a bundle of complimentary colors.

Colors from top-left going clockwise are:

Papaya, Bahama Blue, Tangerine, Azure, School Bus, Turquoise, Corn Yellow and Peacock.

Under the Palm Trees Bundle

Under the Palm trees...that's where I'd like to be right now!

Colors clockwise from the  left-top are:

Basil, Teal Blue, Turquoise, Peacock, Azure, Bahama Blue, Lime and Jade Green.

Bahama Mama Kona bundle

Wowee! Don't you just love drinks with little umbrellas in them? I feel like this bundle reminds me of such a drink.

Clockwise from top-left, the colors are: 

Tomato, Bubble Gum, Bright Pink, Banana, Canary, Papaya, Orange, and Tangerine.

Simon Says...

Here's entry 3 for the Kona Bundle contest and it reminds me of that game in the 80's where you'd try to push the colors that blinked. I think it was called Simon, but I could be wrong.

Going clockwise from top-left, the colors are:

School Bus, Canary, Jade Green, Turquoise, Tomato, Lime Green, Bright Pink and Bahama Blue.

Kona Solids Bundles

Fluffy Sheep Quilting is having a contest for the best Kona Solids bundle. You could win 2 yards of Kona Solids! Yippee! I just love contests where you get to "play." 

I call this bundle: Bazinga!

Clockwise from top left the colors shown are: 

Jade Green, Magenta, Lime, Tomato, Tangerine, Canary, Bright Pink and Turquoise.

I call this bundle: Something about the Sea

I was thinking of dark skies, the sea and sea foam on the sand when I picked out the colors.

Colors listed Clockwise from Top left are:

Teal, Jade Green, Lime, Coal, Bone, Azure, Peacock, and Turquoise.

I call this bundle: Out of My Comfort Zone

It reminds me of some 60's or 70's color block mod dress.

Clockwise from the top-left the colors are:

Magenta, Coal, Bright Pink, Lime, Purple, Charcoal, Teal Blue and Jade Green.

I call this bundle: Queen Bee

Another out of my comfort zone. I like it. Inspired by honeycombs, wild honey, and bees.

Colors clockwise from top-left are:

Coal, Pepper, Charcoal, Corn Yellow, Banana, Bone, Papaya and Canary.

I call this bundle: Berries & Cream

I really like this one. I don't usually go for the deep dark colors, but this somehow reminds me of fresh picked berries--like the basket of blackberries I picked yesterday. Yum!

Clockwise from top-left the colors are: 

Dark Violet, Magenta, Pepper, Purple, Coal, Bone, Charcoal and Eggplant.

I call this bundle: The Ariel

It reminds me of The Little Mermaid. Ariel's red hair, her fins, the ocean water and the pink clamshell top.

Colors from top-left going clockwise are:

Tomato, Bright Pink, Bahama Blue, Teal Blue, Jade Green, Lime, Papaya and Tangerine.

I call this one: Mod Melon

It reminds me of the flesh and rind of a watermelon with a little extra mod-ness.

Colors going clockwise from top-left are:

Pepper, Lime, Bone, Bubblegum, Snow, Avocado, Charcoal and Bright Pink.

I call this one: Jewel Tones of Summer

Colors going clockwise from top-left are:

Pepper, Lime, Purple, Jade Green, Bright Pink, Teal Blue, Eggplant and Magenta.

I call this one: Sea Salt & Pepper

The Blues and greens with some black and grey!

Colors going clockwise from the top-left are:

Basil, Snow, Pepper, Coal, Turquoise, Bahama Blue, Teal Blue and Jade Green.

Here's the same but I replacing Kona Snow for Lime for a different look.

Colors from top-left going clockwise are:

Basil, Lime, Pepper, Coal, Turquoise, Bahama Blue, Teal Blue and Jade Green.

I call this one: Harvest Time

Looks like a bunch of fresh fruit and veggies from the garden. We're harvesting goodies from our garden right now, so I drew inspiration from that.

Colors going clockwise from top-left are:

Basil, Eggplant, Dark Violet, Papaya, Canary, Tangerine, Tomato and Lime.

Look at this Loot!

I just bought a lot of fabric loot from Paper Thread Fabrics! I think I managed a pretty good haul. You have to check it out if you want some great deals. Not only is there FREE SHIPPING, but there are many sale items that are 50% off and on top of all of that they are celebrating their 1 year anniversary! So, if you use the  coupon code: oneyear you get 25% off of your whole order! I don't normally spend this much at once, but I just couldn't pass these deals up. Here's what I got:

And The Winner of the Kona Card Is...

A huge thank you to everyone for entering! There was a total of 718 entries! Wow! There were a couple of duplicate comments and to make it absolutely fair, I always delete those. So, after deleting those 11 duplicates there were 707 entries. I then used a new random generator I found that I like better than random.org. It seems to me when you have a high number of entries, random.org is always spitting out numbers at the higher end and neglects the lower end of the range. I tested this generator out many, many times and it did a good job of picking out low, middle and high numbers throughout my tests. It seems it is more truly random and just more evenly balanced to me. So, I'll be using that from now on. Ok, you're probably wondering who the winner is by now...

The winner will have 48 hours to respond with her info which shouldn't be a problem since she isn't a no-reply blogger and she is a follower (thanks for that)! 

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone! I know I will! I'm making peanut butter frosting to go on some chocolate, caramel-filled cupcakes. To die for!!! And I'm going to get going on a quilt for QuiltsForKids.org. I have some Disney Pixar's Cars fabric and some Disney Mickey Mouse fabric for the back! I hope it turns out cute.

It's Giveaway Day! Win a Kona Cotton Solids color chart

Hey y'all! Today, I'm participating in my first Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day! With this prize you'll never have to wonder again if your buying the right shade of solids to match those other fabrics you have for your project. Because one of you will win this wonderful Kona Cotton Solids chart. Yippee! For anyone that sews who has to buy fabrics online, this is a coveted item.

Thanks to Hart's Fabrics for being supporters of the sewing community and offering this as a prize. This giveaway wouldn't be possible without them. So, I hope you'll visit Hart's and see what they have to offer. They sell notions, patterns, batting, thread, and all that good stuff! Oh, and of course they sell fabric--it is Hart's Fabrics, after all! Oh, and if you didn't already know, they also have a blog! Now, let's get down to the nitty-gritty and get this giveaway started shall we?

Here's how to enter the giveaway:

Required Entry: 

1. Just tell me the name of your favorite shade of Kona Cotton Solids (mine is the new Wisteria).

Lots of Optional entries:
2. Become a follower of my blog with Google Friend Connect or by subscribing to the RSS feed--your choice. For RSS, just click on the orange slice of cake at the top of my sidebar and choose your subscription preference.

3. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook about this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment here with the link, so I can check it out. (You can do one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in a separate comment.) Feel free to use this easy tweet button. Tweet

4. Visit Hart's Fabrics, have a look around and then come back and tell me your favorite item they sell or something you like about them.

5. Like Hart's Fabrics on Facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you did.

6. Sign up for their newsletter (bottom left hand corner on the home page.) Then leave a comment here telling me you did.

7. Follow Hart's Fabrics on Twitter. Then leave a comment here telling me you did.

8. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post then come back to leave a comment if you do. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

That's it! You have 8 possible chances to enter. Giveaway closes May 25th at 5 PM PST (8 PM EST).
I will announce the winner on my blog on the 25th and the winner will have 48 hours to respond. This is where subscribing comes in handy--you won't accidentally miss the announcement. ;) Good luck!

FreeSpirit Color Card Winner!!!

First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there! I hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing day. You deserve it!

Second, it's time to announce the winner of the Free Spirit color card. If you didn't win this time, don't fret! Come back for Giveaway Day (on May 21st). I'll have something else you may want to get your hands on! 

Congrats to...

...and if you are Miss Jane, please email me your shipping address and I'll send it on to Hawthorne Threads so they can get your prize out to you. My email link is at the top of my sidebar. Thanks to everyone who entered.

SeamedUP -- It has finally happened!!

Ever since Ravelry was established, I have been hoping for an equivalent site for sewing and quilting. It's been a few years, but someone has finally done it! Hallelujah!

SeamedUp is to sewing & quilting as Ravelry is to knitting. I'm so happy right now and I've already got myself signed up for my free account. I'll be able to keep track of all of my fabrics & patterns. I needed an excuse to inventory everything anyway. I'll be able to keep track of any unfinished or completed projects I have. I know it will be a source of inspiration because you can see what other's have been up to, find fabrics and patterns you never knew existed. It's gonna be great! If you love to sew, quilt--or maybe you just love fabric, this is going to be a great place for you. It's FREE to join, so I hope you go check it out and pass it along to all your sewing friends. Let's help this wonderful new venture grow and flourish!

Giveaway: FreeSpirit Designer Solids Color Card

Hey guys! Guess what? Today, I'm having a giveaway for a FreeSpirit Designer Solids color card! I just ♥ ♥ ♥ FreeSpirit fabrics, don't you? My fabric stash primarily consists of FreeSpirit fabrics--I'm talking about 90% of it!! Actually, I wish I had one of these color cards for myself. Maybe one day...but for now this color card is for one of you!! I want to sincerely thank Charlie and Lindsay of Hawthorne Threads for providing the color card for me to give away here. Thank you for being so awesome!

I've visited Hawthorne Threads quite a bit (even if I am only window shopping until the budget allows otherwise, ha ha!) Their shop is so user friendly and easy on the eyes. Can I tell you about my absolute favorite feature of their store? It's not something I've seen anywhere else. When you are shopping for fabrics, on each fabric's page, located at the bottom you'll see something like this: 

I mean, they take out all the guesswork of matching colors for you! You just click on one of the swatches and it shows you all the different fabrics they carry that include that specific color. It's just so nice to have that kind of help. Oh, did I mention they have weekly giveaways too? I hope you check out their shop.

Here's how to enter the giveaway:

Required Entry: 

1. Become a follower of my blog, either by Google Friend Connect and/or by subscribing to the RSS feed (just click on the orange slice of cake and choose your preference of reader).

Optional entries:

2. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook about this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment here with the link, so I can check it out. (You can do one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in a separate comment.) Feel free to use this easy tweet button. Tweet

3. Visit Hawthorne Threads, have a look around and then come back and tell me your favorite item they sell or something you like about them.

4. Like Hawthorne Threads on Facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you did.

5. Sign up for their newsletter (bottom left hand corner on the home page.) Then leave a comment here telling me you did so.

6. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

7. Go vote for your favorite bundle in the Fat Quarter Idol competition. I'm a finalist for Week 3, YAY! Then come back and tell me that you voted.

There ya go! You have 7 chances to enter. Giveaway closes May 13th at 9PM EST. I will email the winner for their name & address and send that info to Hawthorne Threads so they can ship it out to the winner. Good luck everyone!

Fat Quarter Idol Week 3: Daddy-O!

This is my entry for week 3 of the Fat Quarter Idol contest. This week we were supposed to come up with fabrics suitable for the guys. I think it's appropriate and I adore this color scheme. I want this bundle whether it's a winner or not! I'd love to make a quilt with these. What do you think? Do you think these fabrics are good choices for a guy?

The Aurifil Thread Chart Winner is...

Once again, thank you to Jean of Pumpkinvine Corner. This was fun and I hope we can do this again in the future! Congrats Karmen, I've sent you an email. Just as soon as I get your mailing info, I'll send the Aurifil card out to you. Enjoy!!

Fat Quarter Idol Round 2: Meet Me at the Picnic

I hope you're taking your shot at the Fat Quarter Idol contest. Here's mine for week 2. The theme is "Meet me at the picnic." It sure is hard to pick and choose with all the great fabrics but here is what I'm entering...

And entry #2 - I chose a warmer palette and it reminds me of lemonade on a warm (possibly hot), sunny day.

Fat Quarter Idol Round 1 - I'm a finalist!

Wow! I can't believe I'm actually one of the top 10 finalists in the Fat Quarter Idol contest!!

I'm not asking you to vote for me (unless you truly like mine), but I do hope you go cast your vote for your favorite. Don't forget, Round 2 has started and the theme is "Meet Me at the Picnic." It's so much fun!

Win an Aurifil Thread Color Chart!

Hiya folks! I am so excited, because today I'm having a giveaway for an Aurifil Thread Chart! It has 252 colors of real thread displayed. Wouldn't you like to win one? I sure wish I had one...

Shopping for thread and fabric online is not as accurate as it is convenient. Every monitor shows color differently, making fabric and thread shopping a hit or a miss when trying to match colors. I'm very grateful to Jean from Pumpkinvine Corner for graciously providing this prize for me to give to one of you. Her store carries all sorts of goodies from patterns, and notions to decorative wire hangers...and of course, a goldmine of Aurifil threads. By goldmine, I mean a huge selection of colors, weights and spool sizes. Unfortunately, I do not have a local quilt shop. If you happen to have the same misfortune, you know how hard it is to find a good selection AND a great price on the supplies you need for your sewing projects. I was super impressed with Jean's selection of Aurifil. She even sells the LARGE cones! Very few online stores sell the 6,452 yard 50 wt. cones and the 5,140 yard 40 wt. cones. Just check out Pumpkinvine Corner's selection of Aurifil threads from the links below and you'll see what I mean. Oh, and Jean will even special order Aurifil cones if you can't find the color you want. Super cool huh? One last thing...orders over $50 qualify for 1/2 price shipping and orders over $99 ship for free!

50 wt Cones (on orange spindle) - 50 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 6452 yards
50 wt Large Spools (on orange spool) - 50 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 1422 yards
50 wt Mini Spools (on orange spool) - 50 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 220 yards
40 wt Cones (on green spindle) - 40 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 5140 yards
40 wt Large Spools (on green spool) - 40 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 1094 yards
40 wt Mini Spools (on green spool) - 40 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 164 yards
12 wt Mini Spools (on Red spools) - 12 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: 54 yards
Large Bobbin Spools (on white spool)- 60 wt. Aurifil 100% Cotton: Bobbin Thread: 1531 yards

Aurifil Color Card - Aurifil "Real Thread" Thread Chart

I'll bet you must be wondering how you can win this Aurifil Thread Chart, huh? 

Required Entry: 

1. Become a follower of my blog, either by Google Friend Connect and/or by subscribing to the RSS feed--links are on the top of my sidebar. (I do check to make sure, and if you aren't, then I have to pick another winner it's just not fair to those who follow the rules.)

Optional entries:

2. Tweet, Blog, or Facebook this giveaway. If you do, leave a comment with the link, so I can check it out. (You can one or all of these, just make sure to leave links for each method in separate comments.)
Tweet

3. Visit Pumpkinvine Corner, have a look around and then come back and tell me something you found there that interests you--besides Aurifil threads. For example: I just noticed she carries those John James Pebbles that some bloggers are giving away recently in the Colonial Needle Blog Hop!

4. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions.

5. Come up with a new creative name for your favorite color of Aurifil thread. Just tell me the number of the thread and the new name you want to give it. If you need to see all the thread colors just go to Alex's Thread Gallery. Example: One of my favorites is #4658 and I would call it Orange Dreamsicle.

6. You can tell Jean "Thank you" in the comments for her generosity and providing this great prize!

There ya go! You have up to 6 chances to enter. I will choose a winner randomly on May 1st and announce it here on the blog. International entries are welcome. 

We Have A Warm & Natural WINNER!

Many thanks to all of you who entered! I hope you stay tuned. I'll be having more giveaways and the next giveaway comes courtesy of Sullivan's Cutting Edge Rulers. I can't wait for that one! Without further adieu...

Are you the next Fat Quarter Idol?

In case you haven't heard, Sew, Mama, Sew! is having a contest. I think the contest name--"Fat Quarter Idol"-- is quite clever!  Just pick out 12 fabrics that you believe would make the best bundle from the shop. They even have a theme to inspire you. Check out the rules and contest here! And here is my entry:

Giveaway: Warm & Natural batting Queen size! (Closed)

I've been holding out on this giveaway for a while--not that I wanted to. I just didn't want to do a giveaway until I could get my comments numbered on blogger! Less work for me when trying to figure out who wins! I finally figured it all out and now I can start doing my giveaways! I have had a couple of wonderful companies willing to provide stuff for me to review and for you to WIN! You'll have to stick around to see about those...

My sincerest thanks goes to the wonderful folks at Warm Company who provided me with batting to review and this great prize to give to you! This batting is absolutely wonderful, and I mean top-notch! Not ALL battings are created equal. I'm sure many of you more experienced quilters know this by now, but not long ago, I didn't think it really mattered because it was just filling, right? Um, wrong! It can totally make or break your quilt, not to mention frustrate you. The Warm & Natural batting is needle punched which means the fibers are held together nicely (without glues or other substances) and they aren't coming apart! If you've ever seen needle felting, it's kind of the same principle. It's like the needle interlocks neighboring fibers together. This process creates a strong batting material, not like that nasty loose polyfill. You won't experience any bearding, shedding, or just all-around "unpleasantness" with this batting. It's almost like a blanket straight out of the package. It's lightweight and oh, so soft! I had no idea how soft battings could be until now. I just wanted to cuddle it, pet it and whisper "my precious..." When it comes to batting, I have learned my lesson: Don't go cheap, go with quality--and if you ask me their battings are just as affordable as they are wonderful! Quality doesn't necessarily mean paying top dollar.

Let the GIVEAWAY begin! (This giveaway is open to everyone. I will ship internationally.) 

PRIZE: One winner will receive this Warm & Natural Queen Size Batting. 

To be entered to win:

Required Entry: Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect and/or Subscribe to RSS (both are at the very top of the sidebar on the right side for easy access.) Leave a comment on this post saying you did.

Optional Entries: 

1. Comment on one other post on this blog (besides this post) Come back and leave a comment saying you did.

2. Tweet about this giveaway using this button and come back and comment with the link. Tweet

3. Blog about this giveaway and come back and leave a comment with the link to your post. (I love checking out new blogs!)

4. Like Warm Company on Facebook They only have 51 likes. I'd love to help get their fan count up a bit. because they are awesome! 

5. Tell me what kind of batting you use or what your favorite batting is for your quilts.

6. Tell me how long you've been quilting. 

*That's it! You'll have up to 7 chances to win. Just make sure you aren't a No-reply or anonymous so I can contact you, or I'll have to pick someone else. I'll pick a winner randomly on April 17th.

Prima Ballerina bundle

I don't usually go with a monotone palette, but I wanted to see what a PINK bundle would look like. ALL pink. So, I'm naming this one Prima Ballerina--it doesn't get more pink than that! Does it?

Fabric Left to Right / Top to Bottom:
Tea Rose - Bella Solids by Moda
Snow White in Pink - Far Away 3 by Heather Ross
Kona Snow
Star Flower in Fuchsia - Washi by Rashida Coleman-Hale
Hop Dot in Cherry - Nicey Jane by Heather Bailey
Chevron in Hot Pink - Cotton Chevrons by Riley Blake Designs
Ornate Floral in Amethyst - Heirloom by Joel Dewberry
Tonal in Hot Pink - Pezzy Prints by American Jane
Blockprint Blossom in Fuchsia - Heirloom by Joel Dewberry
Honeycomb in Pink - Modern Meadow by Joel Dewberry
Circles in Fuchsia - Metro Living by Robert Kaufman
Dot to Dot in Berry - Children at Play By Sarah Jane Studios

The Brown, Orange and Blue bundle

Here's another one that seems rather masculine (at least color-wise). I'm liking it...what do you think? I've been having so much fun playing around with these fabrics and seeing what I can come up with. I'm pushing the boundaries of the colors I normally go for. I'm finding what works together, I'm getting better at editing my choices. It's really great practice! It would be great if people who stop by could give me their thoughts and opinions. I'm not fishing for compliments, you can even tell me you don't like it and maybe suggest what you think would have worked or what didn't. Just don't be rude of course.

The Gender Neutral Bundle?

I'm thinking this looks kind of masculine in colors, but I happen to love these colors and would love a quilt made with them. What do you think? Is this more of a masculine color scheme or would women (other than myself) like it too?

Tints and Shades Bundle

I just thought Purple, Orange, Yellow and Blue would look good together so I picked on light and one dark of each and then a light to dark set of greys! I like it!

Grey Skies Are Gonna Clear Up

For this bundle I thought I'd put a little bit of the smokey blues and light blues in it for that stormy sky look, with some hints of yellow and sunny orange for when the storm passes and the Sun makes an appearance.

The Chocolate Covered Strawberries Bundle

I was just searching my brain for something to inspire another bundle for the contest. I was hungry and I had a sweet tooth. So, obviously I decided on chocolate covered strawberries. I wonder if there's anyone who could resist those?

I have strawberries growing in my garden right now and I'm hoping I will get some this year. If I do, you can safely guess what I'll be doing with them. What do you think of this selection? Does it work or was I just out of my mind? I'm always happy to hear other's thoughts.

The Sound of Rain on a Tin Roof Bundle

I love this one! I built the fabrics around the beautiful Arabesque in Ivory fabric. My favorite color is blue, so this one just makes me feel good. It's soothing, kind of like the sound of rain on a tin roof--a sound I know so well.

Fabrics in this bundle:

Arabesque in Ivory - Love by Amy Butler

Lodge Lattice in Lilac - Aviary 2 by Joel Dewberry

Nora's News Ink - Reunion by Sweetwater

Cross Weave in Blue and Aqua - by Moda

Fish Tales in Ocean - Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket

Waves Mist - Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket

Sea Garden in Mist - Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket

Four Square in New Day - Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt

Herringbone in Pond - Modern Meadow by Joel Dewberry

Tape Measure in Aqua - Made with Love Canvas by Moda

Lattice in Dusty Blue - Metro Living by Robert Kaufman

Nap Sack in Lake - Modern Meadow by Joel Dewberry

The bundle with a "Vintage feel"

Here's another bundle for the contest. I really like these colors together, it has somewhat of a vintage feel. Like they once were bright, but now they've faded with age. What do you think? This is such a fun exercise to get better at picking fabrics and color schemes. These fabrics are all for sale at Pink Castle Fabrics.

Another Bundle...

I just love to play around and see what I can come up with. Here's another entry for the contest being held at I'm A Ginger Monkey. I just love the Washi Tape fabric and the Fly A Kite fabric and to me they look like they'd go together well, so I just started out with those two and built around them. I'm always open to constructive criticism on how I can improve my fabric pairing skills. Do these look Ok together?

Bundle inspired by my neice's watercolor painting

This is my first entry for a contest being held at I'm A Ginger Monkey. It was inspired by a watercolor painting my 4 year old niece painted. I really don't know how "conventional" this color scheme is, but I really loved it in her painting. I wish I could have found a few more purple fabrics at the shop, but right now there wasn't a huge selection that I liked. I still like how it turned out! The photo below the bundle is the inspiration. I do apologize for the terrible photo. See the little splotch of grey in there? It's mostly pink, purple and yellow, but I just loved that little splash of grey and that's why I included a touch of it in the bundle.

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