Grand Revival Designs

Summer Sewing

Just a little weekend sewing. I did decide to get a new machine, WHY DID I WAIT?!?! I know why, cause I'm cheap...but I am soooo happy with the new machine. No more is my thread breaking every two minutes for no apparent reason, maybe because the new thread holder thingy lies on it's side, it doesn't get caught under the spool anymore? Don't know, but I am happy as can be with my new gadget. I'm converting all Ava's outgrown jeans into skirts for summer, a totally satisfying thing for me. Save money and make something pretty, yippee. I think the little halter top I made for A came out really cute, maybe I'll put a pattern up in the next couple of weeks. Thanks all for the birthday love, I spent it sewing and watching DVD's, that's all I did all day, which couldn't have made me happier.

Wanted to answer a question I've been getting about the Ava Rose collection. I think it's supposed to start shipping in late June/early July to retailers (not 100% sure cause I just design it and the sales team at Free Spirit/Westminster handles the rest). But the best thing to do is call your local store and ask them if they've ordered it and when they're expecting it. I'll try to get a more definitive answer up in the side bar soon. And the new patterns will start to ship in about 3 weeks and I'll have a list of stores up when that happens. Sorry for more slow pokedness in answering these. Talk to ya soon....

Noel, Noel

I don't know what it is with me and that silly bird. I just kinda love her though. Anyhoo, this is what I've been up to today. I love to make ornaments, the women in my family would get together before Christmas most years to make pretty, silly, sentimental ornaments. They are always the ones I love to take out of the box because they immediately make me remember one of those times. The Noel garland was fun to make. Just fabric stuck with craft spray adhesive to cardboard. I cut the letters out of felt and glued em on with just a little glue and glued on the tinsel.

Hey, thanks everyone for liking the ball pattern! Seems to have struck a chord from the traffic through here the past couple of days. I'd love to see your "Happy Balls" so please post em in the Flickr group if you have a chance. Want to say thanks to Craftzine, an amazing source of crafty inspiration, for posting a link to the ball pattern. And to Kristen, owner of Sew Mama Sew, for posting it as well. I just love Sew Mama Sew, yeah, partly because they carry my fabric and my pattern but also because they always have such a great eclectic selection of fabrics. You don't have to search through the not so good stuff there cause everything they carry is wonderful as is their blog. Happy ornament making all!