Vacation Sale

~~~~~ VACATION SALE ~~~~~

I need to clear out my stock. I am going on vacation in July and want everything to be GONE!!!

EVERYTHING in my store is now
........10% - 15% OFF.................................
through the end of June!!! Hurry

I will also still honor my "FREE CLOTH NAPKINS with a purchase of $30 or more" offer!!

Wow! What a STEAL!!

Find EVERYTHING you need for a "green" lunch.
Reusable Cloth Napkins
Reusable Cloth Sandwich Wraps
Reusable Cloth Baggies
Reusable Cloth Snack Bags
Cloth Lunch Bags
New! Mesh Produce Bags
New! Reusable Organic Cloth Sandwich Wraps
New! Reusable Organic Cloth Baggies

and of course, Unique Twirly Play Dresses


gnomeclothes

Come check me out at http://www.gnomeclothes.com/
or
http://www.gnomeclothes.etsy.com/

Check out this Rocker

http://www.beardart.com/

pretty much.....he rocks!

My first SALE

I sold my first dress today.....I am so excited. I just made this pattern up one day...I was inspired by the luxurious drape of the top material. It is really light, and airy, and spins just beautifully.

Fabric Art

For the first time in a looooooong time, being a mom and all, I was able to go to the bookstore ALONE thanks to my mother-in-law. I was not in search of anything in particular, I was just going to browse and really just enjoy spending time alone. Being a "fabric artist" I enjoy looking at the art/craft/weaving/sewing section...lo and behold I found this book that I was immediatly drawn to. Check out the picture. It's called The Art of Manipulating Fabric by Colette Wolff. After paging through it, I quickly bought it and my "alone" time was up so it was stashed away in my Christmas luggage for about a month. I stumbled upon it the other day and am just inspired by it. So inspired, in fact, that I am going to make a pledge to try and learn (or at least try) every stitching technique in there. Hence, I have started this blog to keep me organize, on track and accountable. And also to vent my impending rage at the difficulties I am sure to have.

The book is seperated into six parts: (with a few different techniques included under each part)

• Controlled Crushing
• Supplementary Fullness
• Systematic Folding
• Filled Reliefs
• Structured Surfaces
• Mixed Manipulations

I know they really don't sound all that interesting, but I promise that if you saw some of the pictures in this book you would be awed. The last sentence of the "Getting the Most from this Book" section says...APPROACH WITH A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE.... so here goes...

Coming up....controlled crushing (gathering and shirring)...