Category Archives: Fabric

Some Springtime Thoughts for the Winter Weary

Are you tired of winter?  I am, most definitely.  It’s hard when you think you’ve gotten through the bulk of it (January, it’s the worst, right?) and here comes February and shows you that winter hasn’t even started yet.

I know that here in Illinois we shouldn’t be complaining.  Compared to those that live out east we’ve practically gotten off Scott-free.  Nevertheless, I am tired of the cold and snow.

I have had a busy week and a half working on more springlike outfits for the Little Darlings, Patience, and Amelia Thimble.  So, I continue to create my own garden here inside with pretty fabrics, colorful thread and yarn, and various kinds of needles.  I have everything I need here in my small studio to invent a bit of spring when there isn’t anything at all outside except snow… and more snow.

I cannot help thinking that since we are on the back side of February this all has to be over soon, right?  We can only hope.

After a busy day yesterday spent photographing, editing, and updating sites I have something new to show you for the Little Darlings and I promise it is very springlike.

I love pink and blue and often wonder which is my favorite color.  I never can decide.  I think that I love them both equally which is why I so enjoyed creating this outfit.  It is a lot of pink and a lot of blue!

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What about you, do you like pink or blue?


A huge apology is due here.  This set for the Little Darlings got mistakenly published on my website last night so is no longer available for sale.  So, so sorry!!!  I am definitely red faced this morning.  I hope you enjoyed the springtime photos anyway.


Straightening Up My Studio and New Fabric

I received a new shipment of pretty fabric a couple of weeks ago.  It was my after Thanksgiving (Cyber Monday) order.  Who can resist a sale on fabric especially when tempted with such cute prints and colors?  Certainly not me so I placed a “small” order.  I had been ogling some of these rose prints for weeks.  They reminded me of vintage pillowcases.

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I took one look at my little Victorian bamboo shelf where I store my fabrics that I love to look at and the ones that I want to use very soon.  What a mess it was!  I definitely needed to straighten it up to welcome my beautiful new eye candy.

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I fold my fabric around a 10-1/4″ x 6″ cardboard rectangle pattern which I remove after folding.  I found this idea online from the ladies that use comic book backing boards to wrap their fabric around.  The boards work very nicely if you plan on standing up your fabric vertically.   Since the space between my shelves isn’t tall enough for my fabric to stand upright I have to lay it flat.  It still stays neat, but is harder to pull out a piece from the middle of the pile.

Here are the boards in case you’d like to check them out and a You Tube video on how to fold here.

In case you feel inspired, happy straightening up!