A LITTLE BLOGGY BREAK…. Just in case you are the one person who hasn't noticed, who hasn't emailed me to see if I am still alive, who hasn't called to see if all is well, who hasn't been wondering if perhaps Market was just too much for us this year… I have been taking a little break from technology lately- no blogging, no tweeting, no flickering, barely even been online at all it seems. I think I have missed all the Market wrap ups this time around.  I…

The following swatches show all the fabrics used in ‘A Girl in Paris’.  To view the sku numbers click on the swatches to enlarge. Please note that many Fig Tree & co. fabric collections contain these colors and are interchangeable.    Alternate letters for Block 9  (enlarge by 400…

So here I am in Houston for the 9th or 10th time I think. I guess I would have to count back to be exact but if it hasn’t been that many times, it certainly feels like that many! The weather is, well… the epitomy of Houston weather. It feels like it is almost 90% humidity and it is forecasted to thunderstorm at the same time. Hope that gives a good feel for how much weight we are all going to lose this weekend nothing more than standing here and sweating! If I haven’t already given it away…

Alden Lane Outdoor Quilt Show in Livermore, CA…… This was our beautiful scenery for 3 days!   As a featured artist, we had the honor of having 40 quilts hanging in these 100 year old oak trees throughout the nursery. To say it looked stunning would be an understatement. The combintation of the oaks with the lines and lines of quilts hanging as if in their branches… amazing to see!   Thank you Alden Lane Nursery & Alex Anderson for the wonderful weekend! Given the angles and the sunshine…. very, very difficult to photograph. So here…

I only have a few minutes before I sneak off to bed earlier than I probably should… but I thought I would try to continue my daily sneak peeks. Let's all keep our fingers crossed and maybe miracles will happen! I am currently working with one of the specialty fabrics in my upcoming line. Snuggles are exactly what they sound like… they are soft, cushy, creamy, plush, roll around in it yummy.  Better still they come in most of the main colors of the new line- billowy cream, buttercream yellow, grass green, soft tomato red…