Some of our favorite Kaffe Classics

are back in stock.

Come in and take in all the beauty

and buy a yard or two!

Classes and Workshops   Here are few new class and workshop listings. Click on the link below for information about all of our winter classes: Winter Session Classes and Workshops All Levels Sewing Open Workshop Instructor: Taylor McVay www.blueprintsforsewing.com  This open workshop focuses on sewing clothing and accessories. Students can work on a project of their choice with the help of the instructor. Students will learn techniques and skills based on the project they select, with occasional demos for the group by request. Hone your sewing skills to make great looking clothing - inside and out! This class is open to all experience levels. Beginners who have basic sewing machine skills are welcome. February 4, 11, 18 & 25 - Thursday AM 10:30 - 12:30 4 weeks - $112 (Students receive a 15% discount on purchases while enrolled in a class. Needle Felt Owl Workshop Instructor: Joan McAnulty Saturday, February 27th - 1:00 - 4:00 PM $30 - Supplies not included. The needle felt kits are available in the store Students get 15% off their purchases. Adults and Teens No experience necessary Sign up in store or call: 508 528-3301 Knitter's Finishing School Instructor: Gayle Johnson Love to knit but find finishing your projects terrifying? This is the class for you. Learn simple ways to sew in sleeves, sew side and shoulder seams. You will learn how to plan ahead for a great-looking finished project. February 20, 2016 - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm - Cost $55 Sign up in store or call: 508 528-3301 STAY CONNECTED:

12 Days of Christmas

Ok, that title is completely misleading...except for the fact that it is twelve days before Christmas.

I don't really want to focus on the fact that there are only TWELVE MORE SHOPPING DAYS LEFT!  Yuk! (triple yuk!)  I'd rather focus on the super cool things happening in this season.  Like, for example...people I admire for their creativity. (amen to that, right?)

For example:

KATIE is a supersonic person who started as a student with Patti Barnett (FMS sewing teacher extraordinaire) and then became a co-worker/FMS staff/colleague...  

I've always admired Katie's work.  She has a really cool way of combining things in her life with her need to create.  She leans towards things that are earth friendly and karma filled.  Plus, she's a talented sewist and has an amazing sense of design.

Katie's latest passion is inspired by the work of Kat O'Sullivan, otherwise known as Katwise.  Check out her website, it pretty much explains it all:

Katwise

 Ok, now check out Katie's dress inspired by Kat:

This sweater dress is made from many recycled sweaters from her family, augmented by Salvation Army finds (a great resource for wool remnants).  She then felted the sweaters (felting info), cut and serged.   Her first felting project was with sweaters from her grandfather.  She wanted to make momentums for family members so she felted and sewed scarves.

Here's one she made for her mom:

 

In case you don't know (most don't) when you felt the wool sweaters, you can cut them and the edges won't fray.  Wow!  That's one of the cool things about felting.  IF you also have a serger, like Katie, you can sew without having to hide the edges.  This makes things quicker, but also gives a more sculptural look.  Super artsy!


Thank you Katie for sharing your creations!


 Until the next time I'm inspired to blog....

Happy creating!

Mary

(a "Katwise creation) 

 

June surely did bust out!

Whew! What an inferno of a start to summer '08.

The current cooler temp is so beautiful, I just had to do

a little dance (in my head), which then made me feel like

sharing cooling thoughts with y'all.


Kaffe Fassett's newest collection of fabric is just sooooo beautiful.

Vibrant, saturated colors, splashed about in bold, playful patterns.



If you don't know about Kaffe, he is one cool cat.

Raised in Big Sur, CA by artists,

he was destined to become one

himself. He started as a knitter,

but soon his talent for design

and color were sought by the


quilting world. So, lucky us on two counts!

We have his latest quilting and knitting pattern books, as well

as his fabrics. Come see them and be inspired!


Yet another multi-talented designer...

Anna Griffin has a new

fabric collection which

just SHOUTS

summer-by-the-sea.

So, even if you don't

have a cottage

in the Hamptons,

you can pretend. Make a bag,

spruce up your guest room or

porch with a few summery pillows.

It will make everything cooler!


Snazz one and snazz two...

"If-I-were-a-supermodel"

(sung to the tune of:

If I had a million dollars)

OK, so we have these most

super snazz fabrics by

Dolce & Gabbana,

in the silkiest, softest

lightweight lycra and...

if I were blah, blah, etc...

...I would make myself a wrap dress.

Our supermodelish friend Krista is making herself a dress.

We will be jealous, but proud.


Mary