Friday, June 13, 2008

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

Monday, May 26, 2008

Hats, Chapeaux, 帽子!


It's a movement! Hats galore here at FMS. It all started with

our friend June buying up all sorts of groovy fabric and trims,

and I of course had to know "What're y'up too?"

Hats!

June sells her hats on Etsy. Check out her shop:

www.JunieShop.etsy.com



And then...

our friend Joan made a super cute kiddo hat with this

soldier print by the Japanese fabric company: Kokka.



Way to go Joan!



and then...

Joan's student Katie made this incredibly awesome hat

with an Echino fabric. Hard to believe it was made with

this Vogue pattern.




Just goes to show what a really groovy fabric

can do for your projects (that and Katie's talent).





While we're on this subject of hats, thought I'd throw in

a few more for contemplation. All images courtesy of:

Harlem's Heaven Boutique.


Power Hat!




Black Hat (my fave)



or Pink?




Church Hat

(amen to that!)


Mary