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Daisy News
Posted January 23rd, 2012 in What's New
Hey there! How’s everyone been? I’ve been a sewing fool over here. That’s all I wanna do lately. Just hide in my basement and sew. I am in a creative mood. Starting all kinds of projects. And yes even finishing some of them. My problem is I don’t like to write patterns. I can design lots of things and even make them but then getting the directions on paper…………problem!!! I do warn you in my directions this is not my profession. lol But you know where I am if you have any questions. That’s a good thing right?
I have been working on some of my BOM’s that some of you are doing. I love all of them. I thought maybe you would like to see what I’ve done.
This is the Vintage Christmas BOM. I LOVE THIS. The red and green are so pretty together. I’m mixing a lot of shades of green in this. It’s going to be a big quilt. I can get the pattern set if anyone wants to make one. I can’t kit it up like this anymore. I might do it again if different colors. Anyone interested? Send me an email.
Don’t you just love these tiny blocks? Wouldn’t an entire quilt of these be cute? They are the four little blocks in the center part of the quilt.
Finished both of these. I’m going to start the other two that I have now. There are a few different ones on the website under STITCHERY or AUSTRALIAN patterns. They come preprinted and all you do is stitch. Can’t get any easier can it? Well, it can but NO I’m not going to do it for you. :) I still haven’t decided how I’m going to finish these. Maybe I’ll just hang them on the hanger with all my other stitchery’s until something hits me. Not really HITS me, just hits me!
I made some new bundles of dots in fat quarters. If you go to the website under the bundles remember they are always changing as I get new fabric and sell out of old. If you really like dots I could make you one huge bundle of dots. I have dots everywhere. If it’s available I order it I think. Who knew I had so many?
Here’s another one I have made up new. This is the red fat quarter bundle.
I just had to show you this. Some of my scraps from making bundles. Isn’t it colorful. Like confetti.
This is the Redwork Christmas BOM that alot of you are doing. I think it’s turning out awesome. These are some big blocks! Hunka looked at them hanging there and said, WOW that is a lot of stitching. DUHHHH Ya think I just whip this stuff up overnight? This BOM I can also get the pattern set still if anyone is interested. Just send me an email. It is an iron on pattern so you just lay it on your fabric and press. Perfect huh? No tracing!!
Do ya see what I’ve been working on? This cute little drawstring bag. It is going to be a tutorial on the website. I’ll send it out in newsletter in a few days. I have kits on the website if you want to make it like mine. You don’t have to, but if you like mine, get a kit and get ready. First thing you’ll need to do is go to Birdbrain’s website and print off the adorable little birdy pattern. It’s a freebie on her website. Robin does free little stitchery all the time for us to dowload free. I won’t be including this in your kit because you should go get it from her. And thank her maybe???? She doesn’t have to give us this free but she does and I think it’s so so nice of her. He is the cutest bird isn’t he?
Your kit will have everything you need in it except the pattern for the bird. The instructions will be on the tutorial. I love my little bag. Birdie Bag Kit is what it’s listed as under KITS.
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I’m outta room as usual. Please know that shipping at the post office has increased as of the 21st. I’ve made the changes on the website so it will just automatically do that for you. And don’t forget that I reimburse you for overcharges. :)
Happy Sewing everyone
Hugs
sharon
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Daisy News!!!
Posted January 12th, 2012 in What's New
First I need to let you know that orders coming in after this weekend won’t go out for a week. I’ll be heading to Ca to attend Road to CA with Hunka. I can’t wait. We’re staying by the beach with a friend. It’s going to be so much fun. I’ll take lots of pictures if I can. You can still place orders just know that they won’t ship out until after I return on Sunday the 22nd I think it is.
Secondly I’d like to ask you to say a prayer for my friend JoAnn Mullaly of JAM designs. Her daughter Megan lost her battle with cancer this past week. I know she’s been fighting this for years. I can’t imagine what JoAnn is going through or her family. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family. I’m hoping to get to see her next week while I’m in Ca. If you get a minute please stop by her blog and let her know we’re thinking about her. You can click on her name and it should take you to her blog.
Bundles!!! I’ve been making bundles. I spent most of the day yesterday downstairs cutting and cutting and kitting. My hand hurts but I must carry on. My customers wait. :) And I love my customers.
I cut a fat quarter of all the red/white or white/red polka dots. I didn’t realize I had so many different ones down there. If your like me, you love you some polka dots and RED is even better.
This new line of fabric came in this week. The 1862 Battle Hymn by Barbara Brackman. I am in love with this. I’m dying to cut into it and make something. Like maybe one of our monthly mini’s.
And I made bundles too.
Redwork Renassiance by Chloe’s Closet bundles. Again with the RED. Love it.
Blueberry Crumb Cake fabrics are on the website by Blackbird Designs. Along with their newest book.
Aren’t these cute? You pull their ears and the tape measure comes out. Push the button on their back and it closes up. And they are an inexpensive little gift for your quilter friends. Or if your like me, you get one for yourself!!
I thought this was a cute and easy pattern. Daisy Chains by Fig Tree.
I’ve marked down alot of scissors, thread keeps, needle minders etc on the website. I won’t be restocking these so get them while I have them. And more fabric has been marked down. I’m finally starting to see the basement carpet. And that’s a good thing.
Sew Cherry, Countdown to Christmas and Sugar and Spice. All marked down.
I’m almost caught up on all the orders everyone placed. Next I’ll get back on schedule mailing out the BOM’s. I’m still waiting to hear from Lynette on her new one. Last one was Christmas but that doesn’t mean this year it will be Christmas. I have no idea what she will do. I’ll keep you updated as I know.
Vignette magazine will be out in March. Some of you have asked me about that too. I still have issue one and three left. I’m not restocking these. They are going out of print I think. If you want any of them you can prepay and I can see if they are still in stock. Other than that I will have issue 5 and those after that.
Alrighty then, that’s alot for you to take in. Hope I didn’t leave anything out. If so, I’ll be back in your inbox soon. :) Don’t delete me. I beg of you. haaaaaaa just kidding. Ok, not really.
Hugs
sharon
ps. I got my snow!!!!!!!! Yippeeee, it snowed all day long today. So pretty and I’m a happy camper.
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Daisy News
Posted January 8th, 2012 in What's New
I know I’m back sooner that I thought I would be. But I did send an email to Lynette Anderson about her Button BOM to find out when we could expect it and it looks like Feb it will get going. So those of you that have already signed up, you will be on the list for sure. If anyone else thinks they might want to join us this year, please,please sign up. I’m only going to reserve the amount of kits that have prepaid this year. And she could have us sign up any day. This will be the last time I mention this so please don’t delay if you think you’d like to do it. You can sign up on the website but after that I’ll call for your cc number. I will need your credit card number on this so I can just automatically bill each month before it is shipped to me. If you can’t do credit card I’m sorry, this is the only way to keep it simple and get them shipped out on time each month.Waiting for Paypal invoices to be paid is really confusing over here. I have lots of BOM’s going on and keeping track of who paid, who’s was shipped,etc is quite a job. And remember, it’s just me, little old me. I do it all.
Regarding other BOM’s that are ongoing. Please check your email accounts for invoices I send. I have sent a few out more than once and if they are not paid by this week I will assume your not doing it anymore. And I will mark your name off that list. I need to close up a few of them that are complete. So please check your email or if you haven’t received a month your expecting please send me an email. No one will be allowed to join a BOM in the middle anymore either. It’s very confusing and just this week I got a nasty email from someone who signed up midway because there was a confusion on my part. I just can’t keep up with the late comer anymore. So get in right at first if you want to participate.
Thanks for the orders I’ve received this weekend. I’ll be working on them tomorrow and all week. I’ve added more new fabric at a sale price. I won’t be marking it down any lower, I’ll just keep it for kits an the price will go back up to 8.75 this week. So if your looking for some of the Battle Hymns fabric and want it on sale. Grab it now. These are just a few of the prints I ordered. Moda has shipped my order and it should arrive this week. I can’t wait to see it and make something with it.
I’ve almost finished with my Annie BOM quilt. Just two more borders left. I did cut the outside border in half. It was just too wide for the little blocks. What a happy quilt. You can still get the pattern set on the website. I have two full sets left.
This pillow was made using the Feb Annie blog. But the kit has the pattern for Feb in it too in case you didn’t do the Annie BOM.
I’ve cut and added more 1930′s Aunt Grace bundles for fat quarters and fat eights. Both are marked down. When these are gone, they are gone too.
I finished my Friendship BOM quilt. I can still get the pattern set if anyone would like to make one. Just let me know.
I’m sure someone out there does embroidery machine work. I have these two sets of thread and they are poly thread and rayon. If anyone wants them and you pay the shipping I’d love to give them to you. I can not use them and not even sure how I got them. lol The first person to email me can have them. I’ll send you a paypal invoice for shipping. I’ll send them Priority Flat Rate in the box not an envelope.
GONE!!!! Sorry. 
Okie Dokie, gotta run! Thanks again for the orders, the nice emails, and little notes you send me. They all make me smile.
Hugs
sharon
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Daisy News
Posted December 27th, 2011 in What's New
I’m back and survived the holidays. How about you? I’m gonna say that I’m happy they are all over with. So much work, and then poof it’s over in a matter of hours. I’ve started taking stuff back to the basement. Most of it is down and ready to be stored away. Next year we are going to spend Christmas in Tennessee most likely so I won’t be doing as much decorating. Seems like every other year I decorate which is good with me.
New arrivals:
Weekend by Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird Design
Stitched For Fun by Fiona Goble
Back to Charm School by Country Threads. I love them and their place on the farm. I want to go back again soon.
Quilt A Gift by Bari. And she has a baby boy one too that I have in stock.
This pattern is so cute. I’m going to do the snowmen in redwork instead of applique and then use red/white fabrics around the blocks. Cute huh?
Simple Choices is a good book. I love the quilt on the cover. The ones inside are cute too.
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I’m starting a new BOM and it’s going to be a project a month for Christmas 2012. Yes I said Christmas. Not all projects will be Christmassy but will be something easy you could make for gifts if you would like. You can sign up for it on the website under ChristmasBOM2012. Just like the others once we begin shipping you can’t join. So if you think you wanna join us please sign up. So this is the first thing you’ll get. And you don’t have to get every month. You can pick and choose after I list the project. I’ll only make so many kits though. When they are gone, they are gone. Christmas Gift Ideas is what it’s listed as if you are looking for it.
These pillow are some you can make with the fabric you’ll get. You’ll be able to make even more really. I just got tired of making them. I’m gonna leave out the red ones and use for Valentine’s day. So if you give these for a gift the person you give to can do that too. There is a snowman, a tree, a heart, wool for a heart, wool for the snowman, etc in the kit.
I ordered two large Annie’s from my friend Nicole for Christmas. I sent her the fabrics I wanted her to use. I used the Moda Christmas fabric. They turned out so cute. Here’s the one I kept for me. You can order them from her too. She should be getting ready to make Valentine ones soon. I am telling you that I’m obsessed with her Annies. I should count how many I have. This one is a big girl. You can see the little one to the right on the photo. Yep she’s packed away too until next year.
I added another black bolt to the website from the line Little Gatherings. Love this fabric.
I’ve added the BOM patterns for Truly Scrumptious to the website. I started mine and they are so dang cute. This is just for the patterns only. No kits.
This is a new kit I just finished. It’s a Valentine Annie pillow. The kit includes the fabric, ribbon, button and the pattern. It’s around 10 inches square. It’s under KITS on the website.
Can you see it way up there on my bed? I switched out the Christmas quilt and put my Valentine quilt on. This is another one I made years ago. But love every year when I bring it out.
I’ve updated the Clearance section on the website. Lots of scissors, notions, fabric, patterns/books, etc marked down. So check that out. Alot of stuff on there. I’m downsizing. I have way too much inventory and I have no room. I probably won’t be selling fabric by the yard for much longer. Only kits and BOM’s. So check out the stuff that’s marked down and keep checking back.
Thanks for stopping by, thanks for your business and Happy New Year.
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Daisy Christmas!!
Posted December 19th, 2011 in What's New
Merry Christmas to everyone! Are you ready? I think I am officially done shopping. Just need to wrap a few more things.
We have a skinny tree. And a skinny sister. :) Had to say that. If you follow my FB page or my other blog you know who she is. The tree was perfect in our house in Ca because that’s what we had room for. Now I’d like a FAT tree but how do I tell hunka? Since we’ve moved back to St. Louis where we have a big Christmas with my kids, and my “skinny” sister’s family I need room for all the gifts. They do not fit under a skinny tree. Maybe I’ll look for a fatty after Christmas.
Here’s a great new book that just came in today. I LOVE IT. I’ve had this on preorder forever it seems like. And it was worth the wait. Starting in January I’m going to be offering a kit each month for one of the mini quilts in the book. So you’ll need that in order to make the quilt. I wont’ include instructions. You can sign up to receive this monthly if you’d like on the website. There are some great mini’s in this book. If you want to sign up for the monthly mini using this book, it’s listed under Country Threads Monthly mini on the website.
This one too. Now all I need is a little baby to sew for. Maybe I’ll just start now and save everything.
All of the Vignette 5 orders have been shipped. If you don’t have it yet, you should in a couple days. They are all out. I still have a few left on the website. There are still a few of the first four issues too if you still want to get in on them. I won’t be ordering anymore of these.
These are the cutest quilt labels. You get a lot of labels in one panel. Do you put labels on your quilts? I wish I could remember to do that. I’m always happy to get that binding on and be done. But then later on I look at a quilt and can’t remember the name of the pattern or when I made it. I’ve got to start doing this.
Here’s a couple new bundles listed on the website this month. Both are really nice.
I’ll be mailing out your first kit for the little house BOM after Christmas is over. I’m almost finished with #2. I started and then Christmas got in the way. Now I’m ready to get back to it. You still have time to sign up for this but once I start mailing out. It will be closed.
#1
#2 not all finished yet.
I know everyone is so busy right now but I wanted to pop in and tell everyone to have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And to thank you all for your business and support this past year. I appreciate it so very much. Be back in 2012. :) That means a couple weeks.
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Stocking Tutorial Cont……
Posted December 9th, 2011 in What's New
How’s the stockings coming along? Ready to continue?
Ok, we need to make a back first, then the lining for this. First let’s cut out the back. Remember the back has to be in the same direction as the front with the RIGHT side of the fabric facing down when you cut out and your stocking is facing RIGHT side up. Just like I have it laid out here. Just cut one.
Once you flip that part over this is what you should have. You can spray baste your stocking back to the binding or pin it for quilting.
Ok, we’re going to quilt the back of the stocking. The front you sort of quilted as you went along. But feel free to do some top stitching on it. I love using this tape for marking my lines. I also like using the Frixion markers. I have both on the website. This tape I have to say is my favorite though. You’ll also need your ruler.
I start by placing my ruler in whatever spot you like. I do a diagonal. You have also square it up in your lines. I love the diagonal cross hatched look. So I place the tape right along the ruler edge.
Space it out however far apart you like it.
Follow the tape and quilt.
So this is what you have when you go in one direction.
Trim again.
Mark with your tape again, then quilt in the opposite directions and this is what it will look like. Trim again.
Tada you have a front and a back.
Next you’ll want to add the little hanger on your stocking front. Cut a little piece of ribbon, rick rack, etc and fold it in half wrong sides together and pin on the stocking. See picture for placement.
Lining is next. Take your lining fabric RIGHT sides together and cut out two pieces for a front and a back.
Take the two lining pieces and then sew them to the top of the front and back. Make sure you have the ones just like the photo below. You will lay them right sides together before sewing along the top edge. I just laid them like this so you can see what they will look like if you have them in the correct place.
Sew along the top edge only after you lay them right sides together. Front stocking to front lining. Back of stocking to back lining piece. When you sew all around your stocking make sure not to get your little hanger caught in your sewing. Only sew it down on the side.
Ok, your ready to lay the the fronts and backs together RIGHT sides facing each other.
Leave an opening in the lining for turning right sides out after sewing.
Sew a 1/4 inch all the way around stopping at your opening spot.
This can be tricky because the stockings I did are small. Hubby makes this great turning stick and it works great. It’s on the website under WOOD.
You first sew your opening in the lining closed. Then you will want to push the lining into the stocking. That’s where the stuffer stick comes in handy dandy.
Press the top opening of your stocking and stuff that baby full of little gifts!!! I hope you enjoyed this. If so, I’d love to hear from you. Maybe I’ll do more tutorials if this one was good. :) I’d love to see your stockings too.
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Daisy News!!
Posted December 8th, 2011 in What's New
Sorry to be a pain in your………..inbox. You thought I was gonna say something else didn’t you? Well normally I would but I refrained. Santa’s watching I hear. And I want my gifts. Not gonna mess that one up.
Thank you for the nice “thank you” emails regarding the stocking tutorial. The second half of that you can find on my website in the blog area right on the front page. I’ll get the last part up there too.
I’m popping in to let you know that all books are 30% off until Monday. Use the code BOOKS. I get really creative with these codes can’t you tell? It takes me forever to come up with all of them. haaaaaaaaaa Anyhoo, Vignette magazines are NOT included. Say it with me……….NOT INCLUDED. Every other book, clearance or not is on sale.
Ok, I’m outta here. You guys are awesome!!!! I love my customers. BIG TIME!!!!
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Tutorial cont…….
Posted December 7th, 2011 in What's New
Ok, are you ready to continue? Did you start your stockings today? Here goes:
Remember how I said you start in the middle and work your way to the top and the bottom? Well in case you come up short at the top, it’s easy. Just add another piece until it’s all covered. Even if it’s not the same size strip as the others.
Here’s the extra piece of top. Once I trim it, it will be thinner than the others but it’s ok.
Now let’s work on the bottom part. You will need to turn your pieces so they fit the turn of the sock.
That red dot fabric strip I didn’t need to make quite as long. But I just sew right over it with the next piece.
Now you have the whole stocking covered. Ready to trim.
Flip the stocking over and let’s trim it. See the extra long piece at the top. You’ll just trim that too. Trim all around the stocking right up to the batting.
You should have this. Your stocking front.
Next I added trim. I put this trim on. You can add it anywhere or not at all.
I strung thin red ribbon onto each side of the trim And then put a button in the middle. Your kit will have all this inside. The trim I sewed down by hand right in the middle.
Add your button.
I’ll stop here and let you catch up. More tomorrow.
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Daisy here again!
Posted December 6th, 2011 in What's New
Hope I’m not wearing out my welcome at your in box. But you know I have new and I must show you.
It’s here, it’s here!!! Woodlands from Cinderberry’s Natalie Lymer. And I’m in love. This is just three of them. There are 11 on the website and I have fat quarter bundles too if that’s what you like.
Here’s hubby’s newest. I love these little wooden boxes. They come with the fat quarters which are Civil War fabrics from Marcus Brothers. You can choose red or black.
Pillowcase kits also on the website. They are all under KITS.
Labels from Moda and Sandy Gervais. Love these!!! Under FABRIC on the website.
Ok,I’m going to show the first part of the mini stocking tutorial tonight. You’ll have to make up your own little stocking drawing unless you’ve ordered a kit. This is what we are making.
You need to get some batting for your stocking base. Lay your pattern down and trace around. Your batting should be doubled. So you have a front and back.
You can also trace them separately like this.
Cut out the stocking shapes. Not sure why I have three there. lolol You’ll need two for one stocking.
Next your going to need to cut several different fabrics into strips. I cut mine 2 inches you can do any size you want. The more the merrier. Get it!! Christmas, merry?? Oh never mind.
Lay the fabrics out the way you want them on your stocking first.
I laid mine over the stocking like this.
Take two of the strips. Again not sure what’s going on with the number THREE. Other than you would want to lay out three pieces to make sure that you reach the top of your stocking once that top piece is sewn on.
Lay piece number one right side up. I start in the middle of the stocking.
Take piece one and two.
Lay piece number two face down on piece number one. And sew a 1/4 inch. Oh yes, Gummy Bears helps the sewing go smoother. Trust me.
Press!
Now continue with piece #3.
press, then lay out your #4 piece. Lay it on top of #3 and sew. And on and on.
Ok, this should get your going. Be back with more. I’ll just post the rest on the website not in an email. So look on my website/blog for it. I hope you enjoy doing this. I’d love to see your stockings. And remember I have kits too on the website.
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Daisy News!!
Posted December 6th, 2011 in What's New
Panic mode!! That’s what I’m in. PANIC MODE!! My head is spinning with everything that is going on this month. I know I’m going to wake up and it will all be over. I’m trying to enjoy every minute of it. Living in Southern Ca all those years where we really did nothing for the holidays, I realized how much I missed out on here in St. Louis. Hunka and I spent Friday day and night baking. We had so much fun doing this together. It was a first but he enjoyed it so it may be an annual thing for us. I have to say he enjoyed my RED mixer which I wasn’t so excited about. I told him, hands off!! Or I’m going downstairs for the power tools. And we all know he doesn’t want me messing with those. And yes he has an apron on. A Moda Home apron of course. Is there any other kind?
Lots of new things came in all at once. So I’ll try and put them on here as long as I can upload photos.
Christmas Trio by The Birhouse. This design comes already preprinted so all you have to do is stitch. I love when that happens dont’ you?
This book is back in stock. I have one left again. Very cute book also from The Birdhouse
My order came in from Bareroots that I placed at Quilt Market. I love all things Bari.
This one is called Patches & Posy’s Quilt
Wrist Pin Cushions
Two new books came in from Bari.
Quilt A Gift…… and Quilt A Gift for a Little One. They are both on the website. They are both filled with the cutest stitchery projects from Bari.
These pictures are from the baby book Quilt A Gift for a Little One.
Lots of you have purchased this book, and I have several kits on the website for items in that book. Bari made kits for the candle mat, pincushions, and the crazy purse. All are on the website under KITS The crazy purse and the pincushion you can see right there on the cover. The kit for the pincushion has the little tin that the cushion sits in too. So check those out. I only have a few of each.
The candle mat kit comes with everything to make both of these.
More cute from The Birdhouse, Natalie Bird. Do you not love this little sewing case? It’s 11×9 which is a good size really. If anyone would like to make me one please do not hold back!! I beg of you. :)
Janelle Wind has these adorable new patterns.
Sassy Sewing Set
Old Cats & Friends…..lovin this too.
Stockings……..who doesn’t love stockings? Well this is a little one I made and I’m going to post a tutorial for it. I’ll get all the pictures on here and up in the next couple days. Kits are on the website under KITS if you’d like to buy some. Or you can just follow along using your own fabs. They are so much fun and quick to make for last minute gifts. You can get the kit for the RED one or the MULTI one. Each kit will make two stockings.
Vignette 5 is going out tomorrow. It didn’t ship to me when I was told so it ended up being a week late arriving. But it’s ok, it’s here now and headed to your mailbox. If you don’t receive one you will get yours when my second shipment arrives. It’s on the way. No really, it is! haaaaa
I’m pretty sure I need to zip it up and send this now. I’m just hoping I didn’t overload with photos again. You know me and my camera. We are one!!!
Again, thank you so much for your continued support of me and my little business. Thank you for the sweet emails I receive too, they really do make my day.
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