{Whats New} Bake Sale

So we're back to our routine, kids are back in school and for the first time in a long time, all is quiet at The Sewing Boutique HQ.

Good job I've got lots of orders and new fabrics arriving to keep me busy!  I might even try and squeeze some sewing time in soon as our latest range of fabrics that arrived today has got me thinking of kitchen projects!

Its full of summer brights, flowers and fruit with a bit of spotty fabric thrown in for good measure!  

So what am I going to sew with this??  The first project on my mind is this for my youngest....

From youcanmakethis.com 

My youngest adores her dolly so Im thinking she would love and apron for her and a matching one for "baba".  I think these fabrics would be perfect for that!

Im also putting together an oven mit tutorial with some matching pot holders so watch this space for those!

What would you be inspired to make with this range?  Does it say anything to you?  Would love to hear your thoughts on our latest range!

p.s. pop back tomorrow as we'll be announcing the winner of our Spooky Giveaway Bundle! 

{Whats New} Autumn Feel Fabrics

Oh how I love autumn.  Easily my favourite time of year...summer is to hot, winter is too cold but autumn is just right (in the words of Goldilocks!).  I love the colours that are associated with autumn and when I saw this collection, I new I had to have it in the shop because it would make perfect little dresses for autumn!

The collection is by Sue Daley for Riley Blake Designs and is called Tueigs and Grace (pronounced too-igs? Please correct me if Im wrong!)

Calico in Pink

Damask in Cream

Garden in Pink

Petals in Brown...and my favourite!

The Petals is my favourite and already, I have a picture of a little pinafore dress with tights and boots for the winter for my littlest one! 

So, thats this week new fabric, Im looking forward to the next lot already!

Which print is your favourite??

{Whats New} I hate to be the one to mention it....

But if you havent already seen over on our Facebook page our Christmas fabrics are now in stock!!

I know I know, Christmas starts earlier every year and the summer holidays arent even over yet but I've had these on order since last Christmas!  Things start earlier in the fabric world!

Our first Christmas collection is by Riley Blake and is called A Merry Little Christmas.   I love Riley Blake's designs so it went without saying I was going to order their Christmas range.  The second one I picked was this one by Clothworks...

This one's called Not Even A Mouse and reminded me of my favourite Christmas book, The Night Before Christmas!  Very glad I ordered it cos its super cute and the diamonds are perfect for smaller Christmas makes.

Will be adding Christmas ribbons and other lovely bits and pieces as they arrive but these were the first to hit The Sewing Boutique HQ so thought I'd add them now for you super organised crafters!  We do of course have a section on the website where all our Christmas goodies will appear in one place.

Thats it....I promise not to mention Christmas again until at least October ;)

{Whats New} In The Shop

We have (almost) been inundated with new fabrics coming in over the last month or so!  Not that Im complaining....who would when surrounded by all this beautiful fabric!!  And beautiful it is....

Happy Every After - Riley Blake Designs

Have you ever seen such a perfect fabric for a little princess?  Designed by Sandra Workman for Riley Blake Designs, the princess castles and little dresses would look perfect as maybe a patchwork bedspread.  I have two little princesses who fell in love with it as soon as it was delivered!!

Little Monkeys by Blend Fabrics

Not wanting to forget the boys, how cute is this monkey fabric?!  If you know the words to "No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed" you'll be singing it to yourself after making something for your little one with this!!

Type By Windham Fabrics

A bit of a grown up print in comparison with the others, Type by Windham fabric is illustrator Julia Rothman's debut fabric collection.  My mind has been whirring with ideas since ordering this, and a few people came up with some fab ideas over on Facebook too!  Glasses case with the glasses fabric, messenger bags with the letters, fabric baskets to organise your desk with the paper clip one....too many ideas, not enough time to do them!!

All these are available over in the shop now.

Rhi @ The Sewing Boutique

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{Dont Miss Out} Join In Our Giveaway!

Yesterday morning, we were very (very!) pleased to see that over on our Facebook page, we passed 3000 likes!  We are extremely grateful to each and every person that takes time to like our page, look at our fabrics and sometimes even leave a little comment.  

We couldn’t let this milestone pass without a celebration of some sorts, so pop on over and take part! 

There is....

You could win any one of these!

.....the chance to win a metre of fabric OF YOUR CHOICE!!  It could be any of these, or maybe you've had your eye on a Christmas fabric??  Or maybe you just cant decide, in which case, you could pick four FQs!  To enter you have to just visit our facebook page and comment underneath the giveaway photo.

Thinking that may not be enough, as there can only be one winner of a giveaway, we also have a discount code to receive a whopping 20% off everything on the site, for everyone to enjoy!  To claim the money off voucher, take a look here for more info (the offer is pinned to the top of our Facebook wall).

{Whats New} Dare I Say It.....

....Christmas!!!  There I said it!  Too early?  Maybe a tad, but with the kids going to back to school next week the shops will soon be filled with cards, decorations and gift ideas (but please no carol cds just yet!).

If you are a crafter, Christmas will be a huge event that will take additional prep for your stall to look festive and indeed, you will probably have been thinking about Christmas makes for a little while now.  

So we have carefully selected our Christmas fabrics and trimmings and they are now available in our Christmas Shop! 

Here are a few of the fabrics we've selected to inspire your festive makes.  There are also bundles available too! 

Michael Miller - Nordic Holiday

Michael Miller - Deck The Halls

Christmas Stars - Red

Christmas Toys - Green

Looking forward to seeing the start of the festive makes!  I may even be ready for Christmas early this year (then again...I probably wont).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{In The Shop} Some Exciting "Coming Soons"

Apologies for the quietness on the blog of late but I assure you there has been a lot going on behind the scenes!  Apart from a short break in beautiful Devon, we've been busy browsing and picking up-coming fabric collections - and what a job its been!  

In an ideal world we'd stock everything, in all colours, from all designers but I think we've managed to pick a fantastic selection to tempt one or two of you! 

The full album of whats coming between now and December is over on our Facebook page, but here are a few favourites for now...

Riley Blake - Happily Every After - Due November/December

Riley Blake - Polka Dot Stitches - Due September/October

Anthology Fabrics - Raining Rainbows - Due September/October

Riley Blake - Sweetcakes - Due December/January

{In The Shop} New Florals and Fruit

There's always lots of excitement around here (for me anyway) when new fabrics arrive.  Needless to say I was over the moon when a BIG fabric order arrived last week with lots and lots of new florals, strawberry ginghams, spotty fabric and some gorgeous "shabby chic" style fabric with flowers and hearts.  Here are a few favourites....

Strawberry Gingham - Red

Cottage Garden - Petal Pink

Pretty Peonys - Biscuit

Elephants Parade - Sugar Pink

The Elephants Parade fabric also comes in Wine, Biscuit and Navy and would be perfect for any new baby makes.  These are just a few of our newest fabrics in.  Lots more still to be listed so make sure you check back soon!

Something else new...

Also new on our shelves are some ribbon bundles, carefully put together to match our fabrics and, hopefully, any makes you might find yourself making!!  We have five types, Blacks & Reds, Candy Floss Pinks, HoHoHo, Little Boy Blue and Spring Has Sprung.

Candy Floss Pinks

HoHoHo

Have a lovely week everyone!

{Giveaway} And The Winner Is.....

Thank you so much to everyone that entered our giveaway.  Not only were there lot and lots (and lots) of entries but there were so many lovely comments about the tutorial, the fabrics and just the blog in general!  So thank you, it is very much appreciated that you take the time to comment and say such nice things.

So without anymore ramblings, the winner, as picked by the Random Generator is....

Which by our calculations is....

Pip @ Sock Yarn Shop

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!  An email will be on its way shortly.

We truly wish everyone who entered could win a prize.  Next time, we wont leave it so long to have another giveaway!   

 

{Design Team} New Makes and A New Fabric

This months makes from our Design Team are a bit special for two reasons.  Firstly, they are different to anything I've seen (and I see a lot of crafty stuff!) and secondly, they use a fabric that is going on sale in our shop today!

This is what they were sent.....

Looks like a napkin, but it is a FQ of a new fabric to us Michael Miller's Mod Blooms in White and a metre of co-ordinating turquoise spotty ribbon. 

I think they will all agree this months was a more difficult one as the print on the fabric is quite large.  However, they did not disappoint and this months makes are all so different from each other!  Anyway, here's what they came up with....

Copyright Sweet Williams Soft Furnishings, Cards and Gifts

Emma at Sweet Williams made the most amazing fabric basket.  The pink spotty lining is a perfect match and sets off the flowers beautifully!  She also came up with a lavender bag and, having seen a fair few lavender bags in my time, I think its fair to say this modern fabric jazzes it up!  Both will be available to buy via Emma's facebook page. 

Copyright Sew Ray Me

Copyright Sew Ray Me

Rachael from Sew Ray Me also made two gorgeous makes this month and really showed off the fabric well.  Rachael used embroidery to make some of the detail really stand out (in her words, she picked some co-ordinating threads and just started sewing!).  She then backed it onto some gingham and made it into this really sweet notebook cover, using the ribbon as detail on the front and as a book mark.  

Copyright Sew Ray Me

Having some fabric left, Rachaels second make was some lovely lavender pouches and again, this fabric makes them look so modern.  She finished them off with little ribbon tags.  

Copyright Willowlane Designs

Lane over at Willowlane Designs came up with THE most adorable 0-3 month baby skirt.  She used the Mod Bloom fabric for the top layer and underneath made a co-ordinating green skirt, all with an elasticated waist.  What a fantastic idea, this fabric would make some amazing kids clothes for the summer (should the summer ever decide to make an appearance).  I got the chance to see this on its owner on the weekend and I think she liked it a lot!

Copyright Heartstitch

Elli from Heartstitch, inspired by how bright and sunny this fabric is, took her thoughts to sunny places and created this fantastic passport cover.

Copyright Heartstitch

Copyright Heartstitch

As Elli said, this project is small enough to finish in an hour or so but big enough to suit the print.  Such a unique make and so well made, a must for anyone going on holiday this year! 

Feeling inspired?!  We hope so.  Its been another month of dazzling talent from our Design Team!  Do pop over to their blogs to say hi. 

The new fabric is now in the shop and can be purchased here.  We'd love to see what you create with it!