Monday, November 21, 2011

Making Holiday Gifts

Required Supplies: Three crafty gals and a rainy day

Supplies are gathered. Treats are important too... and even more scrumptious when they come from Italy!


Tracing, sewing, assembling, cutting....


Filling with fluff and good smells....


We've made you a gift....


..which you will receive if you shop in our store or in our webstore starting on Black Friday, Nov 25th,  "Small Business Saturday",  Nov 26th,  through "Cyber Monday",  Nov 28th.


Our Thanksgiving weekend hours are HERE.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Christmas Tree Napkin Tutorial



Here's what you'll needed for 4 napkins:
Four complimentary 20"x20" washed and cut cotton squares
Cutting, ironing and marking supplies
19" diameter template (I made mine just a quarter circle from scrap cardboard)
Serger - or sewing machine that can sew a finishing stitch

For each 20"x20" square...

Using 2 complimentary fabrics, sew down the length...


Grab your washable or disappearing marker....

If you don't have a serger, you can use your sewing machine to make a finishing stitch (like a zig-zag stitch), with the excess fabric cut off.  The idea is to give the edge a bit of a "rough" look that will become more ruffly as the napkin is washed.





and you have....

It's a bit of Christmas magic....



p.s.  We sell our pre-washed and cut 20"x20" fabric squares in the store.


Fabrics used are (l to r):  Tiny Trees, Mini Harlequin, Deck the Halls, That's All Stripe



Saturday, November 12, 2011

A Thankfully Simple Tablesetting

Enjoying the Warmth of Autumn



Apples, pumpkins and fall leaves...



Napkins in fall colors and prints...



Branches of dried maple leaves make an easy and colorful centerpiece.



This is the time of year Monarch Butterflies visit our Central Coast.



More critters grace the table.  These adorable candles are from the Pottery Barn sale table.



Gathering nuts for winter...



Gathered and stored!



Rainy weather justifies even more time for crafting....



Now we have felt leaf garland to grace our front window...



For more Thanksgiving craft inspiration, the blog, A Sewing Journal has complied some great ones here: "Sewing Inspiration: Thanksgiving".



Happy crafting, feasting, and setting your Thanksgiving table!


Links: Fall Napkins, Monarch Butterflies, Pottery Barn Critter Candles, A Sewing Journal's "Sewing Inspiration: Thanksgiving"