SEW CAROLINE WEARING SAFARI MOON!

So excited that Caroline from SEW CAROLINE made this amazing blouse from Safari Moonl The fabric is: called soaring free clear found here. The Pattern is designed by Sew Caroline and you can read all about it on her beautiful blog here! Caoline is very talented and this is a very exciting time for her because she is part of the AGF limited editon and launching a fabric line in July and will be displaying it this Spring at the international quilt market Pittsburgh
You can see her beautiful collection here. The Limited edition fabrics are colorful and bright and easy to cut and sew. Thank you Caroline! I love love love this blouse and you are a beautiful model!
Thanks all for coming to my blog… Look forward to comments. Love, Frances

Introducing UTOPIA!

 Seriously excited to announce my third fabric collection with Art Gallery Fabrics! You ask another so soon with the launch of Cherie? Well yes why not! I was supposed to launch in portland of 2013 and due to not being quiet ready… when I was supposed to launch, long story in my not so easy journey with fabric design.  But I got to launch two at the same time and I am beyond thrilled. This collection is filled with intense colors and below you can read my concept behind it. This line is scheduled to arrive in shops OCTOBER 2014 see details HERE. 

Journey to an idealistic society, a city of incredible colors captured only in dreams, a place that is filled with vibrancy and ignites our deepest longings and hopes. Your imagination will be inspired you travel through …the enchanting trees and coves. The colors will pop off the fabric as it takes you to this magical land.

Art Gallery fabrics is now offering Voile and knits! So you can see the pieces from Utopia that are offered in Voile and Knits! So incredibly exciting! The quilty is number one in feel! I can't wait!

I hope you will enjoy sewing with this collection as much as I enjoy seeing all your projects! 

Love,

Frances

A GAZEBO AND A QUILT

Loving this quilt made by my friend Tina Wince and quilted by Pat Rollie. I love setting up the picture at the most beautiful home. It was a beautiful day for shooting. I hope you enjoy these pictures. Here is the info about the quilt…

Book –Quilt Love Simple Projects too Stitch & Treasure

The quilt pattern is called ‘Backyard Picnic Quilt” page 89

Elephant Softie Free Pattern

 I Adore this free pattern by Birch Fabrics! HERE is the  FREE PATTERN AND TUTORIAL        

Super simple and fun to make! I am showing you the pieces so you can see how easy. I used my name from the salvage edge on my Safari Moon collection as the tail! You can use any salvage edge just cut with pinking sheers. 

 This is so fast to put together it comes is 2 sizes! It is so cute in real life and great for a baby gift if you don't have a lot of time. I made one for a baby so I used felt eyes and the other for my friend's daughter who is 8 so I could use buttons for the eyes.

 The small size is super uber cute!

Thank You Birch Fabrics and Christina McKinney!  I want to make a million of these! 

Picking some Aurifil thread colors… Secret Agent Project

This weekend I picked some colors for a secret agent project! Ok maybe not agent…
Stay tunned! Very exciting!

Introducing Cherie! My next Fabric collection!

So thrilled to reveal my next collection Cherie! It is so different from Safari Moon as you can see. CLICK HERE AGF WEBSITE HERE TO SEE A BETTER VIEW.

I hope you will still get the feeling of a great escape not to the african planes but now to Paris! 

This is a romantic collection that I hope will capture your imagination and will hopefully inspire you for your next beautiful quits and projects! I love to hear feedback so please comment and tell me what you think! Much love,

Frances

Tula Pink block a free pattern and tutorial by little miss shabby

Here is an example with my Safari Moon Collection! 

This is a mug rug version of the Tula Pink block and tutorial by Little Miss Shabby that can be found HERE

I love this project so much. It makes great place mats too.