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January 17, 2014January 14, 2014

Fabric Friday!

Maison Bleue by Robyn Pandolph for RJR Fabrics

Kansas Troubles II by Kansas Troubles for Moda

Jefferson County by Jeanne Horton for Windham

Have a great day!

Kate

December 19, 2013December 18, 2013

Fabric Favorites at Missouri Star

In case you hadn’t notice already, I’m just going to tell you…the quilt shop has SO MUCH FABRIC. It’s like a glorious, little (understatement of the century) fabric bomb went off in there. Fabric is coming out of our ears! I went around the shop and took just a few photos of some of our favorites:

Do you like gnomes? I love gnomes, and this “Gnome Living” fabric is just too adorable.

And I’m sure you’ve heard what the fox is saying, so naturally, it makes sense that he has a fabric line called “Forest Playground“:

Secret information: I can actually play the guitar…this is called “Jazz Between Friends“. I love how bright it is!

Then we love us some good, soft tones from this “Lost and Found” line.

Wallflowers of the world unite! There’s a fabric for you:

Stay tuned for more! Stay warm, friends.

December 13, 2013December 12, 2013

Fabric Friday!

So one week left to get on the Nice list! Do you ever wonder why we celebrate Christmas on December 25th or how “Silent Night” (one of my favorites) came about? Well, gather round my little elves for fun facts time:

Christmas Eve in Japan is a good day to eat fried chicken and strawberry shortcake.
“Silent Night” was written in 1818, by an Austrian pastor, Joseph Mohr. As Christmas Eve came, that year, the organ in his church was broken, so together with his friend, Franz Gruber, he wrote this new tune for the service that night, and played it on his guitar for his congregation.
The first department store to feature a visit with Santa was the J. W. Parkinson’s store in Philadelphia in 1841. No other department stores copied this event until 1890.
The Christmas abbreviation-Xmas-is thought by some to be sacrilegious, but in fact the first letter of the Greek word for Christ is chi, which is X. Before the invention of the printing press, “Xmas” was often used to save time and ink.
We celebrate Christmas on December 25th because in the fourth century, Pope Julius I announced that Christ’s official birthday would be December 25th.

Surrounded by Love by Deb Strain for Moda

Waterfront Park by Violet Craft for Michael Miller

French Courtyard by Sue Daley Designs for Riley Blake

Felicity by Bren Talavera for Robert Kaufman

Happy Holidays!

Kate

December 6, 2013December 5, 2013

Fabric Friday!

So with 2 weeks till Christmas whose’s ready?? Are the stockings hung with care? Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? (BTW..does anyone do that, roast chestnuts?) Is the shopping done and wrapped?