Everything Wonderful In Quilting & Knitting
Yay! Our Lecien Japanese fabrics came in! There are so many amazing fabrics it was hard to choose what to put on the blog today. I am sure there will be much more to come, but I am especially fond of these Linen & Cotton blends. The prints are teeny tiny and have monkeys and fruit, I just want to pinch the fabric. It has been a bit like Christmas around here, so much fabric is pouring in, we are running out of places to put it!
The fabric is flowing into the shop like crazy. There are a lot of fabulous new prints but I especially love this collection called “Kiwi” from Timeless Treasures. Usually I would not pink lime and pink as my favorite colors, but these fabrics change my mind! If you are Lecien lover, get excited! We have over 100 bolts of the amazing Japanese fabrics coming in on Friday.
Sample Sale:
We are changing up some displays and doing a little bit of purging. Upstairs at the shop we have a sample sale going on with a lot of beautiful retired store samples and displays, all for sale at great prices. Come check them out!!
I brought out this scarf today to keep warm in the newly frigid temperatures around here. I forgot how much I like it! So I thought I would share the pattern with you. I actually made a few of these last year, and no matter what color or yarn I chose, I was really pleased with the result. The pattern looks more complicated then it is, and knits up really quickly. I held together a basic Aran weight wool blend and a fine angora that changed colors slightly to make the scarf shown here. But I also made a few of them with only the wool blend, both turned out wonderfully. I also like my scarves really long, so you may not need as much yarn as the pattern calls for. Have fun!
Make your own fabulous wool felt hat for fall! This adorbale hat is one of our latest patterns at the shop. This is the beautiful Shannon modeling the hat that is named for her.
Fall is here! The colors are amazing and it is the perfect time of year to wear my red boots. I have a small shoe obsession, and these are one of my very favorites!! I purchased them at a little shop called The Children’s Hour. They have the best shoes in Salt Lake and luckily they are right around the corner from me.
The fabric above is an amazing piece that I have been hanging on to for years, waiting for just the right quilt to come along. So far I am still saving it, any ideas? I just adore it! It is from a company called American Folk & Fabric. They specialize in reprinting vintage fabrics from the early 19th & 20th century. Their fabric is 60″ wide and a little more expensive, so we only get a few of their fabrics at the shop. But they are always show stoppers!
Sorry I have no -giveaway this week, but check back next week because I am going to have a good one! The winner from the last giveaway for Henrietta is Claudine! Yay!
Busy Bee Quilt Designs is one of my very favorite pattern companies, everything that they do is simple & chic. The two patterns above have just surfaced at the shop, and I can’t wait to make both of them . Victory Garden is a twin size quilt with a wonderful retro British feel and Bistro Betty is a great new take on the aprons that everyone is making like crazy. Hip Baby is a pattern by the same designer that I have made many times. It always looks wonderful no matter what fabrics you choose, and is truly quick and easy.
After almost a year of not being available in the US,Classic Babies by Rowan has returned. This book has been by far the most popular baby knitting pattern book at Piper’s. The sales may be influenced a little by the fact that Jeanette made three of the sweaters out of the book. Now that we can get the book again, we are tempted to make even more!
Its that time of year again! I love Halloween, it is my very favorite holiday. Last year I tried to glitter my pumpkins just like I saw on Martha, but was really disappointed with the end result. Plus the glitter, was falling off the pumpkins and all over my porch, hence all over my dogs and all through out my house for weeks. I am sure Martha’s did not do that, I think I may have used the wrong glue. So this year, I wanted to try something a little different. I decided to spray paint the pumpkins, with paint that already had glitter in it. I love the result! I am so happy with my pumpkins that I had to show them off. I even added clear coat to ensure there would not be any glitter situation this year.
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