Local Shops: Quilting Adventures

Here are a few snapshots from last weeks pilgrimage to the great Quilting Adventures. How's this for fabric eye candy...

FABRIC LUV

I am not usually a designer fabric kind-a girl. I like finding my fabric at JoAnnes and then buying tons of it. I like taking something that people just pass right by and making is wonderful. I do use some Michael Miller here and there. And I have used Robert Kaufman Cherries for a year now for the Diner Collection. You know me the fabric has to be kitsch! Then why am I in love with this yummy Ginger Blossom distributed by Michael Miller? Cuz it's YUMMY!



The wonderful Designer behind the gorgeous fabric is Sandi Henderson of Portabellopixie. This woman is fabulous! Here blog is sweet with fantastic photographs! (I am jealous!) AND she makes the most delightful kids cloths. This is what kids cloths should be fanciful and dreamy. These are my most favorite pants ever! I am afraid at ten Maddie would not go for these! Darn. Want to learn more about Sandi, I know I am wanting too, here is a link with links for an interview with Sandi!


I am waiting my fabric very impatiently (I mean patiently) to arrive in my mail box! It is selling like hot cakes. I found this at my local quilt shop of love, Quilting Adventures, my new favorite shop! Maddie and I went there last week and just circled the shop twice and only left because it was closing time. I had a hard time not buying some Ginger Blossom to make a mock-up apron while I wait for my wholesale order to come. I am getting the green and blue color-way!

It's good stuff!

Here is what we did buy! FUN right! Maddie insisted I get it! I love it!

new stash!

new stash!, originally uploaded by ModernJune.

I am so in love with this fabric, I got it at the cool locally owned fabric store here is Richmond, Quilting Adventures. Save up you pennies and go shopping, it is dreamy! I can not wait to cut into this. OH I have a great idea for the likes of these pretties.

Studio Makeover: Ironing center

So right off my little studio I have a unused, none functioning Bathroom. I know it is crazy that a family of four only wants or needs one bathroom. Well maybe there are times when we need a second one but when it was working no one used the silly thing. Too many spider webs and camel-back crickets for any one but me to use. Well first the shower broke and then the toilet started leaking like mad so I let Modern June take over.


So for todays studio redo I am going to show you my new ironing station that I created out of some repurposed items just hanging around, literally hanging around.


My inspiration for this project came to me via this great craft room. I always look at this set of pictures from BHG when I need to give my space some love. I was originally thinking that I could hang some peg board down there to cover the eyesore window. But then I realized that the "prison like safety screen" was near enough to a peg board.

I then found my self wandering the halls of Target later that day looking for something in the bathroom accessories isle (more on that tomorrow) and I saw this cool hanging shower rack you know the kind they hang from the shower head, I did not buy it but wanted to. Didn't know why I wanted it but I sure did.

So home I go and I see my own unused shower rack hanging in the broken shower. HMMM... I grabbed some cable ties and hung that bad boy up. Then I arranged my new spray starch, air fresher and hunted down my water spray bottle to get it all in one place. When in use the ironing board gets set up right there too. Everything I need to iron all day. And no more lost water bottle for me!

To add a bit of fun I made a little hoop from some of my favorite Michael Miller Laundry Day. You can not seem to be able to get this print any longer so I covet it endlessly! It was kinds hard to cut into this. This is one of my repro depot finds at Renegade last year. Remember this wonderful idea from Posie get cozy and The Purl Bee!

Then I added a big fancy hook that is in tool caddy just begging to be used. Perfect for my sleeve iron. I never knew what to do with great thing.

Once I got all this done and I took some pictures and noticed how gross my ironing board cover is looking. They don't last long enough for me to buy them I just pin on a fun piece of cheap fabric. This is fabric from my best neighbor friend Janet. Janet was this from Jacks house or from your attic? I added this plate under the iron hoping I will be able to keep the new cover nice longer, the iron leaks when too full. I refuse to by a new one just because of a little leak!



I was feeling little silly taking so much time doing project. But I kept telling myself that I am worth it. I spent 12 hours a day down here at the end of the holiday season. Don works in a building that received a design award, granted it is cube-ville, I want a nice place to work too. I want it pretty and nice as well as organized. I have been in too many costume shops that were ugly as sin. NO charm or comfort. It will be worth it!

I also want my wonderful things around me like vintage aprons and the kids art work. These are left over from the bathroom days of old. That was a fun day making those!




I think it might enjoy me some ironing soon!

Come back I have a long way to go on this sewing studio Make over! Please share your inspiration with me and the other groovy readers by leaving me a comment and a link to what gets you motivated to make all good!



Update I added a two 3m hooks so I could have snips and a ruler at easy access.

Check out Monica's Ironing Center, it puts mine to shame! That is the sad thing about NO COST remolding is is just not ever perfect! Monica's not that if Perfection! Thanks for sharing!

Fab fabric sale!

You know I love my fabric! And my cool on-line fabric stores. Well check out Sew Mama Sew!!! Kristen is having a having a hugh sale! Check out their sale pages! And while you are there check out her wonderful blog, there you can find pattern reviews and wonderful sewing tips. Unlike my stupid sewing tips Sew Mama Sew's sewing tips are helpful. But you can find my the pattern review that I did for them earlier this year.

I am loving the Klimt fabrics! Klimt prints we all the rage when husband and I got together! We were only together for 4-5 weeks before our first Christmas as a dating couple. I was away working at Hartford Stage so we weren't even in the same state. I could not figure out what to give him for a present. Then I found this cup. It was perfect, since we had done a fair amount of kissing. Well, 15 years later the cup is a bit chipped up but still usable! Just great for morning tea and a smooch or two!

Sew Mama Sew!

You know I love my fabric! And my cool on-line fabric stores. Well check out Sew Mama Sew!!! Kristen is having a having a hugh sale! Check out their sale pages! And while you are there check out her wonderful blog, there you can find pattern reviews and wonderful sewing tips. Unlike my stupid sewing tips Sew Mama Sew's sewing tips are helpful. But you can find my the pattern review that I did for them earlier this year.

I am loving the Klimt fabrics! Klimt prints we all the rage when Don and I got together! We were only together for 4-5 weeks before our first Christmas as a dating couple. I was away working at Hartford Stage so we weren't even in the same state. I could not figure out what to give him for a present. Then I found this cup. It was perfect, since we had done a fair amount of kissing. Well, 15 years later the cup is a bit chipped up but still usable! Just great for morning tea and a smooch or two!

So much fabric so little time!

FYI if you are not on the reprodepot.com email list you should be because their sale page is rocking! RP was my first insight into really cool fabric. OMG everything I always wanted it fabric was right there at my finger tips.


At Renegade they had two booths worth of FAB Fabric chaos. They lined up about 6, six foot tables and there was just piles and piles of fabric stacked upon them. I could have spent a fortune. Here are a few of the wonderful things I got at that show!


You know me I love a good Jello mold! Oh yeah, that did not work out did it?

My post on fabric organization cards was a popular topic! I think this is a good idea wouldn't this be fun to rotate your favorite fabric and give you some awesome inspiration? I have yet to do this but it is on the inspiration wall so it can never be forgotten! Some day, Some day!