Welcome!

Hi everyone!

Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It was Spring Forward yesterday, so although we will get the benefit of having more sunshine throughout the day…getting up to having lost an hour on Sunday was definitely not fun. Alas, this only means that Spring is coming soon! :)

Let’s start off this week with our Moody Monday! Today we are inspiring you with our Fox Friends by Allison Cole collection, from Winter 2014. Fox Friends is another one of our kid-friendly, novelty collections that we just absolutely adore!! The main hues in Fox Friends are pink, mint, red, and brown creating a very sweet and ethereal feel to the collection. The adorable foxes, friendly clouds, and gentle birds make this a very happy and quirky collection, perfect for all the tiny adventurers you know! Fox Friends would make the prettiest dresses and skirts, or a woodsy themed bedroom! Imagine some lovely curtains, pillows, or girly quilt with our Fox Friends collection…oh how cute right?!! You can check out the full collection here!

One fashion collection that is inspiring us this week is Calvin Klein’s  Spring 2014 RTW collection. The colors in his latest collection are soft and subtle, but with tiny splashes of color that make a statement. The main color palette of this collection is green hues, pinks, creams, and browns. The mixture of these soft colors are very springtime and vacation appropriate, with a very relaxed and beach-y feel.

We especially love this outfit, as well as this one and this one as they especially encapsulate the mood of Fox Friends. The feel of this collection and choices in hues reminds us of our Fox Friends by Allison Cole color palette. You can check out the full collection here.

Thank you so much for reading today’s Moody Monday post! We hope we have inspired you :) Have a fantastic day!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday! We hope you are all having a great end to the week. We are in our first week of March already! This weekend is Spring Forward…not looking forward to waking up an “extra” hour earlier on Sunday but very happy about more sunshine! Spring shouldn’t get too far along now, we hope! :)

Today is our Fan Friday blog post, and we are sharing a fun project with you all today. Fellow Canadian, Tiffany Skogan, is a stay-at-home mommy with a new baby boy and an avid crafter. She loves to create her own sewing projects, more specifically baby-inspired, and started to make these projects for herself and friends! All of her projects are soft and cuddly, and things that she uses on an everyday basis – but with an adorable twist!

Having gotten lots of positive feedback from her friends, she decided to open up a small Etsy Shop (BugInARugBC) to showcase her items around the world. Sewing and creating is a hobby and a passion for Tiffany, and it definitely shows in all the things she makes. She has now expanded her list of items to baby blankets, hooded towels, crayon rolls, strap covers, and lots of other baby essential items!

Tiffany absolutely adores our Imaginarium Collection, and used it for lots of her baby essential items. She shared some her favorites with us, and we definitely had to share them with all of you! We adore the strap covers and baby blanket with our Imaginarium fabric!!

Thank you so much, Tiffany, for sharing with us – We absolutely adore all your baby products! We hope you have enjoyed this week’s Fan Friday. Until next week, have a fantastic weekend everyone!! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Thursday! We hope everyone is having a terrific day so far. Have you seen our latest Winsday? We are giving away our Roonie the Raccoon Kit, with all the necessary supplies to make your very own plush friend!! If you haven’t, be sure to check it out here.

It’s time for this week’s Thankful Thursday, and today we are taking the time to thank Marvy Uchida! Since their establishment in 1973, Uchida of America Corporation has been one of the leading brands in a wide range of quality office, craft, and art-related products. Their product range includes paper punches, pens and markers (including paint markers, fabric markers, gel pens, chalk markers, & more!),  crafting supplies, rubber stamps, and everything else you need to get crafty! They have a wide range in color palette and materials, making all their products perfect for any skill-level crafter.

We are huge fans of Marvy Uchida products, especially their pens and markers. As a fabrics company, with the recent launch of our felt and chalkboard fabric, we are always looking for fun and creative ways to use our fabrications. Different types of pens and markers that work with our fabrications….now that is a brilliant idea!

We had the privilege of meeting and chatting with some wonderful people from Marvy Uchida at this year’s CHA Show. Their product line includes chalk markers, fabric markers, and gel pens so we were exceptionally thrilled and excited to test them out with our fabrications! With our chalkboard fabric, we tested their markers onto its surface and we were very impressed! The colors were all very vibrant and opaque on the chalkboard fabric surface.. Another bonus: it was also super easy to clean, with just a damp cloth. We also tested them out on our window, another recommended use for them. We had so much fun doodling on our chalkboard fabric and windows with their markers!!

We wanted to thank the lovely people at Marvy Uchida for providing us with a wonderful array of chalkboard markers! It was very kind of them to do so, providing us with their Bistro Chalk Markers and Bistro Chalk Markers (Fine Point) to try out on our chalkboard fabric. All of the markers are super opaque, with a stunning neon hue, and very easy to use! Thank you so much, Marvy Uchida, for being super sweet – it was so great getting to meet you at the CHA Show!

We hope you have enjoyed this week’s Thankful Thursday! If you haven’t entered our Winsday yet, you can check it out here. Have a great day everyone!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone is having a great week so far. Have you seen yesterday’s How To’s Day yet? We show you our tips & tricks for easily sewing buttons to any project. Be sure to check it out here!

It’s time for our first Winsday for the month of March! This Winsday is very special, because we are giving someone the chance at their own Roonie the Raccoon!! Do you remember one of our past How To’s Day posts where we shared a tutorial on our coral fleece raccoon plushie/pillow? Today we are giving away a Roonie the Raccoon Kit – including all the supplies to create your very own plush friend. Roonie is soft, cuddly, and super friendly!! And we’re especially excited because now our Design Studio Roonie can have a new friend :)

How to win your very own Roonie the Raccoon Kit? That’s super easy! Because Roonie the Raccoon is made from our Plush Fleece – Black, Stone, and White – we wanted to know what your favorite Plush Fleece color is! Click HERE to see all of our Plush Fleece options, and let us know your favorite in the comments below! Once you do, you’ll be entered to win your very own Roonie the Raccoon Kit! We have lots of stunning colors to choose from, that we are sure you will love.

A Recap of the Giveaway Rules:

1. Click HERE to see our Plush Fleece options and choose your favorite!

2. Let us know in the blog comments your coral fleece color choice

3. The prize is for a Roonie the Raccoon Kit, which includes all the necessary supplies to create your own raccoon plush (pillow form not included)

4. The giveaway runs from March 5th, 2014 and ends on March 12th, 2014. The winner will be announced on all our social media platforms, as well as on next week’s Winsday post.

5. You can follow our blog, twitter, facebook, instagram, and pinterest to stay connected!

6. Good Luck!!

We hope you enjoy this week’s Winsday prize! One lucky person will be winning their own Roonie the Raccoon Kit, and we are very excited about that! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this month as well, so we’re wishing you all lots of luck :) Have a great day everyone, and happy plush fleece perusing! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Tuesday! We hope everyone is having a terrific day. The countdown to St Patrick’s Day is on, and we are pretty excited for all the fun things to come! We’ve also got one of the most adorable dress tutorials ever coming up today.

Get excited, because we are sure you will agree on its ultimate cuteness factor!! For now, we are sharing with you our simple tutorial on how to sew a button, with a sneak peak on what’s to come later today…

Yup, that’s an overall dress…in corduroy! Sewing on a button may seem like the easiest thing to do, and it can be if done correctly and with a couple of pointers. Today we share with you our tips and tricks for making sewing on a button super easy! Click more to see the full tutorial.