little crabcakes...

my little man is back...

...the one that nearly gave me a heart attack during his last visit.  his smart mama came with the paci this week. it helps keep our buttons out of his mouth...

 

...oh who are we kidding?  he bee lined straight for them the minute he thought we weren't looking:)   

crib sweetness...

i've always felt our crib needed just a little something more...like a bundle of sweetness...

 

 

this week we found her!! meet abigail...future quilter. she is just so precious and sweet i have to share one more... 

she even let me cuddle and snuggle with her.  what a wonderful job i have!! it's just too bad sarah wasn't with me.  she loves babies. thanks to mommy erin for sharing her with us.

dear Stella, the fabric...

the newest fabric to hit our shelves...

 

just loving everything about dear stella. do you have a favorite?  i do!

dear Stella...

i've loved this picture from the first day i saw it in a quilting magazine...

and i love their branding message even more...

dear Stella is a unique fabric brand with modern style. The collection evokes an edgy freshness, combining the best of old traditions with modern influences. These beautiful fabrics will inspire both a traditional quilter and a contemporary “sewist” to reinvent their sewing style.

STELLA is an inspiring, independent spirit. She is creative, adventurous, and hopelessly romantic. She loves beautiful paper and a perfectly wrapped gift, and always sends handwritten thank you notes. Cookbooks sit pretty on her shelves for more than just cooking, and she always plates her dinner, even if it’s just for one. You may find her spending lazy days savoring coffee while pouring over her favorite magazines and blogs, dreaming about the ultimate craft room. She has a strong work ethic, and feels so much pride in making things herself. She loves flip flops and painted toes, furry friends of all shapes and sizes, making a to-do list with her favorite pen, the smell of freshly cut flowers, and the sound of a crackling fire (especially when melting s’mores). She believes brunch makes Sunday the best day of the week, and is never too full for dessert.
And she always holds the door.

dear Stella has arrived in our house of fabric.  come see it for yourself.

beautiful setting...

...beautiful quilts. sarah and i had the privilege of attending the opening reception of the willoughby hills quilt quild's show last evening...

 

...the best part of vending at such events is seeing so many beautiful friends, both customers and other quilt shop owners. thank you to the quild for a great opening reception and for inviting us.

lost your marbles?

not to worry. we have them. over 100 colors in stock and they are all on sale until this saturday for just $5.00 per yard...    

 

 

birds & berries...

by lauren + jessi jung has arrived...

 

if you hop over to their blog today and read this post...a free pattern is waiting for you. and if you like to shop, lauren debuts a useful new tool that she has in the development stage.

home days parade...

what a picture perfect day for the city of lyndhurst.  the best seat on the parade route goes to...

...the sweetheart in the white wicker chair sitting next to her own sign. talk about real life advertising:)

i know i often talk about sarah and down syndrome on this blog.  it is  partly because i am just so proud of her.  it is also because we have many readers who also have a young child with T21 and they are following us on our journey.  this is most definately not a sight that was ever in my dreams.  so many people in the parade waived to her as they went by or stopped to talk to us. we even had a few new guests come into the shop.

the story of the birds...

...and the berries.  that delightful collection by lauren + jessi jung is currently being strung in the house...

 

the fabric has arrived. it is sitting in the back hallway waiting for the sample maker to get a move on. she was making great progress until...you can read the not so perfect details by clicking here.  how about you. have you ever finished an entire project start to finish without picking up the seam ripper at least once?

shopping cart sweetness...

i had a few bankers in this week looking about the building. the one was telling the other that a quilt shop is sorta like a cult. in a good way, he exclaimed, quickly realizing that i might take offense to that analogy.

i prefer to think of it as a large, extended, happy, family.  i am like the aunt, a role i especially love because i am not one in real life. each time the little one visits, i get to gushingly say, "oh my golly look how big she is."  and i get to spoil them by giving them candy and letting them do fun things around the house...

 

...like pushing the cart with the marble bias tape along with one of our house dogs stacked on top.  remi. what. a. doll. i just want to scoop her up every time she comes in.  and pinch those precious cheeks. hi remi:)

scarlet & gray...

our newest fabrics...bliss blenders by hoffman and squiggles from moda in scarlet and gray can mean only one thing...

 

let the game begin...go bucks!!!  welcome home urban meyer.