ruby in reverse...

ruby is in the house!!! i simply never tire of the fabrics brought to us by the super darling mother daughter team of bonnie & camille. some days, i pretend i am just like them.  the only problem, i can't decide who i would rather be, mother bonnie or daughter camille. i guess i will just have to settle for enjoying their talents. 

and speaking of talents...along with ruby is this sweet creation appropriately named in reverse. just another one of the perfectly engineered designs by crystal over at frivolous necessity. the paper pattern is in stock. if you are not in the area, hop on over to crystal's etsy shop to purchase your pdf version which she will  deliver directly to your email account. 

bliss...

...supreme happiness, utter joy, contentment...

words found in the dictionary to describe bliss and they seem like such a perfect description of bonnie and camille's collection appropriately named...bliss. it seems everywhere i turn lately, there is a new magazine featuring something beautiful made with bliss. it's been a great seller for valentine's day too. which means we are starting to sell out of several bolts. so please hurry if you need a bit more to finish a project before it is gone. we have a few flannels left too and just for our blog readers...this week only...bliss flannels will be 50% off. just mention you read our blog.

oh speaking of bonnie...have you been following the moda designers pillow talk? i love bonnie's pillow...click here to see it. oh wait there's more...thursday update...the darling adorable camille has posted her pillow...click here to see it and a sneak peak of ruby.

the cutest customer

meet lily. she is truly my dream customer. the cutest smile. a fun personality. curious. and the best part...she already loves fabric!!!

she came into the store and quickly found me in the middle room. she whispered to me that she needed some help and then described the fabric she was looking for. something bright with flowers for her grandma. i walked her back to see bliss. she loved it. she knew exactly how much she needed cut and then she asked me if i could quickly put it into a bag so her grandma wouldn't see it.

she carefully counted out her money that she had saved in a clever little folded paper purse. and then she got to work. she began rearranging the store displays for me. do you see the christmas tree on the round table behind her? she placed it there after taking everything else off. then she got busy on the kids room. she was just so adorable i wanted her to stay all afternoon with me.

i recognized her grandma. edna has been to our shop before. she patiently waited in the front room while lily made her purchase. it so reminded me of when i too was seven and my grandma took me to the fabric store in sidney, new york. that was the beginning of my love for fabric and sewing.

lily and i got to talking. i asked her where she goes to school. at first i did not recognize the elementary she named. so i asked her where it was. it turns out she lives rather far from the store. but as soon as she told me the district, i just knew we shared a connection. the principal of her school was sarah's third grade teacher. one of the best teacher's sarah ever had. a teacher who truly made a difference to our family and one who shaped sarah's future as well as many others. so i told lily about mrs.b. then i went upstairs where sarah was eating her lunch to bring her down to meet lily...to read more about that encounter click HERE.