October was a busy month! In early October travels took us to Houston, Texas for the International Quilt Market. We exhibit each year at this trade only event. It is our chance to share our new Indygo Junction patterns and books to quilt and fabric arts retailers as well as preview new fabrics and products for the coming months. After almost 20 years of doing this show, we still enjoy going to Houston–a fabulous convention center and bustling downtown make it a great destination for the show…not to mention the wonderful food. Here is a link to one of our favorites La Ninfa’s-a great video too! To see the new designs we offered click here.
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Fall Quilt Market Adventures!
Monday, November 16th, 2009New Christmas Fabric & More Listed on eBay
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Just one coordinate in the Christmas Fabrics being auctioned!
Check out all of our new auction listings on Indygo Junction and The Vintage Workshop.
Indygo Junction’s auctions include retired patterns with themes such as Christmas, clothing, doll clothes, embroidery, purses and more.
The Vintage Workshop’s auctions include various Christmas fabric bundles, printable fabrics, artist’s samples created using Vintage Workshop imagery (Christmas home decor items, ornaments, journals, pillows and more), CD sets and much more.
Check it out before it’s all gone.
Click here to visit the eBay auctions for The Vintage Workshop.
Unique Table Decor for Fall
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
A Fall dinner party at my friend Amy’s home inspired me to share her great idea for Autumn table decor- waxed leaves. We have a beautiful collection of color to choose from in Kansas City this time of year.
The first step is easy and fun. Collect some of the beautiful leaves you can find in your yard this time of year - make it a family event and get the kids to each pick their favorite three or four leaves.
Next, pick up some parafin wax - we used Gulf Wax - it’s a general use parafin wax for canning and candle making. Be sure to follow any directions on the box as to heating and melting the wax. We used a double boiler method. Keep pots and pans clean by using a large empty can to put the wax in to melt. Then we put the can into a shallow pan of water and set it to boil. Once the water starts heating, the wax in the can melts.
Then for the fun part. Just dip in each leaf one at a time and lay on waxed/parchment paper to dry. The results were wonderful. Once dry/hardened, just spread the leaves around the table. The wax coating preserved the leaves so we could share in the beautiful colors longer.
Try it for yourself. It’s fast and easy and perfect for a Thanksgiving table. Here are a few of my favorite Vintage Workshop images with leaves.
SI0763 - Sweeping Leaves
SI0223 - Fall Turkey
Favorite Spooky Images
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Beware, dear friends, ah, yes, beware! The time of Halloween is here. Some of my favorite vintage Halloween images feature frightened cats, flying witches, spider webs and jack-o-lantern scarecrows. Here are just a few of my favorite spooky images available for purchase at The Vintage Workshop. Click on the image to view more details. Until next time…
A Curious Sofa Halloween
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Kansas City is filled with wonderful shops. I am fortunate to live within several miles of one of the most creative and visually inspiring retail venues in town, if not in the country. Deb Dusenberry’s Curious Sofa. Deb’s Halloween Open House, this year titled “Freak Show” , is always an inspiring event. I wanted to share a few photos with you from the opening. Note Greg Johnson’s collage work, he has been a contributor to several of The Vintage Workshop’s collage offerings. If you have a chance to visit the store, the holiday season is a great time! Here is a link to Curious Sofa’s website and blog.
New Ebay Fabric Listings for Halloween
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Full Yard Bundle Sample - Actual coordinates may vary.
Half Yard Bundle Sample - Actual coordinates may vary.
Get into Halloween by checking out the new fabric listings on Ebay featuring our Spooky Two Halloween fabric collection. One yard and half yard bundles are now available! Get in on the auctions before it’s all gone.
Favorite Floral Images
Monday, September 21st, 2009
SI0576 - Aster Variety
SI0398 - Zinnias
SI0161 - Pink Roses
Some of my favorite vintage images are of flowers. We have so many different varieties, it was hard to pick my favorites. We have everything from seed packets to bouquets. Here are just a few of my favorite floral images available for purchase at The Vintage Workshop. Click on the image to view more details. Until next time…
Michigan Cherries & Free Download
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
I spent several weeks on Torch River this Summer with my family. In several upcoming posts I will share some of our adventures. A trip to pick cherries is one of my favorite “Up North” traditions. This Summer my niece Paige (4) and my daughter Emma (7) and I visited Nagy Orchards in Kewadin, Michigan. We were there at the end of the picking season which was several weeks later than usual and lasted longer than in past years because of the cool weather throughout July. We found several dark cherry trees to pick from and rows of sour cherries were several rows over. We ended eating almost as many as we picked! They were delicious! Mr. Nagy graciously took us on a tour of the processing of cherries after they are shaken from the trees . They are stored in huge containers of ice cold water before being lifted on to the cherry truck (school bus with only the cab) to be delivered to the cherry processing plant several miles away. This farm harvests 1.4 million lbs of cherries each year. Sweet cherries are best straight off the stem, sours are for my mom’s cherry pies, and dried cherries are for salads and cookies. Here is a recipe I tried last week and the whole family enjoyed!!
Simply right click each of the images (Mac: control+click) and save to your computer!
Recipe Card from HA118, Floral Home Arts Collection
Recipe Card from HA118, Floral Home Arts Collection
In honor of Patriot Day
Friday, September 11th, 2009
In honor of Patriot Day - September 11th
“Nor shall their story be forgot.”
This image - Never Forgotten - SI0648 - is available for purchase at The Vintage Workshop. While it was first written as a remembrance of the American Civil War, it still holds a dear message that rings true today. Let us remember those who lost their lives today and all those who serve our country. We shall never forget their story.
Trip to Westin & The Farm
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
I was talking to my dear friend Alexis last night, discussing great blogs she had found and she mentioned she did not think I was blogging enough. I explained to her that I would love to be creating more posts and had hundreds of photos ready combine with “stories” BUT I have the following other activities I am currently involved in: proofreading 16 new patterns and a new book for Indygo Junction’s upcoming Quilt Market in Houston, creating all related marketing materials, packing 2000 lbs plus of trade show equipment and samples for our three booths, writing a creative woman’s inspirational/project book that is over 200 pages and trying to finish a chapter a week to meet deadline for getting to press, the list goes on…not to mention, most importantly, parenting activities related to my second grader Emma and fifth grader Jack that I share with my husband Bob…SOOO I am up at 5:30 am preparing this post with photos from a June trip to a favorite “vintage” town of mine Westin, Missouri, and a trip to my friend, Amy’s family farm in Hiawatha, KS. Westin has some wonderful shops including a fun antique mall, Three Squirrels and A Nut, here is their invitation to visit… “See what tools grandmother used in the kitchen or grandpa used in the garage. They have buttons, bows, glassware, spoons, lamps, radios, mirrors, prints, paintings, music boxes and dolls. Something for everyone.”
