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Jan
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Pillow Project #2: Mirror Patch Pillow
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Pillow Project #1: Midsummer Log Cabin
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The beautiful, creative blocks from the New Leaf Bee Block Blog Hop came together so nicely in this quilt top! It is pure kismet* that some of these blocks are bordering on similar to one another as I gave no instructions to the block designers. The sameness of some and the uniqueness of others made the layout of the quilt pretty easy to fashion – like certain blocks should be in certain locations just because.
Each block started out at 12” x 12” (finished at 11.5”). I added a 2.5” white sash to frame out each block (a 2” sash when finished). I fussy cut a few of the flower strips in the Festoon fabric and added those between the white, vertical sashing pieces, primarily to add width to the quilt. The completed top as it is now is 51” x 68”.
*I love when a group shakes out like that, where certain patterns or looks trend seemingly out of nowhere. Maybe it’s the marketing researcher in me that delights in statistical trends in a quilting bee – patterns in patterns, if you will! It really isn’t out of nowhere, however, b/c our experiences, backgrounds, abilities, etc. will always propel us to behave and think in certain ways… so if our inputs are similar, our outputs will be, too. Then, there are always the outliers in a subsample…. those who are outside the bell curve so to speak. It’s all good to me – everyone has an important place in the whole!!
I played around with a few layouts, and this one seemed to have the most balanced look overall. For a few mock layouts, I tried to pretend the individual design of each block didn’t matter and that any random placement would magically flow. Truthfully, the unique aesthetic of each one is strong enough that I felt placement mattered – to bring out the best in each block and the look of the final quilt.
The top is off being quilted now at a long-arm machine quilter who lives blocks from me…. Blocks I tell you! What a joy to find her! She’s young, she’s hip, she’s talented and she’s close! I will certainly share this quilt with you when it’s 100% finished!
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To celebrate the official release of the New Leaf fabrics last week, we're kicking off the New Leaf Bee Block Blog Hop TODAY! Perfect, perfect timing! The Bee Blocks will showcase the fabrics' potential, and you'll be able to see how the rich colors and motifs play together in various block settings.
About the Bee Block Blog Hop
The inspirational theme for the blocks is turning over a new leaf -- think renewal, refresh, growth, change in direction, a clean page... things like that. This is what the New Leaf fabric collection represents, and with the start of a New Year, the theme coincides nicely with the mindset of re-evaluating goals, making new plans, possibly moving in new directions and trying new things out. Turning over a new leaf!
Fourteen fantabulous quilters made blocks from fat-eighth bundles I sent to each of them, and the blog hop schedule is below. In their posts, they'll show you their finished block, describe a bit of their process and possibly their interpretation of the theme. It should be a lot of fun to see the different (or similar) visions of each of these talented quilters! I haven't seen them all myself, so it'll be a surprise for both of us! :)
A Fat Quarter Bundle Scramble
As if pretty quilt blocks aren't enough to captivate and motivate you to visit each blog in the hop, I've added a little game to keep the fun going and tie everything together!
- Each blogger will share a letter at the end of their post, like this: "The FQ Scramble letter is: _____"
- Write down each letter as the blog hop progresses.
- Unscramble all the letters to make a word that relates to the inspirational theme for the bee blocks.
- Email your answer to me at info {at} daisyjanie.com anytime between January 31st and February 3rd.
- All the correct answers will be entered into a random drawing to win a fat quarter bundle of the New Leaf fabrics.
How's all that grab ya?! Good? Good! Let's go then to our first stop in the Bee Block Blog Hop!
Visit Becky at My Fabric Obsession to see her vintage-inspired block. Don't forget to find the FQ Scramble letter when you're there!
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New Leaf Bee Block Blog Hop Schedule
Mon, 1/14 - Becky Moyer, My
Fabric Obsession
Tues, 1/15 - Lynn Harris, The
Little Red Hen
Wed, 1/16 - Candy Glendening, Candied
Fabrics
Thurs, 1/17 - Holly DeGroot, Bijou
Lovely
Fri, 1/18 - Melanie Thornton, Melanie
Dramatic
Mon, 1/21 - Emily Cier, Carolina
Patchworks
Tues, 1/22 - Rachael Gander, Imagine
Gnats
Wed, 1/23 - Maureen Cracknell, Maureen
Cracknell Handmade
Thurs, 1/24 - Leanne, She
Can Quilt
Fri, 1/25 - Cindy Wiens, Live
a Colorful Life
Mon 1/28 - Cheryl Arkison, Dining
Room Empire
Tues, 1/29 - Jacquie Gering, Tallgrass
Prairie Studio
Wed, 1/30 - Shanna Bailey, Fiber
of All Sorts
Thurs, 1/31 - Me! Right here!
*Day 2 of the 3 Days of Giveaways will be posted at 2pm.
Perscrappity: A random household exclamation that originally meant Crap! but has evolved into usages where Eureka! or Hot Damn! or Yeeha! might be appropriate. It's really quite versatile.
Today, maybe a "Holy Perscrappity!" fits the bill for the glorious numbers of scrap packs I bundled up and put in the Daisy Janie retail shop. I've been wanting to destash the leftover cuts of these fabrics for a long time! It really came to a head when I started pulling out scraps to make the Lancaster Diamond quilt blocks, and I realized just how many places I had stashed, stuck, shoved and hidden them. All in the name of organizing, right? You know the game.
Details about the packs:
Are quiet, sun-filled mornings inspiring and motivating times for you? For me, absolutely, positively yes! I feel a rush of joyous invincibility. New ideas are constantly flowing, and I feel like I can accomplish everything in about 5 mins flat. The only mistake I consistently make on these mornings is opening my email before I act on my eager-beaver attitude. Must. Stop. That.
Note to self and for anyone else who lets their emails (or twitter or facebook) into their day too early:
Mornings are to be savored; quiet times are for one's own reflections and choices. As soon as we let the world in, the noise level rises, we can't hear ourselves anymore and we are no longer in charge of how the day is going to go. Take the day back ~ start with your morning!
In order above, l to r:
rhapsody lemon / floret lemon / fantail lemon / jewels / festoon / fantail raspberry / floret raspberry / rhapsody raspberry
See full collection.
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I think I need to wrangle myself back into a regular routine of blogging about cooking and sewing and crafting and doggies and pretty things and life b/c lately I'm completely obsessed with the New Leaf fabrics! All I want to do is come here and write public love letters to them! For now, I will refrain... but as obsessions go, it's hard to resist!
What I did wrangle recently were a few images of all the strike-offs together. When I shared pics a few weeks ago, I didn't show all 8 designs b/c 2 of them needed some tweaking. One of those changes included a color swap-out on the Fantail Lemon design. I felt there needed to be more orange-y porange-y representation in the group - and that design was the best place to pull that in. Now, there is a rich flow in the hues across the collection. Aaaaaahhhhh..... I am so, so pleased with these fabrics!
I will have production yardage to start playing with in the next 2 weeks. If you have any ideas for these fabrics, I'd love to hear them!
To give the fabrics a little depth / shadow play and to make the strike-offs appear more ample than the tiny pieces they really are, I photographed them over cut fabric tubes about 12" long. I intended to hide the ends to give the illusion of bolts, but I really love how they look with the ends showing - rough cut and all.
In the past, I've folded strike-offs over my son's books to achieve a similar effect. Totally works, especially if you have a kids' series where all the books are the same size. Like Percy Jackson or Artemis Fowl.
Love you New Leaf!
Love you New Leaf!
Love you New Leaf!
R: tunic top with empire waist in Jewels, rolled jeans with embellished cuff in Floret Raspberry
L: tunic in Rhapsody Lemon, Fantail Lemon, Floret Lemon
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Artist Stephanie Corfee created these fun & feminine outfit mock-ups for Daisy Janie's booth at Quilt Market. You can see them on the righthand side here. They turned out great!!
Knowing I wouldn't have production yardage of New Leaf with which to sew market samples, I was trying to come up with ways to somehow show the gorgeous fabrics as well as illustrate their potential. My crazy-talented friend Stephanie immediately came to mind! She incorporates fashion illustration in some of her art, and she's also written a book on the topic: Fashion Design Workshop. When the idea popped into my head out of nowhere, I sent an email to her as quickly as I could. She wrote back just as quickly with complete understanding of the concept. Yahooooo! Thanks to her, it was definitely the easiest part of my booth to put together ~ as well as one of the most commented on by everyone who stopped by! Wouldn't you love to be wearing these outfits (including the pajamas)?!
If you know of sewing patterns that are similar to these drawings, please leave a comment! I had a lot of folks ask about patterns for these, and I'd love to come up with some similar ideas to bring these articles of clothing to life and point inquiring minds in the right direction. Thanks!!
Note:
All fabrics shown & listed beneath fashion drawings are from the New Leaf collection.
R: maxi dress with shirred, strapless top in Rhapsody Lemon, head scarf in Festoon, boho bag in Floret Raspberry
L:
- maxi dress in Fantail Lemon, head scarf in Jewels, boho bag in Rhapsody Raspberry
- maxi dress in Festoon, head scarf in Fantail Rasperry, boho bag in Floret Lemon
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R: a-line skirt in Fantail Raspberry, belted cardigan and cami
L: a-line skirt in Floret Raspberry, Floret Lemon and Rhapsody Raspberry
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R:
- pinafore jumper in Jewels, leggings and long sleeve base layer
- pajama pants in Rhapsody Raspberry, applique from Festoon flower cut-out on t-shirt
L:
- pinafore in Floret Raspberry, Floret Lemon and solid colors with Fantail Raspberry and Fantail Lemon collars
- pajama pants in Fantail Raspberry, Floret Lemon, Fantail Lemon and Floret Raspberry
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Daisy Janie's booth for Fall Quilt Market 2012
Quilt Market 2012 was a great success, and it underscores (yet again) how much I love what I do! Buyers embraced both the aesthetic and organic nature of Daisy Janie's upcoming fabric collections, and that, my friends, is a good, good thing!
I showed 3 collections this market: New Leaf (January '13), Little Jack (early Spring '13) and Daisies 'N Such (late Spring '13). However, I was primarily featuring and selling the New Leaf collection, as you can see in my iphone pic of Daisy Janie's booth above. More than once, the jewel tones and boho designs of New Leaf stopped buyers in their tracks as they moseyed down the aisle, and then made a beeline for the DJ booth. The commissioned 'outfit artwork' by Stephanie Corfee (on the right) was also a big draw, and I'll share more about these fun mock-ups tomorrow. I'll also share more detailed shots of the pillows when the sun comes back out to play.
Retailers:
New Leaf is on schedule and expected in stores in 2 very short months! Pre-orders are welcome! If you have an approved wholesale account, you may order online in the usual manner. If you would like to become a Daisy Janie wholesale customer, please fill out our wholesale application.
Little Jack & Daisies 'N Such | Daisy Janie's booth for Fall Quilt Market 2012
The ramp-up to Quilt Market is nothing short of a nutty frenzy. I always feel like I'm on an episode of The Apprentice, sans the team, the cash, the walkie-talkies, the van, the finger pointing, the Donald and his bad hair, and the cameras. It's all a crazy blur, too. Once I get there and set-up, I finally take a gigantic exhale that everything (mostly) worked out. Selling for 3 days, meeting, talking and LISTENING to current, potential and new retailers and manufacturers is relaxing and downright wonderful!
Thank you to everyone who came to see the new fabrics and feel the new organic base cloth Daisy Janie is using! Another special *thank you* to my booth neighbors & dear friends Betz White and her husband for their company and assistance! Betz made her Quilt Market debut w/ a splashy & well-designed booth!
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