And the winner of the " This is no misprint" giveaway is............

Sewmanio!!!!

A FQ of this amazing fabric will be heading your way!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments!!

I used random.org to select a

winner from the comments.

Selvages in the mail!

I purchased these from someone on Etsy,

who I have bougth from in the past.

She never disappoints!

Speaking of Etsy, I took the plunge

and set up an Etsy shop tonight!

I will be listing Heather Ross,

Loralie Harris, and other wonderful fabrics!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/cre8fmom

Unexpected selvages!

I recently sold some Heather Ross

fabrics to J.A. on Ebay.

Today, I received this great bunch of selvages

and a few scraps (miscuts she said)

in the most awesome envelope!

(The fabric in the lower right hand corner is the

same as one from Lauren's bag, just a different coloration)

Envelope made from the comics!

I can't thank her enough!

I wrote to her that she has restored my faith in humanity.

 But, she sews and has great taste in fabric,

so I had a good feeling about her all along :)

Thanks, J.A.

You made my day!

I have reach a decision!

I will try spray basting, just not this time.

Instead, I have pinned it very well.

On the advice of Susan at Mouse Creek,

I bought a pair of gardening gloves with grippers

which she says will help me control the fabric better!

I have never machine quilted anything larger

than a wall hanging, so wish me luck!

I truly appreciate all the great advice

that was left for me!

Please!

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Send an email to me at

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if you don't want to make it public!

This is no misprint...

In honor of being featured on

The Selvage Blog

about the selvage misprint,

I will give away a Fat Quarter of this

incredible Heather Ross fabric,

VW Camper on Blue--

SELVAGE INCLUDED

Leave a comment for one chance,

Follow me, or tell me you are a follower for a second chance,

Blog about my giveaway and come back and

leave a link for a third chance!

GOOD LUCK!

Be sure to leave a valid email address

so I can contact you if you win!!

I will draw the lucky winner randomly on Friday, May 30th!

Back again...

to the fabric store, dug even deeper,

and found MORE Heather Ross fabric.

Love it, now to decide what to make with it????

Just a reminder that I have alot of
Heather Ross and Loralie Harris
fabrics listed on ebay now.

Cre8fmom's auctions

Interesting Selvage Fun!

When I was triming off the selvages

from the fabric for Sophie's Quilt,

I did a double take!

Apparently, Marcus Fabrics did not catch a misprint.

Just rotect the copyrightp at all costs!!

Does this make this selvage a collectors item, I wonder ?

Have you ever noticed a selvage misprint?

To Spray Baste or Not To Spray Baste??

That is the question!

(I saw this brand at Walmart today)

Have you used/ Do you use a spray basting product?

Do you like how it works?

Pros/Cons?

Any specific brand?

What do I need to know about it

that you didn't know the first time you used it?

I appreciate any feedback you can give me :)

Binding for Sophie's Quilt

I worked on smoothing out the bumps

on the pinned "quilt sandwich" today.

I also realized that I didn't have enough

yardage for the binding, so a quick visit to

Mouse Creek Quilt Shop

fixed that!

Hopefully I can start machine quilting tomorrow.

Sophie's Quilt!

My cousin Lisa and her husband Mike

recently had their fourth child,

a girl named Sophie.

I saw this marcus fabrics panel while I was in Lancaster,

and I knew I had to make a quilt for Sophie.

I cut and sewed together strips of the

coordinating fabrics to make the quilt back

and of course, no quilt is complete without a label!

I still have to machine quilt and bind it,

but I am happy with the progress I made today!

I love the combination of chocolate brown and pink!

Found!

2 more Heather Ross Fabrics!

I went back to the store and dug a little deeper today

West Hill is Heather Ross' second collection of

quilting cottons for FreeSpiritFabric.

The fabric is inspired by a place very close to Heather's heart:

a small mountain just outside of Montgomery, Vermont

where Heather and her sister lived as children with

their mother in an old one room school-house during the 1970's.

The schoolhouse had once served a small isolated community

that disappeared in the early twenties, leaving crumbling stone

foundations, wild apple orchards, berry patches, century

old asparagus troughs and thousands of other secret

and wonderful places to explore.

A long, well worn footpath led from the

schoolhouse to a wild and rushing waterfall sitting

squarely under an abandoned covered bridge,

pouring into one of the deepest, clearest,

and coldest swimming holes in northern Vermont.

We hope you enjoy Heather's reminiscences

of a quiet and simple Vermont wonderland

and are certain you'll find countless

uses for these dear whimsical patterns.

Frogs on Mustard:

Horses on Blue:

If you are interested in any of the

Heather Ross fabrics,

I will have/ will be listing on Ebay

the extra quantities I have purchased.

My seller id is cre8fmom.

The Playroom...

a.k.a. the room o'selvages!

I have had several requests to

show a picture of my playroom

now that my cornices, quilt and chair are finished.

The chair is really on the other side of the

room, but I had to move it for the photograph.

I love how everything came out,

and this room makes me smile everytime I am in it!

Hmmm. pillows for the couch??

Even I think that would be too much :)

A wonderful visit and an unexpected gift

Today, our friends Brenda and Eric

and their daughter Nora came for a visit.

It's been way too long since we have

gotten together, and it was great to see them.

Brenda bought this terrific shoe for me-

I LOVE IT!

I can always count on her to be

on the lookout for cool shoe related

stuff for me!

Another great item added to my shoe collection!

 I wished we lived closer to each other!

The Aloha Quilt

I requested the latest book in the series at my local library.

I was notified today that it is available and being held for me.

I'd love to know what you think:

Have you read this series of books?

Do you have a favorite?

Have you/ would you read them out of sequence?

Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!

Carnation pens!

Did a quick project today-

These are for my husband's desk in our office-

Clients "borrow" alot of his pens!

how to make flower pens

The end result!

Great finds today!!

Lightning Bugs and Other Mysteries was Heather Ross'

first line of printed fabrics for Free Spirit.

It is now out of print.

I found the Goldfish in Bags on ebay,

but was thrilled to find a few

others at a great fabric shop nearby!

Dots:

VW Happy Camper:

Dogs:

This fabric has an amazing "hand"-

it feels almost silky-

and awesome selvages to boot!!

Selvages cut off---

Fabrics from Lancaster and Cottons, Etc:

My selvage stash got a BIG boost tonight!!

Time to start sewing, but what to do first?????

Cottons, etc!

Meet Paula, the owner of Cottons, etc

in Wampsville, NY

I stopped in on our way from Syracuse to Boston.

If you are ever nearby, be sure to stop in!

She has a beautiful selection to choose from!

http://www.cottonsetcquiltshop.com/index.htm

We had a lovely conversation,

and it was hard to limit myself!

Shewas nice enought to be sure that

I got the selvage edges of the fat quarters!

Here is what I got:

1573 miles later, we are home!

We have spent the last week touring college campuses!

University of Pennsylvania,

University of Maryland,

GW,

Syracuse,

Brandeis and

BU.

Some loves, some likes, some not for me's.

But, overall a wonderful trip,

great family time,

and even a great stop at a fabric/quilt store!

More details once I finish unpacking!

More Jewelry!

http://artclassicsjewelry.com/

(sorry it is blurry)- every heart is different and very detailed!

Bracelet and earrings to match my daughter's prom dress!

I loved the selection,

and the prices were very reasonable!

Joyful Adornments!

Spun Purple Interlude Spool Bead (#34)

One Spool of Dk. Royal Purple Glass with spun

black glass around this individually shaped spool bead

with Black End Caps.

Large Hole will fit Pandora,

Chamilia and Troll bracelets.

http://www.joyfuladornments.com/

Bonnie was wonderful!

The bead I wanted was sold out,

but I ordered on, and she

shipped it right out to me!

So many cute fabrics- hard to pick!

Custom creations at Liberty Place

Loved these!

http://whiteswanquilt.com/

Black, white and red all over!

http://www.karensquiltshop.com/

A fun print!

I love words on fabric, so this was a must have!

http://www.patchworkplus-quilting.com/

My favorite vendor booth!

Graphic Impressions

http://www.uquilt.com/

They had an amazing assortment of

brights and novelties, and it was

tough to buy only what I did!

Eventually, I was able to restrain myself

to 17 fat quarters, and a pattern that

I will use to showcase my

novelties collection of fabrics!

Final stop of the day-

I have this same fabric in black, ivory and white,
so I was happy to find it in another colorstory.

Fabric & Quilt Shack

3137 Old Philadelphia Pike

Bird In Hand, PA 17505

http://www.thequiltandfabricshack.com/

Lasdt stop, and it was crowded,

but not crazy!

Efficient staff, and very nice selection.

By this point, we were seeing alot of things

we had already seen!

Coming tomorrow-

the AQS show

and vendors!!

Store #4-Zooks

Love black background and colorful prints!

Lovely selection!!

Zook's Fabric Store

3535 Old Philadelphia Pike

Intercourse, PA 17534

Z and S

Z&S Fabrics started as a blending of two brick and mortar stores –

Zook’s Dry Goods in Intercouse, PA,

and Sauder’s Fabrics in Denver, PA.

Originally, the website shared stock with them,

taking fabric for orders directly from the shelves in the shops.

As our website (quickly) grew,

we discovered that our system of

shared stock was not practical, and

Z&S Fabrics had to branch out on our own.

Next stop- Old Country Store

Old Country Store

3510 Old Philadelphia Pike

Intercourse, PA

http://www.theoldcountrystore.com/

Imagine, if you will, about 200

people crammed into this space!

This store was packed!

So much so that I left empty handed!

Unbelievable, I know!

Very nice selection, but just too hectic

to do any serious damage!

We walked around the village of Intercourse ,

through some very cute shops.

We stopped at Immergut Soft Pretzels.

Outstanding pretzels!