Spincushion

Royal Orange

Today all of Holland is celebrating Queen's Day by sporting orange, the country's royal color. Let's join in and take a peek at some orange lovlies from around the web:

 
 Clockwise from top: Jonathan Adler frame, Hermes Scarf, Jade Sapphire cashmere yarn, Modern Workshop fabric, Jimmy Choo wedge, Elva Fields necklace

Two Takes

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{Irving Street Flannel}

Joel Dewberry Pattern Peek

The lovely Laurie Dewberry gives us a look  at the patterns that Joel will be debuting at spring Quilt Market in a few short weeks. Here is a peek at the "Vintage Flutter Dress". Pop over to their blog for the full reveal.

On a side note, I'll be making a bit of a debut at Quilt Market myself! More on that to come...

Mother Darling

{Mr. Boddington's Studio via The Daily Spark}

This is quite possibly the most darling Mother's Day card I've ever seen! Maybe I'll buy it for myself...

If you're already thinking Mother's Day crafts, here's one from the archives. A nice little fabric corsage sure to delight. Click here for the tutorial: 

Manicure Material

The new season of Liberty dressed up next to their friendly shades of Butter London nail lacquer.

Stitch Peek and Giveaway!

I wanted to share a peek at the 2 projects I have featured in the current summer issue of Stitch Magazine:

Once again, the Stitch team has put out an amazing resource- certainly worth the cover price! I do have a copy of the magazine that I'd like to send to one lucky Spincushion reader! Here's how you can enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post and let me know how you're enjoying the new look and feel of Spincushion! I'd love to know what your favorite new departments are so that I can bring you more! Here they are if you want to take a peek around:

If A Quilt Lived Here

Color Cues

Two Takes

Like This Look

Cover Quilts

Swatchtower

Trend Translated

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5. Be sure to come back to this post to leave a comment for each entry!

I'll leave the giveaway open through the weekend and choose a winner at random and announce on Monday.{Winner announced-Comments closed}

Like This Look?

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TRY THIS PATTERN:

{Colette Patterns Beignet Skirt- 1005}

Two Takes

{Record image via Project Thirty-Three}

{Quilt and photo by Ashley of Film in the Fridge}

Trend Translated: Honeycomb

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With spring (finally!) arriving, you know the honey can't be far behind. Here are a few links to help you sweeten up your sewing with this trend that's all the buzz {end gratuitous use of puns}.

Quilt Pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Smocking Tutorial from BurdaStyle

Pillow Tutorial via Sew Mama Sew

Pillow Pattern from Patty Young

Table Runner via All People Quilt

Swatchtower: Nani Iro

Enjoy this visual frolic through snippets of the spring 2011 collection from Nani Iro alongside the gorgeous photography of Gemma Booth.

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