food, crochet, merriment
“In my Grandma Marion’s backyard were the most stunning flowerbeds and roses. She had a wall dividing her vegetable garden from her lawn which was covered with deep red climbing roses. Every so often she would ask us to go out and cut her a bouquet for her counter. To this day, the smell of roses puts me in her kitchen with the blue and white linoleum.
Sweet Marion fabric ships February 2017–Ask your favorite shop to order it now!”
~ April
“Sweet Marion fabrics play nicely with my previous lines, all are a part of a beautiful master palette I’ve had so much fun building. Mixing and matching collections is so much fun!
One of my favorite stories about my Grandma: As a young and even middle aged woman she was afraid of and even angry toward Japanese people, as a result of WWII. When she and her family moved to Utah, she found herself in the same church congregation as a lovely couple–the wife was from Japan and spoke broken English. This woman became my Grandma’s very best friend, because despite her fear–she would always be kind to everyone. Everyone. Differences make us into a beautiful master palette–kindness makes us friends.”
~ April
“This print might be my favorite in this collection, but I’m sure I will say that more than once before this show is over! I remember my Grandma Marion had quite a few floral blouses. They were silky, and floraly, and I seem to remember at least one that tied at the neck. She wore these lovely tops to church and special occasions, and I remember thinking she was so elegant to wear such fancy material. I have no idea if they were real silk, polyester, or rayon, but in my little girl head, she was the epitome of grace and class.”
~ April
A guest post from my Smarty-pants daughter~
“Please welcome Sweet Marion, my newest collection for Moda fabrics! Tag your favorite quilt shops in the comments below and ask them to order it now!!
Here’s the story behind this collection, with more photos and stories every day on my page. I hope you’ll follow along!
In my Grandma’s backyard, she had a beautiful oasis. Lush flower beds, climbing roses, and blessed shade in the hot desert temperatures. Some of my fondest memories are of spending summer mornings in her garden, pulling the few weeds. I would barely get anything done before she would be at the back door calling to me: “It’s too hot out to weed! Come in and have a chocolate pudding!” Sweet Marion, named for my lovely, soft-spoken Grandma is a reflection of her gentle way and beautiful heart. She loved pinks, and blues, and me. I hope this collection brings you many hours of happy creating!
xoxo, April
Ships February 2017″
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It’s here!! It’s here! My Smarty-pants daughter’s book is finally here! Bedroom Style, Perfectly Pieced.
And it’s a masterpiece, I’ll tell you. It takes 10 different quilt patterns and shows you how to change the entire look and style of a room, by simply changing the fabric that your working with. I’m not even a hardcore “quilter” but I loved learning how to create different moods and feelings with certain color collections. It’s something that I’ve struggled with forever–that color thing.
After reading through this lovely thing, I think I finally, FINALLY get it.
And there is the slightest possibility that I will be able to choose my own yarn for the next crochet project without having to check in with my girl…you know, to make sure I wasn’t doing it…wrong, or ugly or unforgivably out of date. It’s an empowering feeling, I’ll tell you.
So here’s what I think. I think you should click right here to get your own copy. Then take a picture of yourself holding the book in your own bedroom and go to April’s website and enter to win a $1000 Crate & Barrel Bedroom MAKEOVER!! Yeah, uh-huh.
The odds are good that you could win–so DO IT!!
You’ll become a color blending genius and we’ll love you forever.
Can’t beat that.
