a content life

These 2 count for 10!

Your normally scheduled fabric update has been interupted for a special post.

There are times when I think I have 10 little boys. Okay, so I exagerate a bit. These 2 do keep me hopping!

Quinten is the tough one on the left. The other night he asked me if his tatoos (temporary) made him look too tough. When I asked what he meant, he said he just didn't want to look too tough with all his cool tatoos. I assured him, he didn't need to worry. 

Zach is my little one. He's not so little at 3 years old (4 in August). He's nearly as tall as Quinten and I'm asked if they're twins all the time. Zach is my wild child! Everything is fun and games for him. Even when I scold him, he laughs which makes it really hard to follow through with any kind of punishment. I can't help but laugh too. How can I scold such a sweetie?

We're planning to spend some quality time at the pool this weekend. Sun and fun for all!

Here's wishing you have a sunny, fun and safe Independence Day! 

 

125 - Count 'em!

Marmalade Fabrics now carries 125 Kona Cotton Solids. Check out the new additions.

    
                    Banana                                                    Butter

    
                Butterscotch                                             Caramel

    
                        Gold                                                    Honey

    
                        Lemon                                                Maize

    
                    Midnight                                              Sunflower

All 10 solids will soon be available at Marmalade Fabrics in yards or single fat quarters.

Have an awesome weekend!

Imaginary Flowers have arrived!

The latest collection from Saffron Craig just arrived from Australia!

  
  

Imagainary Flowers consists of a chunky stripe, a floating floral, a small repeat, a big fun spot and a large scale imaginary flower. The colors are delectable; rich purple and plum, spring green and soft greys on a warm vanilla background. Check out Saffron's awesome quilt on her blog here.

Each print is available in yards or fat quarters and bundles are available in 1/2 yards or fat quarters. Head over to Marmalade Fabrics and check it out.

Expanding!

ex·pand (k-spnd)  -  to increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge

Not me! I'm trying hard NOT to expand! I like these jeans I'm wearing and I have no desire to buy bigger ones!

Marmalade Fabrics is expanding!

There's still work to be done, but my shop has now doubled in size. Oh, it's so nice to have a place for everything and everything in it's place - well almost. There's still a few things left to do, but order is finally in site. If I've seemed a little out of sorts lately, it because I've been OUT OF SORTS lately!

Now, I can relax and get my sewing machine back out. I'm itching to create something, anything! I'm thinking I can surely fit in some coasters into this busy schedule. Surely, a few coasters wouldn't take long to whip up.

A larger shop - or should I say work-shop since I don't have a store-front - means I can carry more fabric and I know that will make so many of you happy.

One new line that's on the way is Saffron Craig's new Imaginary Flowers. Check out Saffron's blog to get a good look at the fabric.

As always, there's much to do and my time's up for blogging today. More soon.

Look what's new!

Selected prints from 1001 Peeps have arrived. Choose from Pearl Bracelets, Illusions and Jewels. Pearl Bracelet in Brown and Illusion in Pink are on the way.

Look for Lizzy's new collection in a few months September. The collection includes 3 new Pearl Bracelet prints and 9 new Jewels prints. I almost forgot the fox.

I love the mix of rich eggplant with orange and yellow.

Look for Outfoxed coming this fall.

It was a success!

 
This was just part of my display at the KCMQG meeting last night. I crowded a truck full of fabric onto two 8' tables and used another 8' table to cut yardage.

 
The Fat Bundles of fabric were a hit. As was Jay McCarroll's Habitat fabric collection and Anna Maria Horner's Loulouthi collection!

 

From what I could tell, the event was a success. I had a blast and hope to sponsor another meeting in the future.

Have a beautiful weekend everyone! 

Marmalade Fabrics is hosting KCMQG meeting this week

I'm hosting the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild meeting Thursday, June 9th. There are several members of the KCMQG who have quilt or fabric shops and every couple meetings we have the opportunity to sponsor a meeting. Thursday night is my first time to sponsor and I've been working for weeks to get ready.

If you're considering the guild for membership, come by Thursday night. (Time and place found here.) I'm going to have pre-made bundles, current and hard to find fabrics, loads of fat quarters (and I really do mean loads) both prints and Kona Solid Cottons. I'm hauling nearly 80 bolts (if that many will fit in my old Explorer) to the meeting, including Habitat, Loulouthi, Theory and Avalon. I'm also going to have a variety of Ruby Star Rising and Outside Olso for those who haven't seen it in person.

If you're a member and plan on attending the meeting this week, be prepared to shop. I'll have some special items for sale not even listed in the store as well as Kona Color Cards discounted just for you.

If you plan to place and order online and want to save on shipping, let me know and I'll bring your fabric Thursday night. See you there KCMQG peeps! 

Loulouthi & Avalon are here!

In addition to bundles of each color-way, I'll have Loulouthi Morning Quilt bundles available. Rachel Hauser of Stitched in Color is offering 3 different free quilt patterns using selected Loulouthi prints. Check out her blog for more details.

Avalon has arrived!


It really is fun and bright! Single fat quarters, yards and bundles are all available at Marmalade Fabrics.

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Coming very soon - could be here on Tuesday!


1001 Peeps - Pearl Bracelet in Purple


1001 Peeps - Illusion in Turquoise 


1001 Peeps - Jewels in Orange

A selection of 1001 Peeps (only a few of the collection are shown above) are in route to Marmalade Fabrics. Pearl Bracelet, Illusion and Jewels are perfect prints to mix-and-match with other collections and I can't wait to put together some bundles as soon as they arrive.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Where oh where?

Where did this week go? I feel like I've neglected my poor blog lately. I can't decide if I really am too busy to blog or just too tired from being too busy. Quite a dilema I know!

This week (or what's left of it) brings more fabric to Marmalade Fabrics and even some new patterns from down-under.

Look for Loulouthi to arrive in the store on Friday. I'll have a variety of bundles as well as single cut fat quarters. I'm really debating on ordering some laminated prints from the line, but I'm still unsure.

Another line scheduled to arrive this week is Avalon by Jay-Cyn for Birch Fabrics. I can't wait to get my hands on those fun bicycles!

 
I'm now sponsoring Chasing Cottons. If you're new to quilting, you'll want to check out Rebecca's free Quilt Class 101. She's in week 7 of her 12 week class. Not only is Rebecca a great teacher, but she's a talented quilter. I'll soon have her quilt patterns available in both digital and paper form. Shipping is much faster from Kansas than Australia! Look for the patterns to arrive this week.

And last, but not least, Habitat by Jay McCarroll is in-stock and ready to ship.