It is time to start sewing for spring!  While there are lots of cute trends out there, one of our personal favorites is Nautical prints.  Nautical prints are classic and timeless.  Just seeing them has us dreaming of ocean waves and warm sunshine!  One of our favorite Nautical lines to date is Out to Sea by Sarah Jane Studios, a designer for Michael Miller Fabric.

Although Out to Sea is not fresh off of the presses, we feel like it is absolutely perfect for spring!  With three fabulous colorways, this line has something for the girls and the boys in our lifes!

What is not to love about the crisp fun colors that make up Deep Sea Jewel.

The Ahoy There colors are perfect for a baby boy nursery or cool summer clothes!

We love the calming tones in the Morning Coral colorway.

Photos courtesy of Sarah Jane Studios Blog

We simply cannot get enough of this gorgeous line and have used it many times!  It pairs to perfectly with our designs:

Hazel & Josephine

 

Would you like to make a project with Out to Sea?  We would love to help you get started.  Violette Field Threads is going to giveaway 5 yards of Out to Sea fabric to one lucky reader!! Enter below to win!

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Creating and sewing are so much more fun when you have beautiful fabrics on hand to use.  More often than not, we start off with some beautiful fabric, and design a garment around it.  Having a great stash on hand is essential in both of our studios!  We never know when those creative juices will start flowing and most of the time it happens after the fabric shops are all closed. 

Are you looking for another fun fabric to add to your stash? 

We have recently been introduced to Silk Road from the amazing designers at Michael Miller Fabrics.

Silk Road features rich batik inspired fabrics in jewel tones.  The saturated colors are perfect for spring statement pieces.  They would also be stunning for throw pillows, colorful quilts, and home decor.

 

 

 

Kaitlin over at Michael Miller sewed up our Emmaline Pattern in Silk Road's Magenta Spice, and it is absolutely beautiful!

 

We were so excited to meet up with Kathy Miller and the Michael Miller team at Quiltcon this week.  The Michael Miller booth was fun and beautiful! We will have another post on Quiltcon to come, but here are a few shots we took in the Michael Miller booth!

Here we are with Christine Osmers and Kathy Miller.

We are so pleased that Michael Miller fabrics has offered to Giveaway 5 yards of Silk Road to one lucky blog reader!  Enter below to win:

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During our 5k Fan Giveaway, our amazing sponsor You Can Make This, generously offered 20% off all orders over $20!  

Due to some techy issues, it wasn't working....we're happy to let you all know that the issue has been resolved, and the coupon code, "VIOLETTE" will get you 20% off your entire purchase now thru February 28th!  

 

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 Like many of you, Jessica and I are fabric junkies!!  Our fabric stash can never be big enough.  Local quilt shops and online fabric shops are a little slice of heaven. Not only is fabric shopping therapeutic, but it also has proven to be a big source of inspiration.

Our love of fabric is one of the reasons we love attending the International Quilt Markets.  On display at these markets are tons of the newest fabric lines.  While all of them are beautiful, some just blow us away!  This year we fell head over heels in love with Field Study by Anna Maria Horner. Anna Maria Horner is one of the many talented designers of Free Spirit Fabrics.

It is not hard to see why. Look at the amazing pops of color in her booth last year!

photo from Free Spirit Blog

Field Study is such a versatile line of fabric.  It is perfect for clothing, home decor, and we have seen some of the most beautiful quilts comprised of this line.

Here are some of the amazing prints included in this line:

Photo from Quilterblog.com

Photo from Fabricshoppe

Field Study was absolutely perfect to use on our Juliette and Whitney Patterns!!

Juliette in Sinister Swarm

Whitney in Fine Feathered

Field Study is available, you can find it at many online fabric shops and be sure to check your local independently owned quilt shop!  Have you used Field Study in your recent projects? Which prints are your favorite?  Let us know!!

 

Dear Stella Fabric Bundle of Piper, Value $100

Allegro Fabrics $45 Gift Certificate

3 Months Blog Advertising on Forty Toes Photography.com, Value $75

 

$100 Gift Card to Jo-Ann Fabric, courtesy of Violette Field Threads

Aren't these AMAZING Prizes???? One INCREDIBLY lucky person will win everything listed!!!!!

Enter below:

 

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***Grand Sewist's Prize (2 winners) - Value $400 (each)***

Violette Field Threads Master Collection of PDF Patterns, Value $165

 

Skye Reve $25 Gift Certificate

Girl Charlee $25 Gift Certificate

Shabby Fabrics $25 Gift Certificate

Pink Chalk $25 Gift Certificate

Little Lizard King $25 Gift Certificate

  

$85 Gift Certificate to Fabric.com, courtesy of Violette Field Threads

Two Lucky Winners are going to win these fabulous prizes!!!!!  

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a Rafflecopter giveaway The 15 Boutique Prize Packs will be randomly distributed to the 15 winners with values between $100-$150 each! You may enter to win as many as you wish! Yay!!!!! 

The 5K Fan Giveaway ends Sunday, February 3rd at 11:59 p.m.

 

 

 Our 5K Fan Giveaway starts tomorrow and we are about to burst with excitement!!!!  Before we begin though, we have one last sponsor to introduce, and they are worth the wait for sure!!  We absolutely adore the spectacular fabrics of Dear Stella!!!

Dear Stella continues to design unique and beautiful fabric lines that  not create one of a kind quilts but are also perfect for clothing and accessories.  The girls behind Dear Stella are as sweet as the prints they are creating!  They are an absolute pleasure to work with and we so appreciate the inspiration they give us.

Did you know Emerald is the 2013 color of the year?  Dear Stella is right on trend with the beautiful IKEBANA collection:

We simply adore the soon to be released Clementine!!  Absolutely perfect for spring!!

We asked Dear Stella to tell us more about the vision behind the brand, and here is what they had to say:

 

Dear Stella is a unique fabric brand with modern style. The collection evokes an edgy freshness, combining the best of old traditions with modern influences. Our fabric will inspire both a traditional quilter and a contemporary “sewist” to reinvent their sewing style.

 

We love these beautiful Cotton Sateen Circle Scarfs!

What does 2013 hold out for Dear Stella?  Here is what they have in store:

We’re thinking outside the box this year, and we may experiment with expanding our product line. We also want to engage our fans more through social media, because one of our favorite things about this industry is the community. Social media has made it so easy to interact with the crafting community, and we love seeing what’s created with our fabric!

Dear Stella Town and Country is absolutely perfect on the cover of the Violette Field Threads' Fiona Pattern!!

Dear Stella is generously giving away 2/3 yards of each print included in Piper, totaling 10 yards!!  That is over $100 in fabric!!  It that does not get your creative juices flowing than nothing will!!  

Check out the beautiful Piper Collection below!  Perfect for spring and summer sewing!!

Please leave some love below for Dear Stella and let them know what you would create if you won!!

We have spent nearly two weeks introducing you to some amazing designers and shops!!!  Tomorrow the contest begins!!! Set reminders and spread the word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your chance to win begins at noon tomorrow!

 We only have 2 days before our 5K giveaway begins, and that means only 2 more sponsor highlights left.  You guys are going to fall in love with the creativity and sweetness of our sponsor today, Simply Divine Fabrics.  When we say that Tanaya, the owner, is a pleasure to work with, it seems too much of an understatement.  She's wonderful!!!!

Tanaya owns Simply Divine Fabrics in  Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  This shop sells everything from gorgeous fabrics to ready-made clothing.  Here's how Tanaya got started.

Simply Divine Fabrics was born out of a new found love of all things Fabric and Boutique-sewing. We sell quilt-weight and dress- weight cottons, knits, flannels and fleece. In-between time, along with all those all-important customer sales, I spent my time sewing and designing patterns in the shop, dressing my windows with the latest in the boutique and euro patterns/styles. One thing lead to another and before you knew it, we were THE go-to place to get some of the latest in boutique dresses and handbags! Soon, House of Pink Couture was born, a design house that was meant to capture the spirit and strength of young girls, tweens, and the “girly” woman!

Simply Divine Fabrics is more than just a fabric shop and go-to store for boutique dresses.  They keep themselves busy with tons more exciting ventures. Take a look at the Alice in Wonderland & The Sound of Music theater production that they outfitted.

 

Over the years, along with classes and community theater projects ( Alice dresses in ‘Alice in Wonderland’, plus my first Head Costumer job in ‘The Sound of Music’ this past year),  we found we were embodying more of the ‘House of Pink Couture’ than ‘Simply Divine Fabrics’. Never being able to say “no” to what God has laid on my heart, we have let our “custom design” side lead the way, so here we are!

 

For 2013, we will continue to tweak of vision and fulfill our first contract/shipment of our spring and summer line of House of Pink Couture in stores along the Outer Banks N.C. We are also on tap to be a custom designer/costumer for a major children’s stage production in late spring 2013 (Beauty and the Beast!) We have truly been blessed and awestruck on how much FUN we’re having with my sewing machine and a few design tools!

Simply Divine Fabrics and Tanaya are a force to be reckoned with!!Tanaya has GENEROUSLY offered an Emmaline Dress & Molly Jacket to one lucky winner!!!  The winner will work with Tanaya to choose the size/fabric.  This prize is valued over $100 and perfect for spring!!!

 

Here is Simply Divine Fabrics Facebook page, give her some love from us! 

Up tomorrow: Dear Stella

 We know you love sewing patterns, so we are sure you will flip over our next sponsor!!  We are delighted to have Little LIzard King today!

The Team over at Little Lizard King has produced a wide variety of darling patterns.  They are so kind to work with and like most of us are keeping  family the first priority in their lives!  We are so honored to be in the company of such compassionate and talented designers!

Sunsuit

Here is a little more about how they got their start:

I’m a sewing addict following in the footsteps of my seamstress mom. My mom introduced me to sewing at a young age. I dabbled in clothing, quilts, and alterations, but I didn’t catch the bug, until I had a child, and then I was hooked. Beyond hooked.I quickly realized how easy and inexpensive it is to make custom clothing for my child and her friends, and after a couple requests and some kind compliments, I decided to start making step-by-step instructions to sell to other little lizards as well. My goal is to teach you to create custom clothing at a fraction of boutique prices.

Here are some of the many fabulous designs they have:

Ellie Tiered Twirl

Apron Knot Dress

 

Does your daughter love American Girl dolls? Then you are sure to love this:

I’m happy to let you know that many patterns now include 18″ doll versions. You can make matching sets for your daughters and their dolls. Doll clothes are the perfect birthday or holiday gift, and they are so simple and inexpensive to make.

Prep School Pleated Skirt

We are soooo excited that Little Lizard King has donated four $25.00 Gift Certificates to their shop!!! With only three more days until the giveaway starts, be sure to visit Little Lizard King today and browse the shop.

Pop over and check out the Lizard King Blog too!  Leave some love  and let them know VFT sent you!!

Blog Post Tomorrow:  Simply Divine Fabrics

 It is time for another superb sponsor!!  Today we have more premade goodness to share with Wildflower Child Boutique!

 

Wild Flower Child is a fabulous children's boutique.  The owner and designer Bethany, is creating adorable clothes in fun fashionable prints and colors.  From closet staples to special occasions, this boutique has it all!  

We had a chance to ask Bethany a little more about herself and her shop, here is what she had to say:

My name is Bethany. I am a wife, mother to three kids, and a 1st grade teacher. My little shop, Wildflower Child, is a way for me to creatively express myself. I work out of my home studio creating my own pieces that are unique as well as practical and playground worthy! I strive to make one of a kind outfits that stand out in a crowd! I spend hours with my sketchbook coming up with new fabric/pattern combinations. Each of my outfits are sewn with pride and love.

What girl wouldn't love this Alice In Wonderland inspired look?!?!

Here are some exciting plans from Wild Flower Child Boutique in 2013:

I have more plans than there are days!!! I'm currently working on three different clothing lines. "Little Black Dress" is scheduled to be photographed in late January. "Rodeo Romance" is scheduled to be photographed in mid-February. "Over the Rainbow" is on the books for early March! I also have some super unique Saint Paddy's Day creations and a few other bits and pieces in the works!!

Bethany has graciously donated a $100 gift certificate to her lovely shop!!!!  WOW!!!  

 

You do not have to wait to start shopping!  For VFT blog readers only, use code VIOLETTE15 for a 15% discount at Wild Flower Child today!!  Here is a link to her Facebook page, that has tons more items and fabric choices!

Please leave some love below!!

On the Blog Tomorrow: Little Lizard King!

How excited are you all getting about all of the sponsors we're getting?  This giveaway is soon to start, don't worry!  We have just a few more days, and a few more *awesome* sponsors to introduce you to.  Today we have three more fabulous boutiques to share.  

 

All of them are offering spectacular prizes next week!

First up is the darling shop Clothesline Kids!

Maria, the owner of Clothesline Kids has created a shop full of fresh looks sewn in the most popular fabrics available.  In addition to adorable girls boutique clothing, you can also find the cutest burb cloth and bib baby sets!

 

Robert Kaufman Remix Chevron Bermuda Skirt

 

whitney trousers

Maria has generously donated an amazing prize!  One winner will receive a pair of Whitney Trousers and a Circle Skirt as shown above!!! So sweet!!!  The winner will work directly with Maria to choose fabrics and sizing!! 

Please take a minutes to browse around Clothesline Kids today and leave some love for Maria! Here is her FB page!

 

Are you ready for a cuteness overload!!  Well then check out our next sponsor Hootycutie!!

 

 

Niki, the owner of Hootycutie, is creating fashion for the cool kids!  Her whimsical prints and boho styling is spot on!  She has looks not only for the girls in your life, but awesome clothes for boys too!!

We also are impressed by her gorgeous photography...

 

 

 

Everyone asks where to buy Emmaline in Chevron?!  Well, here it is, by Hootycutie!

  

 

 

Niki of Hootycutie is donating a $60 gift card to her shop!!  Good luck deciding what to buy, it is all so cute!!!

Be sure to visit Hootycutie and take a look around.  You can also check out her blog and her Facebook and let her know VFT sent you.

 

Do you have a girls that loves to twirl?  Well the next shop is perfect for her.  We happy to introduce Missy Mae's Tutus!

 

 

The lovely Tabitha is the owner and designer of Missy Mae, and she certainly knows what little girls want!  She has a beautiful assortment of tutus, flower headbands and hairclips, and darling caplets.  

Check out some of her gorgeous creations

Tabitha of Missy Mae Tutus has donated  a $60 credit to her shop!!  Woohooo!!

Please leave her some love on her Missy Mae Tutu Facebook page!

The contest starts next Tuesday!!!!!!!  Don't forget to spread the word and please leave some love below :)

Tomorrows blog post: Wildflower Child