Category Archives: design

This Little Piggy Went to Market

It has been a long couple of weeks setting up the Guildmaster showroom for the High Point International Home Furnishings Market, but it’s almost over! Yeah! If all goes well, tomorrow will be my last day. Then it will be back to quilting. I have lots of pictures to share with you, but for now I thought I would just give you a little sneak peak. 

Big Pimpin’

 My stitcher done got pimped out!
 I know I have already done a post today, but this is just so dag-um cute, I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to show you.
I made vinyl cut-outs using my silhouette machine and ta dah…total awesome-ness. Seriously, does.it.get.any.cuter!

Woobie Beans = Amazing

I participated in a craft show this past spring. It was full of local vendors with some amazing talents. I meet Kelly there. She is the talented lady behind Woobie Beans  – hand stamped jewelry. I love the look of the hand stamped jewelry! I am so glad to know that there is a local artist I can go to when I want one for myself or a gift. I love her work and I thought you might too! 

Yet Another Reason I Heart Craigslist!

Barn Quilt!
My latest Craigslist purchase. 2′ X 2′, hand painted, custom colors….$50.
I have all the artist’s info if you want one for yourself….because you know you do!
Email me. I’ll give it to you. For realz!

Tula Pink is Today!

Tula Pink is today! She will also be doing a book signing today from 2-4pm at The Little General.(formally Karen Gray Design) She is pretty bad-ass and this is a wonderful opportunity to meet and gather a little quilty inspiration from her, so don’t miss it!

Sneak Peak

I can not get enough of these cute little pinwheels. They look adorable on cupcakes, which I can also not get enough of. These poor little guys need some cupcakes to partner up with. Ummm.

If you will notice, too…this is a little sneak peek of the kitchen redo. My new counter tops are installed and the tiling was wrapped up on Tuesday. I’m not ready for the big reveal yet. I still need to make the new window treatments and cover the bar stools. I was going to go with a nice top treatment on a pole, but now that the counters and tile are all in, I’m thinking simple Roman Shades instead. The fabric is ordered… found just what I wanted at Ballard Design AND it was On.Sale. Score! I guess that help make up for the horror of the faucet installation. Let’s just say it involved 5 trips to 3 different Lowes Home Improvements, one trip to The Home Depot, one trip to a kitchen & bath supply house, one leaky faucet, a faucet with a box of missing parts and two very high dollar sink strainers. Oh… and a partridge in a pear tree.

My Lastest Obsession…

…making t-shirts and onesies. I hope to have some in my Etsy shop soon.

My Little Corner, Take Two

If you remember from some posts back, I did a little redecorating in my living room. I decided things needed a little update . Well, things just weren’t quite right, so I did a little re-redecorating. My hubby never really liked the metal table in the living room, so that is now the new cutting table in my workroom. (Perfect for cutting on, just the right height.) I got this great table from Guildmaster, of course, and I added the chair and a couple of pillows I made. I think this way is a keeper! Much more warm and cozy feeling than the way it was. I could definitely see myself working on my hand applique project in this little corner.

My Little Corner

This is my new little corner. I found this great rug at Home Goods which inspired a little up dating of my living room. I wanted a desk to put here so that I could put my new Featherweight on it, but I could not find one in my price range (free) so I sent my husband out to one of the buildings on the farm and we dug out the metal industrial looking table. It was under piles of lumber and my husband was not too happy about that, but he got it out for me anyway. He still doesn’t understand exactly why I would want this table in our house, but I think it is cool. The drapes are new. In the middle of all this sewing window treatments for market, I decided that I needed new ones to go with the new rug, of course. I never liked the old ones and I got the fabric at a store that sells it for $2 a yard. How can you beat that! I got the mirror from Walmart for $20 and the painting from Guildmaster. The glass jars and flower are from Home Goods and I stole the stool out of my parents garage. That little quilt hanging on the rack is the first quilt I ever made. It’s a little nine-patch lap quilt. Oh, and that deer head….that is my husbands latest addition to our living room. (I have my hobbies, he has his!)

Guildmaster Showroom

The New Italian Collection

Last markets french inspired Canopy Fields Collection


Introduction to Home Office


Waterfront Collection
Yeah! The showroom is done! Market doesn’t technically open until Saturday and it is already done. Having it completed this early is definitely a first. Usually, it is completed in the early morning hours of the opening day. It looks great and I’m really proud of all the work we did. The furniture looks the best it ever has and the new finishes on the product are wonderful. As promised, I’m showing some pictures. I have to say that my picture taking really does not do it justice. Despite the fun of my little stint back in the design world, I am glad to be home and ready to catch up on some of my sewing projects. I haven’t used a sewing machine or even been in my sewing room for over a week!