March 28, 2011

A new pattern, another new pattern, and Shabby Apple

Quilt Market is a month away! Holy smokes. I am starting to freak out a little, but I have managed to finish my first Pink Fig Pattern...Roxy and Lola Rag Dolls:


I mean seriously, are those not the cutest things EVER! I can say that about my own pattern only because I really do think they are so cute.

It goes like this:

First doll...looks scary, like an alien with Medusa hair. My girls don't like to play with her and she freaks me out.
Time invested: 6 hours

Second doll...looks really cute, with big pink hair, but the back of her head looks like a bum bum. Not good.
Time invested: 20 hours!
So, I was working out all the kinks on this one. Adjusting arm lengths and legs, figuring out how to attach the head to the body, and making her hair and clothes. I get her all done and have her sitting up on the mantle above the fireplace to keep her nice and clean and then my husband tells me she looks like she has a butt-head. She had a little part in the middle of her hair/head and from the back it kind of looked like a bum. His comment made me mad, but in the end he was right and I had to start again.

Third doll....Roxy (with the pink hair). She is perfect and so cute, but I sewed her late at night and I kept making mistakes, like putting the legs where the arms go and sewing things inside out. I finally got her right, but she took about another 10 hours.
Now, I am counting the whole design process. Even the parts where I fell asleep unpicking things on the couch and all the times I fell over onto the floor in a stupor because I messed up for the ten billionth time again. The whole thing took about 40 hours to complete and that is just crazy! But it paid off.

Fourth doll...Lola( blue hair) She was a piece of cake! Whew.

Roxy and Lola will be released at Spring Quilt Market this May in Salt Lake City for Quilt Shops only.

I also just had a new pattern released in the McCalls Pattern Book:




It turned out so cute. I used Summer Soiree from Paula Prass and Pop Garden from Heather Bailey.

Go buy it!

Now for the winner of the Shabby Apple Giveaway Below...
Pocketful of Peanuts! Congrats! Send me an email to pinkfigdesign@gmail.com so I can give you the info.

And last but not least the Sew Along for the Chloe and Mieko t-shirts for Japan started today on the Living With Punks blog. It's awesome! If you aren't sure how to make the shirt, but you really want to learn how, this is the place to go. The children of Japan need our love so get on over there and make a shirt.

Pretty, Pretty Please :)




March 20, 2011

A project for Japan

If your anything like me, you have probably been consumed by the news reports and images of the devastation that took place is Japan last week. I sit and my computer and cry while I watch the amateur videos and read stories of heroism, heartache, and survival. I have donated money with the rest of the world, but I would much rather hop on an airplane and head over there to help! Of course that is impossible, so I sit at my computer and just wish I could do more.

On Friday, I had an opportunity to work with one of my favorite craft blogs U-Create where I was asked to make a project to share on her blog. For several weeks now I have been planning to make something special and as I was getting ready to work on it, the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. After watching a video of a 4 month old baby being plucked from the mud with out any family around and nobody to care for her I knew that I wanted my efforts to be directed toward the children. There are so many who have lost everything and have nothing left! Having children of my own, that is where my heart lies and where I feel the most. I thought of what might lift my kids spirits if we were in that situation and I came up with this t-shirt.


I call it Chloe and Mieko. Chloe means blooming and Mieko means beautiful blessed child of God. The two together are a representation of the worlds love for Japan and their bright future ahead. It will bloom again and there is hope and light for them because God loves them and we love them. I want them to know that, so I designed this shirt to send to them.


Join me in showing the children of Japan that we love them and make a shirt!
To get the free down loadable pattern and for more info on how you can be a part of this project please visit U-Create. I will be collecting t-shirts until the end of May. For those of you who send me a shirt, I will give you a 50% off coupon for my new Rag Doll pattern that is coming out shortly. I will also be asking for doll donations to send with the shirts.

My friend Susan will be doing a sew along on her blog for those of you who like step by step instructions and she will also be doing a boy version! Grab this button and spread the word:
LivingwithPunks

I would love to be able to send boxes and boxes of dolls and shirts to those sweet children, so please help!

March 17, 2011

Shabby Apple Giveaway and KidBodies Contest Winner!

Dresses from Shabby Apple

I'm teaming up with Shabby Apple today and we're giving away something for YOU. Not your little girl...YOU :)


I don't know what it is about this dress, but I just love it! I had my pick of several dresses to offer you, but I kept coming back to this one. I love the way it is designed with the high neck and the bow that ties on the side. I also love the rouched sleeves and the way it looks on the model when she's standing. It seems very forgiving in that stubborn tummy area with slight gathers to accentuate your waist. Plus in the description it says that it travels well and that is big selling point for me! Dress it up with a pair of heels or tone it down with boots! I think every girl needs a dress like this.

If you like dresses then you have to check out the huge collection of women's dresses and little girl dresses over at the shabby apple. They have themes ranging from different regions like the South Pacific and Paris to time periods like 1943 for the ladies! The girl section is filled with boutique style dresses made from some of my favorite designer fabrics by Amy Butler and Heather Bailey! I spent hours browsing the sight and even saved some stuff for myself...you know, for Mothers Day. It's coming up pretty quick!

To be in the running to win this dress you just have to do 2 things...
1. Be a follower on my blog (right side bar)
2. Leave a comment here about Shabby Apple

Also, don't forget to LIKE Shabby Apple on Facebook!

Besides this awesome Giveaway, Shabby Apple is also offering 10% off for all of my readers!
Use CODE: pinkfig100ff at checkout.

Now for the Winner of the KidBodies Contest (below) is:

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !


March 09, 2011

Miss Modd...KidBodies...and a Giveaway!

March is here and spring is on it's way! Quilt Market is just around the corner and I'm starting to freak out! There is one more week until Brad the Bachelor chooses his wife and if it's not Emily I think I might die!!! I'm smack dab in the middle of week 2 of my 2nd detox this year which is the no meat, no sugar, no gluten, and no dairy week and I'm eating like a bunny! It's all just crazy. Life is crazy. But it's also FUN because I have TWO really sweet giveaways this month for YOU!

First up - FreeBird

I was so, so, so excited to get an email from Carol of KidBodies Clothing last week telling me about her new spring line. She used Miss Modd to make the collection FreeBird...




She said it's a HOT seller :) Those little girls are the cutest things ever and I love her clothing designs. It's so fresh with just the right amount of funk! OH and this Mommy skirt too...


Aren't you in L O V E with this stuff? I am!

Follow my blog (right side bar) and leave a comment on this post about FreeBird and kidBodies Clothing and you will be entered in a $50 gift certificate to Kidbodies.com. (Don't forget to leave your email address so I can notify you if you win). She is also doing a FB giveaway for $100! You do not want to miss that!