Fresh Figs tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-638426 2013-05-23T11:41:09-07:00 Just one designers musings on inspiration & creativity... TypePad figtreequiltshttp://feedburner.google.com MARKET RECAP tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451a6c969e2019102742dea970c 2013-05-23T11:41:09-07:00 2013-05-23T11:41:21-07:00 The whirlwind known as Portland QUILT Market has finished up and we are home digging ourselves out... literally! You would not believe the mess we create around here as we prep for Market! We have managed to unpack most of... Joanna Honeysweet Pattern Showcase: One Piece Bag tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451a6c969e2017eeb29665d970d 2013-05-14T14:17:26-07:00 2013-05-14T11:19:11-07:00 Okay... I have to rave about this bag a little bit... I don't know if you know but some of our most popular patterns over the years have been bags. We have an EASIEST BAGS EVER series with handbags, totebags... Joanna Honeysweet Pattern Showcase: Painted Ladies tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451a6c969e2017eeb21b479970d 2013-05-14T09:24:54-07:00 2013-05-14T09:24:54-07:00 When we first started working on these little blocks, we were "smitten" - does anyone even say that anymore??- with how fun they were to make and how quickly they came together. We started with a table runner, that quickly... Joanna Honeysweet Pattern Showcase #3 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451a6c969e201901c2371e1970b 2013-05-13T15:36:27-07:00 2013-05-13T14:54:20-07:00 When we found out our new collection was having those brand new yummy little hexagon packs with it, we knew it had to be something cute and small and did I mention cute? Introducing HEXIES, our new mini "thread" pattern... Joanna Let the Patterns Begin! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451a6c969e2017eeb202245970d 2013-05-13T13:27:05-07:00 2013-05-13T13:28:28-07:00 Hopefully you have already gotten a glimpse of our new CHERRY PIE pattern, here. I am in love with that one at the moment, although the others that I am about to start showing you are not far behind. In... Joanna Getting Ready... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451a6c969e201901bf1133b970b 2013-05-08T12:26:22-07:00 2013-05-08T12:27:21-07:00 As usual, the week before Market is a flurry and frenzy of activity around here. No matter how much earlier we think we will be ready, there is always stuff to do at the end that can only be done...... Joanna