Grand Revival Designs

Petal Quilting Giveaway

2013-03-05T17:22:53-08:00

Free Spirit is having a giveaway of 30 fat quarters of Petal, due to be released in April. Just leave a comment on their facebook page by tomorrow for a chance to win!! xoxo, t

Petal Home

2012-09-03T09:00:52-07:00

Had some fun photographing my new fabric collection Petal today. It'll be available in the fall some time. It's my first home dec collection for Free Spirit. Cotton sateen for upholstery, bedding, bags, etc. Works for structured clothing as well....

Umm, can I ask you for a favor?

2012-04-03T13:56:11-07:00

I Love You Necktie Camille Pleated Skirt Tiered Skirt I hate to be a pain and ask but shameless as I am I will...Would you mind terribly reviewing my book on Amazon? You don't have to have bought the book...

Barefoot Roses is back! and a giveaway...

2012-01-18T11:21:46-08:00

My first fabric collection, Barefoot Roses, is back! The twelve most popular patterns and colors will be released in March. I must admit I've missed her! The fabric cycle moves so fast now and I don't get to spend as...

Giveaway Winner! finally

2012-01-17T05:10:31-08:00

I know, this is way overdue. The random number generator says the winner of the giveaway is number 64. Congratulations to Melody J. Thank you so much to everyone who participated. Especially thank you for taking the time to say...

Yvestown & me

2012-01-13T05:30:24-08:00

Many of you will already know Yvonne Eijkenduijn through her gorgeous blog Yvestown. She inspires so many with her perfect, spare, light, vibrant and pretty aesthetic as expressed through her decorating, home remodeling, gardening, craft and even her recipes. She...

Sew What You Love giveaways

2012-01-12T08:44:35-08:00

There are a couple of giveaways of Sew What You Love, Sugar Hill and a free project from the book I wanted to let you know about. Just leave a comment at Sewmamasew and Craft Gossip for a chance to...

Sharing is nice, right?

2012-01-08T10:33:09-08:00

Sharing is nice, right? Share the book and receive a free bag pattern download! Here's how. Go to Amazon.com, then click the share button on the right side of the Sew What You Love Amazon page to share it on...

My book, Sew What You Love, available today!!! Sneak Peak and a little bonus...

2011-12-27T08:30:25-08:00

Oh goodness, it seems a bit surreal that this thing is finally happening. It feels very weird to write that my book is actually available as of today. And, I just found out it's already been reviewed (there are a...

My Mother Makes the Cutest Christmas Things

2011-11-11T08:03:32-08:00

My mother, Linda Whelan, makes the cutest Christmas things. Stockings, tags, ornaments all made with a combination of new and vintage fabrics. Check out her etsy store Xmas Muse if you're looking for sweet gifts or decorations for Christmas. xoxo,...

Sugar Hill Fabric and Book Giveaway!!!

2011-10-15T04:11:39-07:00

It's been a long while since I had a giveaway, too long. I just received the my actual book, bound and everything!!!, this week and have been over the moon. I wanted to celebrate with a giveaway of 24 fat...

Pleated Wrap Skirt Tutorial

2011-10-14T05:23:09-07:00

I see a huge amount of traffic coming to this post from tumbler and I couldn't resist letting people know that in the next post I have a giveaway of my new fabric collection and new book going on right...

Pleat Crazy-Pleated Wrap Skirt

2011-10-09T05:44:07-07:00

There seems to be a theme emerging these last few posts. I've got pleats on the brain obvously. I love the design of this skirt because it's classic, versatile, super easy to make, can be made to any size and...

Sweet Thing Clutch or.....

2011-10-07T10:31:23-07:00

Or Well, either way I'll have a tutorial up soon. xoxo, t

Crafts Beautiful Magazine and Homemade London

2011-10-07T02:26:48-07:00

I recently made two wonderful discoveries when the lovely Natalie Osborn, an editor from Crafts Beautiful Magazine, www.crafts-beautiful.com contacted me to let me know she had used my fabric for a lampshade workshop at the beautiful crafting venue Homemade London...

Easy Peasy Pleated Skirt Tutorial

2011-10-03T08:38:11-07:00

This is a super easy way to make a very full, twirly pleated skirt without a zipper and without having to sew the pleats along their length. It's made up of a top band sewn to a pleated skirt. It...

Free Pattern Download

2011-09-26T04:53:38-07:00

So, I have a little promotion going on. I'm offering a free download of one of the two patterns above to anyone who links from their blog, website, facebook or twitter feed to my book, Sew What You Love, on...

Jacob Marley=true love

2011-09-24T12:04:42-07:00

Well, I always new I wanted children but I never knew just how much I wanted a dog until we got one. Jacob Marley is a 9 week old Golden Doodle. We saw one a few years ago driving in...

My Book!! well, the cover anyway...

2011-08-02T13:10:10-07:00

I'll have a higher res version of the cover at some point, (higher res picture is up), just pulled this one from Amazon but still, there it is, the cover of my book. I'm so happy because I didn't know...

Jennifer Paganelli's new book!!!

2011-04-28T02:58:02-07:00

My girl Jennifer Paganelli's new book was released yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I literally can't wait to see it. Jennifer fabrics are truly unique, vibrant, beautiful and eclectic and now, in addition to her wonderful sewing patterns, she's brought her amazing aesthetic to...

Cuteness

2011-01-27T02:58:26-08:00

I definitely have not been able to sew with Delilah as much as I would have liked. Usually I sew a ton of samples with each collection which is the most exciting part because I get to turn some of...

Merry and Bright....finally!

2010-12-20T07:49:24-08:00

Finally got a gorgeous, sunny, snowy, steel blue crystal clear sky day here in Belgium after lots of grey days. Very cold but sunny, well until about 4:30 anyway when the sun starts to go down here. And finally got...

Sweet Delilah

2010-08-27T13:26:07-07:00

My sweet Delilah is almost here. I don't think these scans do her justice but I'll have photos in the next couple of weeks. She'll be introduced at Fall Quilt Market and I think the collection will be available wholesale...

Home Collection

2010-06-02T12:45:33-07:00

Wow, long time no post. I miss blogging and after October 1st (it's a deadline, hint, hint), I'll be back to it on a regular basis I think, I hope anyway. October 1st is when I foresee life getting back...

THANK YOU!!!

2010-03-27T14:14:21-07:00

Thank you so much for your emails in response to the last post!! I can't tell you how grateful I am to have so many talented people interested in helping me. I'm looking over all of them carefully and gratefully....

Help Wanted

2010-03-25T12:06:50-07:00

Wanted: dependable, committed person to help me in substantial upcoming project that I can't be specific about just yet. Must be able to sew, write clear, concise directions for sewing patterns and be able to illustrate, by hand or computer,...

l'Aiguille en Fete! Come sew with me!

2010-02-09T01:12:47-08:00

Come sew with me in Paris! Or just come by and say hi. Met so many lovely, cool shop owners and young entrepreneurs at the trade show last weekend in the Netherlands. My favorite part of these things is meeting...

Simple Pleasures

2010-01-22T04:22:52-08:00

Coffee and crocheting, two of my favorite things. I'd forgotten how much I love to crochet, I used to do it all the time. The best thing about it is just how portable it is. I can take my yarn...

Rock On Melissa!!!!!!!!!

2009-12-14T12:41:33-08:00

I just had to say a gigantic congratulations to my friend and Free Spirit colleague Melissa Averinos on her forthcoming book. Melissa is a friend, a new friend, not a friend I can say I know well because we've only...

Sunshine Anyone?

2009-12-10T08:57:18-08:00

Yes, please!!! I would like a bit of sunshine, merci!! After a shaky start, I can now honestly say that I love living in Belgium....but, I do find myself missing the sun a bit. It rains here, alot. On a...

Christmas Muse and Romantic Homes

2009-11-01T02:30:58-08:00

I'm so proud of my mom! She opened her Etsy Store Xmas Muse again this year. I love her stockings, just so sweet and nostalgic. But even more exciting, she did an article for Romantic Homes magazine about how to...

New Pattern and Winner!!

2009-10-19T10:13:14-07:00

Slowly getting the downloadable patterns up and ready to go. Thank you so much for the warm welcome the Monterey Market Bag has received so far!!! I had a feeling there was a want out there for patterns you could...

Launch sounds too official...

2009-10-07T11:22:50-07:00

Well, yeah launch feels like too strong a term to use here but it's a mini launch at least with much more to come. I've been wanting to start an on-line store of sorts with some sewn goods and some...