tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75527483893598161472024-03-01T16:11:49.045-06:00Laurie Wisbrun | Scarlet FigIn August 2008, I made the monumental decision to step off the corporate ladder and focus on building a business that would allow me to combine my love of pattern & design and my background in marketing and advertising.
This blog is my outlet where I can tell tales of my daily work and my daydreams of color, textiles and texture.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-16372792177679467522015-04-16T21:57:00.001-05:002015-04-16T21:57:24.892-05:00Giveaway Winners!Congratulations to #13 - Jackie C and to #52 - Vicki H who won my giveaway for fabric from my latest line <a href="http://lauriewis.blogspot.com/2015/04/new-line-sealed-with-kiss-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Sealed with a Kiss</a>! I'm so excited about this new line and I can't wait to see what everyone makes with it! Fabric starts shipping to stores in May, so keep your eyes peeled for it and please make sure you share what you make. Please come find me on Instagram! I'm lauriewis <br />
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Who's ready for some sweet air mail? Sealed with a Kiss, my newest line for Robert Kaufman fabrics has just released and will be shipping to stores in May. It's been a while since I've had a new line and I'm super excited for this one to start showing up in stores, on cutting tables and in all of your lovely creations.</div>
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I designed this line based on love letters my boyfriend (who recently popped the question and is now my fiance [insert huge smile here!!]) sends to me. We're incredibly excited about our next chapter together and I *love* that this line is releasing in time for me to make some cute wedding related goodies. </div>
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All three color ways make me equally happy. And every time I look at them, I have a new favorite. </div>
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<i>Caveat: Having some computer trouble which means I'm unable to accurately color balance the photos I took in the studio, but the ones shown on the Robert Kaufman site <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/sealed_with_a_kiss/#tabs" target="_blank">here and in the image below </a>are correct :)</i></div>
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Happy stack of mail :)</div>
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Six text prints with lines from notes from my sweetie. </div>
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The red below is much more accurate than the color in the picture above. </div>
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Oh, orange... How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!</div>
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I can't wait to sew up some shirts with these harlequin diamonds!</div>
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Would you like some Sealed with a Kiss?! Just leave me a comment here before noon CT on Friday 4/10/15 and tell me about the last piece of sweet snail mail letter you received or sent. <br />
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I'll randomly choose a winner who will get a FQ set of all prints. Winner #2 will receive a pack of Charm Squares. International entries welcomed. And everyone make sure I have a way to contact you!<br />
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SWAK. xoxo<br />
--laurie <br />
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When I started designing fabric in 2008, I had no idea where my path would take me. And that felt uncertain and scary. As someone who has always followed a plan, jumping in and just seeing what path I could create was a real struggle. It was hard to just let go a bit and see what would happen. Since I began licensing some of my designs to Robert Kaufman in 2009, I have been fortunate enough to license 19 collections between 2010 and 2013. Absolutely blows my mind when I think about it. I still can't really believe I've been given that opportunity.<br />
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I still earn a lion's share of my income from marketing consulting (which is my professional background) but fabric design continues to be a wonderful creative outlet for me that I'm incredibly thankful for. I wasn't quite as prolific with my designs this last year but still worked on new collections whenever my creative juices started flowing and kept submitting designs for approval. Many were rejected (just the way the cookie crumbles). But I'm delighted to share that one collection that's very special to me was accepted and Robert Kaufman plans on releasing it in April '15. (YAY!!! I'll post sneak peeks early next year as things solidify.) <br />
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One of the things I wanted to do for myself to commemorate an amazing first few years in fabric design, was to make myself a quilt that featured every single one of the fabrics I designed for RK. After much hunting for the perfect pattern to use, I came across the <a href="http://sewcraftyjess.blogspot.com/2013/05/ring-toss-quilt-top.html" target="_blank">Ring Toss</a> pattern by Sew Crafty Jess. Each of the 19 colored rings includes fabrics from one of my
collections. And the low volume prints around the rings are from other
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You'll notice that there's one ghost block with a white ring? I
decided that instead of waiting to make the quilt until my 20th
collection released, I would leave that one blank as a reminder to
myself that even in times of low creativity, that a blank canvas (or
computer screen in my case) doesn't have to be scary. It can simply be a
starting place for a new ideas and a placeholder to continue to inspire me to keep designing and keep dreaming. <br />
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I hope I didn't bore you to death with the loooong story about my quilt but I wanted to share it with you. :) Happiest of holidays everyone! <br />
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p.s. In other design news, you may remember the new panels I added to the store a while ago? Among the new <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig?section_id=13099777&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1" target="_blank">holiday pillow panels,</a> I also released the Make it Sew (Star Trek inspired) designs. This morning I just added 2 new small panels to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig" target="_blank">the store</a>. Perfectly sized to make zippered pouches or to frame in a 10" embroidery hoop. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-40890641955705013702014-10-01T08:06:00.001-05:002014-10-01T08:06:51.133-05:00Make it Sew and Holiday Pillow Panels - NEWThis year has been an absolute whirlwind (in a really good way), but how can it already be October!? <br />
And its been so very long since I've designed anything new for the store, but that's been rectified!<br />
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There are <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig" target="_blank">6 new panels</a> in the store, (YAY!!) and I hope you really love them. I know a few folks have been buying the holiday panels every year and its so much fun for me to see your pictures of your collections growing. (Speaking of pictures, I've been lousy about posting on my blog, but am fairly active on IG, so come find me there - lauriewis). <br />
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All of the panels are listed <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig" target="_blank">in my store</a> and the first orders will begin shipping early in the 2nd week of October.<br />
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<b>Moose</b></div>
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My <b>Holiday Llama</b> got a new polka dot scarf</div>
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And 3 more everyday panels which just make me smile. Hope they bring you a giggle too.<br />
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<b>Raccoon </b></div>
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And for my fellow Star Trek fans, a <b>"Make it Sew" dog and cat</b></div>
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<i>One note: </i>When I printed the test panels for the Make It Sew panels, I put the text too close to the top so once you put the pillow form in the cover, the text is kind of hard to see. So I've moved the text down about an inch and a half for readability. So glad I only printed 1 for the sample covers and the rest are being printed (with the corrected placement!) as we speak. So yours will be perfect :) <br />
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In other sewing news, I've finished off a few quilts this year that I would love to post about. And I've been dabbling with a few pieces of apparel which has been really fun. Just need to carve out some time for a few pictures. And hopefully it wont be months before my next post! Hope you are all doing well and that you had a wonderful summer and that your fall is off to a great start.<br />
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Happy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig" target="_blank">pillow panel</a> shopping! <br />
xo<br />
--laurieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-34920487287972109622014-06-04T20:55:00.001-05:002014-06-04T20:55:43.124-05:00Winner winner chicken dinnerThanks so much for all of your sweet comments about my quilt. It was a fun one to make and I love the way it turned out. Sounds like everyone has some great summer sewing projects under way. Can't wait to get started on my next quilt here as well!<br />
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Via random number generator, the winner was #113 - GranChris. Hope you love 10 square of Botanics Chris and that you love sewing with Carolyn's lovely fabrics as much as I did!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-66269217155201395462014-05-30T11:48:00.001-05:002014-06-04T20:56:04.814-05:00For the love of Architextures and Botanics - And a giveaway!I know everyone has a design crush. And I have one on <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/blog/" target="_blank">Carolyn Friedlander</a>. I've been hoarding my stash of Architextures and Botanics, as well as a healthy bunch of Robert Kaufman's Yard Dyed Essex Linen and waiting for the perfect quilt design to come to me. And it finally did.<br />
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Made this lovely a few weeks ago for a special someone and am absolutely delighted with how it turned out. And the stripey bottom of the quilt just seemed like the perfect finish.<br />
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The lovely ladies at <a href="http://www.overthetopquilting.com/" target="_blank">Over the Top Quilting</a> quilted it for me with big loops and I have to say I am simply in love with the way it turned out.<br />
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I love Carolyn's color choices and her designs are simply just so delicious, aren't they? And to top it off, she's simply a genuinely really nice lady that I really admire. It's been such a treat to get to work with her designs. And she has a new book coming in a few short weeks, <a href="http://luckyspool.com/collections/books/products/savor-each-stitch" target="_blank">Savor Each Stitch</a>, that I can't wait to get my hands on!<br />
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I can hardly believe that its been so many months since I've posted here!! Been busy with other projects, but have been working to make more time to design new fabric patterns of my own and to find time to enjoy some sewing. There just never seem to be enough hours in the day and I'm finding that the creative side of my brain has been slow to turn on these days. That means it can be hard to design some days, so am finding that for me, its just better to wait until inspiration strikes. Lately my mind has just been on other wonderful things!! But I have been able to sit down and design a few new fabric designs lately that I'm pretty excited about. And that feels really great! Hopefully I'll have some new collections soon. Cross your fingers for me? :)<br />
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Back to my design crush!! My fabulous family at Robert Kaufman provided me with a 10 square of Botanics to share with you! Just leave me a comment here before EOD next Wednesday 6/4. Would love to hear what's inspiring you these days or what your summer sewing plans are!<br />
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Oh, and a little birdie at Robert Kaufman let me in on the news that they are reprinting a few of the prints from Architextures, so get ready to stock up on ledger (AFR13501-2 and (AFR13501-184) and the text (AFR-13502-15 and AFR-13502-12). They start shipping next month!! Make some room in your stash :)<br />
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And second and more importantly, the team over at <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> is giving away a copy of my first book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-Fabric-Printing-Design/dp/1452101159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392135954&sr=8-1&keywords=mastering+the+art+of+fabric+printing+and+design" target="_blank">Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design</a>! Hop over there to <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2014/02/win-laurie-wisbruns-book.html">enter to win</a>.<br />
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As part of their <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2014/02/win-laurie-wisbruns-book.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a>, they asked me to curate a bundle of 10 fabrics and they're including the bundle along with my book. Needless to say, it took me hours of pleasurably spent time to narrow my selection to just 10. So many amazing designs from so many talented designers to choose from!<br />
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All Holiday Pillow Panels are <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig?ref=si_shop">20% off </a>in my store. Quantities are limited and the sale price will only last until they're gone. So <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig?ref=si_shop">hop on over</a>. I can ship within 24 hours of ordering. :)<br />
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<i>I always sew pj pants. This year I'm going to do up some hot pads and mug rugs! So excited. I love the designs in this book. Thank you for the chance!</i><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-27064658618780711942013-07-23T07:30:00.000-05:002013-07-24T08:34:17.535-05:00Modern Holiday Blog Tour and Giveaway<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 19.635417938232422px;">As a fabric designer, it is such an amazing feeling to see your fabric made up into projects that people have put so much love and time into. When <a href="http://amandamurphydesign.blogspot.com/">Amanda Murphy</a> contacted me last year about possibly using my Brr! collection in a quilt she was working on for her new book, I was absolutely over the moon. And today, I'm happy to be sharing some sneak peeks from Amanda new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160705678X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=160705678X&linkCode=as2&tag=aqui-20">Modern Holiday: Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects Quilts, Stockings, Decorations & More</a>. </span></span><br />
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Via random number, congrats to lucky #86 <a href="http://apassionforapplique.blogspot.com/">Carrie P</a>!</div>
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<i>It is such cute fabric. I would make a new sewing machine cover if I were to win and of course the little organizer. thanks for a chance.</i></div>
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Thanks so much Carrie! Your FQs of Sew Pretty and a PDF of the adorable sewing kit pattern from <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/">May Chappell</a> will be on their way to you super quick!</div>
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A few weeks ago, I was on <a href="http://statigr.am/lauriewis">Instagram</a> and spied an adorable sewing kit project from Lee over at <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/">May Chappel</a>l. And I was beyond tickled when she agreed to make up a version of her All Sewn Up sewing kit using my Sew Pretty line. Sew, sew cute, right!? </div>
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Her pattern is available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156135909/all-sew-up-sewing-kit-pattern-pdf?ref=v1_other_1">here</a> and she's selling a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/156344255/all-sewn-up-supplies?ref=shop_home_active">kit </a>that includes<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> all the supplies you'll need (except fabric) and the pattern. </span></div>
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Sew... to share the goodness, Lee and I are each giving away a FQ set of Sew Pretty + a copy of her sewing kit pattern. Enter to win here by leaving me a comment before the morning of Monday 7/15/13. I'd love to hear what you'd make with Sew Pretty! As always, international entries are welcome and make sure you leave me a way to contact you. After you leave a comment here, hop over to <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/2013/07/11/all-sewn-up-giveaway/">May Chappell</a> where you can enter to win her giveaway as well. Good luck!</div>
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Well thanks to the generous support of family and friends, I met my $1500 goal! I was able to be part of a group that helped Make a Wish raise over $324,000 dollars to spay for amazing wish experiences for kids suffering from terminal illness. 100% of the proceeds will be going directly towards funding wishes for these kids (often the last great experience some of these kids get to have) and I'm so touched at the support, words of encouragement and financial support I received. </div>
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I've finished my Sweet Tweets quilt and as soon as I can get some pictures taken I'll post some shots. I'm so happy with how it turned out (minus all the cat hair Dexter and Fiona deposited on it while I was pinning it for quilting...note to self: do not forget to remove kitty hair from quilt prior to photography...)<br />
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Without further ado! Congratulations to the two winners of the giveaway (via random number generator):<br />
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Johanna #12<br />
We don't have any "unique" traditions. My favorite though is leaving cookies out for Santa on a special plate with chocolate milk. I LOVE those cardinals! They have been my favorite since I was probably three.<br />
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B Greene #49<br />
I have a little white Christmas tree (an extra) that I usually decorate with my late grandmother's earrings as ornaments and beaded necklaces as garlands. We first did this when my husband was deployed and I couldn't face getting everything down from the attic alone. It was really , really pretty and a nice way to have her memory with us at Christmas. Love the new fabric line - I need to make some Christmas goodies, so this would be perfect!<br />
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The top is inspired by Ashley's (from Film in the Fridge) <a href="http://filminthefridge.com/2009/05/19/picnic-stripes/">Picnic Stripes quilt</a> (way back from 2009) and I am so delighted with the way the piecing turned out on my own Holiday Sweet Tweets version. I've included a few WIP shots below. I was able to use my all time favorite circles from my Modern Whimsy collection (stash of that is becoming dangerously low so am hoarding it like crazy) as well as some pretty solids and other goodies from my stash. </div>
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Sweet Tweets comes in two color stories and I am so delighted to get to work on holiday goodies using navy, yellow and pink. The little peppermint footstools just make me smile every time I see them. And I have a special place in my heart for cardinals so it just makes me so happy to get to sew with this line. </div>
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Holiday Sweet Tweets has started shipping and will be making its way to stores this month and next, so get your holiday project list prepped and I hope you might find a way to work some little peppermint footstools into your plans!</div>
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In the mean time, I have 2 FQ bundles (1 in each color story) cut and ready for two of you! <b>Just leave me a comment here before the morning of Monday June 10, 2013</b>. (As always, international entries welcome and make sure you leave me a way to contact you!) In your comment, I'd love to hear about a winter holiday tradition you share with your family. I think it would be fun to bring a new tradition into my own family's celebration and it would be a blast to have learned about it from you!</div>
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<a href="http://cutsewironrepeat.blogspot.com/">Jenny at Cut.Sew.Iron.Repeat</a> 33 said...<br />
these fabrics would make the cutest draw string bags! i have birthday parties galore this summer to make gifts for!<br />
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I absolutely love this line...I have this thing for barns and barnyard animals. I would be so tickled to get to play with this new line! What would I make, gee...I liked the book idea, but would probably make a quilt! Thanks for sharing with us!<br />
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I am so excited to get to share my next collection for Robert Kaufman. Barnyard Counting starts shipping June/July 2013 so it will be in quilt shops before you know it! The collection is made up of a bunch of sweet prints that feature barnyard sounds and counting and numbers. Its a nice gender neutral collection and would be a fun choice if you have baby shower gifts on your list to make.<br />
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My favorite print in the collection is the multi-directional print that includes all of the animals from the barnyard. There are cows, sheep, pigs, goats, frogs, turkeys ducks, chickens, horses, and a little barn. I love the checked numbers that are tossed throughout. </div>
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A coordinating panel with 10 boxes perfectly sized for a cheater quilt or a super cute soft book. Blocks would be really cute from these panels too. </div>
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All of the coordinates together. I know you guys are going to make some AMAZING quilts out of these prints. Cannot wait to see them!!</div>
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I have 2 FQ sets of Barnyard Counting to giveaway to 2 lucky readers. Just leave me a comment here with ideas for what you might make with Barnyard Counting if you win. <u>I'll choose both winners via random number generator the evening of Monday 5/20/13</u>. Make sure I have a way to contact you and, as always, international entries are welcome!</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">One last thing! I'm hoping that you might be able to contribute a small donation to help me meet my fund raising goal for the Make A Wish Foundation!! </span></b>I'm almost there but need some help to raise this last little bit. Make a Wish pays for amazing wish experiences for kids suffering from terminal illness. </div>
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If I can meet my goal, I commit to rapell (abeseil for those of you not in the US) down the side of a 32 story building here in Austin on June 15. (And yes, I am completely terrified but also excited!) With your help we can make a huge difference in the lives of kids who are so deserving of something really special. So anything you can contribute would be amazing! Donations are being collected <a href="https://www.austinovertheedge.com/Laurie_Wisbrun/">here</a>. And if you can't help and know someone who can, please share the link! Thank you for your support!</div>
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So... Duvet cover!! I finally upgraded to a king sized bed (yay!) and when I did, I took on the mammoth task of making a new duvet cover for it. Wowzee is that alot of fabric! Weird... From this angle, the bed looks like a queen...<br />
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I used the gorgeous and easy to follow pattern Modern Crosses from Susan Beal's Modern Log Cabin Quilting Book (which is wonderful by the way if you don't already have a copy...)<br />
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And then of course I needed new pillow cases. :) Ashley over at Film in the Fridge has the world's best tutorial on <a href="http://filminthefridge.com/2010/01/27/pretty-quick-pillowcase-tutorial/">french seams and pillow cases</a>. Easy peasy. And I even was able to match up my stripes! Fiona approves...<br />
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And I used my Modern Whimsy green circles (soooo soft) for the back/inside. And there's a little surprise mini quilt inside.<br />
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I loved this project and it makes me smile every time I walk into my room. :)<br />
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Whenever I post pics of my duvets, I get some questions on how I finish them:<br />
-I sew them with 1/4 inch seams<br />
-No lining (so all the seams are exposed inside)<br />
-I wash it right side out to protect the seams<br />
-My previous duvet was well worn and washed frequently and over the course of 5 years only had a few small spots come undone and they were easily repaired.<br />
-I use a simple button closure for the bottom<br />
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I'm raising funds and awareness for Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas. And if I can be one of the first 300 people to raise a minimum of $1500, on June 15th & 16th 2013 I will be able to step up to the edge and rappel 32 stories down the One American Center in the heart of downtown Austin.<br />
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Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.<br />
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A wish experience is frequently a source of inspiration for children undergoing difficult medical treatments and a positive force that helps them overcome their obstacles. A wish experience is often more than a dream come true: It’s the catalyst that rekindles their belief in themselves and the promise of their future.<br />
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Only the first 300 fundraisers to raise their minimums will earn a spot to go Over the Edge, so dig deep and let's get those pledges going for Make-A-Wish. My donation link is below!<br />
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https://www.austinovertheedge.com/Laurie_Wisbrun/<br />
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The first bag is this little zip pouch for my friend's daughter Hailey. I've really loved using the Alphabet panel from the collection to personalize things in a fun way.I used all three of the bee prints and the two honeycomb prints from Bright and Buzzy. Then threw in a few Olive the Ostrich coordinates and my favorite Modern Whimsy circles (am starting to hoard these in my stash...I will be SAD when I run out!) Ms. H loved the little pouch and it was so much fun to be able to surprise her with it.<br />
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And then there's the mother of all zipper bags. I made this big ol' bag to take to Quilt Con and its going to be the best beach bag. It measures 25 x 18". It's HUGE. I basically followed the <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/2012/06/open-wide-zippered-pouch-diy-tutorial.html">open wide zip pouch pattern by Noodlehead</a> but just made it giant. The zipper is a plastic one from Joann's that's made for jackets and I love how chunky it is. I added a little pull tab so I could make sure to open it without fighting wiht the bag. The leather handles came from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/all4handmade?ref=pr_shop_more">All 4 Handmade's Etsy store</a> and I just hand sewed them on using embroidery floss (wishing I had a thimble the whole time!) Must remember to order more straps to have on hand for future projects...<br />
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I lined the inside of the bag with the green bees from Bright and Buzzy and used some more Modern Whimsy Circles for a whole bunch of interior pockets. In retrospect I wish I had made at least one of the pockets a zip pocket but I didn't know how to make that work and I was making the bag last minute so couldn't be bothered to google it. Next time :)<br />
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And then there's also my Z for Zipper pouch which is <a href="http://lauriewis.blogspot.com/2013/01/giveaway-winner-and-my-z-for-zipper.html">posted</a> about a while ago. I love this little guy. :)<br />
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Bright and Buzzy has just started arriving in quilt shops, so I hope you will find some on your sewing tables soon. I can't wait to see what you make!! I'll keep an eye on <a href="http://pinterest.com/lauriewisbrun/">Pinterest</a>, <a href="http://statigr.am/lauriewis">Instagram </a>and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lauriewisbrun">Flickr</a>!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-34651133737406618302013-02-14T22:36:00.000-06:002013-02-14T22:36:02.261-06:00Shop Update!! Loads of new goodies!Super excited to announce that I have a whole bunch of NEW limited release fabric and pillows panels now available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletfig">Etsy Store</a>!<br />
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The designs are bright and cheery and perfect for ringing in Spring, which is already starting to make an appearance here in Austin. I hope you love the new designs and can't wait to see what you make!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-22837442959674681932013-02-10T13:14:00.001-06:002013-02-10T13:14:18.435-06:00Giveaway winner | And a sneak peek of my new Spring Etsy goodiesThank so much for the great comments about the new embroidery patterns! Its always fun to try something new and I had such a great time playing with the embroidery. Must. Get. Embroidery. Machine. :)<br />
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The lucky winner of the thread set is <a href="http://mamaspark.blogspot.com/">Mama Spark</a> who was number 20. Congrats!! I hope you love the goodies, courtesy of Embroidery Online!<br />
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And a quick reminder of the new designs and the pillow I made out of the embroidery motifs.<br />
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You can find the patterns over at <a href="http://embroideryonline.com/p-52421-trucks-transport.aspx">Embroidery Online</a>. Happy sewing!<br />
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I'm off to take some pictures of all the new goodies that I'll be adding to the Etsy store soon. I have 6 new pillow panels + and 7 new fabrics to share with you. You know I love a good pom pom trim for a pillow, so I stitched up some pillow panel samples with all sorts of pom-pomy pretiness. :) Stay tuned for the shop update!<br />
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<li>New spring llamas</li>
<li>New donkeys</li>
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<li>Swans...oh my!</li>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-78226280834810363682013-02-05T06:00:00.000-06:002013-02-10T13:17:56.817-06:00New license! Embroidery designs and a giveaway!Guess what!? Some of my designs are now available as digital embroidery patterns through OESD on Embroidery Online! There are 25 designs in our first collection, Trucks and Transport, and I think they might be just the thing for little boys who love big machines. Fire trucks, earth movers, cement mixers, and even a trash truck and traffic cones. The designs are available for use with just about any embroidery machine and can be <a href="http://embroideryonline.com/p-52421-trucks-transport.aspx">downloaded from Embroidery Online</a> or your can order a CD. <br />
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My current sewing arsenal doesn't include an embroidery machine in its ranks, so the team over at Embroidery Online stitched up some of the applique samples for me and I designs and sewed up these 2 cutie pie Trucks and Transport pillows. What do you think?!<br />
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Look at all of the fabulous little details that are worked in automatically using the embroidery patterns!<br />
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<i>(Basic instructions for the pillows are listed at the end of this post, along with a few work in progress shots to help illustrate how I put everything together.)</i><br />
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Oh, and guess what else? Robert Kaufman will be releasing a coordinating line of fabric this fall. Fabric AND coordinating embroidery designs. Squee!! So excited!!<br />
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All the thread you need for the Trucks and Transport designs come in a handy 26-spool (600 yard) collection of Timeless Thread. And the team at Embroidery Online has a complete thread set (valued at $78) to share with one of you! Just leave me a comment here before the morning of 2/10/13 when I'll randomly choose a winner. I'd love to hear how many of you have an embroidery machine or if your sewing machine has embroidery capabilities. And if you don't, is a machine on your wish list like it is on mine?<br />
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Here's a preview of all 26 designs in the <a href="http://embroideryonline.com/p-52421-trucks-transport.aspx">Trucks and Transport embroidery patterns</a> collection!<br />
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Here are some guidelines for you on how I made my pillow covers.<br />
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<b>Embroidery Motifs (each done on a single piece of white quilting weight cotton) with lots of extra space for trimming</b><br />
1 - Trash truck - 4" wide<br />
1 - Dump truck - 4" wide<br />
2 - Cement trucks - 5" wide<br />
2 - Flat bed trucks - 5" wide<br />
1 - Fire engine - 5" wide<br />
1 - School bus - 5" wide<br />
1 - Tractor - 3" wide<br />
1 - Earth mover - 4" wide<br />
4 - cones group of 6 - 1 inch tall<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
8 - cones single - 1 inch tall<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
2 of each - text - 1 inch tall<br />
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I used white quilting cotton for stitching the embroidery motifs and for piecing the pillow<br />
A dark grey quilting cotton for the road strips and orange quilting cotton for the stripes on the back<br />
White cotton embroidery floss<br />
2 orange 20" invisible zippers<br />
Black pipping<br />
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<b>Finished pillow size - 19" x 19"</b><br />
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Use 1/4" seam allowances for piecing<br />
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1. Trim the bottom edge of the fabric for each stitched motif leaving 2" between the bottom of the motif and the bottom of the fabric<br />
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2. Layout the strips in order, stacking and folding to get a sense of how you want to compose your pillows. Once finished, your strips will be 21 or 22" wide, so as you lay everything out work with that as your width. Here's a guide I used for a rough height of each of my strips:<br />
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3. Now that you're sure of your layout, trim the bottom of the fabric for each stitched motif to leave 1/2" of white space below the motif.<br />
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4. Sew each of the white stripes (left to right with 1/4" seams) piecing the elements together to leave roughly the same spacing between elements that you laid out in 2. Remember, its an art not a science, so don't worry about making spacing between elements perfect.<br />
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5. Make sure that each row is at least 21 or 22" wide so you have some extra to trim later<br />
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6. After you sew the 3 white strips, trim them to the heights listed above<br />
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7. After you sew all the strips, start piecing the strips together. Start with the 3" grey strip at the bottom and work your way up to the top<br />
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8. For the back of the pillows, I followed the same basic idea but added an invisible zipper below the top orange panel.<br />
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9. Use an embroidery hoop and hand embroider the white road lines onto the grey strips.<br />
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11. When sewing the front to back, I added a basic black pipping to give the pillow a nice finish. I always, use 20" pillow down forms in 19" cases so they are nice and full and fluffy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552748389359816147.post-13671731209001159112013-02-01T11:03:00.002-06:002013-02-01T11:03:27.080-06:00Spoonflower news and a giveaway!Happy Friday everyone! I am so excited to share that Spoonflower has added my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-Fabric-Printing-Design/dp/1452101159/ref=as_li_tf_mfw?&linkCode=wey&tag=laurwisb-20">Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design</a> book to their <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/welcome_packs/new">Welcome Pack</a>. So if you've been wanting to give digital fabric printing a try (or it makes a great gift!), here's a great way to dip your toe in the water.<br />
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I've teamed up with Spoonflower and we posted an <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2013/01/paper-cutting-repeat-project-frommastering-the-art-of-fabric-printing-and-designby-laurie-wisbrun-it-should-be-k.html">excerpt from the book</a> on the Spoonflower blog about how to create a seamless repeat by hand using paper, pen, tape and good old fashioned scissors. The full tutorial Paper Cutting Repeat tutorial from my book is available <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2013/01/paper-cutting-repeat-project-frommastering-the-art-of-fabric-printing-and-designby-laurie-wisbrun-it-should-be-k.html">here</a>.</div>
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AND, the fabulous folks over at Spoonflower are graciously giving away <b>threee FREE welcome packs</b>! Just hop over to <a href="http://platform.votigo.com/fbsweeps/sweeps/Spoonflower-Welcome-Pack-Giveaway">register to win</a> here before 2/5/13. They'll draw a winner on 2/6/13. Good luck!!</div>
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