Giveaway day - Tufted Tweets

Tweet, tweet!!! Giveaway day is finally here!! I have several FQ packs of Tufted Tweets and one of them might have your name on it!

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GIANT update 4/30: Robert Kaufman is giving away
a 1 yard SET of Tufted Tweets. After you leave a comment here for my giveaway, FLY over to their blog before 5/3 and leave a comment to register to win a full yard set!!!

UPDATE 4/28: Hello my tweets (sorry... I really can't control it). I am reading every single comment as they come in. I love your sense of humor and that some of you also have design crushes on chairs in your life too. Thanks for being a part of this release with me!

UPDATE 4/26: You guys are incredibly wonderful. I truly cannot believe how many entries there are! Thank you a million times over for all your kind words, your love of birds and chairs and for all of your support. Keep those entries coming and I'll draw the winner on Monday 5/3!




Robert Kaufman is going to start shipping Tufted Tweets in the next few weeks. So very, very soon you'll be able to go visit your favorite fabric store and get some Tweets for your stash. I personally can't wait to go visit a store a see the bolts on the shelf. It's still a pretty strong possibility that I will dork out and shed a few tears when that day finally arrives. It's been an amazing journey to get here and I am so happy to have been able to share it with you! :)

So... the FQs I'm giving away are some of the very first ones to make it out into the world. Fly and be free little tweets!!

For your chance to win, just leave me a comment and tell me:
- What you'd make using the fabric
- Or, tell me all about your favorite chair/couch/seating apparatus
- Or just say hello!
Just make sure that there's a way for me to contact you when you leave your comment.

Next Monday 5/3, I'll select 2 lucky winners at random and the fabric will soon be winging it's way to you (sorry...couldn't resist). Thanks to everyone for all of your words of encouragement and support. You have no idea how much all of your posts and notes mean to me. :)

After you leave your comment, you MUST go visit Ashley over at Film in the Fridge. She is unveiling the gorgeous quilt she made using Tufted Tweets. I think it is truly, truly gorgeous. I think all of Ashley's quilts are pretty amazing but this one is obviously pretty close to my heart.

AND how fabulous is this? Ashley's pattern for the Unfurnished quilt will be available as a free download from Robert Kaufman's site (and from mine and from Ashley's) in the next few weeks!

AND... a little birdie told me that Ashley has a few FQs of Tufted Tweets to giveaway in the next few weeks. So if you don't win my giveaway, stay tuned to find out when Ashley's giveaway will happen.

Good luck peeps (sorry... sometimes I just can't contain myself...)!

Getting ready for a giveaway - Mon. 4/26!

Who's ready for some Tufted Tweets?!? The folks over at Robert Kaufman have been nice enough to donate some fabric for the giveaway that starts this coming Monday! The fabric will start to arrive in stores in May, (correction: arriving in June) so these FQ bundles will be the first ones to hit the streets. :)

Everyone have a great weekend and come back Monday to register to win. Can't wait to see what everyone will make!
xoxox
--laurie

Counting down to Surtex

I can hardly believe that Surtex is 3-1/2 weeks away. I have been furiously preparing materials, putting together my press kit, getting signage made, designing new work, figuring out shipping logistics, and generally running around like a chicken with my head cut off. And today I think I've crossed some sort of threshold. I realized that I will never *feel* ready. But the reality is that I *am* ready. Well, almost ready... :) So I've decided to just try to let go of some of the anxiety I'm feeling and just ride this crazy ride!

Surtex is a big deal. A really big deal! And I can hardly believe that I will actually be exhibiting. (Insert image of me shaking in my boots here...) If you're not familiar with Surtex, it's a tradeshow held in NYC in conjunction with the National Stationary Show and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Close to 300 artists will have their artwork on display at Surtex for the 6000 or so show attendees who are manufacturers and companies looking for new art to license for whatever goods they manufacture. So breaking through and getting yourself noticed is no small feat. I'm so excited about the opportunity to meet companies who want to partner together to create products with my art that will knock the socks off consumers.

So that's what I've been a busy little beaver working on for the last few months. That's of course in addition to all the fun fabric in my etsy store and the launch of Tufted Tweets with Robert Kaufman Fabrics.

Speaking of Tufted Tweets, I'm thinking it's time for a giveaway, no?!? :)

Come back Monday 4/26 for a look at the insanely beautiful and totally gorgeous quilt the uber-talented Ashley from Film in the Fridge made to showcase Tufted Tweets at Quilt Market in May!! And the coolest part is that the quilt pattern will be available for download on the Robert Kaufman website in the next few weeks. You will not believe how gorgeous it is. AND I'll be giving away some Tufted Tweets on Monday too!! So make sure you come back Monday, it will be worth the trip!

Comfy bunny PJ pants

It's been a very long day and I'm pretty sleepy, but before I drift off into sleep coma, wanted to show off my new cutey-patootie PJ bottoms.

A few weekends ago I took a class with the immensely talented and super-fun Haley Sayles Pannone at Austin's most fabulous crafty-heaven, Stitch Lab. And what fun to learn that Hayley has her own debut collection of fabric for Blue Hill coming out soon. I love her super mod color palette. Congrats Hayley!

In the class, I got to use a serger for the first time and to say that I have a huge crush on the serger is a mild understatement. Boy do I need want one of those. Anyway...back to the PJs!

Haley was such a help at assisting me with adjusting the pants length (so they would fit my short legs!) and she walked me through how to install my first elastic waistband. Easy-peasy! I used my Lamb Trellis and Trellis Stripes fabric (available for sale in my Etsy Store) and I'm so happy with the way the pants turned out. The pattern we used was McCall's 5989 and we just added the contrasting cuff to the bottom of the pants. I am definitely going to be making some more of them.

But right now those PJs are calling my name and I'm gonna go crawl in them and then crawl in my bed. Nighty night!

Tufted Tweets Projects

What a wonderful weekend I have had! I got to sew a few projects with Tufted Tweets which was just so much fun. I wanted to come up with a few functional and pretty projects I could share with you so you had some new ideas for things you might try to make once the fabric is available (May is just right around the corner!!)

Fabric Covered Containers
A super chic way to recycle some of those containers you have in your recycling bin! I used Tufted Tweets to beautify some old soup cans, a cereal container and an oatmeal container. These cuties can double as either organizers for the bits and bobs you have lying around in your office or craft space. I even tried adding a chalkboard label to a few so they can be neatly labeled. And for the containers that are made from cardboard you can slip a glass container in them and they make super cute flower vase sleeves!
Click here for the tutorial


Tufted Tweets Placemats
I am having a dinner party. Right away. Wanna come? I am in love with the way these turned out. My friend Curlin of Pippingtooth Studios was nice enough to loan me her studio and her patio for my photo shoot yesterday. And it took a great deal of effort not to call all our friends and throw together an impromptu party so we could feast at that gorgeous table!
Click here for the tutorial




And a quick update on when you will be able to get your hands on the fabric...The sales materials for Tufted Tweets are with the Robert Kaufman sales force which means they are showing it off to all the quilt stores. So I hope you'll start asking *your* local quilt stores to carry the line! Fabric should start shipping to stores in May. Yipeeee!! Here's a few more pictures to remind you what all the patterns and colors look like:




And finally...I promised you I would dork out eventually. Here's a quick snap of the selvedge. (Insert huge, goofy, ear-to-ear grin here!)

Store is open!

At long last the store is re-open for business! Thank you so much for your patience over the last few weeks. :)

-Fabric is for sale again! Yipee! I'll start shipping next Friday for any fabric I currently have in stock. Anything that I need to order from the printer will ship within roughly 2 weeks.
-International shipping rates have been added to the store. Let me know if you have any trouble with them. It's a new feature I've never used in the store...
-Journals are available for sale too! There are 8 styles and each one has a coordinating interior cover.







Hope you are having a great weekend everyone! I'm headed outside to enjoy a BEAUTIFUL spring day here in Austin.

Store re-opening before 4/1

Yipeeee!!! Wanted to let everyone know I will be re-opening the store by the end of the month. Thanks so much for your patience over the last weeks while I dug myself out from under my avalance of work, got a few kinks worked out and got some NEW products ready. Here's an update on what's been cooking here:

Robert Kaufman fabric: Tufted Tweets
Your emails and notes have been so sweet and I'm so thrilled at how excited you all are about the new line with Robert Kaufman. The fabric will start to be available in stores in May. I'm working on sewing up some cool new projects with the fabric (to give you ideas on how to use it!) and will get the photos and tutorials posted as soon as they're complete.

Limited release fabrics: Donkeys/Wellies, Urban Circus and Modern Whimsy
During my time away from the store I've been working with the company that prints my limited release fabrics on some fading issues that recently cropped up on a few batches of fabric. The printers have made some changes on their side and it appears that the fading issues are pretty much resolved.

The fabric is printed digitially so there will naturally be some minor fading but the uneven fading that a few of you experienced several weeks ago with your fabric seems to be resolved. I've repeatedly washed and dried the fabric and it's holding up really well. So, I've got new fabric on order and I'll get the store open before 4/1.

NEW Journals
I am so excited to see how you guys like these. I'm partnering with MAY BOOKS for these limited edition journals and I'm head over heels in love with them. I hope you will be too. There will be 8 patterns available and the journals will sell for $12 each. And they will be available wholesale, so if you're interested in that just shoot me a note!
-Green-e Certified Canvas Covers that are durable and water-resistant
-100 blank pages of partially recycled paper
-Journal is held together by the all-famous, old school sewing machine. No pages ripping out, no covers falling off!
-8-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Here's a sneak peek photos. And yes, there will be Donkeys in Wellies version available! Wheeeee!!!!

To see more patterns from MAY BOOKS, please visit www.maybooks.com.

Shipping and International Rates:
In an effort to streamline things, I'll be adding international shipping rates to all the fabric and journals in the store! So all of you fabulous folks who have been ordering from all over the world, I'll finally have international rates for you in the store. No more waiting on me to set up a special listing for you! :)

I will also now be shipping on Fridays. I loved being able to ship next day but the volume has just gotten to be too much for me (great problem to have, thank you!!!) so will now be shipping once a week. If I have the fabric in stock when you place your order, I will ship out that Friday. And if I need to order more fabric from the printer to fill your order I can ship within roughly 2 weeks. So hopefully a slighly slower shipping timeline will work for you!

That's all for now. I'll post again as soon as the store is officially re-open. Thanks again for all your patience and support! :)

Tufted Tweets - Sneak Peek!

I think I might have freaked out the Fedex guy a bit yesterday. I knew the package with my sample cuts of Tufted Tweets were coming. So when I saw the Fedex truck pull up I raced outside. And while he was digging around in the back of the truck I stood patiently (not) by the entrance to the truck. So when he popped out of the back, guess who was standing there waiting for her package? Tee hee.

After I pried the package from his hands, I trotted inside. I was so ridiculously nervous to open the package. But I am so thrilled with how everything turned out! I think the colors look so vibrant and cheery. And the fabric is so soft. So... without further ado, please meet the Tufted Tweets collection by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman Fabrics! The fabric will be headed out to the RK sales force in early April which means it could start to be in your local fabric stores as early as May. So start asking for it :) Can't wait for ya'll to see the fabric in person and see what you make with it!

Sorbet - I am so thrilled with how saturated and bright the reds are.


Orchid - I am totally in love with this color story. I see pajama pants from these in my future.


Grass (I haven't yet received the Birdies and Chairs for this color story - blue with green birdies)

Store re-opening soon

A very quick update...I'm making headway on getting caught up over here and digging myself out. It's looking like the store should be re-opening within the next 2 weeks. It will be up by the end of the month at the very, very latest.

In addition to fabric, I've been working on some new things that I'm super excited about. Think...paper!

And the pic below was from a shoot I did a week ago. Just thought I'd share it because I love the way all the patterns look together. I hadn't thought about doing a scrappy quilt with ALL my fabrics before, but now think I may have to add that to the list (ohh... that never shrinking list!)

Thanks for your patience and I'll update again as soon as I have a more specific schedule nailed down.

Playing hookey

Shhhh... don't tell anyone :)

It's a beautiful day here in Austin so I'm playing hookey a bit today! I shut down the computer for a few hours and took the pooch to the park so she could splish splash a bit. Forgive the photo quality, phone does not take great pics! Now I'm headed into the garden to do so *much* needed weed pulling. I have a million bajillion things I should be doing instead, but I think I officially have spring fever! Happy spring!

An update and some store news

Helloooooo! So sorry I have been absent from the blog for a few weeks. Things here have been super chaotic and I'm trying to keep all these balls in the air without dropping any. Unfortunately, that meant going radio silent on the blog. But I'm back with an update :)

First, news from the world of Robert Kaufman fabrics. My first collection for them, Tufted Tweets will officially be in stores by May. Yipee!!! As soon as I get my samples I will post a sneak peak pictures.

AND... there's officially a second collection in the works with Robert Kaufman. I can't share any additional details yet, but by late summer/early fall, the second collection will be in stores too. I am beside myself with excitement.

And of course, I'm still focusing on independently printing and selling new designs (like my Donkeys and Wellies) through my Etsy store. I love being able to produce new designs in limited quantities and see how you like them! One of the big things that has been keeping me so busy lately, is that I'm in the midst of exploring some alternate production methods. I'm looking at other ways to print my patterns on paper, on fabric and on a few other suprise mediums.

So until I get it all worked out, I've decided to shut down the store for a few weeks. Bear with me while I get all my ducks in a row and figure out the best way to manage all of this. I honestly never expected that the store would get as big as it's gotten. Thank you for all your wonderful support! :)

There is a vacation banner in the store, but if you have questions you can always email me by clicking on the 'contact scarlet fig' link in the bottom right corner of the store.

Stay tuned!
--laurie

Featured on Decor8

Lookie!!! I was featured on Decor8 this morning. What lovely design company to find my patterns listed with. I am such an avid reader of Decor8, so to be featured a second time (I got a nice write up there a few months ago too), is such a gi-normous thrill. :)
Take a peek!