Fabric Friday – Shimmer and Blueprint Basics

May 30, 2014May 27, 201411 Comments

This week I’m excited to tell you about some fun new fabrics that are just arriving in the precut store!

Shimmer by Jennifer Sampou – Love it!!

First up is Shimmer by Jennifer Sampou for Robert Kaufman fabrics. Thanks to social media, I learned about this line from fellow bloggers out there, even before my sales reps showed it to me! It just goes to show how word spreads quickly online. 🙂

Shimmer – swatch layout by Jason Watson, (copyright Christa Quilts Inc. 2014)

Shimmer includes a beautiful assortment of neutrals with just a hint of sparkle. Modern geometrics are always a favorite of mine! The precut line includes a 25 piece fat quarter bundle (one of every fabric from the line), a regular size roll up (4o – 2 1/2″ strips), and precut 10″ squares. I just checked my inventory and these guys are selling out fast!

Blueprint Basics by Valori Wells – a perfect set of colors!

Next is Blueprint Basics by Valori Wells for FreeSpirit. I’ve always admired Valori Wells’ work (as well as her mother Jean Wells’ quilts, too). The tagline for the collection is, “a collection of classic modern designs in glorious colors for your adventurous creative pursuits.” I think that’s a great description, don’t you?

Blueprint Basics – swatch layout by Jason Watson, (copyright Christa Quilts Inc. 2014)

Blueprint Basics precuts include half rolls (20 – 2 1/2″ strips), ten squares (layer cakes), charm packs and fat quarter bundles. As of this writing, not all of the precuts have made it to the store warehouse quite yet, so keep an eye out for them in the next couple of days!

Our goal is to add new precuts every week! Which are your favorites?

Fabric Friday – Riley Blake Color Variety Bundles

May 9, 2014May 6, 20146 Comments

I’m super excited about the new Riley Blake color variety bundles! These are precut bundles available as fat quarters, rolie polies, layer cakes, and yardage bundles. They come in a rainbow of juicy colors with modern geometric designs.

I think my favorite bundle, shown below, is Shaded Chevrons – 15 different prints!!

Jason, the sweet man that he is, took pictures of each of the bundles and then put together group images for each set like this:

So when you go to our precut store and click on the Riley Blake variety bundles, you’ll know exactly which prints are in each set. Cool, huh?

Of course my daughter loves the pink bundle:

And you just can’t go wrong with grey!!

Click here to see all of the colors and order your favorites. Remember, it’s free shipping on all orders of $35 or more (and free 2-day shipping if you are an Amazon prime member).

Fabric Friday – Moda Preview

March 7, 2014May 15, 201428 Comments

For Fabric Friday I usually like to share what’s new in my store. However, this time around I thought I’d do something a little different. I just met with my awesome Moda sales rep. this week and she showed me all the super yummy deliciousness that will be coming out over the next few months. So I thought I’d share a few sneak peaks of what we ordered.

See that mess below? This is what working from home looks like! 🙂

Sonja, my Moda sales rep., scanning orders for me as fast as I can place them!

The latest line from Pat Sloan is called One for You – One for Me and is due out in August. She’s combined prints with batiks in this fun bright combo and I’m getting all the precuts from both groups.

Here’s a better closeup. Aren’t these great?

We have a very “scientific” way of determining how many precuts to order from each line. Each group falls into 1 of 3 categories: “Good”, “Awesome” and “Super Awesome.” Jason and I think Pat’s new collection is super awesome, so we have ordered tons! Let’s hope everyone else thinks it’s super awesome, too!

Next, we decided to scoop up precuts from Momo’s latest line called Avant Garden. I love her contemporary-modern aesthetic and her medium to large scale whimsical motifs. Moda is starting to add cotton/linen blends to the mix, so we grabbed a few of those to try. The cottons and linens are both due out in July.

See those coordinating solids? Those are linens!

We ordered some of the Linen Mochi Dot fat quarters last time Sonja came to visit, and those are available for purchase now. I haven’t tried any linen in my own quilts yet, but I keep hearing great things about it!

Linen Mochi Dot fat quarters are available now. Click here to purchase.

Jason and I are now focusing exclusively on precuts and thread (while clearing out all of our older yardage, kits and notions). We are pretty much trying to carry all the precuts we can. It’s a tall order, but the process sure has been fun!

BasicGrey is out with a new selection of 20 almost-solids. We picked up a healthy amount of fat quarters, layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm packs of these beauties which should arrive next month. If these do well for Moda, they will consider making them a “basic” which means they are indefinitely restockable. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

I ordered about half a dozen more new groups, but only managed to get a picture of a few of them seen below. We were so busy chatting, I forgot to take more pics!

Native Sun by Abi Hall, shipping in July of this year.

Lulu by Chez Moi, due out in July.

Milk Cow by Mary Jane, also coming in July.

More of the Moda precuts we ordered earlier in the year are finally listed in the store. It’s so fun to order new fabrics, but so hard to wait for them to arrive!

Two of the new groups include April Showers by Bonnie and Camille plus Vanessa Christensen’s Color Me Happy. Doesn’t fabric just make you happy?

Christa’s Year of Weekly Giveways #45 – Bella Solids Layer Cake

February 13, 2014295 Comments

First of all, thanks to all of your sweet comments from last week’s giveaway. I love how generous everyone was by wanting to share the love rather than win the prize all for themselves. You guys really encourage me each and every day! Scroll down to the end for the winners.

Bella Solids Snow Layer Cake

And now for this week’s giveaway: one lucky reader will win a Moda Bella Solids Layer Cake in the Snow Color. I recently had to “borrow” one square of this layer cake. Since I couldn’t sell it with a missing piece, I decided it would be fun to give the remaining 41 squares to one of you!

So here are the details:

Leave your comment below telling me what you like to do with Layer Cakes
Giveaway is open to everyone near and far
Winner will be chosen at random next Wednesday, February 19th at Noon PST
Their name will be listed the following day along with the next giveaway

Last Week’s winners:

Congratulations to Becky R. and Avon B. who each won a charm pack.

Please visit my precut store to see all I have to offer. I really appreciate your support!

Ready for Another Quilt Along? Thank your Lucky Stars!

June 6, 2013June 5, 201314 Comments

Summer is a great time to start a new quilt. With more lazy days and fewer responsibilities you can sew to your heart’s content! Luckily, my friends Heather and Megan over at Quilt Story are launching a brand new summer quilt along. They are calling it Lucky Stars featuring Bonnie and Camille’s Happy Go Lucky line.

Heather’s Patriotic Lucky Stars

Heather has chosen to make her quilt in patriotic red, white and blue.

Megan has made hers in shades of aqua, lime and navy with a hint of yellow and grey:

Megan’s Modern Lucky Stars

Aren’t they both fabulous? And so different from the same set of precuts!

Heather and Megan have asked me to provide some fabric for the quilt along and I’m happy to oblige. I’ve put together a starter kit combo of one Jelly Roll and one Layer Cake of Happy Go Lucky which will allow you to make either quilt! All you have to do is add 2.5 yards background fabric in whichever color scheme you wish.

Happy Go Lucky Layer Cake

Happy Go Lucky Jelly Roll

I’ve selected a few coordinating prints that you can choose for background, binding or backing.

Heather chose light aqua penny dots for her background while Megan chose the darker navy penny dots for hers.

I know it’s a lot of fabric to invest in a quilt, so to make it easier on the budget I’m also offering this coupon: use code STORY to save an extra 10% off your entire order. Plus you will automatically get FREE US shipping (discounted int’l shipping), too!

And of course, you can pick fabrics from your own stash, too. Be sure to bookmark Heather and Megan’s blog so you don’t miss out on all the updates. Happy quilting!