Thank you!!

Thank you so much everyone that has volunteered to help with sample sewing and pattern testing! I am flabbergasted at the response. I've had almost as many people volunteer their services as I had people enter my last giveaway. Over 500 sample sewers have emailed us. Wow. You guys know I'm not giving anything away right?

I've got everyone's emails filed away and I'll be in touch in a few weeks. Maybe sooner, we'll see.

Pretty thread huh? Gutermann was 50% off at Joannes a few weeks ago. Once when we were poor and starving I asked Dustin to run to the store to get me some thread. He came back with some Gutermann and I about died that he spent $3 on thread. Until I used it and I haven't really gone back. So silky and the colors they have-top notch IMO. I'll make sure to send some to the sewers we run with on this round!

5 out of 6

Home in Missoula house hunting again. Through a fun series if events, all of my six full brothers and sisters ended up here tonight home from various lives. Tried to capture us several times with my phone, but one person was always missing. Guess you should stop procreating when there are more children then will fit into a photo frame! Can't imagine what would have happened if my step bro Sam and half sis Rudi were here.

Wish me luck on the house front-everything keeps slipping through our fingers! Ahhh... The right one will come to us soon enough.

Sister Time

How is everyone's summer going? We're busy in our neck of the woods but it's all in good fun! We had my sister for a few weeks and we got in plenty of girl time mixed in with some modeling for upcoming pattern / book projects.

What a beauty-

Etsy Finds ala Sandi

So I ventured over to Etsy today and searched "Sandi Henderson Fabric" in the Handmade Category. WOW. Lots of beautiful goods out there. I thought a little feature of some would be fun. In fact I had so much fun looking through all the listings that I think I'll just have to make this a regular thing. I only made it through the first 10 pages and there was so much more to look at. Etsy is such a cool site-I highly suggest taking a peek. I buy all of my jewelry off of etsy. And there are all the sewn goods which are just so completely affordable for handmade.

BTW-I have in no way been paid to show these off nor do the sellers even know about it. In fact I swiped all of their pictures without their knowledge and hopefully they won't mind. :) I don't take paid advertising on my blog just so's ya know. I sometimes receive goods in the mail that people would like me to try out and sometimes I pass it along, but only if I truly like the item. Please know that if I give you my recommendation for something, it is a true recommendation and not a paid one.

That being said, check these out!