2017 New Throw Blankets! Cat Prints Fleece & Crushed Panne Velvet

New Fleece & Crushed Panne Velvet Blankets just listed at my Etsy Store. 
Find these blankets in the Blanket Section.

Cat Print Fleece & Crushed Panne Velvet Throw Blankets

 Kitties on Pink with Black Panne Velvet Backing

Kitties on Cream with Plum Crushed Panne Velvet Backing

Kitties on Blue with Black Crushed Panne Velvet Backing

2017 Ornament/Package Toppers are BACK for the Holidays!

2017 Ornament/Package Toppers can be found at My Etsy Store!

Red Jacketed Snowman

Find in the Snowman Ski Team Collection)

There are over 40 different designs in Christmas, Hanukkah, Cats, Dogs, Bears and Penguins.

My Ornament/Package Toppers have been a big hit with my customers for many years.

I take a cotton print with a Christmas, Jewish or animal theme, stuff them with a polyester fiber fill and add a hanging ribbon. I add my special sachet mix to make them smell wonderful.

You can hang them on your tree, curtain rods or to decorate the top of a package. Many customers use them as sachets and put them in their clothing drawers. They are child friendly, and perfect to hang on the lower tree branches. They also make wonderful gift sets.

Every Ornament/Package Topper comes with it's own tag (not shown).

Order $25.00 or more in Ornament/Package Toppers and get your shipping refunded. US Only.
Here are a few of the collections:

Heavenly Angels

Snowman Ski Team

Winter Wonders

Noel, Noel

Red & Gold Ornaments

The Ornament/Package Toppers will only be available through January 26, 2018.

Market Line bag in TOSSED CATS, Laurel Burch Fanciful Felines

Just listed at my Etsy Store!

Laurel Burch Fanciful Felines print

Tossed Cats on Red

Tossed Cats Market Line Bag, Market Euro Tall in discontinued Laurel Burch Fanciful Felines print. If you love cats and Laurel Burch's work, you will love this bag. The print features tossed cats along with birds and sprigs of holly. Check out the striking, deep purple liner.

MAP FRAGMENTS Market Line Bag

Now available at my Etsy Store!

Map Fragments Market Line Bag. This cotton fabric print is by Eclectic Elements.

The Map Fragments Bag is a Limited Edition Market Line Bag, size Market Euro Tall with over the shoulder straps. The map fragments feature areas of the Pacific Ocean and shortcut travel routes across the globe.

The Market Euro Tall bags are the largest Market Line Bags made. This is the first bag made in this print. There is enough fabric for two more bags. The copper liner makes a dramatic contrast to the map print. This bag has metal feet, magnetic snap closure, matching over the shoulder straps and a bridal satin (polyester) liner with three slip pockets along the back side.

The Market Line bags were originally designed around a paper grocery sack. They will fold up like a paper sack and stand up like one too. But that's where the similarity ends. The Market Line Bags are eye-catching, stylish and versatile. You can use them as a purse, a carry-on travel bag, a special bag for work papers or for local shopping around town. They are lightweight yet strong. Weight bearing seams are double-sewn and will easily carry several bricks. Take care of them and they will last for years and years. It's unlikely you will find another bag as sturdy or as versatile as this one.

The bag is made by hand bonding a cotton print to heavy cotton canvas. Because of the glues used in this bag, DRY CLEAN ONLY.

It will stand up to wear and tear and easily carry 20+ pounds.

Approximate Dimensions:
Height: 14.5" tall
Width: 15.5" (bottom)
Width: 17" (top)
Depth 6"
Straps: 29"
DRY CLEAN ONLY

Market Line Bags at Etsy

New Market Line Bags at my Etsy Store!

Out Of Print Laurel Burch Enchanted Horses Market Bag

First bag made in this print. One more available.

Frida Kahlo's Garden (with parrots) BOTH SOLD
 Last bag of two made in this heavy cotton print.

River Koi in Market Bag & Market Euro Tall 

Only two available in this print.

New One-of-a-Kind, Market Line Bags

Now available at my Etsy Store! New, One-of-a-Kind Market Line Bags, size, Market Euro Tall, the largest Market Line bag I make.

Two Geishas SOLD

Divine India

Geisha Snake Charmer

HUMMINGBIRD I Market Bag

Now available at my Etsy Store!
Hummingbird I

MARKET BAG DETAILS
Approximate Dimensions:
Height 13.75"
Bottom Width front: 11.75"
Top Width front: 14"
Deep: 7"
DRY CLEAN ONLY

Market Line Bag, Market Purse: Day of the Dead II

New listing at my Etsy store!

Introducing a One-of-a-Kind Market Purse in cotton print, Day of the Dead II. This is the only Market Bag made in this print. There is no other bag exactly like it. The deep red liner makes a dramatic contrast to the black and white skeleton print. It has metal feet, magnetic snap closure, matching straps and a bridal satin (polyester) liner with three slip pockets.

Confession: I am a Fabricaholic

 Left to right: Peacocks w/gold metallic, cotton;

 Insects, cotton; Leaves, drapery; Teal stripes, canvas.

Autumn Day, cotton; Orange Poppies, cotton; 
Poppy 2, cotton, Frida Panel, cotton

Did you ever have a hobby where you collected things? Do you still collect things now?

When I was in my teens and into my 20's, it was little model motorcycles. At 19, my first vehicle was a motorcycle. I rode for over 25 years, taking several cross country trips. I still have a matchstick type collection of over 30 different motorcycles, somewhere in storage.

Another item I still collect are small to medium sized wooden boxes, the more unusual the better. In my 30's it was vintage and reproduction tins. I only have a few of those left, mostly to store sewing notions. When I started to sew with cotton, that's when I became a true fabricaholic.

Years ago when I found a cotton fabric I liked, I would buy 6, 8 or even 10 yards of that print at a time. I have yards and yards of Asian, western, horse and fruit prints that no one is interested in anymore. I've learned. I rarely by that much of a cotton print now.

I know I couldn't tell you how many yards of fabric I have, but I have a guess as to how many linear feet of fabric bolts are upstairs and in my attic. The bolts standing on end, just like you would find in a fabric store, probably come close to 100 linear feet. Most of my fabric is on full bolts, stored in a large upstairs room and in the attic.

Over 10 linear feet of fabric is wrapped on these small cardboard's like in the photo at top. If I'm buying a fabric specifically for the Market Line Bags, I now buy only a yard or two, no more.

Here is a photo of the 3 foot-wide shelf where most of the small cardboard bolts are stored. The lower shelf has two rows of bolts on it. Every single one is a different fabric.

There are over 150 different fabrics on this shelf.

Printed fleece and flannel are a bit different, since I use them for baby blankets, throw blankets and the Pet Mat Beds. If it's a print that I think will be popular, I'll buy 4-5 yards. Below are some brand new fleece and flannel kitty prints that I'll probably start working with in late summer.

Fleece bolts at the top:

I love cat naps; Cats on blue; Cartoon cats in a row

Flannel on bottom, unbolted:

Cats on white; Cats on cream; Feathers all over

Where do I find my fabrics? I shop downtown Los Angeles in the garment district for all kinds of fabric. I browse online mostly for cotton, especially if I'm looking for new Christmas prints for the Ornament/Package Toppers. I shop at JoAnn Fabrics when they put fabrics, cutting tools or thread on sale.