Felt

  • Build Your Supply of Wool-Blend Felt — Amazing Opportunity

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    This week, Massdrop has posted an amazing opportunity for you to SAVE 33% on my All-Wool-Blend-Felts Pack from the Heather Bailey Store. Included with these 50 designer felt sheets is a FREE copy of my Full Bloom Felt & Fabric Roses pattern

    Take a look. Only FOUR more days to go.

    Visit Massdrop.com and type "felt" into the search bar. Please share this news. The more who join in, the lower the price becomes.

  • Felt-ertainment

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    My daughter Charlotte should write a book. I've never seen a more prolific eight-year-old. She is a craft-making machine.

    Her favorite stuffed animal is an Airedale Terrier. So, this week,
    she decided that all of her arts and crafts would be Airedale-Terrier
    themed. Today, she is finishing up this incredible little felt pillow
    and then I'm on board to teach her how to cross-stitch—another Airedale
    Terrier.

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    If you follow my feed on Instagram, you'll know I'm trying to be more
    organized about my kids' summers this year, and break the time up with a
    number of planned projects and activities. We'll see how that goes.
    But, as for the down time in between, I have to say that a big bin of
    felt
    , some thread and a needle sure come in handy.

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    Monster Bash

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    I'm heading to Denver tomorrow to tape an episode of Sew It All for PBS. We're making baby bibs. I don't know when the episode airs, but I'll keep you posted. Should be fun!

    If the fates allow, there will be time left to bake cookies with my
    kiddos tonight before I go. And time for sleep—that's always nice. I'm
    terrible at sleeping before a trip. Even a quick little one-day
    appearance.

  • Color-Yum

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    Some color-yum for you.

    It's not often I get to help out with orders. But, every once in a while, I sneak my way into the warehouse and join in on prepping fabric, assembling felt and gathering stationery and other goodies for you, our awesome customers.

    My favorite is gathering up your selected felts and rolling them
    together. I love to see the resulting color palettes. Often, they are
    truly unexpected and transfixing. Sometimes they remind me of a familiar
    era or theme. Take this roll here, it makes me think of Sky King Tricycles, Radio Flyer Wagons
    and other classic American toys. These colors make me want to sew up
    some felt cars and trucks or something. They get my wheels spinning.

    I'm often tempted to pin on a note that reads, "Ooo, wow!" or "So
    delicious!" or "Please send me pictures of your finished project!" It
    drives me crazy not to know what folks are making with these varying
    color palettes. Same goes for fabric, really. Hm, what about including a
    text-field at the end of ordering that lets the merciful 'tell Heather'
    what they are planning to make. Or I can just resist hanging out in the
    warehouse, right?

    I do try.

  • Autumn Napkin Ring Tutorial

    Thanksgiving is coming right up. 

    To get into the autumn groove, try stitching up some fall decorations with our designer felt, glitzy thread from DMC, and few glass beads.  With a full table to set, these playful napkin rings pack a big bang for little buck.

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    Trimming up the acorns is my favorite part.  Aren’t they fun?  And Charlotte is always game to help embroider — she likes to the pull the needle through, then hand it back to me.  This is a much slower process, as you can imagine, but I love her.

    To share the fun, I’ve put together a tutorial and a free pattern download…



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