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# HELLO my name is Heather

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- [HELLO my name is Heather](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blog/)
- [Greetings from Planet Random](https://hellomynameisheather.com/greetings_from_planet_random/) - ...and there's no better welcome party than a family of tiny toy beavers (two inches tall)—or are they chipmonks?—from my favorite antique store. I'm not sure why I had to have these, but their post-holiday sale price of $3 must have sealed the deal. I stopped by again today after a dentist appt. and found even
- [Pins & Plans](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pins_n_plans/) - Here's a fun find I should have spotlighted a couple of months ago when I first snatched 'em up, my fabulous pearly-plastic leaf pins. Not every project can withstand thick crow-bar-like pins, but aaah, when the project's right, out these babies come! They have a color palette and a kitschy quality that reminds me of
- [Mintmallows](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mintmallows/) - a.k.a. The Peppermint Experiment No. 2 I had meant to make these with Elijah on Christmas Eve, but we used up our baking time hunting all over town for a candy thermometer. We found one in store No. 6, but only after checking two different sections of that store - twice - and then asking two
- [Bang!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bang/) - Yay, a new year! Tabula Rasa. Of course, give me one day and I'll have the whole year penciled in. I swear, I could keep a large team of people busy. So many things to be excited about. For now, here are my last-minute home-mades for Charlotte's Christmas: a vintagey coat, cuffed gauchos, and a rumpled felt flower. I didn't
- [Big Day](https://hellomynameisheather.com/big_day/) - Merry Christmas everyone! I'm feeling fat on crepes and bacon and about to head out to my parents for an early dinner. No wonder there's a mass trek to the gym come January. My stocking was full of Ghirardelli, Cadbury, Nutella and the like. I'm already overly-sugared and I haven't even opened one bag of these
- [The Best of Funky Junky](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the_best_of_funky_junky/) - Here they are, my favorite-ist ornaments ever, Hamburger Angel, The Real Santa, and Cheez-It Santa! And, I love them. Hamburger Angel wins the prize, with spoolish ankles, upside-down wings,an over-sized halo, a splotchy-"E" torso, "E-L-I-J-A-H" arms and a generoushamburger offering. And the best part is that there's no explanation -- just a random and fabulous creation
- [Funky Junky](https://hellomynameisheather.com/funky_junky/) - I'm all about a Funky Junky Christmas. Homemade kiddie ornaments are my absolute favorites and Elijah's kept me in good supply, as he's been the only child around here for most of the last decade. Here are a few of my favorites funky junkies. They bring a smile year after year. The tree stump was our
- [Yo-Yo-Yo, Merry Christmas!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/yoyoyo_merry_christmas/) - Yes, another yo-yo post. I swear this is the last one for a least... a week. And, no, I'm not obsessed with yo-yos. I've just found another use for the leftover garland bits - present toppers. I'm especially excited about these as these jaunty wrappings have made me feel much better about my gift card presents. I've always
- [Couch Flower](https://hellomynameisheather.com/couch_flower/) - ...or Fleur de Divan. (Everything sounds fancier in French.) Looking for a quick stocking-stuffer idea? This flower pin is a fun project to make while watching season five of 24 on dvd☺. I cut two flower shapes out of felt and stitched a running-stitch around their perimeters. I drew up the stitches on the top-most felt flower to curl
- [A Spot of Snow](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a_spot_of_snow/) - ...literally, just a spot. It was a beautiful day. Perfect weather. Snow was brought in from the mountains and dumped smack-dab in the middle of the park, where tank-top-clad kids in mittens could have a go at a holiday classic, the snowball fight. Elijah was a good sport and managed to avoid any altercations. (I broke up two
- [The Peppermint Experiment](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the_peppermint_experiment/) - Here's the result of my late-night rush on the fabric store for red & white striped fabric. My church is donating a decorated tree to a family in need (love this idea), so I had some friends and the teenage girls over last night to make this zany garland for contribution. We sipped hot cocoa with
- [This N That](https://hellomynameisheather.com/this_n_that/) - So far, so good. Here's the state of my re-fashion at present. The collar is made from the entire bottom band of one of the sweaters. It can be flipped up or flipped down. I'll see what works best once I try the thing on. I'm thinking of stitching the yoke back to the yoke front with
- [Yo-Yo Garland](https://hellomynameisheather.com/yoyo_garland/) - Tonight's the big un-boxing: up with the shrubbery, up with the lights, up with Christmas! Here's my most recent addition to the fanfare - the yo-yo garland. And, what a quick and relaxing occupation it's been; one movie rental (You, Me, and Dupree) and I was halfway done. I'm planning to make a red & white
- [Re-Fashion in the Works](https://hellomynameisheather.com/refashion_in_the_works/) - I'm riding a small wave of winter-cleaning this week. It's about time I box up my maternity clothes, as Charlotte's almost two! However, I can't quite pack up these three sweaters. I know I'll never wear them. Never have. They're just too boxy and big, even for maternity-wear. And who needs three of the same
- [Back at It!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/back_at_it/) - We're back from Vancouver. The funeral was perfect, exactly what Gary would have wanted. He even had the Dixieland band he'd special- requested. His widow, Elinor, is in decent spirits, considering. She's heading out to Switzerland at the end of the week. I hope her trip will be the perfect distraction to help her through this painful transition. Love
- [Pie](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pie/) - Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! :-)
- [Sad News, Thankful Day](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sad_news_thankful_day/) - Hello all. Where to begin? I'll start with a shot of the cutting table at present. I was snapping this photo yesterday when I received the call that my father-in-law had died. The project has remained untouched ever since, a reminder of sudden upset and a shift in the week's priorities. We were able to get Isaac
- [Round Things](https://hellomynameisheather.com/round_things/) - Do onions make you sleepy? A friend of mine swears that a whiff of freshly- sliced onion can help defeat insomnia. Of course, she's up before the sun and to bed by 9:30pm most nights and only has an occasional bout of sleeplessness. According to her (and her mom, who introduced her to the idea), when your
- [Bind Away!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bind_away/) - It's Tute time again. I've put together a printable one-sheet on how to bind a quilt with continuous binding. Please don't give your next quilt hokey corners, like I used to, just for fear of trying something new. When my mom first offered to show me this technique, I completely blew her off. It wasn't until I saw
- [Clickety-Clack](https://hellomynameisheather.com/clicketyclack/) - Remember the birthday card and what I said about knitting myself a scarf? Well, you won’t believe what I stumbled across (press 'play' below) …and the deep self-analysis it’s caused me! I swear, it’s an allegory about calmly-crazed me. Perhaps I should get a haircut (figuratively, at least). Just kidding. It’s all good. If it’s
- [Freshcut™](https://hellomynameisheather.com/freshcut/) - At last, my friends, here is Freshcut. My debut collection of fabric for Free Spirit is all stacked and pretty before the flurry of sample-sewing begins. What a relief and a thrill to get my hands on these fabrics after babying each design to completion. Each pattern began as a rough pencil sketch. Then, through
- [Out of the Bag](https://hellomynameisheather.com/out_of_the_bag/) - Can you believe I made this on a home sewing machine!?! I guess stubborness can be the mother of ingenuity. What a brain-bender! I figured it out though and the resulting design is completely repeatable – hence, another forth-coming pattern. I can’t wait to get this one to print and show you how it goes together – I
- [Smart Cookie](https://hellomynameisheather.com/smart_cookie/) - On Saturday night, Elijah and I got take-out -- dee-licious -- and here’s what my fortune cookie said: Then, yesterday I received two incredible packages. What a smart cookie! First to arrive (at left) were these potholders, frog towels, and vintage fabric scraps from Elinor Bailey. I especially love the odd little Scotty dog potholder. Thanks Elinor, you
- [Sew, Heather, Sew!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sew_heather_sew/) - Let the deluge begin… For that “Come hither, while I bake us some cookies” look, how about a sexy halter apron? Here’s a pattern I have in the works. And, remarkably, it looks fantastic on a variety of body types, so I won't have to grade the pattern -- yay! I’m amassing a number of designs
- [Oodles of...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/oodles_of_poodles/) - I have several sewing projects in the works right now, but nothing is to a photographable state: apron, purse, baby dress, etc. Expect a ‘flashflood’ in the next week or so. For now, I offer this silly vintage book for smiles, and the vintage barrette I found on my eBay hunt. We had a couple of pet
- [Hang-Ups](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hangups/) - I adore vintage children’s hangers. The wooden ones, like those above, are my favorites. It’s not often that I find one at an agreeable price though, so my collection isn’t very big… yet. The plastic ones, with the cut-out shapes, are pretty fabulous as well, and they’re not quite as pricey (check out these lambs close-up --
- [A 3-Hour Tour](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a_3hour_tour/) - Well, I’m back. It was a beautiful wedding and a delightful visit with Isaac’s family. In between the wedding and the reception, I snuck off with my aunt for a family history tour (what a good sport – I hadn’t spoken with her for years and years, then she got a call from my dad
- [I Dream in Red & White](https://hellomynameisheather.com/i_dream_in_red_and_white/) - Feeling a bit scattered. I’ve had these photos on my desktop for a few days, all ready to post, but I haven’t had the brainpower to compose any thoughts to go with them. Fortunately, they’re light fare, so I’ll give it another go. The polkadotty flower pin is a goody that sprang forth from these
- [Getting There](https://hellomynameisheather.com/getting_there/) - Yay! We ordered the books last night. It couldn't have been any more last-minute. In fact, I've got my fingers crossed that the printer's shipping schedule is accurate. Yikes. As it is, everything's being shipped to my hotel, even the business cards. Regardless of how seamless I'd like my business endeavors to come across, it's a bit insane
- [Babble & Baubles](https://hellomynameisheather.com/babble_baubles/) - Boy, have I been M.I.A.! More like S.I.C.K. I thought it was the flu, but after days of not being able to move, I finally dragged myself to the doctor's and found out I have Strep. With a few doses of antibiotics behind me, I'm now functioning on the sheer hope of feeling well. Nevertheless, we
- [Tights Meet Dress](https://hellomynameisheather.com/tights_meet_dress/) - I’m happy to announce that the personal ad worked! The striped tights have found a soulmate and much gambolling has ensued. You’ll recognize the bodice fabric from here, although the dress came first. Or, at least, the plan for the dress came first. I’m digging the shoulder flanges and the versatility of a jumper. As the weather cools
- [Progress](https://hellomynameisheather.com/progress/) - Two quilt tops done, all bundled up and on their way to The Threaded Pear to be quilted – Gina (Quilter's Buzz) saves the day! I’m lacking the necessary concentration to write though, so I’ll keep it simple... a photo here, a photo there, a reminder of where I was a couple of days ago, then
- [A Post Post](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a_post_post/) - The mail's been good to me lately. Caroline (Dollie Daydream) sent me some fun little goodies from London. I had to wait until the next day to open them in order to get a snapshot of the luscious packaging. I'll show you what she sent in my next post. Loutre sent me a hanger from
- [This Little Piggy went to Market](https://hellomynameisheather.com/this_little_piggy_went_to_market/) - Well, I had an amazing time at Quilt Market. Freshcut’s off and running, as are many new and exciting friendships. Anna is every bit as delightful in person as she is to read. (Even though she did tell on us -- twice -- referring to two blog posts on Anna Maria's old blog that doesn't exist any
- [On my way...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/on_my_way/) - ...to Houston. All right, it's crazy-late. But, I couldn't leave town without posting a project (especially after my sick-leave last week). Here's a froofy bolster with happy pink bows. All freshcut and perched on a glorious tuffet. I'm "lovin' on" gold these days. Mmm-Mmm...Yes sir! Makes me happy. And that monstrous vintage button... I'll keep my ears pricked
- [Miss Amazing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/miss_amazing/) - Breaking news. This just in. The true identity of Miss Amazing, Domestic Superhero has been revealed… and she’s started a new, tell-all blog (no longer in existence). Oh my goodness, I’m so excited to introduce you to Anna Maria. Not only does she make the coolest things and have a fab kitchen, but she’s also
- [Out the Door...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/out_the_door/) - Well, the van's all packed and we're heading out the door on our long drive to Utah for a Tuesday wedding. I'll leave you with this detail shot of a pear pincushion. I meant to include this in an earlier post and get your take on it. You see, the first time I made one,
- [Mysteries, Mysteries](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mysteries_mysteries/) - A little WIP for today - mystery project in different sizes with mystery dog-tag thingy in the bottom photo. I'm also having fun unravelling the mysteries of the internet. I don't know anything about HTML and programming, but I'm getting such a kick out of figuring it out. Well, I haven't figured it ALL out, but
- [Blog Therapy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blog_therapy/) - I have a babysitter for today -- the idea was to hunker down and meet some of my work goals before heading out of town for George’s wedding (Isaac’s brother). But, here I am all flustered and unable to focus -- as I type this, my brother is in surgery for a kidney transplant --
- [Bake Break](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bake_break/) - I finally pulled out the wheat grinder I got for Christmas and gave it a whirl. Elijah needed some 'mom and me' time, so we baked whole wheat biscotti. They turned out OK -- just a little bit too healthy-like. But, hey, they're almost gone now, so that says something.
- [Paper On!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/paper_on/) - Thank you again, everyone, for the deluge of birthday wishes. The chosen pear is on its way to Caroline. And, the consequent ‘need’ for a cute card (above) and outrageous shipping label (far below) provided just the right excuse for a much-needed crafty break. I plucked the papers from here - a plump stack of
- [Fleshy Purple Fruit](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fleshy_purple_fruit/) - Wow, it appears that I've been nominated for a Plummy (originally at plummies.plumofthemonth.com) - thank you Oz (or whoever's behind the curtain). There are some dang fun links on the ballot too, like this (boygirlparty) and this (art school dropout). Oh, and they're all craft-related -- fun stuff -- voting ends August 31st.
- [A Clown is Crowned!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a_clown_is_crowned/) - Now, that’s how you whip up a happy birthday! Thanks for the tidal wave of goofy jokes - my dumb chicken joke seems extra dumb now. Not only did I laugh, but I also giggled, gasped and guffawed. And, your outpouring of jokes had me in such a fabulous mood all day! What love -
- [Birthday Giveaway!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/birthday_giveaway/) - Tomorrow’s my birthday – the best day of the year. And this year, for my birthday, my list is rather simple: • Sleep in• Visit my favorite antique store• Get pedicure Thanks Merris!• Buy some strange hoo-ha on eBay• Eat something sinfully chocolate• and… laugh! I’m off to a good start today with that pedicure, thanks
- [Going Yo-Yo](https://hellomynameisheather.com/going_yoyo/) - I threw a birthday party for my 2-yr-old nephew, Nathan, yesterday. We had the whole family over and everyone chipped in. Mom brought balloons, sister did the cake, lil' bro brought soda and Nathan's ma & pa provided the food. All that was left were the decorations and favors -- a far easier load than
- [Vedge-Crafting](https://hellomynameisheather.com/vedge-crafting/) - Sitting still can be frustrating. I'm not any good at it. So, when we rent a movie or go to my parents' house for dinner, I'm always hunting around my studio at the last minute for some grab-n-go project I can fiddle with -- ironically, I like to stay busy to relax. But worse, when it's
- [Inflatable Heaven](https://hellomynameisheather.com/inflatable_heaven/) - Laura is all moved out of her apartment -- no looking back! The muck of cleaning out old digs is done and the Haagen-Daz celebration is complete. Now we can focus entirely on decorating her new home, at least for a few days. We've about finished the living room already -- we still need to
- [All the Pinnings...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/all_the_pinnings/) - ...of a great day! Today is Laura's birthday and I'm out visiting her in St. Louis, MO. We had an indulgent day of shopping, with lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, followed by more shopping. We found a bedspread at Urban Outfitters that will make perfect curtains for Laura's living room and I picked up a fabulous apron, and
- [Duh!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/duh/) - Well, I did it. I made the drive to the new school. Yes, I totally procrastinated it, seeing as school starts on Monday. Thank heavens I went though – I had forgotten all about the formalities of starting at a new school: the birth certificate, immunization records, proof of residency, etc. Duh! Of course we’ve
- [Mister "E"](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mister_e/) - More shopping. It’s Elijah’s turn this week. He starts school next Monday! (No worries, there’ll be no lovely stacks of sport socks or lunch foods in my Flickr.) I have mixed feelings, as usual. We’ve decided to enroll him in a different school district and we’ll be driving him nine miles each way, every day, twice
- [Goat 'n' Gloat](https://hellomynameisheather.com/goat_n_gloat/) - I admit things have gotten a bit cute around here lately. And the boat’s not turning around just yet. At least, not until I brag about this little goat. Julia found him for sale at my favorite discount motherload, Last Chance. They sell off goodies from major department stores for near-nothing. He’s got the funniest little goat body and
- ["nigh-nigh" for Charlotte Rose](https://hellomynameisheather.com/nighnigh_for_charlotte_rose/) - Here’s the top of a baby quilt I started YEARS ago. And, wonder of wonders, I still like it. In the last two weeks, Charlotte has become infatuated with blankets, which she adorably calls “nigh-nigh.” So, my heartstrings are twanging to make her a drag-about "nigh-nigh." And thanks to this running start, I just might get
- [Little Drawers, Little Breads](https://hellomynameisheather.com/little_drawers_little_breads/) - My parents just moved to a new home this month. And, lucky me, my mom brought me this little chest of drawers she didn't want to take with her. I have a thing for small chests of drawers. When I get my studio sorted out and photographed, you'll see what I mean. On a different
- [The Shuffle Kerfuffle](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the_shuffle_kerfuffle/) - I’m eager to sew more -- really ready. I’ve spent a lot of time on the computer this year -- a fact that’s reflected in the arrangement of my studio. My computer table has been in a prime position and easily accessed. Extra papers, packages and put-aways have accumulated on the neglected sewing table, further
- [My Favorite Knot](https://hellomynameisheather.com/my_favorite_knot/) - Every few years a sewing tip or trick comes my way that greatly improves my creative experience. I used to knot my thread by wrapping it around my finger, rolling it with my thumb, then tugging the length to form an unpredictable mass at the end of my thread. The result was often waddish and loopy
- [Peekaboo Polly](https://hellomynameisheather.com/peekaboo_polly/) - This is the most ridiculous apron -- I just love it! The embroidery is all chunky and gawky and the sewing is worse (though you can't tell from the photos, Miss Ta-Da and the pleats above her are a couple of inches off from where they're supposed to be). But, the kicker, of course, is her
- [Whistle While You Work](https://hellomynameisheather.com/whistle-while-you-work/) - Okay, so the Trash Ties response was amazing! And a bit overwhelming. We've turned our house into a full-on workshop and I'm experiencing Christmas through the eyes of Santa's elves. Thank you for your orders. We're making and packaging them up round the clock. I've added a post to the Trash Ties blog to answer
- [Bric-a-Brac in Brief](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bric-a-brac-in-brief/) - Lots of artwork going on in the studio this week, keeping me occupied and content My sister's due to have her second child any day now, so I've got that on my mind as well. I've got about five projects that each need a good nudge before the week's over and I'm enjoying the busyness.
- [Snap Sparkle Pop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/snap-sparkle-pop/) - Any minute now. --- Back again. Anna did a fabulous job... and wore just the right sweater! Yay Anna!
- [One of Those Moments](https://hellomynameisheather.com/one-of-those-moments/) - How are you guys doing this? Getting through the turkey comas, family get-togethers, late-night movie parties, early-morning shopping sprees, etc, etc, & so on, then fitting in a Happy Thanksgiving blog post? I missed it. No Thankgiving post. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, but I have no photos and I'm a couple of days late
- [Pot Warmers & Leg Holders](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pot-warmers-leg-holders/) - I have had the hardest time falling asleep this week. And I'm not talking about midnight or 1am. I've been up till 4, 6, 7am before falling asleep. Such a drag! But, I've made some important half-alert discoveries. For instance, last night I analyzed the implement of leg warmers. I thought back to the dance
- [What Is It With Muskrats?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/what-is-it-with-muskrats/) - I'm not sure what all I can say here that the title of this book doesn't already achieve. Read the title once, then twice, and your puzzled expression will inevitably bloom into a curly smirk. Come again? His Muskrat Lady Housekeeper? Uncle What?I can't say how this floats my boat. Really. And I'm not sure
- [The Bulge & Pop of Things](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-bulge-and-pop-of-things/) - Philadelphia in fish eye. Isaac's weekend. More bulgy, beautiful photos here. Living Room in boxes. Heather's weekend. Shipment of secret product X. Not secret for long :) The DIY workload is out of control. We'll be hiring soon. Most likely an assistant for Isaac at first, so Isaac can assist me: websites, timelines, business systems,
- [Magic of One Kind and Another](https://hellomynameisheather.com/magic-of-one-kind/) - We're back from Disneyland and it was amazing! Our first time on an official vacation as a foursome. Charlotte, though 2 and admitted for free, had as much fun as any full-fare filly. And Elijah enjoyed himself even more than last time (with Isaac in May, I think) - improved by the company of cousins
- [Touch & Go  (the original, airplane-related definition, as I just got back from Disneyland and I'm heading back out again -- not the sad, someone's-dying-in-the-hospital version)](https://hellomynameisheather.com/touch-and-go/) - Off to Houston for Market. I'm counting on some good fun and a couple of teary, giggly late night chats. And some business stuff in there too. I'm just about done with the costume (reveal to come)-- and thank heaven, as I have one more to make once I get back... a Jedi. Jedis are
- [Lulu Wiggins in My Head](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lulu-wiggins-in-my-head/) - Isn't this pillow fantastic? I'm pretty sure I collect such things to make up for my lack of family heirlooms -- heirloom envy. Well, and my lack of grandparents growing up. Nope, I don't have a cherished "LW", but I can fancy this pillow was lovingly embroidered by my fictitious great aunt Lulu - Lulu
- [Weekend Whatnots](https://hellomynameisheather.com/weekend-whatnots/) - Charlotte woke me up on Saturday, asking me to fix a broken clasp on her bracelet. I was pretty groggy. She gave up and left the bracelet on my chest. So, yes, wow, mom comes through sometimes. When I was, at last, up-and-at-it, I pulled out my massive crate of beads and supplies from my
- [Speedy Re-Covery](https://hellomynameisheather.com/speedy-re-covery/) - Here's something I should have done two years ago. One hour of frantic de-beiging and now Charlotte has a brighter place to spend her meal- times. I went a bit groovy on impulse. Feels good (ala James Brown). These are a couple of vintage pieces I had tucked away in the laundry room. I love
- [Mother Plays with Dolls](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mother-plays-with-dolls/) - Happy Birthday to elinor today! Isaac's mom's in town for a few days and she brought along this funny little doll, inspired by a drawing by my niece, Lily (who'll be here on Wednesday with Laura & Luke (not of the soap opera variety), but not before Evie's family (another of Isaac's fun sisters) gets
- [Sugar Sugar Coconut](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sugar-sugar-coconut/) - Elijah & I made coconut marshmallows last night & this morning. We added three teaspoons of coconut extract to the recipe and toasted coconut to the top. These babies are slated for some rockin' s'mores, cut-to-fit. If you've never had a homemade marshmallow, then you've never had a real marshmallow. It always amazes me how
- [Lady of the Lamp](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lady-of-the-lamp/) - Perhaps the silliest thing I've ever spent more than $50 bucks on -- a lamp lady with a tiered skirt made of the most atrocious lace. I don't know where to put her, but she makes me smile. I brought her home about a year ago I think, and set her on a cabinet in
- [Domestic Therapy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/domestic-therapy/) - Solved. Out with the old blankie, in with the new! Last week was rough. Long work days, big happenings. Come Friday, it was due time to fill up my patient little children with love and attention -- and have a major break from work. Charlotte and I left the house for the day and pretty
- [Longings & Belongings](https://hellomynameisheather.com/longings-belongings/) - I'm finally finding time to flip through these books I ordered ages ago. It's a treat to browse my copy of Bend-the-Rules and see what Amy's been up to behind the scenes. It's amazing what an undertaking authoring a book is. Potter Craft has done a beautiful job translating her style onto paper. Bend the
- [Blue Eggs on Monday](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blue_eggs_on_monday/) - I had myself a nice break from the computer to visit the far away land of Outside. My friend, Katy, brought over some fresh eggs from her backyard hen, pretty blue eggs worthy of photographing with a sprig of lantana. And I must have needed a serious break, because I was paparazzi-ing those eggs like
- [Happy Discoveries](https://hellomynameisheather.com/happy_discoveries/) - Here's a true find. Who starts their own shoe company? Amazing. These polkadotties are all Carrie Miner's doing. They're called Puddle Jumpers. Carrie is a single mom of two adopted daughters from China. She runs her shoe business out of Utah and has an incredible story. We spoke on the phone a few weeks back
- [Moving Right Along... doogadoon, doogadoon...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/moving-right-along/) - It's official. Trash Ties is moving forward. Afterall, we now have shirts.* What's more official than that? Tuesday was a big day. Big day! I shipped out my fabric designs (see that mysterious tube down there) and we finished up the design of our Trash Ties boxes (which required a big two-day photoshoot last week
- [Give Away the Pattern Instead, Right?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/give_away_the_pattern/) - Ay, ay, ay. What a week! What...a...week. I just wrapped up a big ol' beautiful photoshoot with an amazing magazine around 10pm tonight, not including time to unpack a-dozen-or-so tupperwares filled with goodies and supplies. Unpacking will have to wait though (sorry, honey), as it's time for me to go pack my suitcase for Spring
- [Playing with Pins](https://hellomynameisheather.com/playing_with_pins/) - Looking for a sewing pick-me-up? How about a new pincushion. The new Summer 2007 issue of Quilts and More sports a pincushion pattern written by moi. Aren't they cute? And so simple. They also did a feature on me. Blush, blush. They asked fun questions, like "What's on your iPod?" and "What's your ideal day?"
- [Redintegrated Fluff](https://hellomynameisheather.com/redintegrated_fluff/) - Wow, thank you for the well-wishes. I would be glad to put together a pattern for that quilt if I could find a snippit of time to spare. It might be far more immediate to just mimic it this time. So, guess who found me last week -- a woman who interviewed me for Trash
- [Martha, Martha, Martha](https://hellomynameisheather.com/martha_martha_martha/) - So, guess what popped up on Martha Stewart's show this week... my fabric. Pretty cool. The CEO of SVP (Singer Viking Pfaff, I think) Sewing Machines gave Martha an apron made from my groovy floral fabric (to the right) and my crest design (in this strawberry photo). I was on the road to L.A. when
- [Ms. Katie's Butterfly](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ms_katies_butterfly/) - Blue bear isn't very scary. He dreams of blue-eyed butterflies. I'm finally fitting in some sew time with my fabric. I'm prepping for a big magazine shoot in two weeks and am whipping up all sorts of fun: dollies and kids' clothes, purses and tablecloths. Jona and my mom are helping me out big time.
- [One Door at a Time](https://hellomynameisheather.com/one_door_at_a_time/) - We've had the ongoing project of installing a door under our stairs for oh, a couple of years now, I think. I love the layout of our home, but its one weakness is its lack of storage space. So, we decided to make our own closet -- take matters into our own hands. The stairs
- [Strange-Craft Confessions](https://hellomynameisheather.com/strangecraft_confessions/) - Whenever times get a bit crazy and my schedule's full of one-too-many spinning plates, I tend to buy myself new art and craft supplies. It's inevitable. Take, for instance, these new crochet hooks. Don't they look like candy? I passed them by on a muslin-run last Saturday and had to have them. Ooo, crochet. I
- [Check Out 'Dem Booties!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/check_out_dem_booties/) - Have you seen the Bitty Booties Photo Pool lately? There are some amazing little booties in there - almost 200 photos. Some with amazing embroidery, some with funky embellishments, some simple, some a little wild -- so many great interpretations of a simple baby shoe (free pattern in my sidebar). Go take a peek at
- [Not Ketchup, Not Catsup](https://hellomynameisheather.com/not_ketchup_not_catsup/) - Catch-up! That's right, catch-up. Deadlines, promises, laundry, sleep. Catch-up. I had to stay in Chicago an extra night due to airport delays last week. So, far better than pulling an all-nighter at the airport, I had a quiet meal at the Hyatt and a good night's sleep. Somehow, that extra day of travelling compressed last
- [Spontaneous Vacation](https://hellomynameisheather.com/spontaneous_vacation/) - Isaac was hired last-minute to photograph Hidden Meadow Ranch and an ASU event being held there this weekend. In addition to his rate, he was given a couple nights' stay at nearby Greer Lodge and some giftcards to cover all meals, family included. So, a two bedroom cabin, New York strip steak and halibut for
- [My First Red Carpet](https://hellomynameisheather.com/my_first_red_carpet/) - I didn't have a chance to watch the Academy Awards on Sunday night. We were busy celebrating my sister-in-law's birthday and chatting-it-up with family. But, I did record the event to keep me company during long stretches of busywork this week. Anyway, while watching a bit of the show last night, I was reminded about
- [Watch Out Mr. Beige!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/watch_out_mr_beige/) - I went on a clean-up kick last week, restacking fabric and sorting through my books. Within a couple of hours my studio was sparkly-clean and ready to take on the world. Then, just as I was about to wrap it up and move on, Isaac caught the shiny- studio bug; it hit him hard! One
- [How Green Was My Chandelier](https://hellomynameisheather.com/how_green_was_my_chandelier/) - What a good guy. Here's my new green chandelier, painstakingly painted by my husband. (Those are not my man- hands.) My only involvement was in art direction. Make it green. With green crystals too. And yellow crystals mixed in. And put these vintage brooches on there to boot. I would have done it myself, but
- [Headband Haven](https://hellomynameisheather.com/headband_haven/) - Inspired by the fabulous headbands being created by the likes of Sally (Shim and Sons blog, 2006) and Sarah (Hearts and Needles), I've started a Flickr photo group. Now we can all share our fabulous Hooray for Headbands creations! (free pattern in my sidebar) If you have been busy making headbands or are planning to
- [A Steady Drip](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a_steady_drip/) - Hey everyone -- thanks for all of the excitement over the Sweet Summertime shirt for my daughter. Yes, I made the pattern, so I don't have a pattern number for you -- so sorry :-( However, I am planning to publish some patterns this fall. I have lots of ideas in the works, but I'm totally open
- [Sweet Summertime](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sweet_summertime/) - Success! Now my baby has a happy little shirt for summertime. And, lucky baby, the need for photos provided a jaunt at the park with her favorite ball. Happy baby, happy mama!
- [The Sugar Shop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the_sugar_shop/) - I keep a lot of my sewing supplies in old-fashioned glass jars. Not only can I see where everything is, but my supplies look delicious this way. They call to me, “Heather, Heather, come play with us!” Several of these fun jars line the high shelves of my studio – with pink walls and distressed
- [Play Time!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/play_time/) - Thank you everyone for your cheerful comments -- I came home to a mailbox plump with kindness! I’m glad to see that the Bitty Booties™ pattern is such a hit and that successes are being flaunted. If you haven’t taken a peek at the Bitty Booties™ Gallery yet, you should. Frogs on toes, hearts on soles,
- [The New York 'Post'](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the_new_york_post/) - Guess where I’ve been this week! Times Square, Rockafellar Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Greenwich Village, Soho, Washington Square, Union Square, The Empire State Building and Free Spirit – a virtual travel guide to New York City. The strike-offs for my new line of fabric with Free Spirit are in from the
- [Turkey for a Straw](https://hellomynameisheather.com/turkey_for_a_straw/) - I love straws. I do. I love them enough to grab a stack, tie a bow around them and use them as the subject of my first lesson on my husband’s fancy, enormous and heavy camera. That being said, this temporary focus on straws forced me to analyze my affection: • Straws are empathetic. Your
- [Flouncy Bouncer](https://hellomynameisheather.com/flouncy_bouncer/) - Wow – thank you for all of the feedback! (I’m working on the baby shoe pattern and I’m hoping to have it up for you by the end of next week) Ok, so I was thinking of making a tomato-esque pincushion pattern for myself. I picked out this rich mustard wool/rayon felt and the plaid/floral
- [Big Plans, Small Pins](https://hellomynameisheather.com/big_plans_small_pins/) - Elijah’s summer started a week ago. I still can’t believe school gets out in May -- that’s nutty. At the beginning of the summer I always conjure these fantasies of a regular craft day with my son - like - every Thursday we’ll make a Christmas present for someone, or every Tuesday we’ll make a
- [Headband Helper](https://hellomynameisheather.com/headband_helper/) - Headband groupies -- I added a couple more detail shots to the Hooray for Headbands post from a few days ago. Now, you can clearly see how the hidden elastic works.
- [Yippee-Ki-Yay](https://hellomynameisheather.com/yippeekiyay/) - I came across this box of pencils at my antique store. I HAD to have it. I carried it around with me for an hour, flipping it over and over again to admire the illustrations. I love the colors and the energy. I was with my mom. We headed to the antique store on a
- [Dapper Duos](https://hellomynameisheather.com/dapper_duos/) - boyonblueonesiea.jpg I've been planning to blog for a few months now. However, I was so caught up in finishing my fabric line, I didn't have the time to learn what I was doing just then. Anyway, here are some baby presents I made a few months ago for my friend, Emma. She was pregnant with
- [Hooray for Headbands](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hooray_for_headbands/) - Feeling blah? Need a little something to jazz things up? How about a fabulous and comfy headband? I've posted a free pattern over on my sidebar, complete with photos. This headband's secret weapon is a length of elastic hidden beneath the ties. Three sizes are included, so dress up the whole family. More free patterns to come!
- [Knock Knock Notes](https://hellomynameisheather.com/knock_knock_notes/) - My big accomplishment for the day? I cleaned the fridge. The upside? -- I cleaned the fridge. The downside? -- who wants to see photos of my fridge? So, I offer these fabulous cards made for me by Laura. They're doors. One of them even has curtains! Aren't they great? Several of the papers are Basic Grey -- love them.
- [Lucky Lily](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lucky_lily/) - OK -- so the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA is my FAVORITE place on earth. Last time I went there, I walked out with 3 or 4 heaping garbage bags full of vintage linens for a total of $12!!! I spent several giddy hours sorting and sifting, devising big plans to make all sorts
- [Thing-a-ma-bobbins](https://hellomynameisheather.com/thingamabobbins/) - I love making presents for my mother-in-law, Elinor Peace Bailey. We like the same sorts of things. For her last birthday I made these bobbins of hand-dyedembroidery thread. Of course. Who wouldn't be thrilled over thread? I was inspired by this antique, rather-hammered lace-making bobbin. I made the spools from a dowel and some finials. Painting
- [Bitty Booties™](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bitty_booties/) - Bitty Bootmakers, it's your day! The free baby shoe pattern is yours...all yours. You won't believe how easily these go together too. Never one to stick to the directions myself, I've included lots of ideas for how to customize the design. So, be sure to read through the entire pattern before gathering your materials. I'm expecting
- [Fishin' Accomplished](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fishin_accomplished/) - Success. Fishin' Accomplished. After several hours drive and a few near-misses with leaping elk, we set up camp on the Black River. That is, Isaac and Elijah set up camp, while I chased Charlotte around in the dark. She is fearless and couldn't care less if she can see where she's going. Hence, the bandaid. A friendly camp-neighbor
- [Boy Bands & Campfire Girls](https://hellomynameisheather.com/boy_bands_campfire_girls/) - What a hoot! You guys left the funniest comments on Turkey for a Straw. Thanks for the laughs! We’re going camping tonight. This is the third effort to go this month and we’re not letting anything stand in our way. It’s not the best timing for me though -- I have a lot on my plate this week.
- [Recipe for Good Times](https://hellomynameisheather.com/recipe_for_good/) - Good Times - serves 2 Ingredients: 1 heaping bag of vintage micro-scraps 1 good friend or loved one A pinch of beads A dash of ribbon A sprinkle of buttons 1-2 hours of silliness The result? Two funky portraits of me :-) My mother in law, Elinor, envisioned me with pink hair and a purple
- [Sticky Sticky](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sticky-sticky/) - Still licking the frosting off my fingers from a week of birthdays. Nah, I'm actually testing my willpower by avoiding it all together for a few days. Two days down. Detox, baby. Ha, we'll see how that goes. Of course you can't count fresh-squeezed tangelo juice. My parents live in a citrus grove and my counter
- [Run for Travis](https://hellomynameisheather.com/run-for-travis/) - You know you want it...and you can have it too. Remember to vote EVERY DAY in the Bernina USA Faceplate Face-Off to increase your chance of winning this luxury machine. Voting ends 4-14-14, so set a reminder. Also, if you are in Arizona this weekend, please consider joining me at the Run for Travis fundraiser in Gilbert. Travis Williams,
- [Betty Boo Bat—Halloween Sock Doll](https://hellomynameisheather.com/free-pattern-and-sewing-kit-betty-boo-bathalloween-sock-dollfour-designs-to-choose-from/) - Receive a FREE pattern and sewing kit from Heather Bailey this fall. Make your own adorable Betty Boo Bat Sock Doll. Four designs to choose from.
- [✨ Chromatic Black ✨](https://hellomynameisheather.com/✨-chromatic-black-✨/) - Avoid flat black paint by mixing chromatic blacks using complementary colors for richer, deeper, and more vibrant dark tones in oil painting.
- [Knit Bits](https://hellomynameisheather.com/knit-bits/) - I taught myself to knit 20 years ago. My freshman year in college, my mom gave me some supplies for Christmas, but she never got around to showing me the basics over Christmas break. She offered to teach me once I returned home again for the summer—but I was too impatient. I would have to
- [Let the Feast Begin](https://hellomynameisheather.com/let-the-feast-begin/) - Wow, is it Thanksgiving week already!? I thought life was moving by quickly as it was, but add a new baby to the mix and whoo-ee! Hold onto your hat. I'm going to offer to take my sister's family photo for her Christmas cards. She has been helping me a ton with Charlotte this fall,
- [Stop, Stop, Do not Hop on Mom](https://hellomynameisheather.com/stop-stop-do-not-hop-on-mom/) - We have a HUGE easter egg hunt coming up this morning. Hundreds and hundreds of eggs. Perhaps hundreds of children too. It's a rather fabulous neighbor tradition. My sweetest memory of the hunt was watching Isaac head out onto the field to escort Elijah seven years ago—with teensy new Charlotte in a baby carrier on
- [Hatching the Hoard](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hatching-the-hoard/) - It was a happy hunt: Laffy Taffy, Starbursts, and Twizzlers a-plenty. It's a chocolate-free tradition—the melting hazard is too high. Thank goodness too, or I might snatch some of Charlotte's spoils. I can resist the rest. Not that there has been a dearth of chocolate around here. Despite my belly-aching, we had a great weekend.
- [Holly Day Girls](https://hellomynameisheather.com/holly-day-girls/) - I have a new 'job' at my church. I've been asked to teach the 10-12-year-old girls crafting skills, and to organize service projects with them. Sure! I can do that. Today is our first activity. We're making holly pins from yo-yos & felt. Over the next few meet-ups, I'm going to help the girls put
- [Pedal by Pedal](https://hellomynameisheather.com/p/) - My group of girls is coming over again this afternoon. We're going to work on developing their sewing kits further. I haven't decided whether to make sewing baskets or or to make slip-sleeves and necklaces for the rainbow-handled embroidery scissors I'm giving them. Hm.At our last activity, we learned all about bike care. Girl power!
- [Color Zones of the Face](https://hellomynameisheather.com/color-zones-of-the-face/) - Want your portraits to pop? This simple secret will change how you see—and paint—faces forever. It’s a game-changer for figurative artists. Want your portraits to pop? This simple secret will change how you see—and paint—faces forever. It’s a game-changer for figurative artists.
- [You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-til-its-gone/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [Michael May Sheffield pen knife maker](https://hellomynameisheather.com/michael-may-sheffield-pen-knife-maker/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [What does apprenticeship mean?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/what-does-apprenticeship-mean/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [In the worlds of art and craft context is everything](https://hellomynameisheather.com/in-the-worlds-of-art-and-craft-context-is-everything/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [Last day of work playing with Trevor’s fly press](https://hellomynameisheather.com/last-day-of-work-playing-with-trevors-fly-press/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [Teaching Woodcarving at Glastonbury Festival](https://hellomynameisheather.com/teaching-woodcarving-at-glastonbury-festival/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [Spooncarving knife making in Sheffield](https://hellomynameisheather.com/spooncarving-knife-making-in-sheffield/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [How to win on Instagram for craftspeople](https://hellomynameisheather.com/how-to-win-on-instagram-for-craftspeople/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [Carving a spoon a day for a year or a daily spoon](https://hellomynameisheather.com/carving-a-spoon-a-day-for-a-year-or-a-daily-spoon/) - Sed arcu non odio euismod lacinia. Sit amet cursus sit amet dictum sit. Nunc pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper. Pellentesque diam volutpat commodo sed egestas. Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut diam quam. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec sagittis aliquam malesuada bibendum. At risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus. Duis at tellus
- [New Whale Pincushion Sewing Pattern -- Meet Seymour Spyhop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/new-whale-pincushion-sewing-pattern-meet-seymour-spyhop/) - I am thrilled to announce an exciting NEW pincushion pattern: Seymour Spyhop—a whale of a pincushion or toy. Weather your next storm of creativity with a watchful whale to skipper your pins and needles. Seymour is quick to sew and TONS of fun. Ask for Seymour at your local fabric shop or visit us online
- [Tower of Gorgeous Wool Felt](https://hellomynameisheather.com/it-must-be-felt-season-again-our-designer-felts-are-going-nuts-look-at-this-gorgeous-stack-heading-out-to-australia-tod/) - It must be felt season again. Our designer felts are going nuts. Look at this gorgeous stack heading out to Australia today.
- [Nicey Jane is Back!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/nicey-jane-is-back/) - I have exciting news to share! The beloved Nicey Jane collection has bee re-issued by Free Spirit Fabric in response to your begging and pleading. Good work, everyone! Come have a look. And watch for new Nicey Jane quilt kits, pincushion kits, quilt-alongs and more.
- [How About a Free Apron-Pattern?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/25-off-everything-just-sayin/) - Heather Bailey is having her biggest sale of the year at the Heather Bailey Store. Enjoy 25% Off EVERYTHING with code CYBERSALE through tonight at midnight.
- [Build Your Supply of Wool-Blend Felt -- Amazing Opportunity](https://hellomynameisheather.com/build-your-supply-of-wool-blend-felt-amazing-opportunity/) - Massdrop has announced an amazing opportunity to save BIG on wool-blend felt. This is your opportunity to stock up for a significantly lower price.
- [10 Facts & 10 Yards of FREE Fabric](https://hellomynameisheather.com/10-facts-10-yards-of-free-fabric/) - For the entire month of April 2015, Free Spirit, the company that publishes my fabric collections, is featuring me on their blog. Currently there is a post up with 10 Facts about Heather Bailey you probably don't know: secret ambitions, my childhood nickname, etc. And Free Spirit is having a significant giveaway in association with that post.
- [In the Grip of Gratitude](https://hellomynameisheather.com/in-the-grip-of-gratitude/) - March. I like March. I'm recovered from the holidays and from two January birthdays (Elijah and Charlotte). It's still early in the year for big plans and the Arizona weather is delightful. (I'm sorry this isn't the case for everyone.) Despite the lovely Marchness all around me, I'm also facing some distinct challenges and some
- [NEW Pattern!  Prize Bloom Quilt](https://hellomynameisheather.com/new-pattern-prize-bloom-quilt/) - I have two new sewing patterns to announce this week, starting with the Prize Bloom Quilt. This three-dimensional floral design is a rewarding project. It gives you the opportunity to practice a variety of techniques (curved piecing, inset corners, appliqué), yet it is quick to sew. You complete one, large flower and a simple, pieced
- [Luxury Bedding](https://hellomynameisheather.com/luxury-beddingplus-some-news-at-the-bottom/) - I've come across the most luxurious baby bedding by Tushies & Tantrums. I believe I was originally tagged in an Instagram post. (Which is one of my favorite things about Instagram—getting to see what is being made with my fabric collections. Tagging is such an easy way to share.) Below is just one of the
- [Wednesday Quilt Inspiration](https://hellomynameisheather.com/wednesday-quilt-inspiration/) - At the studio, we are busy prepping for the quilt industry's fall tradeshow. We have a few new patterns coming out, as well as new fabric collection. I cannot wait to share more! With quilts and soft goods on my mind, I am sharing some quilt inspiration today. This charming clamshell quilt was put together
- [Giveaway in Progress](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-in-progress/) - I'm popping in to let you know about a giveaway that's in the works. Gina from CampClem.com has been posting new projects made from my Lottie Da collection all week, including a fantastic little beret made from theses leftover quilt-block pieces (below). In conjunction with her blog series, Gina is giving away a Lottie Da
- [Heather Bailey Interview with Modern Sewciety](https://hellomynameisheather.com/heather-bailey-interview-with-modern-sewciety/) - I have been keeping this blog since 2006. Along the way, I've received several requests for podcast interviews. However, for one reason or another, the timing never worked out to schedule a call. Till now. Stephanie Kendron from ModernSewciety.com caught me at just the right time. Hear my interview in EPISODE 34 of the Modern Sewciety podcast, available now. Click here to
- [Up Parasol](https://hellomynameisheather.com/up-parasol/) - Up Parasol projects are starting to show up all over the web. I'm excited to share many of them with you with links out to their makers. Before doing so, let's have a closer look at this new collection which is available now at independent quilt shops and online at HeatherBaileyStore.com. Up Parasol is centered
- [Reboot](https://hellomynameisheather.com/reboot/) - Aaaah...yes. Wow. What a summer. I have been all over the place—everywhere except home. It was refreshing and fun, but I am seriously ready to get back to real life. And that's a great feeling. I had a design project that was about two days off of delivery when we left town. Evan's chickenpox slowed me down
- [Embroidered Jewelry — I'm on a Kick](https://hellomynameisheather.com/embroidered-jewelry-im-on-a-kick/) - So, here's what I made in my time off last week — teensy little embroidered necklaces for me and my close friends. Well, and for you too. We made up a few dozen kits and posted them in the online store. There's a FABRIC SALE this week — through Friday 6-13-14 at midnight MST —
- [The Hub of Hubbub](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-hub-of-hubbub/) - What a week! Evan has chickenpox; my trusty little car is in the shop getting fit with a new harness; my Trash Ties patent needs some paperwork-love, I have a new fabric collection to deliver and another one to review. Oh! And another one to announce—shipping this week. And a big inventory-reduction sale to orchestrate.
- [Housekeeping](https://hellomynameisheather.com/housekeeping/) - We have been busy prepping samples for my next quilting fabric collection—coming in June. My fashion-fabric collection is almost here as well. If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you will have seen a number of sneak peeks last weekend during Quilt Market, the industry's trade show. Now that the business-to-business side of things
- [My Rag Doll & a Giveaway](https://hellomynameisheather.com/my-rag-doll-a-giveaway/) - I must tell you about this gorgeous new book from Corinne Crasbercu. With beautiful photographs, classic designs, and even darling little sketches and watercolors mixed in throughout, Corinne's new book, My Rag Doll, is a visual treat. Here is just a glimpse of the bright and inviting styling in this treasure of a book. Even the
- [Spring](https://hellomynameisheather.com/spring/) - New artwork is on its way to the mill. I pretty much have to disappear for a while in order to make that happen. Then, spring comes: lunch dates, time to help friends who are grieving, maybe I cook a real meal here and there, even wear make-up on a no-big-deal-regular day. My personal spring couldn't
- [Pining for Excitement?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/friendly-reminder/) - Vote TODAY for the Heather Bailey sewing machine in Bernina USA's Faceplate Faceoff on facebook. Vote every day through 4-14-14 and you can win this rockin' $1900 luxury sewing machine. Pretty awesome giveaway. Set a reminder. Let's make this retro-modern machine happen. xo—Heather
- [The Words Between the Words](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-words-between-the-words/) - While I've had some exposure in my life to the inadequacies of the english language, it is confirmed for me this week that words can never match the depth of feeling our souls experience in times of great joy and great sorrow. The phrases, "words can't describe" or "there aren't words” can be seen as
- [WIN a $1900 Bernina Sewing Machine](https://hellomynameisheather.com/win-a-1900-bernina-sewing-machine/) - I had the privilege to design a sewing machine for Bernina's Faceplate Face-off, along with 9 other designers. From March 17th through April 14th, votes will be collected on Bernina's facebook page and the TWO machines with the most votes will be sent to production and available for purchase. One lucky voter will WIN a BERNINA SEWING MACHINE valued
- [Sweet CJ](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sweet-cj/) - My dear, dear friend's 11-year-old son unexpectedly passed away this weekend in a tragic accident. It has been a tender and uplifting experience for our family and our church. I am honored to witness such strength of faith up close. Jori and Dwight have endured more than anyone I've ever met. And must endure this
- [Tuileries](https://hellomynameisheather.com/tuileries/) - We did it. We made it through the party grinder and survived to tell the tale. Nothing like a streak of over-abundance, coupled with a steady drip of sugar to make you crave a detox. My back has been on the fritz for months and finally started to show improvement this weekend, so I went right out
- [True, True](https://hellomynameisheather.com/true-true/) - It's party month at the Bailey's. With two birthday parties to throw for my children in January and my younger brother's wedding coming up next week, my personal creative time is fully spoken for. This hasn't kept me from dreaming about what I'll work on next, once the storm of confetti has blown west. I have
- [Online Event in Two Weeks](https://hellomynameisheather.com/online-event-in-two-weeks/) - Are you interested in creating a pocket-page scrapbook? Like the one I designed for Project Life? There is an online, full-day event coming up on January 25th that you might be interested in. It's called "True Scrap Pocket Pages" and the classes will be live and interactive, discussing the basics of pocket scrapbooking and beyond. All of the live classes will be
- [Embroidery Patterns are Here!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/embroidery-patterns-are-here/) - Embroidery patterns are here. Printed with heat-transferable ink for your ease and convenience, our FOUR new embroidery patterns make stitching beautiful needlework fun and relaxing—perfect for your holiday break. EVERY PATTERN INCLUDES • 11" X 17" pattern sheet with heat-transferable ink.Each design can be heat transferred multiple times. • Instructions for a variety of transfer
- [Pop Garden Giveaway](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pop-garden-giveaway/) - I just heard that The Elven Garden is having a fun Pop Garden giveaway this week. Enter to win this stack of popular, out-of-print fabrics from my Pop Garden collection over on her blog at TheElvenGarden.blogspot.com by Saturday, December 14th at 2pm (Australian DST) for a chance to win.
- [Christmas Interview Goes Live Today](https://hellomynameisheather.com/christmas-interview-goes-live-today/) - Sweet and Simple Magazine (SweetandSimpleMag.com) is doing a 25 Days of Christmas marathon with interviews, tutorials, recipes, party ideas and other Christmas-related fun. My interview went live today, along with details on my family's ornament-party tradition. I'm working behind the scenes to finish up the new embroidery patterns so we can get those back from
- [Texas Two-Step](https://hellomynameisheather.com/texas-two-step/) - We're back in the studio after another great tradeshow in Houston where I introduced two new fabric collections: Lottie Da and True Colors. It's always a treat to catch up with shop-owners, designers, editors and friends. It's even more fun when there are new fabrics to share. Our booth took the first place prize, which
- [Late Night Sewing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/late-night-sewing/) - It's the season for late-night sewing. With two collections to present at Quilt Market next week, there's some serious sewing going on around here. All of my clothes are covered with thread. Every surface is stacked with odd cuts. The studio floor is littered with scraps. In all the excitement of the last couple of
- [The Magic of Sleep](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-magic-of-sleep/) - I made it through the Creative Bug shoot last week for creativebug.com. It was a close call, with only a few days to complete the prep—fabric was late to arrive. Ashley was out sick and Karen had other obligations, so I was short-staffed to boot. Mom to the rescue. She came over and cut out
- [Keynote Delivered](https://hellomynameisheather.com/keynote-delivered/) - I just returned from Utah where I delivered the keynote address at this year's Sewing Summit in Salt Lake City. What a great experience. And what a fun respite from the whirlwind of work I have this month. I was there for the entire event which gave me the chance to get to know a
- [Pause. Wait. Go. Go Fast!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pause-wait-go-go-fast/) - Are you in Utah? I will be at The Material Girls quilt shop in South Jordan THIS Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm. Stop by and let's meet. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I had such a quaint
- [Getting Going on Sewing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/getting-going-on-sewing/) - It's a sewing week for me. For the last two years, I've spent most of my creative time at the drafting table and behind a computer, catching up on print and product design after having a baby. It's been great to get reacquainted with my sewing machine and start playing with these sunny new fabrics.
- [Introducing Lottie Da](https://hellomynameisheather.com/introducing-lottie-da/) - Let's see some fabrics! My new collection, Lottie Da, started shipping this week. I'm over the moon. And I'm thrilled to share the line with you today. With a playful, 60's-mod vibe, Lottie Da combines dancing pop florals with groovy go-withs—butterflies included. With strategic contrast planned into the collection (value, hue, scale, and so forth),
- [One Thought in Front of the Other](https://hellomynameisheather.com/one-thought-in-front-of-the-other/) - I'm getting things done this week. I just need to keep it up. I've even sneaked in some time to embroider paisleys while cuddling Evan at night. He giggles when the needle comes through the fabric, chanting, "Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes..." I've got to get this on tape. After the
- [Giveaway Day 31 – I Aim to Tease](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-31-i-aim-to-tease/) - What a month! And what a marathon of frenzied fun. I'm exhilirated to have made it to the finish line. Today is the last day of my month of giveaways—every day this August. I had an impulse to shower you all with presents as a big Thank You Party for your love and support. And
- [Giveaway Day 30](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-30/) - Today, I had the privilege of flipping through an early copy of Kerry Goulder's new book, Sewing Tales to Stitch and Love. The release is set for mid- October, but I got my hands on one of the only two copies Kerry has seen herself. That's right, Kerry (aka Kid Giddy) sent me one of
- [Giveaway Day 29](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-29/) - I take a sketchbook with me everywhere I go, even if I'm just heading to the gas station to refill the tank. I had lovely thoughts to share about keeping a sketchbook and how pivotal this is for anyone with artistic ambitions or creative hobbies. But then, my husband went outside to change the brakes
- [Giveaway Day 28 — There Will Be Fabric](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-28-there-will-be-fabric/) - There are strike-offs everywhere at the studio today, looking better than ever. They tend to show up with only a moment's notice and require a fast turn around. Reviewing fabric samples takes daylight though—and therefore a reshuffling of the day's top projects. If it can be done in the dark, it gets bumped. Over my
- [Giveaway Day 27](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-27/) - Who is ready for more retail therapy? Today's prize is a $50 gift certificate to ShopRuche.com, a gorgeous and varied online retailer, carrying everything from women's apparel, shoes and accessories to children's clothing, home decor and books. Ruche even has a bridal section. And you can shop a selection of stylish 'curvy plus' items as well.
- [It's Official](https://hellomynameisheather.com/its-official/) - As I hinted last week, I'll be heading to Utah in three weeks to give the keynote address at The Sewing Summit 2013. The announcement was made yesterday on The Sewing Summit blog and throughout their social media outlets. Click on the image below to read the full article. What is The Sewing Summit? As
- [Giveaway Day 26](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-26/) - I'm am all about art supplies. I love nothing more than to sit at my drafting table with a fiesta of colorful paints, markers and tools within reach. It's also handy to have a few supplies that are easy to pack up and take with me for long family functions, for travel, or even for
- [Giveaway Day 25](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-25/) - In honor of Evan's birthday on the 25th, our Day 25 HELLO Giveaway is one of our favorite children's toys, Theo the cat, an 18" knit doll. A $56 value. Theo is chartreuse for heaven's sake. It doesn't get better than chartreuse. A brand-new Theo made his way to our studio from LaylaGrayce.com, an incredibly
- [Babies Don't Keep](https://hellomynameisheather.com/babies-dont-keep/) - My giveaway plans were derailed today by a very important little person and his very own 2nd birthday. Little Evan is two years old today! When I giddily plucked him from his crib this morning, we snuggled up on Charlotte's bed while I sang him a Happy Birthday song. At the end of every phrase,
- [Giveaway Day 24 — Mary!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-24-mary/) - I have been a long-time fan of Mary Engelbreit. When I was a kid, there was a sticker and stationery store at the nearby mall. It was my favorite stop. The one day I was allowed to choose any sticker from the sticker wall, I went home with a 2.5" circle sticker designed by Mary.
- [Giveaway Day 23](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-23/) - I was up all night altering my son's band uniform. The only pair of pants they had on hand for a 6'4" kid were equally as big around—serious Tweedle-Dee pants. In the end, I removed 15 total inches from the girth of the pants, taking out 1" to 6" on five different seams: inseams, outseams,
- [Giveaway Day 22](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-22-felt/) - How about some luscious felt? Three palette packs of our designer wool-blend felt in Reds/Pinks, Blues and Oranges/Yellows for today's giveaway—perfect for accessories and embellishments, embroidery and applique. In my opinion, everone should have a rainbow of glorious felt at her disposal. Let's get you all set up! A $32 value. Comment to enter. One
- [Giveaway Day 21](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-21/) - For today's prize, how about a little Christmas in the summertime? This way, at least one of us will be prepared when December comes along sooner than we expect it! Winner receives a party pack of Heather Bailey holiday supplies, including dinner plates, dessert plates, napkins, party cups—and lo! matching invitations. Everything you need to
- [Giveaway Day 20](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-20/) - My day has gone to school meetings. Elijah switched high schools this year and we're working to get him established at a school one mile from our home. We were driving him 25 minutes away each day, back and forth for the last two years, often several times a day and this really put a
- [Giveaway Day 19 — Stella](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-19-stella/) - At Quilt Market last May, I met Nathan and Stacy Wiedenmann who were there introducing a new product to the world. And it was no elementary, homespun product either, but a multi-function task light of all things. Now how do you get that made? The inventor in me can't resist new gadgets. The business owner
- [Psst...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/psst/) - I may have let slip that a certain someone whose name rhymes with "feather daily" is going to be at The Sewing Summit next month in Salt Lake City, September 19th through the 21st. The event has been sold out for a while, but a little birdie told me that the show coordinators are offering
- [Giveaway Day 18](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-18/) - We went out for my birthday on Friday night for Thai food and a movie with my siblings and their spouses, and my dad. It was great to get together after we were all scattered this way and that for the summer. And just the kind of birthday party I like—easy and low-key. I'm so
- [Giveaway Day 17](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-17/) - How about a splash of fashion to keep the giveaway world in proper balance? Today's HELLO Giveaway is sponsored by Urban Attic Boutique, a great online store with a bohemian-chic point of view. Find tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and jewelry, all reasonably priced and right on trend. Urban Attic Boutique is curated by sisters, Jenna
- [Giveaway Day 16 — A Big One](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-16-a-big-one/) - When I say that I'm friends with some cool people at some cool companies. I mean, wow. I put out some calls, told everyone I wanted to have a big Thank You Party for my readers, and look what's coming in. Today's giveaway prize is another big one. This incredible machine here is called the
- [Giveaway Day 15](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-15/) - I've been asked to be the keynote speaker at The Sewing Summit this year. We just firmed it up this week, so watch for an announcement on their site soon. As a bonus, I'm going to fly in for the entire event and well, hang out. Which means I'll have the chance to get to
- [Giveaway Day 14 — Art Supplies!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-14-art-supplies/) - Art supplies! Who doesn't love to collect art supplies!? I'm incredibly excited to share today's prize with you. Copic has generously contributed a set of their Ciao Too artist-quality markers. I've been researching markers heavily all year and Copic stands tall at the top of the list. Not only does Copic offer their markers in
- [Giveaway Day 13 — Puj](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-13-puj/) - Today's giveaway is from my friend, Katie Richardson, who invented this crazy-cool folding baby tub and quickly expanded her business, Puj Baby, to include several other hip and helpful products for families. Katie is good friends with Isaac's sister, Maureen. She and I have met up a couple of times and every time I see
- [Giveaway Day 12 — A Day for Cake](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-12-a-day-for-cake/) - Today is my birthday. I don't know if there will be any celebrating just yet. My kids are sick and at least one of them is staying home from school. We're waiting to see how the others are faring. Thankfully, with my campaign for Birthday Month, who really cares. There are 31 days in August.
- [Giveaway Day 11](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-11/) - All three of my kids are at home sick today and I'm having a very difficult time sneaking away to write a giveaway post, so I'm going to get right to it before there's more medicine to dose out or 'messes' to clean up. With a $35 value, today's prize is THREE Heather Bailey sewing
- [Giveaway Day 10](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-10/) - Happy Saturday. There's nothing like a busy first-week of school to help you appreciate a quiet Saturday. We don't have one thing planned. Except another giveaway. For today's giveaway, my friends at Martha Stewart are offering the winner their fun new book Favorite Crafts for Kids. This isn't a small, 24-project book. Rather, there are
- [Giveaway Day 9](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-9/) - Wow, thank you for your baby-naming stories and input. What great comments! I promise that there aren't too many more big stories I've kept to myself. Just designs. Designs that aren't out on products yet. But, I have lots of that coming soon. Mostly fabric, fabric, fabric. It's Friday, and for today our giveaway prize
- [Giveaway Day 8 — How the Babysitter Named Our Baby](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-8-how-the-babysitter-named-our-baby/) - I'm super excited about today's giveaway. Erin from The Vintage Pearl is donating a $50 Gift Certificate to TheVintagePearl.com where you can find all manner of gorgeous custom silver jewelry and gifts, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, baby spoons, boxes, earrings—so many cool pieces. The sports-jersey concept is fantastic too. You must go take a look.
- [Giveaway Day 7](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-7/) - Many of you sew. And if you don't sew yet, you need to give it a try already. One side-perk of sewing is a craft room stacked with pretty supplies. And today's HELLO giveaway prize will give you a serious boost in the pretty-supplies department. At my request, Coats & Clark has generously donated a
- [Giveaway Day 6](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-6/) - Thank you, everyone for your encouraging comments. Please don't lose any sleep over my last post. It's been years and I'm doing okay now. I think I've only shared that experience with ten people beyond my family. It just needed to be said aloud. I knew it would explain some things I haven't been able
- [Giveaway Day 5 — and an Inadvertent Sob Story](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-5-and-an-inadvertent-sob-story/) - Happy Monday, everyone. It's my kids' first day of school today and though I'm always a bit sad to miss their good company for the day, I'm also excited to get a lot done. First on my list is today's HELLO Giveaway. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will know
- [Giveaway Day 4](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-4/) - We are onto Day 4. Hello Sunday. I'm posting a little bit late today. Perhaps that will increase your chance of winning? Sorry about that. I had church. Today's HELLO Giveaway prize is a DOZEN 9"x12" sheets of Heather Bailey designer wool-blend felt ($27 value). Winner picks the colors. Our wool-blend felt is far superior
- [Giveaway Day 3](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-3/) - Today's fabulous HELLO Giveaway prize is a lovely print from the lovely Laura Gunn. Laura will send today's blog winner TWO beautiful 8x10 giclee print from her Etsy shop—winner chooses which print. And there are lots of fantastic pieces to pick from, including watercolor florals, like the one shown below, birds, butterflies, and beetles. I
- [Giveaway Day 2](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway-day-2/) - I have new fabric strike-offs to go over today and a magazine ad due on Monday, along with kids starting school next week. (Can you believe that? August 5th.) Not to mention a church campout, a dinner party and more housewares to prep for the factory. It's going to be a busy weekend. So let's
- [HELLO Giveaways!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hello-giveaways/) - I was chatting at my baby earlier this week, conspiring with him to start a Birthday Month tradition for August—as we are the only two August birthdays in my immediate family. With enough fuss, we'll surely make the Mays and Januaries jealous. Midst our little tete-a-tete it dawned on me that I neglected to
- [Virginia. Is this place for Real?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/virginia-is-this-place-for-real/) - It's great to be back home, but a bit of my heart and a large portion of my imagination are lingering behind in Virginia. For the middle-part of our big summer vacation, we drove south from D.C. to Colonial Williamsburg, with a stop at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello on the way. If I could live my
- [D.C.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/dc/) - We did it. We really did it. We took a much needed break and had two wonderful weeks touring Washington D.C., Williamsburg, and New York City with the kids and visiting east-coast family—Isaac's sisters, Evie and Laura both live near D.C. with their families and his brother Ross lives near N.Y.C. It was a trip
- [Bring It On](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bring-it-on/) - I'm finishing up another fabric collection, then heading out to Washington D.C. with Isaac and the kids. I'm proofing colors by day and packing by night. This is crazy. Exciting and crazy. I have never designed so much fabric in a year. The next big collection launches in a few weeks and ships in August
- [Felt-ertainment](https://hellomynameisheather.com/felt-ertainment/) - 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
- [Remember Boredom?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/remember-boredom/) - It's been another whirlwind of a month. I start every-other post along these lines, don't I? You'll know I've made some big changes around here if the general flavor switches to "Not much going on right now," "Nothing new," or "I'm bored." Remember boredom? I have a faint, nostalgic sense of it from deep within
- [Just a Blip About Walls](https://hellomynameisheather.com/just-a-blip-about-walls/) - A plywood portrait, eight feet tall, from the parking lot at The Icehouse. Seriously funky. How does this relate to me? It doesn't really. Except, we're building our own funky wall for our quilt market booth today. If the concept works, it's going to be really cool. I'm dying to tell you the punchline. But
- ["Car. Beep-Beep."](https://hellomynameisheather.com/car-beep-beep/) - It's Quilt Market season at the studio. We're in a bi-annual bustle to prep for the show. Today, I met with another local stitcher who will be helping out with samples. I'm skirting around that misleading 'sewer' word. I think we just need to come up with a new spelling. Same word, new spelling: sewwer,
- [Free Baby Bib Pattern & Tutorial](https://hellomynameisheather.com/free-baby-bib-pattern-tutorial/) - Are you ready for another free pattern? Baby Bibs! I've been making bibs for my kids since my first child was born 16 years ago (seriously?). Now his tee-shirts are bibs. And his jeans are napkins. This time around, with my littlest—who is now a year-and-a-half, I have these AWESOME laminated cotton fabrics to work
- [Watch Me on PBS](https://hellomynameisheather.com/watch-me-on-pbs/) - I am guest-hosting an episode of Sew It All on PBS this spring. Every PBS affiliate has a different schedule, so I can't give you an exact date. BUT, the episode should be airing very, very soon. So, visit PBS.org to check the schedule in your local area. Sew It All slated this as Episode
- [Fresh Eggs](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fresh-eggs/) - Our new bookkeeper brought some fresh eggs for us today. They are so stinkin' pretty. Why is that? What makes a simple egg so appealing? I had to snap some pictures. I would love to keep chickens at some point. Now I have someone I can go to with my chicken questions, as well as
- [Quilt-Store Dreaming](https://hellomynameisheather.com/quilt-store-dreaming/) - Have you ever dreamed about being on the front lines of the sewing movement? Talk about jumping in with guns blazing. Fabric Nosherie, one of the coolest quilt stores around — is for sale. If you have a hankering to live in the friendly midwest and you have what it takes to command and inspire
- [Let's Get this Show on the Road](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lets-get-this-show-on-the-road/) - It's time to hand out some show tickets and a C.D. Angela — you've got it — two tickets for Thursday night's show are all yours. Thank you for your enthusiasm. That always wins points with me—ask my kids. And — surprise — Rachel, we have two tickets for Friday night's show for you as
- [Wendy!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/wendy/) - As we wished—yay!—Wendy is game to offer two tickets to her show in New York City next week at The Metropolitan Room, featuring songs by composers as diverse as Cole Porter, Joni Mitchell, and Wendy’s collaborator, Michele Brourman. This exciting event celebrates Wendy’s debut album, Breathing, and is tied together with entertaining vignettes from Wendy’s
- [Rose Bowl Treasure](https://hellomynameisheather.com/rose-bowl-treasure/) - The Rose Bowl Flea Market makes me gitty. Wendy and I were like two magpies, combing the aisles for sparkly treasure. She has a great, vintage-20s, flapper-deco aesthetic. It was fun to see what trinkets called her name—definitely a great way to get to know each other on a new level. I highly suggest it.
- [@ Los Angeles](https://hellomynameisheather.com/los-angeles/) - We just returned from a week in Los Angeles. My super-talented sister-in-law, Wendy Lane Bailey, had flown out to L.A. to perform at the Gardenia. We were supposed to arrive in time to watch her sing, but our van's new transmission had a different plan. Even though the transmission was only a couple of months
- [The Icehouse](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-icehouse/) - The building that last week's Revive conference was held at is so cool. It is a gutted old relic from the early 1900s, a place where they used to manufacture 300 lb. ice blocks for refrigerating food in railcars heading east. The owner of The Icehouse, as it's called now, is dedicated to the arts
- [Revive](https://hellomynameisheather.com/revive/) - This weekend I had the pleasure of speaking at the Revive blog conference in Phoenix, Arizona. It was put on by two cool ladies, Coley and Lindsey, who run an outdoor antique market twice a year called Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market. The next one is April 27th at Westworld—and I will SO be
- [Lucky Ducky](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lucky-ducky/) - A quick reminder: the Project Life Olive Edition SALE ends tonight at midnight EST over at Amazon.com. I also want to introduce you to the digital version of the Olive Edition, which is on sale today at ACDigitals.com as well. The entire digital kit is available for only $10.15, or you can purchase portions of
- [Meet Ashley](https://hellomynameisheather.com/meet-ashley/) - Meet my new intern, Ashley. If you follow my daily feed on Instagram, you'll remember my quick post about her a couple of weeks back. She has been working with me for a few weeks now and I just wanted to take a moment to introduce her. Ashley is a fashion design student at the
- [Project Life Giveaway](https://hellomynameisheather.com/project-life-giveaway/) - GIVEAWAY TODAY—with a seriously awesome prize of one binder, one core kit and one big pack of photo pocket pages from my Olive Edition of Project Life. *Leave a comment below to enter*. While you're at it, have a look at the Paper Hearts Tutorial I posted yesterday, featuring the Olive Edition 12 x 12
- [Paper Hearts](https://hellomynameisheather.com/paper-hearts/) - Oh, love... love, love. It bends our paper hearts backward and forward—folding our lives into something more beautiful—or making an unintelligible mess of us. How's that for romantic cheesiness this Valentine's Day!? Have at it, Hallmark. Yesterday, I took a break from working on artwork for my next fabric collection to fold a few paper
- [Win to Plan, Plan to Win](https://hellomynameisheather.com/win-to-plan-plan-to-win/) - Ooo! I just received samples from my Project Life Olive Edition collection—like, five minutes ago: 12x12 papers, albums, month dividers and card kits. The fact that it was time to announce some giveaway winners gave me the perfect excuse to dig into the big box of journaling cards. So, I ask you, if "Happiness is
- [Heather Bailey Planners at Target Stores Now](https://hellomynameisheather.com/heather-bailey-planners-at-target-stores-now/) - So, guess what! I have a new collection of planners and calendars at Target stores nationwide. True story. And they're gorgeous. I worked with Mead—the company we all know for their awesome back-to-school supplies, notebooks, office organization, etc. What a great company to work with. It's business love. If you’re getting organized for the new
- [Sixteen?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sixteen/) - I was that girl who carried a doll baby with her everywhere she went. And not by the hair or the hem of her skirt, but gently, sweetly wrapped in a blanket, safe and warm. One of the earliest photos of me, as a toddler, shows me clutching my Raggedy Ann doll. My eyes are
- [Live from Marie, It's Freshcut TV](https://hellomynameisheather.com/live-from-marie-its-freshcut-tv/) - We have a winner. By random drawing, one shiny copy of Creative Spaces Volume #2 is on its way to Renee G. Giveaways are the best, huh? Let's do a lot of them this year. And, here is fun news. Apparently, my Freshcut flannel fabrics were featured on Marie Osmond's television show this week on
- [Creative Spaces Giveaway](https://hellomynameisheather.com/creative-spaces-giveaway/) - There is a new issue of Creative Spaces out this week. Apparently—and of course—volume #1 was so popular that Creating Keepsakes decided to publish a second volume—and this time I was able to say "Yes!" Kudos to Megan Hoeppner for gathering such inspiring spaces—and for her patience and tenacity with my busy schedule. Confession: I've
- [Olive Edition - Hot Off the Press](https://hellomynameisheather.com/olive-edition-hot-off-the-press/) - I have fun news today. My Olive Edition core kits and papers for Project Life have arrived. They are now in stock at Amazon.com and available for purchase with Amazon's FREE Super Saver Shipping. Becky assures me that she ordered gobs of product, but she also laments that her products tend to sell out with
- [In 2012...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/in2012/) - I’m sitting at my desk amidst a whirl of pine-needle debris and glitter. The celebration and indulgence of Christmas is being swept up to make way for the new year: tightened belts, tightened routines, tightened to do lists, loosened possibilities. In 2012... ** I became a runner. I never believed it was possible. I did
- [Pattern & Design](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pattern-design/) - If you're looking for a fun present for someone artsy in your life, check out this new coloring book from Jenean Morrison, another print designer who works with Free Spirit. She published this gorgeous thing herself. And it's just that—gorgeous. Every page is a new repeating pattern—there's 50 of them—on crisp, white paper, in a
- [Hungry Walls](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hungry-walls/) - My walls are disturbingly void of artwork. I just don't like most commercial artwork. It's not personal enough either. And I don't have time to scout out great pieces on Etsy or make the artwork myself. Not usually, anyhow, but I'm making an effort this month to at least get a couple of pieces started
- [She Shows Mettle—Meddling with Metal](https://hellomynameisheather.com/she-shows-mettlemeddling-with-metal/) - While crawling into bed last night, I found this note tucked carefully under my blanket. Don't tell Charlotte, but my first reaction was a big smile. Charm and cuteness go a long way toward absolution. In this case, I consider the necklace somewhat improved by the note it is taped to. I may not be
- [Oh My Gouache!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/oh-my-gouache/) - Don't you just love when you're working along, having an normal-sort-of-day, and the postman shows up with a box of sunshine. Today I'm restocking my gouache supply. Not with onesie-twosie-tubes, here and there, but with all 84 colors in this particular range. I'm amping up for major output this year. In my years of ordering
- [Are You Kidding? Of Course I Want a Sticker!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/are-you-kidding-of-course-i-want-a-sticker/) - Eight years ago, on election day, I was six-months pregnant with Charlotte. I remember that day very well. I waited in line to vote for about 5 hours—on my feet. I got so dehydrated that I began to shake and cramp when I was about five people from the front of the line. I stuck
- [Goodbye October, Hello November](https://hellomynameisheather.com/goodbye-october-hello-november/) - I'm back from a whirlwind month, trotting here, there and everywhere. Let's see, Pennsylvania, Florida, the Bahamas, then Denver, Dallas and Houston as well. Some of these stops were lay-overs, but other stops included white sand, TV cameras, and my favorite fabric folks (Quilt Market). I've only been home long enough in between each trip
- [Monster Bash](https://hellomynameisheather.com/monster-bash/) - 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
- [Her Own Self](https://hellomynameisheather.com/her-own-self/) - Here's an illustration I discovered while straightening up the kitchen today. This one had to be shared. Charlotte's inadvertent theme, "I am my own self," has proven so very true. It is not unusual to find her unusual creations lying about here and there. Have a good laugh. Happy Wednesday.
- [Sand in the Suitcase](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sand-in-the-suitcase/) - We did it! The Baileys took a vacation. I'd call it our first 'official' vacation ever—that wasn't a family wedding, funeral, or campout. Considering that Elijah is nearly 16, it was about time. This could become a habit. We spent a couple of days in Florida, followed by a tour of the Bahamas via cruise
- [Purse-tic Surgery](https://hellomynameisheather.com/purse-tic-surgery/) - My vintage beaded purse came undone where the handle meets the bag — the thread gave up the ghost. This purse is too darn fabulous to bury though. I'm not sure if I recovered every bead that spilled onto the floor, but I'm going to make it work with what I found. It's time to
- [Freeze-Dried](https://hellomynameisheather.com/freeze-dried/) - We love to cook. Isaac is especially talented at putting together savory recipes. I'm petitioning him to write some of these down so I can share them with you. One fun product I discovered recently is freeze-dried garlic. When we neglect to replenish our fresh garlic stash, freeze-dried garlic comes to the rescue. When reconstitued,
- [Applelicious](https://hellomynameisheather.com/applelicious/) - With kids heading back to school, sales of our popular Fresh Picked Pincushions sewing pattern always make a discernable spike, as do our apple kits. An apple for the teacher — I love the cheek of it. The two apples above were made by Robin (Robin Bobbin on Flickr) for her daughter Sophie's preschool teachers.
- [Paper Moon](https://hellomynameisheather.com/paper-moon/) - Check out these super-fun paper stitcheries from Belinda Moon of Australia. She starts with colorful craft papers and adds rows of free-form stitching which adds visual movement—and panache. I discovered Belinda's work in the HB Paper Crafts Flickr Group. I was thrilled to see such a perfect and adorable use for my scrapbook papers. They
- [Color-Yum](https://hellomynameisheather.com/color-yum/) - 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
- [Mmmm, Breakfast](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mmmm-breakfast/) - Breakfast, my one weakness. Here's a fun breakfast recipe. Make an omelet inside of a roll—sourdough rolls are the best. And bake them in the oven till the eggs are set. Yum. But what to call this deliciousness? It's begging for a cheeky name. Egg in a Nest. Bird in a Basket. Eggy-Breadlets. What would
- [After](https://hellomynameisheather.com/after/) - Here's the finished remodel. We went ahead and laid down the white flooring from our last tradeshow booth, figuring we could swap out the flooring in both rooms later on. However, I'm liking it. It's incredible how much brighter the room is with a big, white reflector for a floor. Here's a glimpse of one
- [Project Life - Olive Edition](https://hellomynameisheather.com/project-life-olive-edition/) - So here's the scoop! I just wrapped up designs for a new Project Life collection — the Olive Edition. Becky Higgins announced the news on her blog this morning, along with a ton of sneak peeks. I'm sure a bunch of you are already familiar with Becky and her Project Life mission to "cultivate a
- [Any Guesses?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/any-guesses/) - I have been immersed in designing a fantastic new collection for a great company with a great product. The big announcement goes live on their website today. Once they spill the beans, I'll come back and add some salty photos and spicy details to the news. It's exciting to be able to share a project
- [Guidolfo](https://hellomynameisheather.com/guidolfo/) - Have you seen the documentary, Being Elmo? It's fantastic. Very inspirational. If you have a Netflix account, go watch it right now. In fact, it is so inspiring that.... While I was cooking dinner tonight, Isaac began to enumerate the many reasons why he would have made a great puppeteer. When I insisted it was
- [Hubbub & Hullabaloo](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hubbub/) - Apron and kitchen towel artwork is shipped out. Now I'm in a holding pattern, waiting to finalize two design contracts. Each correlates to a collection due on or around August 1st—two projects I'm excited to work on. On top of that, Isaac's mom is on her way here from Washington. And we're moving into the
- [Expanding](https://hellomynameisheather.com/expanding/) - It's time to expand our workspace again. This time we're connecting two of our three home offices for better workflow. It's going surprisingly quickly. Isaac is the Incredible Hulk in there, tearing through walls, grunting, chewing on nails. What a dusty, snarly, gratifying mess. There's insulation, wood, nails and sheetrock everywhere. Raaargh-yaw! Isaac used to
- [Remind Me](https://hellomynameisheather.com/remind-me/) - One tricky thing about having a teenage cook in the house is keeping track of your pans. I pinned this note on Elijah tonight before he headed out to a swim party with his friends. The note didn't make it out of the door, let alone out of the kitchen. Though I got a good
- [Working Girl](https://hellomynameisheather.com/working-girl/) - I'm designing new aprons today for Peking Handicraft. It's the first time I've worked with my dress form in many months. Usually, she just stands in the corner observing my everyday life, patiently waiting for her turn. Today, she is proudly of service, helping me sort out patterns and proportions. I gave her a brand
- [Baking in the Heat](https://hellomynameisheather.com/baking-in-the-heat/) - Elijah's friend, Clint, had shoulder surgery last week, a few days before his 16th birthday. He dove through a waterfall and the force of the water did the damage. Isn't that crazy? Elijah decided to bake him a cheesecake—yes, my teenage son—I must be doing SOMETHING right. My car was at the mechanic's, so I
- ['Dem Apples](https://hellomynameisheather.com/dem-apples/) - We brought home 15 lbs of apples, half of which made their way into Father's Day breakfast. The remaining apples are still sitting on the counter in a basket, begging for attention. I'm trying to decide between apple pie, apple tart and apple muffins. Isaac is still teasing me over our apple-picking adventure. He gets
- [U-Pick-a-We-Bop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/u-pick-a-we-bop/) - There is a housing community nearby that is centered around a working farm, with a restaurant and a coffee shop on the premises as well. It's rather cool. Well, super cool. Even the people who work there are cool. If you ever visit the restaurant, Joe's Farm Grill, make sure to visit the restroom. I
- [Good as New](https://hellomynameisheather.com/good-as-new/) - Getting back to project eye-candy, here's my finished chair. I went with St. Charles Bouquet in blue—which is perfect with my living room decor—and a distressed green finish to pay homage to the original condition of the chair. The contrast between the crisp new fabric and the lightly-weathered frame makes for a bold, yet elegant
- [Good as Old](https://hellomynameisheather.com/good-as-old/) - I was digging through some old pictures today and came across these 'before' pictures for a chair I upholstered last spring. If Shredded Chic worked in a family environment, I might have kept the chair as it was—it had its own appeal, all shredded and torn. Once I had the chair fully dismantled I learned
- [Apples in Bloom](https://hellomynameisheather.com/apples-in-bloom/) - Last year we harvested one, singular apple from our tiny new twig of an apple tree. We sliced the tiny Anna apple into four pieces and passed it out to the children. It was a precious preview of what was to come; sometimes it's years before you know if you picked a good fruit tree
- [Saturday Morning Breakfast](https://hellomynameisheather.com/saturday-morning-breakfast/) - Our Saturday Morning Breakfast Tradition reached new heights today—french toast with powdered sugar, vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate. The bar has not only been raised, it has floated off into the blue, blue sky.
- [Croak-ello, This is She](https://hellomynameisheather.com/croak-ello-this-is-she/) - I lost my voice a few days ago. It's only gradually coming back to me. In my gusto to get things done today—it's the first quiet day I've had in a long stretch—I somehow forgot all about my condition. I set up a business call for the afternoon with one of my licensing partners and
- [Medicinal Cuteness](https://hellomynameisheather.com/medicinal-cuteness/) - Are you ready for some cuteness? As it turns out, yardwork can still progress without risking scuffed baby knees and a stomach full of gravel chunks. All it takes is a scrap of smooth plywood, a bounce-a-licious bouncy chair... ...and one cute baby... ...who is tickled pink to watch his dad and teenage brother paint
- [Zippity Buzz Buzz](https://hellomynameisheather.com/zippity-buzz-buzz/) - While in Utah for the wedding, we stayed with Nadine & Tom, owners of the fabulous South Jordan quilt shop, Material Girls. Such a fun family! I pulled myself away twice to the shop and picked up fabrics for me, and this adorable beach cruiser embroidery pattern for my niece, Lily—Laura's girl. Laura lived near
- [Sunshine & Ice Cream](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sunshine-ice-cream/) - It's been a long time since we've attempted a 12-hour road trip with an infant. It all comes back to me so clearly now. We just returned from a week in Utah where we celebrated our niece, Ellie's, marriage to Mr. Jon Cox. Isaac urged me to fly up separately with the baby, then meet
- [Same Not Sane](https://hellomynameisheather.com/same-not-sane/) - Leafy layers of tracing paper with final modifications blanket my studio. When this design is finished, I will have one more print to go. I lay in bed this morning with my eyes closed for half an hour letting impressions of that final print soak into the backs of my eyelids. These images are elusive
- [Thank You, Beecher Bunny](https://hellomynameisheather.com/thank-you-beecher-bunny/) - Look what came in the mail for Charlotte and Elijah. Aunt Laura is too clever. I'm a bit surprised the U.S. Post Office will accept eggs as envelopes. But here's proof. I can't believe Easter is next week already. We have no plans. Every branch of my family has some big to-do or major stress
- [H.B. on HB](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hb-on-hb/) - You asked about the pencil shown in this post? This handy tool is called a drafting lead holder or clutch pencil. It contains a thicker core of lead (2mm) than a mechanical pencil (0.05mm to 0.09mm) and must be sharpened with a specialized device called a lead pointer. Pencil lead is manufactured in a range
- [Sketchy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sketchy/) - I'm in the thick of designing new prints. The one I'm working on right now will probably take me all week—at minimum. This pushes me awfully close to my target date, but the print is gorgeous, so I'm taking the gamble. The other designs are close. I can see the light. As long as I
- [Huzzah!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/huzzah/) - The Baileys had a day in the sun—much needed. We dawdled around the Renaissance Festival for a few hours with my sister Julia and her family. Hermione guided us from place to place while Isaac and I juggled the baby between us. Elijah was in a separate world eating frozen cheesecake, making candle keepsakes, practicing
- [A Box of Happy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a-box-full-of-happiness/) - Here's an investment with guaranteed returns. For $1.00, make a child's day with a box of colorful chalk. Leave the box on her bed with a love note. And that child's charming artwork will bring you far more than $1.00 of happiness. Take photos and your returns will double in the years to come when
- [Gustatory Glee](https://hellomynameisheather.com/gustatory-glee/) - It worked! Here is my successful first attempt at homemade greek yogurt. It's empowering to know how to make basic foods like this. In college, I studied up on bread-making and learned all about yeasts, starters and grains while relaxing at the pool on weekends. Making yogurt gave me that same earthy, homey feeling as
- [Cultured Entertainment](https://hellomynameisheather.com/cultured-entertainment/) - Last night, while winding down for sleep, I got a hankering to try making homemade Greek yogurt. I looked at various devices for a few minutes online before going to bed—there are several yogurt-making machines with appealing little glass jars. I'm pretty sure I will want to strain the yogurt to thicken it, so a
- [Where in the World!? Part 1](https://hellomynameisheather.com/where-in-the-world-part-1/) - Thank you to those of you who have written to see if I was okay. The truth is, I have been overwhelmed the last while and I decided to cut myself some slack. I’m sorry I haven’t chimed in with an update. There have certainly been blog-worthy things going on. The baby has tripled in
- [Little Bits Giveaway](https://hellomynameisheather.com/little-bits-giveaway/) - Kathreen from Whip Up has a new book out. Little Bits Quilting Bee is all about using small bits of fabric, such as charm squares, jelly rolls, layer cakes and fat quarters to create a bunch of fun, modern quilts, from wall hangings to bed quilts. (Quilters have great terms for identifying every kind of
- [Fabulous.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fabulous/) - Watch for my friend, Kristin Alber, in the new issue of Where Women Create. Kristin is the owner of Found, the most amazing boutique this side of the Mississippi. For this issue, Isaac photographed Kristin’s space, along with several gorgeous studios from within her same building, including an interior design studio, a graphic design firm,
- [Muggle-Born Madness](https://hellomynameisheather.com/muggle-born-madness/) - Ex-smelly-armpits! About a year ago, I overheard Charlotte and her cousin, Jared, both 5, playing 'Harry Potter' around Charlotte's dollhouse. Their figurines were casting spells at each other through the living room window. Expelliarmus was the spell of choice, however their mistaken version was an enthusiastic — Ex-smelly-armpits! Back and forth, they cursed each other
- [Meet Elsie](https://hellomynameisheather.com/meet-elsie/) - Isaac and I fantasize about refurbishing and redecorationg an old Airstream trailer. When we head out on family campouts, we often stop at dealerships on the way to peek in the windows of old trailers. Then, as we drive along, we discuss exactly how we would overhaul them in structure, decor, functionality, etc. Isaac has
- [Le-Purrty Please?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/le-purrty-please/) - We’ve decided to dress up the turret. Even if it only serves as a temporary nursery for the baby, this playroom space will surely be improved with color, curtains, and a little bit of magic dust known as attention. Once bub starts sleeping through the night, we can address how to best fit his masculine
- [Inside HB Headquarters](https://hellomynameisheather.com/inside-hb-headquarters/) - Check out the current issue of Where Women Create magazine—that’s me on the cover below. Included are the first public photos of our company workspace, a.k.a. HB headquarters, as well as photos of my home studio. See our design space, the online store’s fulfillment area, the amazing worktables Isaac completed last spring, and more. The
- [The Champions, My Friends](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-champions-my-friends/) - How about I announce some winners? Has it been long enough? Har, har. As always, you’ve made picking giveaway winners extremely difficult for me. That’s a good thing. Thanks for the great comments! It took a bit of effort not to fret over this decision disproportionately. I love you all. (I might need a Decision
- [The BEST Excuse...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-best-excuse/) - I'm back from 'maternity leave.' I didn't intend to be away for a couple of weeks, but with family in town, my assistant moving into a new job, some replaced stitches, and the usual ruckus that accompanies a third baby, I needed the break. I'm a little behind on big announcements, so watch for new
- [Teensy Little Bird](https://hellomynameisheather.com/teensy-little-bird/) - When the hospital called on August 17th to schedule a C-section for September 3rd, I got off my computer, and walked and walked and walked. Every day, for days. My best shot at avoiding surgery was to go into labor naturally. (My oldest was born by C-section, so the doctor didn’t want me to go
- [Blah, Blah, Boom!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blah-blah-boom/) - Is it seriously my birthday today? The day might come and go without this sinking in - at - all. There is so much going on around here. Not only are we adjusting to the back-to-school schedule (yesterday, between us, Isaac and I made 6 trips total to and from the kids' schools -- 30-45
- [Maybe.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/maybe/) - Charlotte started 1st grade today. Elijah starts high school on Wednesday. With their schedules & activities, my own work obligations, and a newborn to juggle, we will be ping-ponging all over town this year. I'm counting on the crock pot for help. And I'll be baking grab-n-go goodies on the weekends. Yesterday, I made Sour
- [A Wristed Development](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a-wristed-development/) - In my ongoing quest to cute-up the dull, it's time to attack the wrist pincushion. Who wrote the law that wrist pincushions must be ugly and uncomfortable? Did it begin with the red-plastic snap-on variety of my mother's generation; in our excitement for the advent of plastic, did we take things too far?** Or were
- [The Tuxedo Clutch & Fresh Style Magazine](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-tuxedo-clutch-fresh-style-magazine/) - There's a fantastic new magazine out this summer called Fresh Style. The debut issue oozes with luscious color, decorating inspiration, fashionable crafts, and more, including interviews with me, Amy Butler, and Ashley Ann Campbell of Under the Sycamore. To celebrate the magazine's launch, I designed a pattern to include with the article: The Tuxedo Clutch.
- [Patriotic Pear Peculiar](https://hellomynameisheather.com/patriotic-pear-peculiar/) - A rambling hello and a Happy 4th of July to you. I love me a holiday. I don't always take the day off, but knowing that I could is a relief on its own. Today, my day is a mix. So far, I've flitted between shopping with Charlotte for sillybands, managing a play date with
- [Spilling the Bean](https://hellomynameisheather.com/spilling-the-bean/) - A lot of my family lives nearby. So, when the time came to let everyone in on our baby news, I let my kids concoct a plan for spilling the beans. Charlotte and Elijah discussed their ideas for several days before deciding their scheme. This was the plan: Elijah was to make Charlotte a "Big
- [Pinch Me](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pinch-me/) - I have big news. And that news is growing bigger every day -- requiring a wardrobe overhaul every 3 weeks it seems. I’m having a baby! A little boy. And he’s coming in August, so I don’t have much more time for this news to soak in. Perhaps announcing him to the world will help
- [Summer Reading](https://hellomynameisheather.com/summer-reading/) - I recently asked for book recommendations on Twitter. Here’s a list of what came through. Of course, who knows what literary taste each of these books reflects, but I’m enjoying the adventure of finding out. If you are looking for a summer read, one of these might suit your fancy -- but read at your
- [Signature Styles](https://hellomynameisheather.com/signature-styles/) - I have a bit of catch up to do. More than a bit. I made a list of all the blog posts I would have done if I hadn’t lost my Wonder Woman headband last month. (Or is it a tiara?) It’s quite a list and I’m just not prepared to skip past “Go” and
- [Smells Like Nobody](https://hellomynameisheather.com/smells-like-nobody/) - Drexel Heritage makes a sturdy dresser. When you come across one for $40 bucks at a thrift store with dovetail joints and great lines, you might be tempted to take it home and doll it up with a new coat of paint. I was. Elijah did the sanding. Who knew a 14-year-old could be so
- [O Football Tree, O Football Tree](https://hellomynameisheather.com/o-football-tree-o-football-tree/) - I have THE best lemon tree. It produces footballs. Juicy, tasty footballs. And when it is hung with a full crop of fruit, fragrant blooms pop all over it again for the next crop of lemons. My parents stayed with us all last month. The lemon tree might have been the main draw -- seriously.
- [E's Cake](https://hellomynameisheather.com/es-cake/) - Elijah is suspended from school for two days. He punched the bully. Elijah is an intellectual, not really physical at all. But, after two years of constant harrassment of the most foul sort, he had had it. Funny thing is, as soon as their scuffle was over, it was Elijah who went to the office
- [Air -- It's Not Just for Breathing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/air-its-not-just-for-breathing/) - Heather Bailey reviews her new paint sprayer by Husky Pro and her 15-gallon DeWalt air compressor.
- ["For Your Pleasant Life"](https://hellomynameisheather.com/for_your_pleasant_life/) - Woodworking projects sometimes call for a dowel or rod to be cut off at surface level. Power saws aren't usually up to the task and most hand saws, on top of too inflexible to stay flush with the surface, would damage the surface with their offset teeth. Enter the Japanese Flush-Cut Saw. This handy saw
- [The Universal Survival Tool](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ritter-sport-chocolate/) - Chocolate is perhaps the best tool of all. Of course, if I was stuck on the prairie with bodies to clothe, food to procure, and a shelter to build, I may not think so. Then again, maybe I would. I've come to the conclusion that if I'm going to splurge, then I'm going to splurge.
- [Chef'n Spatulas](https://hellomynameisheather.com/chefn-spatulas/) - A few years back I picked up an oddly-shaped silicone spatula on sale at a fancy, local grocery store. I was intrigued by it's double-ended design and the claim it was heat-resistant to 650º F (340º C). It worked so well as a spatula for baking and also as a stirring tool for cooking that
- [He Knows the Drill](https://hellomynameisheather.com/he-knows-the-drill/) - Click on the image above to see the entire picture & description.
- [He Knows the Drill](https://hellomynameisheather.com/z_picture_2011_3_01_he-knows-the-drill/) - Isaac is moving along on two mammoth work tables. Each one will sit on a large, rolling base so it will be counter-height for working, but can be lowered to table-height if needed. Here's a great trick we use for drilling holes to the perfect depth. Wrap the drill bit in masking tape at the
- [Stripped Teaser](https://hellomynameisheather.com/stripped-teaser/) - It's Saturday! And I'm determined to spend a good part of my day outside. I'm either going to prune the rose bushes or clear out the garden to prep it for planting. It's stormy outside, so we'll see how it goes. Isaac is finishing up two big tables for the studio. (The same ones I
- [Holiday Mints - Recipe](https://hellomynameisheather.com/holiday_mints_recipe/) - I'll take any excuse to whip up some sugar-coated sugar. Of course, for Valentine's Day no justification is needed. That's what makes it a holiday right? Or is it love? Something like that. This year Charlotte and I did a little Lucy & Ethel. We put on our aprons and our disposable food-gloves and cranked
- [The Plan, the Plan!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-plan-the-plan/) - Tonight is "Preview Night" at one of the high schools we are considering for Elijah. We're taking the big tour. We did the same thing with another high school last Wednesday night. It was crazy. They had everything from business and marketing classes to horse-care and computer-repair classes. You can raise your own goat or
- [One Way or Another](https://hellomynameisheather.com/on/) - What I want to know is whether the 15" green leather bag from The Cambridge Satchel Company will fit my 17" laptop. This is a pressing matter, as my birthday is only six months away. If that won't fit, then perhaps these will. Of course, leather boots may not work for Arizona in August. Hm.
- [Batty for Birthdays](https://hellomynameisheather.com/batt/) - Here's what I ended up with for Charlotte's 'spooky' birthday cupcakes. I used an Oreo Cakester for the body, two chocolate-covered sunflower seeds for the eyes and black scrapbook paper for the wings. For easier assembly, I cut the wing and ear for each side as one piece. I used a paper punch from Martha
- [Legendary](https://hellomynameisheather.com/l/) - What a party! We must have had forty people there -- mostly little kids, including a ninja, a pirate, a wizard, a knight, and several princesses. Isaac's pinata was a hit. He spent two hours the night before making a "legendary" dragon out of a common dinosaur. With an impromptu blindfold made out of tinfoil,
- [Birthday Prep - Funfetti & Dragon Tag](https://hellomynameisheather.com/birthday-prep-funfetti-dragon-tag/) - Today I'm wrapping up a Valentine's Day newsletter and a few lingering projects, then I'm moving on to Charlotte's birthday cupcakes! She's going for funfetti cake mix with vanilla pudding (Easy Gourmet Cupcakes recipe). She wants the frosting to be "black and spooky," but tells me that a bat on top of each might do
- [Tray Jolie](https://hellomynameisheather.com/tray_tutorial/) - How about a new free pattern? An early Valentine's Day present. Here's a sweet little project that goes together quickly -- a bow-tied box for treats or trinkets. Perfect for displaying tasty truffles and candies for your Valentine or hip paperclips and doo-dads for your desk. The pattern and instructions below are for one 3"
- [Easy Gourmet Cupcakes - Recipe](https://hellomynameisheather.com/easy_gourmet_cupcakes_recipe/) - Easy Gourmet Cupcakes 1 box cake mix - any flavor 1 small box pudding mix4 eggs 1 C. sour cream 1/2 C. water 1/2 C. oil Choose a cake mix and a pudding mix with compatible flavors. Mix this stuff all together and bake as instructed -- till toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a
- [Merry Good Cheer & Happy Christmas!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/merry-good-cheer-happy-christmas/) - There are kids and cousins buzzing all around and Chopsticks is clanking on the piano in one continuous, clackity loop. I am determined, however, to harvest enough focus from my buzzy brain to post a Hello and a Merry Christmas. Hello! Merry Christmas! Today I learned that Lindor Truffles are an entirely different texture in
- [A Fetching Pail](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a/) - With Charlotte in Kindergarten this year, and half of my own week days spent at our new business location, my family's need for a fantastic lunch bag pattern has increased in urgency. So I have hunkered right down and put together a new mini pattern -- meeting my need, and hopefully yours as well. Introducing
- [Dab, Dab](https://hellomynameisheather.com/d/) - Whether you are prepping for the holidays, or getting ready for a birthday or baby shower, cloth napkins are a great way to personalize your table decor. Expand your decorating options by sewing the napkins yourself -- from your favorite fabrics. They are super easy to make, so why not? Deck the halls! Deck the
- [Autumn Napkin Ring Tutorial](https://hellomynameisheather.com/autumnnapkinringtutorial/) - 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. Trimming up the acorns is my favorite part. Aren't
- [Fire-Breathing Fancy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fan-that-flame/) - What do you do when your five-year-old's imagination is on fire? On Fi-yah! You fan the flame. This year for Halloween, Charlotte ordered up a frightening feat; that is, a costume I had no hope of purchasing -- and it was the week before Quilt Market. Last year she dreamed up a Bat Fairy. This
- [I was a Bad-Ass, Droid-Mechanic, Slave-Chick Scientist.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/i/) - Or was it a bizarre dream? Elijah and my younger brother, Ryan, convinced me to play Star Wars RPG with them last night. All it took was a thick schmear of flattery and a plea for the female perspective. I packed my sketchbook security blanket and a couple of See's Scotchmallows, then left my smirk
- [Conveyed, Potrayed, Hoorayed](https://hellomynameisheather.com/c/) - I'm home! I've spent nine days travelling to, or through, five states: Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. It was a surreal to walk through a world painted autumn with my wool coat and ruffled scarf clutched shut. At home it's still flip-flop weather and it can be difficult to remember that the
- [Fierce Determination](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fierce-determination/) - A work in progress. Here's where I'm at on Charlotte's dragon headress for Halloween -- a 3D sketch. So far I've built, in effect, a dragon dressform from a foam alligator hat, a pumpkin head and a metal jug. Now to create a pattern and sew, sew, sew. Fun to see the process, huh? Let's
- [Bat Couture](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bat-couture/) - Meet Cornelius. "Do NOT call me Corny," he insists. Charlotte is obsessed with bats. Last year she was a bat for Halloween. This year she turned the hollow at the back of one of my dress forms into a bat cave. There's a street nearby where the bats cluster under the street lights for a
- [Jaunty Frolic](https://hellomynameisheather.com/jaunty-frolic/) - It's official. My first collection of home decor fabrics is in the works. I mailed out the artwork earlier this week. I'm so excited. And relieved. That last part of the design process is pretty grueling. I can't show any sneak peeks till the copyright process is completed. I can let it slip that one
- [The Squeak Heard Around the World](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-squeak-heard-around-the-world/) - Yes! Thanks for humoring me. Literally. Perhaps most of us find a giant-mouse maxi to be a fashion turn-off. However, Thomas of WayCoolKid was inspired. Yep. Within a day of the post, Thomas hopped right-to and whipped up this adorable mouse jumper for his daughter. He describes the jumper as a fusion of "Little House
- [Rodent of Unusual Size](https://hellomynameisheather.com/r/) - Nothing like a giant-mouse maxi skirt to freshen up an otherwise dull wardrobe. This vintage get-up says something, but what exactly?"I am a professional.""Beware the Rodent of Unusual Size."Nail it & I'll send you a gift of some sort. I'm in the thick of fabric design and can use a good laugh -- clearly.I missed
- [The Creative Connection](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-creative-connection/) - I'm in Minneapolis, MN for The Creative Connection this week. What an amazing crowd of bloggers and business women! All brought together by Nancy Soriano, Jo Packham, and their fantastic friends and staff.It is an honor to be invited as a speaker and panelist. They have put together a perfect schedule of business-fodder, food, and
- [Fossil Creek Waterfall](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fossil-creek-waterfall/) - Wow, so it sounds like there's a bunch of you looking for directions to the Fossil Creek waterfall now. I did a little search in order to provide a link, but I could only find maps of an 8 mile hike in the area, with no information on the waterfall or how to get to
- [Whaa-Hoo!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/whaa-hoo/) - Who: The Baileys What: Best idea ever When: This week Where: Fossil Creek Why: 'Cuz it's dang hot outsideIsaac's sister Evie and her daughter Maggie came for a visit this week. Beyond shopping, and taking Maggie's senior pictures, their must-do list included swimming in the Arizona heat. (Not enough warmth
- [August in a Cupcake Wrapper](https://hellomynameisheather.com/august-in-a-cupcake-wrapper/) - Had a birthday. Yep. It was great! Isaac brought me chocolate cake, mom brought me chocolate cake, and Nica made me a bouquet of chocolate-rose cupcakes ala Carrie -- delicious and entirely photo-worthy. (Thank you s'much!) Add to that a great birthday party put on by my sisters, Julia & Merris, and a serious spread
- [Yay-Boo-Two](https://hellomynameisheather.com/y-1/) - My social butterfly has flitted through her first week of kindergarten. Her latest friend count is a solid 6 -- all 'cute' boys. I don't remember counting my friends; I believed we were all friends -- except for Matt Bogwater. (I'll tell you a great school-bully story sometime.) Were the dream catchers and bell-bottoms messing
- [Yay-Boo](https://hellomynameisheather.com/y/) - We received the call this week. Charlotte now has a spot in school-choice-#1. Tonight is meet-the-teacher night. We have mixed feelings -- as usual -- excitement and dread, all at once -- to send our children off to school for so many hours each day. See, I really like my kids and I want them
- [Specters & Sparkles](https://hellomynameisheather.com/s/) - My feet! They are trotting along beneath me now, where they belong. What a feat it has been to catch up on things after a couple of months of scattered-ant-hill syndrome. I'm nearly there. Just a few more photos for a book contribution, and one more design for my next fabric collection (of course, it's
- [Survival Gear](https://hellomynameisheather.com/survi/) - Isaac and Elijah have been at Boy Scouts Camp this week. Isaac is there to teach Wilderness Survival. Elijah is there to survive. And have fun. There isn't much budget for outfitting the boys with survival gear, so Isaac has been mighty resourceful. One of the projects the boys are working on is this emergency
- [doogadoon, doogadoon...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/doo/) - Oh my goodness! Hi everyone. I have been interviewing for two new positions on my staff while also keeping the responsibilities of those two jobs moving along. There has been just enough extra work on my plate to keep me away from blogging for a couple of weeks. A quick vacation to Las Vegas with
- [Happy Memorial Day](https://hellomynameisheather.com/felt-like-it/) - Happy Memorial Day, Americani! I'm feeling appropriately patriotic. If you have a chance to watch The Story of Us series on the History Channel, do. I've watched several episodes over the last two days. It's had me choked up on more than one occasion -- the struggles and triumphs of our country's past (and present).
- [Growing Things](https://hellomynameisheather.com/growing/) - Wow, is it already the end of May? Last week I was swept away by a birthday blizzard on one side and a Spring Market squall on the other. My brother's birthday is the 16th, Isaac's is the 17th, my sister's husband's is the 18th, and my mom's big day is the 20th. Add to
- [Planted](https://hellomynameisheather.com/planted/) - Any guess what the Baileys are up to today?
- [Short Live Long Hair (mine anyhow)](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sh/) - It's a glorious day! I won't say how long it's been since I've had a haircut, but if my excitement is any bellwether, then you're on to me. Too long! I'm letting my hair down. My neck is thanking me. I have trimmed off six inches or more.We're designing two new tables for the warehouse
- [Long Live Long Legs](https://hellomynameisheather.com/l-2/) - I have some fun, old sewing books I like to flip through on occasion -- sometimes for laughs. Take for instance the following discussion about the absurdity of various fashion trends, from Fabrics and Dress by Rathbone and Tarple, 1937. Hang in there with me. There's a good laugh coming.First up is the fabulous headdress
- [Let There Be Green](https://hellomynameisheather.com/l-3/) - Bless you, Goodwill, not only for the regular entertainment, but also for the occasional thrill. -o-o-o-o-o-We're landscaping our backyard this week -- finally! I won't confess how long we've lived here with no yard (hm-hmm - years). We installed a patio and raised garden beds last year, but then the summer overtook us. Outside is
- [Saturday Market Bag](https://hellomynameisheather.com/saturday-market-bag/) - Introducing another of my new sewing patterns, the Saturday Market Bag. It's a fun and easy sew -- and perfect for toting spring things, like a picnic blanket and a good book. The pattern includes three options, including two simpler looks, one of which is reversible. And the sides of the bag unsnap for additional
- [Beautiful-Busy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/beau/) - On my way to the studio today, I stopped by the gas station for a soda. When I returned to my car, Every Rose has its Thorn by Poison belted out of the radio. In a psychedelic whirl, I was transported to my cabin bunk at summer camp, my woolly socks tucked deeply inside my
- [Wee, Wee, Wee!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/wee-wee-wee/) - I love this pattern! Can I just say that first? Perhaps it's because my own little Charlotte has loved piggy toys since she was a toddler, or maybe it's the doll's bulbous pot belly and apple-bum. Or that dart under her snout that looks just like a smile -- gah! All of the above. I
- [Three Parties and a Pop-In](https://hellomynameisheather.com/three-parties-and-a-popin/) - So, I'm logging into Typepad to post a hello just now, before heading out to my brother's surprise birthday party (with my sister's birthday party last night & Easter tomorrow, this weekend is just plain crazy), and look what greets me: Gulp -- goodness.So, hello!Last night my sisters-in-law, mom, & I whipped up a surprise
- [Happy Spring!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ha/) - I have a serious crush on vintage Springtime decorations. At the turn of the 19th century, there was decoration after decoration and postcard after postcard of a fluffy bunny pulling a cart of flowers or candies. By the 1920's and 30's, illustrations became more graphic in style and less painterly, but the cart concept stayed
- [Silent Studio : Noisy Blog](https://hellomynameisheather.com/s-2/) - I'm sitting at my new desk with my toes nestled in a cream shag rug. It's my first full day working from the new studio. We still have a lot of painting and decorating to do before this place feels like home, but the shag rug is a cozy start -- along with my green,
- [When I'm Sixty-Four](https://hellomynameisheather.com/w/) - Look what Laura made for me. This is such a great idea. She took a silk purse from The Limited -- found on sale at TJMaxx or Marshall's(?) and heatherized it with handmade silk flowers and vintage buttons. I love it! There are two dupioni flowers, plus two little buds from a Kaffe Fasset print.
- [Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner](https://hellomynameisheather.com/winner-winner-chicken-dinner/) - Effie & Ollie are feeling the Valentine's-Day love. Today is office-chair day. We've hopped from one store to the next, gathering up enough chairs to outfit my new studio. It's amazing how much time it takes to finish each little step. Stacking chairs and folding tables are next. I would have waited a month or
- [The Vintage Pearl](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-vintage-pearl/) - When Erin offered to make me one of her silver, hand-stamped necklaces, I was all over it. Who in her right mind would say no!? What I didn't realize at the time was how much I would love my necklace -- and wear it all the time. I have a soft spot for funky jewelry.
- [Spackled](https://hellomynameisheather.com/spackled/) - Hey all. It's a good day. I'm getting a ton done. And there's a tower of amazing chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen, keeping me company. Miss Charlotte's birthday is tomorrow. But, last night, when I tucked her in, I told her that her birthday was today -- big oops. In fact, we told her
- [Elephantastico](https://hellomynameisheather.com/e/) - Henrietta and I have a new friend at the studio. Meet Effie, keeper of pink pins and patron of happy thoughts. Doing tricks and back flips is Effie's younger brother, Ollie, the circus star. Several religions claim that the world rests on the back of an elephant, standing on a tortoise. Though neither is ready
- [Lucky Number](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lucky-number/) - My son is 13 today. Thirteen! What in the world? I was such a little grown-up at thirteen. At least, I thought I was. Things have been extra busy this month. Isaac has built a wall to divide the main floor of my new office, allowing pattern storage to be neatly hidden away -- and
- [Smarty New Year!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/smarty-new-year/) - I'm moving my business into a new office/warehouse space. We have a few walls to build and a couple of rooms to paint, then the big haul begins. The plump, juicy cherry-on-top is that my craft-night fantasy may soon become reality -- regular thread-covered, music-filled, sugar-enhanced soirees. And with the larger studio space, we may
- [Happy Holidays!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/happy-holidays/) - I had a great Christmas week -- plenty of time off, plenty of fun. Next week I'm wrapping up several business projects and doing some winter cleaning at home. I should be ready for the new year around January 3rd, which is far better than my normal acceptance of the new year in February or
- [Smatterday](https://hellomynameisheather.com/s-3/) - I've had the best couple of days. I got a ton done, which has made it more fun to have fun, if you know what I mean. Of course, my list of to-dos is still longer than my leg, but such is life. I purchased a little table at Goodwill two weeks ago, but forgot
- [Meet Nicey Jane](https://hellomynameisheather.com/meet-nicey-jane/) - She's gussied up and ready for her big debut. Meet Nicey Jane™, my new fabric collection for Free Spirit. Nicey is sassy, sweet, and ready to sew. In other words, check your local fabric store, as Nicey Jane arrived this week. These new prints are available in two color palettes. We'll call the pink/olive/tangerine palette
- [Smarty Girl](https://hellomynameisheather.com/smarty-girl/) - While I'm busy finishing up a jazzy slideshow for Nicey Jane, I thought I'd pop in and share another bit of news. Who recognizes this photo above? It's from the cover of Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion back in May 2008. I hadn't originally planned to publish a pattern for this book bag. However, after hundreds
- [Red & White All Over](https://hellomynameisheather.com/re/) - I'm so ready for Christmas songs, twinkle lights, gingerbread cookies -- the whole shbang. I have looked forward to the holidays all year. Our last Christmas was pretty hectic and tiring with Isaac in the hospital and whatnot. This year we are all drinking an appropriate amount of water, to say the least. I've been
- [Easy-Peasy Palette Packs](https://hellomynameisheather.com/e-2/) - You asked for it. Felt palette packs are now available for faster and easier shopping. Five palettes: Reds/Pinks, Blues, Greens, Oranges/Yellows, Neutrals -- and a limited-edition Holiday pack. The five staple palettes cover 25 of the available 40 colors, so don't forget to check for other felt you may want to add on. All colors
- [Couch-Plop, Flip-Flop, House-Mop, Non-Stop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/c-2/) - This weekend, I relaxed at a cabin in Pinetop with six girlfriends and one agreeable little baby. All we did was talk and eat sweets. My new quilt & I claimed the fat, fuzzy recliner. (Ugly never was so beautiful; I need a recliner now.) I also learned that I'm not the only one who
- [Yee-haw](https://hellomynameisheather.com/yeehaw/) - Arizona neighbors! You will seriously miss out if you don't make your way to downtown Mesa, AZ this weekend for Blissfest 2009, presented by my ever-fabulous friends at Domestic Bliss, Kristin & Dan Alber. Stephanie Nielson and her husband, Christian, will be there. Tara Frey will be doing a book signing with her new book,
- [Pumpkin & Dot](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pumpkin-dot/) - Meet Betty Boo's friends, Pumpkin & Dot, two more sock doll kits to go with the free Betty Boo Sock Doll pattern download. It's a toss up which is the cutest. Both Emily & Lindsay are both partial to Dot, with her bohemian stockings. As Halloween is upon us, it's time to announce the winners
- [Did a Bat, Bat Thing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/did-a-bat-bat-thing/) - Welcome to Trick-Or-Eat at HELLOmynameisHeather.com. Today, nine favorite food, craft & lifestyle bloggers await behind nine haunted houses -- with an array of holiday tricks and treats to greet you. At the end of this post, you will find two mystery houses. Join in the fun by clicking on one of the next homes on
- [Trick-or-Eat!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/tri/) - Halloween is coming right up. Charlotte will flit around as a 'Bat Fairy' and Elijah is ready to skip the costume this year -- he's in junior high now. I'm sure he'll help eat the candy though.In celebration, on Monday, the 26th, I'm decking the halls with HoWls of fOlly for a Halloween Block Party
- [Sundry Snippets -- and a Sale](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sundry-snippets-and-a-sale/) - The HB Store was offline for a while earlier today. It looks like our hosting service fixed the issue and now everything is back in order. We apologize for the disruption. As a thank you for your patience, enjoy 20% off your entire order for one day only. Enter code "OneDaySale" at checkout. Expires on
- [Re-Entry](https://hellomynameisheather.com/reentry/) - I'm back from Market and restoring sanity at home -- and cleanliness. My kids kissed me awake yesterday like two little pecking chicks. It was a contest.Market photos are still on the road with Isaac, so I'll save the reporting till he rolls in later today. I'm excited to be home and thrilled that my
- [Swoon](https://hellomynameisheather.com/swoon/) - I'm off to Houston for Quilt Market. The stars have aligned. As such, I am thrilled to debut a new feature fabric collection, a palette of cotton solids and an assortment of delicious, laminated prints (my samples arrived at the studio just yesterday). I also have several fun, new sewing patterns to share (Henrietta is
- [I am...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/i-am/) - ... admiring my new old couch, purchased yesterday. I'm looking for the perfect color combo. Gray fabric, I think.... moving along on photoshoot prep for our next brochure. My adorable model has been measured & it's time to make a fitting muslin.... replenishing the felt selection at the HB store -- now all of the
- [Marching, Marching](https://hellomynameisheather.com/m/) - Such great feedback on the turtles! It sounds like a lot of these names are making their way back into fashion: Henrietta, Matilda, Penelope, Harriet, Eloise. How awesome is that?! Here in the studio, I have a quilt in the works, several aprons, handbags, blankets, basket-liners. It's like bathing in ice cream. Wait till you
- [Have you Herd?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/have-you-herd/) - Make a new friend in Henrietta turtle (or skip the flower corsage and make a Henry turtle). Henrietta will gladly house your pins & needles or entertain your baby or pet -- but not at the same time. She's funny that way. You may have glimpsed my pokey new sewing buddy in my recent interview
- [Announcing Heather Bailey Felt](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a-2/) - This photo could seriously be a poster. I may have to print it out onto canvas and hang it over my couch. Oh the many uses of felt.If you haven't stopped by my shop for a while, you may want to take a look through the all-new Designer Felt section. I know how hard it
- [Suture-Free Future](https://hellomynameisheather.com/s-4/) - Here it is, my live interview on NBC's Studio 5 in Salt Lake City. Catch a glimpse of my next mini pattern. Try not to glimpse the ribbon dangling from my shirt sleeve though. Written instructions for the Pop Garden scrap flowers featured on the video can be found here. I had an incredible time
- [Packing Flowers](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pa/) - Today I'm heading over to the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City for a live interview & some crafty kibitzing on KSL's Studio 5 with hosts, Brooke & Darin. We're making fast, fabulous, fabric flowers. Fashionable too -- and friendly. The spicy flower above turned out perfectly for the red & olive reverse of my
- [Gilding my Sneakers](https://hellomynameisheather.com/g/) - I've just returned from Creative Escape, a several-day craft-a-thon with hundreds of enthusiastic and kind women from all over the world: Japan, Canada, France, Australia, the U.S. Though I taught all day a couple of days in a row, I'm surprisingly refreshed. I blame it on the touching & funny keynote addresses presented by Heidi
- [Take Time to Wear the Flowers](https://hellomynameisheather.com/taketime/) - I had the best time bead-shopping with my mom & sister last night. We clucked and cooed over each other's finds and left with an assortment of big plans. We hurried back home afterward & sent the men out to a movie together. Now to plan a jewelry night. I'll probably have to wait a
- [Babblejabber](https://hellomynameisheather.com/babblejabber/) - I'm scattered like these buttons between a bevy of projects. It looks like they will all be wrapped up around the same time. I'm finishing up several new patterns, an assortment of kits, a contract for a new product line (!!!), and so on. (More on these soon.) Next week I'll be at Creative Escape
- [Laura No Peeky](https://hellomynameisheather.com/nopeeky/) - I love to collect funky jewelry -- the more colorful the better. And I have gathered some beautiful and weird pieces over the years. My friend and sister-in-law, Laura, has similar taste. We often make or buy each other quirky jewelry for birthday presents -- a tradition of sorts. (17 years now!?!) Amidst my bold
- [Jackson's Five](https://hellomynameisheather.com/jacksons-five/) - Speaking of matryoshka. Check out these Michael Jackson nesting dolls from a 2006 Music Art Form exhibit. Pop music meets folk art.Update: It turns out that not everyone interprets this series the way I do. Two commenters think it's mean-spirited of the artist.I think it's beautiful. To me, this piece is poignant. It shows how
- [Pretty Maids All in a Row](https://hellomynameisheather.com/prettymaids/) - Like so many others, I'm charmed by the bright colors and folky art of Russian dolls or matryoshka. Over the last couple of years, demure little matryoshka have become a fierce trend in crafting and design. Russian-doll jewelry, ornaments, beads, fabric, embroidery, and home decor can be spotted all over the internet and in stores.
- [Is it Monday again?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lauragunn/) - I'm wrapping up an assortment of projects to clear my plate for August's design marathon. I hope time slows down a bit for the next two weeks. Elijah is starting junior high school and I'm - just - not - ready. Perhaps waiting for my new to birthday bike arrive will do the trick. I
- [Personalized Pillows](https://hellomynameisheather.com/namepillows/) - Imagine coordinating all of your child’s bedroom pillows -- with some personalization to boot. With Bella Marie's personalized pillows, you can. Seamstress and Etsy shop-owner, Marie Villa, loves personalized items, as do her children. To Marie, her name pillows are "the perfect projects to make that not only coordinate with a room's colors, but also
- [What is Feature Friday?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/featureinfo/) - There are so many fabulous, beautiful things being made with my fabric, papers, patterns and embellishments. Seeing what artists, crafters, and seamstresses create from my designs is, by far, the most rewarding aspect of my work. I've started Feature Friday as a weekly blog article to highlight many of these artists and their creations --
- [Flashy Badges!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ffbuttons/)
- [A Worm Named Snowflake](https://hellomynameisheather.com/wormnamedsnowflake/) - We just returned from the best campout with my two brothers and their families. Isaac set up a kitchen to feed an army, complete with stovetop, grill, wash tubs, canopy & a tank of water for clean up. Fortunately for the rest of us, he also set up a hammock with its own canopy, so
- [Lemon Drop & Other Fine Passwords](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lemondrop/) - Not all witches have time to concoct a full spread of Harry Potter recipes, especially if they are short a house elf or two! So for those of you who would like to delve into the world of Harry Potter without the chocolate-dipping and butterbeer-mixing, I've searched out a few easily-accessible, store-bought options for you.
- [Swish, and Flick.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/swish-and-flick/) - Chocolate wands are a Gryffindor favorite. Even Dumbledore has been known to stash a few candy wands in his desk. Young witches and wizards can use them to practice basic spells, then pause for a bite! For a variety of wand ‘types’, have crushed cookies, nuts or sprinkles handy as options to roll freshly-dipped pretzels
- [The Three Broomsticks](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-three-broomsticks/) - Use these miniature Firebolts to add a bit of magical flair to your favorite Harry Potter party drink. Or use the broom handles to skewer together any tasty morsels that threaten to scurry away on the dessert table.Broomstick Picks Materials NeededRaffiaWooden skewersColored embroidery floss Brown threadToolsSewing machineHot glue gun & glueScissors 1. Gather small bunch
- [Bottoms Up, Butterbeer](https://hellomynameisheather.com/butterbeer_recipe/) - Madam Rosmerta would agree that no wizard party is complete without a pint of freshly-brewed Butterbeer. With our house elf now missing, it took us quite a few iterations before we discovered the perfect potion for this usually overly-sweet concoction. A hint of ginger and the sweetness of butterscotch combine to create a delightful and
- [Candy-Coated Roach Control](https://hellomynameisheather.com/candy-coated-roach-control/) - Don't look like a Muggle at the big Harry Potter movie premiere this week, snacking on Milk Duds and Raisinets. Line your cloak with a proper wizard's feast of sugar munchies. Start with every student's favorite, Cockroach Clusters. Our house elf, Floozy, has been working away all weekend to formulate the perfect Cockroach Cluster recipe,
- [Bead It, Kid](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bead_it_kid/) - So, guess who made these necklaces? Four-year-old Charlotte did this all by herself. I thought I was embracing disaster by allowing her free access to several bins of beads while I worked on the computer today. I was entirely wrong.Not only did Miss C patiently string together all of these designs without my oversight, but
- [Be-Spangled](https://hellomynameisheather.com/be-spangled/) - There's been a lot of corn on the cob and swimming this weekend -- dental floss and sunscreen. (Somehow, in there, I completed the illustrations for another sewing pattern too.) Happy Fourth to the U.S. Let's hold tight to our freedoms. Educate yourself (real, balanced, self-directed education -- not spoon-fed.) Speak up when needed and
- [Frozen Bozo](https://hellomynameisheather.com/frozen-bozo/) - This photo cracks me up. Can anyone guess what my concept was here? That's right, it's a dessert interpretation of a 70s clown. You're not afraid of clowns are you?My new ice cream recipe from Father's Day this year is Double-Chocolate Banana Split ice cream, newly coined "Frozen Bozo," presented with a waffle cone hat,
- [I'll Get You, My Pretty.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mypretty/) - In the spirit of summer picnics, I've added three colors of gingham to the variety show, in long and standard lengths:She's No Picnic - Red GinghamMy Pretty - Blue GinghamCheck Please - Pink GinghamAnd a pack of Red, White & Blue ties with a bonus 6th tie. As far as patriotism goes, this new multi-pack
- [Red, White, and Blue All Over](https://hellomynameisheather.com/redwhiteblue/) - June has been beautiful this year. Normally it's breath-suckingly hot in June in Arizona. We've been camping and canoeing, working in the yard, and eating outside at every chance. Being outdoors with my family more than usual this month has put me in a good place for the Fourth of July. Something about the lush
- [Black, White, and Read All Over](https://hellomynameisheather.com/b/) - I always forget to post these things, but not today. Check out the big ol' cover story in today's Arizona Republic newspaper -- on me. In the article photos, I'm talking it up in my studio, one of those mid-sentence shots. They wanted pictures of me working in my authentic environment. However, the studio was
- [Mini Notebook Tutorial](https://hellomynameisheather.com/mininotebook/) - Welcome newsletter readers! To download this fun, free tutorial, click here. Do you ever find yourself in a pinch, digging through your purse for a scrap of paper, a gum wrapper or a receipt -- just so you can scribble down an important phone number?Well dig no more! This handy how-to will show you how
- [Scruff n Stuff](https://hellomynameisheather.com/scruff-n-stuff/) - Bobbin is in heat. In the heat. Not so fun. But, she has a fresh haircut and a bow in her hair, so that's something. We can all relate. I get regular requests for dog updates. Pupdates. Bobbin and Pixel are now 1 year old, and even more fun -- and surprisingly more cute than
- [Shredded](https://hellomynameisheather.com/shredded/) - I just counted and we own a total of 13 rolling office chairs. That's a lot of office chairs. Of course, the one I prefer at the moment is shredded and hideous. It's the ugliest chair of the bunch.My neck and arm are all out-of-whack from trotting all over NYC with two heavy bags. This
- [Plumpness](https://hellomynameisheather.com/plumpness/) - Have I mentioned it's great to be back home? With an expanding roster of help around the studio, we're starting to get caught up, even ahead, on some projects. Rachel and Lindsay spent a day or two just putting together a plump stock of Strawberry Pincushion Kits, after finishing up the Flutterby Flip-Book Kits. Emily
- [Giveaway, Oh Giveaway](https://hellomynameisheather.com/giveaway/) - I don't even know where to begin with all of the adventures I went on this month. I may have to grant myself a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card and skip immediately past Go -- at least till I'm caught up on some design projects. This weekend I went through the first round of strike-offs for my next
- [In Limited Supply: <br/> <span style="font-size: 15px;">album kits, fabric... patience</span>](https://hellomynameisheather.com/in-limited-supply/) - It is refreshing to be home again. Not only to sleep in my own bed and hug on my little kids (of course), but now I can start scratchin' at those irresistibly- itchy projects I sketched up while I was away. Here and there, at least. First, I have some emails and interviews to complete,
- [Hat-Flower Heaven](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hatflower-heaven/) - How long has it been? Thank heaven for Twitter. I've been on the road for the last 9 days, in Pittsburgh, Ohio & New York, hopping from one meeting to the next. My dad met up with me in the middle there and we toured around his childhood neighborhoods and mine. I lived near Pittsburgh
- [A New Laptop & Free Internet at the Airport](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a-new-laptop-free-internet-at-the-airport/) - Posting on the road. I'm sitting in the Charlotte airport waiting for my plane to board. I'm at once disappointed to leave Inspired just as the main event kicks off, and excited to meet up with the Creative Escape team at Bazzill for a weekend of group crafting. With all of my jogging this way
- [Flit & Flutter](https://hellomynameisheather.com/flit_and_flutter/) - I'm bouncing all over the place this week. By Tuesday night, I'll be in Concord, North Carolina again for Donna Downey's Inspired Artist event. While there, I'll be teaching a mini-workshop on Thursday called The Flutterby Flip-Book for which my team has been kitting supplies all week. Around the studio, stacks of Heather Bailey papers
- [Hello-ness](https://hellomynameisheather.com/helloness/) - I have serious vertigo from working on a 24" monitor for the first time today. We're holding off on the 30"er till the next upgrade. (It's been 5 years or so since Mac last upgraded that beast.) I've heard you get used to the gi-normity. I sure hope so, as I'm definitely a bit dizzy
- [Fascinated, though Somewhat Discomfitted](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fascinated/) - I woke up this morning to my mother calling 'Heather" with a short, soft whisper in my ear. Was she there? No. It was a dream type-of-thing. She wasn't in my dreams, it was just her voice saying my name -- and only once.The last time something similar happened was several years ago, when I
- [Dark Chocolate, Light Sewing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/darkchocolate/) - I'm back from a delicious weekend away. After my collection shipped off to the mill, Isaac treated me to a stay at a local resort where I slept in, swam laps, ate out, and shopped all evening - both days. It was bliss.Now, I'm onto the next wave of things, which involves some significant sewing
- [Stuff for Stuffing Stuff](https://hellomynameisheather.com/stuffingstuff/) - I'm in the home-stretch of a many-months' design project. With a name chosen, a logo and some final print-outs, my next fabric collection will head off to the mill and my brain will be my own again. I've been twittering as a welcome distraction. Next I'll need a new phone plan so I can
- [Clickity-Twit](https://hellomynameisheather.com/clickitytwit/) - Okay, so Google Reader is the CLEAR winner. I checked it out and you can easily export the feeds you're following in another aggregator and then upload them to Google Reader. You can be all set-up and transitioned-over in less than 5 minutes. Dead serious. Then, if you install a Google Reader 'Next' button
- [So Basic - But So Helpful!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/so-basic/) - Years ago, when I posted a tutorial for My Favorite Knot, I thought it was a comically common thing to tutorialize. But, as that knot has made my sewing much more pleasant, I figured, "Why not. It's bound to help someone." To my surprise, that knot tutorial has sparked the most passionate feedback. Most
- [The Pen is Mightier than the Spatula](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-spatula/) - Isaac loves to cook. His sister, Evie, gave him a subscription to Cooks Illustrated magazine for Christmas one year and now we're hooked. I'm pretty sure I would never have picked up this magazine from the shelf of a bookstore. But it's great! Cooks Illustrated covers the science of cooking in a fun, easy-to-follow format.
- [Pocket Mike](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pocket_mike/) - This gadget is awesome. It's a Belkin TuneTalk™ Stereo voice recorder for iPods. When you plug it into the bottom of your iPod, you can record voice memos in a snap. And there's no set-up or anything. When the voice recorder is plugged in, a new category called "Voice Memos" shows up right on the
- [Pause the Pausing](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pause-the-pausing/) - I have been so sick this week. I keep thinking I'll kick it and be back in action, but it's still dragging on. After a good night's sleep tonight, I'm hoping to have my writing mojo back and start into a condensed March of the Tools. Till then, make sure to visit the March of
- [](https://hellomynameisheather.com/march-of-the-tools/) - March of the Tools! I love tools. Tools that make life better, work easier, and fun funner. I get a lot of questions about which sewing machines I have, what camera equipment I use, etc. So I started a tradition for the month of March... March of the Tools. Work tools, food tools, sewing tools,
- [Flirty Skirt, Dirty Dirt](https://hellomynameisheather.com/my-friend-jill-has-two-cute-little-girls-and-she-always-has-them-dolled-up-to-the-nines-and-shes-the-best-hair-bow-make/) - My friend, Jill, has two cute little girls and she always has them dolled up to the nines. (And she's the best hair-bow-maker around -- a new bow for every outfit.) Jill watched Charlotte a couple of times a week last year. During that time her girls became like sisters to Charlotte -- and Jill
- [New 'Do](https://hellomynameisheather.com/new/) - I asked Charlotte how she wanted her hair done today. I fully expected a ponytail request, or pigtails, or braids. Instead, Miss Salty replied, "Make a hair do that nobody has ever seen before." Well, en garde! Challenge accepted. And don't get too boggled studying the photo. I've put together a Hair-Do How-To pdf to
- [Smoochy Pops](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sm/) - Valentine's Day is even better when it falls on the weekend. No school-night-date-night conflict and there's time to have fun with the kids as well. I've been working on some interesting design projects this week. It drives me crazy that I can't show sneak-peeks. Some of my contracts actually prohibit me from letting the cat
- [You Never Know](https://hellomynameisheather.com/you-never-know/) - Score. One groovy, vintage needlepoint on it's way. If this is indeed as fun as it seems, then it will be cleaned, matted and framed for my grass-green loft. If not, well then, I still had fun buying it. Thanks, eBay.
- [Wormhole](https://hellomynameisheather.com/worm/) - I sorted through old pictures today from before we had digital cameras, from before we had Charlotte. For hours, on my entryway floor, I flipped through picture after picture of Elijah as a small child, then left to pick him up from school. When he opened the car door to sit next to me, I
- [Inaugural Scuffs](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ina/) - To tap things off this month, I started my dance class. I'm on tap of the world, the tap dog, at the tap of my class, tap o' the mornin' to ya... tap that one. Good grief. What a great leg-workout, and hokey and fun to boot. Imagine stomping about on a wooden floor to
- [Through the Tunnel](https://hellomynameisheather.com/th/) - OMGoodness! What a whirlwind month. We've managed both of our kids' birthdays, a wedding anniversary, a house hunt with/for my sister & her family, a new office/warehouse hunt for Trash Ties, a Creative Escape project design (fun!), a raised garden bed for the backyard, a snow-camping adventure, and a monster sinus infection. That's on top
- [One Shingle at a Time](https://hellomynameisheather.com/one-shingle-at/) - Isaac's back on his feet and back to work on Charlotte's dollhouse. It was a crafty day all around. Isaac shingled the dollhouse for hours, while Elijah built his first model airplane. Charlotte looped velvet ribbons and string back and forth across my studio, while I sketched and painted new fabrics. No computers, no Nintendo
- [Happy New Year's Eve!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/happy-new-years/) - We'll see how tonight goes. I'm already spent from staying out late last night to celebrate my wedding anniversary. We went to a nice Italian restaurant and then out to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I'm still mad that Cate Blanchett didn't receive an Oscar for Elizabeth. There's a scene in CCofBB where
- [Frazzle-Dazzle](https://hellomynameisheather.com/frazzle-dazzle/) - What a week. Isaac had to go back to the emergency room on Monday and was admitted to the hospital. The doctors wanted to keep a close eye on his blood chemistry, which had been out of whack since last Wednesday when Isaac first went to the emergency room for dehydration. It turned out he'd
- [Cracking Nuts](https://hellomynameisheather.com/cracking-nuts/) - It seems like everyone I know has had some sort of hard, sad news this week -- or something dramatic going on. Late night chats, distracting movie outings and the like have all been required. What a crazy week. Our contribution to the drama involved a trip to the emergency room on Wednesday night. Isaac
- [Oh, Homey!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/oh-homey/) - Here's another holiday Trash Ties giveaway! Visit Simple Mom to enter. Tsh is giving away a gift basket of health & beauty items, including something called 'Soap Nuts' for your laundry. Isaac's snowy Photoshop doodle reminds me I need to go snap a photo of Charlotte's new dollhouse in progress. It's getting there -- slowly.
- [Hair, Hair, Hair, Merry Christmas!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hair-hair-hair/) - Psst. There's a Christmas Trash Ties™ giveaway taking place at Sweet Life in the Valley today. Read the post for how to enter. It's a one-day thing & we're well into that one day -- but you may still have a shot at it if you hurry!
- [Red, Green & Golden Delicious](https://hellomynameisheather.com/red-green-golde/) - Wait a minute. I haven't ever shown the apple pincushion that comes in the Fresh Picked Pincushions sewing pattern. What's up with that? The apple is certainly worthy of the pincushion parade that tromped through my blog last summer. Look, here's a mob of spirited green apples having a parade of their own. Carrying their
- [The Princess and the Pie](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-princess-an/) - What a wonderful week! We didn't work at all, but played, played, cooked, ate & played some more. My parents came over twice with their Canasta cards. Dad & I make a formidable team. My brother, Ryan, brought over Rock Band. I killed my first two songs, 'I'm So Sick" & "Psycho Killer." At least
- [Doggonit!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/doggonit/) - We're heading into the Thanksgiving bustle. I had planned to sew a tablecloth and chair covers last night, a table design which started out simple enough, but now involves tiered ruffles, piping and sashes. As if Isaac's and my creative symbiosis wasn't enough to extend the holiday prep from one day to four, while we
- [](https://hellomynameisheather.com/links/) - Links! BLOGS Paint in My Hair Quilt While You're Ahead Angry Chicken True Up Green Kitchen Posie Gets Cozy Weekend (Heather Ross) Fabric Chick Disdressed Allsorts Rose Hip Soulemama Junk Drawer Notes from Elinor Wise Craft Loobylu Molly Chicken Indexed Dioramarama U-Handblog How About Orange Craftzine Whip-Up Purl Soho Anna Maria Fish Taco Magazine Simply
- [Gift Card Boxes](https://hellomynameisheather.com/gift-card-boxes/) - I used to go to great lengths to make sure every present I gave was handmade and tailored to the recipient's taste. Over the last few years, I've realized that most people truly love to receive a gift card now & then, so they can go out and get the very thing they've been hoping
- [Flower Pinwheel Pattern](https://hellomynameisheather.com/flower-pinwheel/) - Bring on the holidays! Here's the Flower Pinwheel project that is featured in the December 2008 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine, which is on news stands now. The Creating Keepsakes team did an amazing job with the article. There are a ton of projects featured and they did an impeccable job bringing it all together
- [Add This One to Your Spelling-Bee Study-List](https://hellomynameisheather.com/add-this-one-to/) - Wow, thank you so much for your eye-care stories and advice. Charlotte had an appointment with an ophthalmologist this last week and he's thinking glasses might just solve the issue without any patching whatsoever. You should have heard how thrilled he was that we brought her in so early. I guess there are issues that
- [Creating Keepsakes](https://hellomynameisheather.com/creating-keepsa/) - Hello to everyone stopping by from my article in the Holiday issue of Creating Keepsakes. I can't believe it's already out (I thought it'd be around Thanksgiving) -- I can 't wait to see it. If you're looking for my Flower Pinwheel pattern or the free Gift Card Box pattern, they'll be available next week
- [Okay, so this is a kinda nutty...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/okay-so-this-is/) - Charlotte's eye has started to become a little googly -- slightly 'lazy.' Hopefully a temporary eye patch over her stronger eye will force her uncovered eye to get with the program. So, here's one project that's never crossed my mind before -- a custom, girly eye patch. Why not? The rigid interfacing inside the patch
- [A Precious Freedom](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a-precious-free/) - Isaac & Laura's younger brother, George, lives in Germany where he teaches 'Teaching ESL' at a university there. George is absolutely amazing with language. He speaks English, German, Danish, and Chinese -- an interesting combination, to say the least. He could have gone to the last olympics as a translator. Anyhow, George sent a letter
- [Lulu's New Digs](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lulus-new-digs/) - I'm back. I know I never mentioned that I was leaving, but you figured that out, right? I spent a week in Houston at Quilt Market with my sew-good friends. Laura, Isaac's sister, flew in to assist me and we had more fun than two people should on a business trip. I met Laura 16
- [Pop Daisy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pop-daisy/) - Just what is it about this bouquet-of-one that makes me smile? Gerbera Daisies have got to be the most innocent, la-di-da, casual, take-it-easy flowers there are. And I've always had a thing for hobnail too -- it's so silly and odd, ridiculous and fabulous at once. Look how the vase and flower make a figure
- [Scattered Adventures](https://hellomynameisheather.com/scattered-adven/) - Isaac & Charlotte flew out to St. Louis to visit Laura & crew. He put up crown molding in her family room, photographed some paintings, took some portraits. I don't know the whole list, but they did fit in a quick jaunt to the zoo one of those days. The St. Louis Zoo has a
- [](https://hellomynameisheather.com/insanewaterslide/) - Crazy!
- [Emergency Velvet](https://hellomynameisheather.com/emergency-velve/) - So, it was late. Too late for shopping. Too late for humans to be awake, really. And though I have a broad assortment of felts, I just couldn't find ones that worked well as stems on my latest pincushions. So look what I discovered in my bleary-eyed desperation -- 1.5" wide velvet ribbon works too.
- [Bright Paper Packages](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bright-paper-pa/) - ...How about mobile, Divco, 'Supplies! Parties' -- a park-n'-shop novelty for scrapbook nights, bridal showers, baby showers, etc. I like it. Or I could have the cutest camper/RV ever. Lia made me these wonderful presents for my birthday. They made their way safely here all the way from Singapore. Thank you, Lia! Such a great
- [Divco](https://hellomynameisheather.com/divco/) - I love old trucks. One day I'd love to have a real, souped-up old delivery truck with a new engine in it so I could drive it whenever, wherever. Somehow I ended up on a milk-truck hunt the other day on the internet. Not shopping, just learning new things and taking a break. It looks
- [Cottonwood & The Pillow Incident](https://hellomynameisheather.com/cottonwood-the/) - My mother-in-law is in town. We drove up near Sedona to pick her up from Quilter's Quarters where she was teaching a doll class. Such a calm & pretty drive. We went for dinner at a great little restaurant that was built where the town's old movie theatre had been for many, many decades. Tavern
- [Snowflakes... Nose and Eyelashes](https://hellomynameisheather.com/snowflakes-nose/) - When I was little, my favorite dress-up hair-do was looped pigtail braids. So, when Charlotte agreed to get Christmas-ed up for a recent photoshoot with a vintage theme, looped pigtail braids were the must-do hair-do. I couldn't remember what my mom would do with the ends of my braids though. This required a phonecall. Turns
- [Widdle Wubby Flowder Paddern](https://hellomynameisheather.com/helloo-they-ah/) - Hey all, there's a Trash Ties giveaway going on at Sweet Life in the Valley. And April's listed out a few ways you can increase your odds while you're at it : ) I'm working on the cover story for the holiday issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. All of my photo mojo is going into
- [Lovely](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lovely/) - Tara's wedding was yesterday and it was beautiful -- she was beautiful. It seems I've had everyone I know -- and almost everyone I'm related to -- in here working with us at times during the last two weeks so we could keep humming along without adding undo pressure on Tara while she prepared for
- [Four Patterns & a Wedding](https://hellomynameisheather.com/four-patterns-a/) - The patterns are finally in & they're gorgeous! Our printer had trouble with their folding machine, and knowing we were anxious to ship them, they thoughtfully farmed out the rest of the pattern-folding to another print house so we wouldn't have to wait for them to receive a replacement part. So there would be no
- [La Fleur Debris & Birthday Me](https://hellomynameisheather.com/le-fleur-debris/) - It's my birthday. My plan is to la-di-da all day -- for just one day. The big plan is no plans : ) It's also Grand Opening day. In honor of the occasion, I'm giving away a free pattern for La Fleur Debris brooch with every order placed in the HB store from now until midnight
- [Post, I shall name you later.  I'm taking myself out to a movie.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/post-i-shall-na/) - I have this funky 70s condiment-serving set that's gold with green daisies on top. It doesn't show too well in the photo above, but I just love it. Makes me giddy. The lid has a spoon-notch that doubles as a handy scissors-holder -- as I've opted to store thread and buttons inside instead of mustard
- [Square Deal](https://hellomynameisheather.com/some-of-you-may/) - Some of you may remember this pattern from last summer. I wrote up the directions for one of Better Homes & Gardens' magazines. Well, today I have it all formatted for you as a free pattern download. If you downloaded it from BHG's site before, please replace your copy with this new one as their
- [Pop! Into Your Shop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pop-into-your-1/) - So, guys! It sounds like Pop Garden & Bijoux are starting to hit stores. Several shops have emailed me about how their phones are ringing off the hook with calls from you blog-readers -- just pacing for these fabrics. Nadine, from Material Girls Quilting in Utah, emailed me with news that many of my fabrics
- [Chirp, Chirp](https://hellomynameisheather.com/chirp-chirp/) - Thank you for all of your feedback on little bug-a-boos & whatnot. For some reason, US First Class mail wasn't showing up as an option yesterday, when it should have (on orders less than 13oz. in weight). Only Priority Mail and FedEx options were showing up on those lighter-weight orders. We've got it all worked
- [Early Bird Launch!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/early-bird-laun/) - We have been busy, busy behind the scenes. Though we've set the date for the Grand Opening of our new online store for August 12th (my birthday), we've worked extra hard the last number of weeks to get everything in place for an Early Bird Launch. Our goal was today -- and well, here we
- [Oh Yes, The Class...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/oh-yes-the-clas/) - Before things get even crazier around here, I must report that the pincushion class was fantastic fun. Everyone received a bag full of goodies, including kits for a red strawberry & a velvety, pink one. There were laminated recipe cards, strawberry-shaped needlebooks, and fruit pincushion patterns to boot. Two students even flew in from across
- [Fabric-Covered Brads](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fabric-covered/) - Such a great idea. Laura just posted a photo tutorial on how to make these. And there's a giveaway. In fact, I think she's doing something like five different giveaways this month -- Have a good idea for how to use fabric brads? Someone suggested belt decor. And I totally missed the boat on this
- [Are You Ready, Are You Ready for This?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/are-you-ready-a/) - I've been accumulating. I've been accumulating good things for giving. And it's time to pick some numbers! ∆ ∆ ∆ Out of 2000 comments (oh my, oh my), all the luck and the goodies go to... #1057: Jill -- "Great giveaway! Congratulations on everything new going on - how exciting!" #156: Jenny -- "what great
- [Dog Days](https://hellomynameisheather.com/dog-days/) - Well, this is new -- a surprise guest post by Isaac. He must have noticed that I hadn't posted our puppies' names yet -- I was getting used to them first. So, he took the puppies outside for some photos & wrote this below. Of course, we've been having all together too much fun the
- [You Scream, Ice Cream](https://hellomynameisheather.com/you-scream-ice/) - "Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal"--Voltaire (1694-1788) Summer. Where we live, summer is indoor-season, just as winter is for so many others. It is hot! We have a Father's Day tradition of making homemade ice cream. Breakfast for Mother's Day. Ice cream for Father's Day. A couple of years back I
- [Pincushion Class - June 28th](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pincushion-clas/) - What an awesome response -- thank you all for your enthusiastic feedback on my new fabric collections. I'm thrilled to release them; it's painful to keep such an exciting secret to myself for so long. I'm going to keep the contest going through the weekend so everyone will get a chance to participate, so expect
- [Introducing Pop Garden & Bijoux](https://hellomynameisheather.com/splashy/) - • • • Splashy • • • • • • Colorful • • • • • • POW! • • • Introducing Pop Garden & Bijoux, my new fabric collections for Free Spirit -- 'sister collections' to mix & match. Click on the photo above for a fabulous & not-so-shy preview of all of the prints
- [Immunity?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/immunity/) - I went out of town for most of two weeks and came back to a backlog of everything. We did kick off summer with an awesome day in the rain at Disneyland (lots of rain, but that was kind of fun -- no complaints). At home, we've had puppies to train, more summer plans
- [Two?  We're Such Softies](https://hellomynameisheather.com/two-were-such-s/) - Back in town again. Went to pick out our puppy this week & really couldn't decide between our favorite two. We took them both home for the night & still couldn't decide. Sheez. So it looks like we're going to have two dogs now. One girl, one boy. We're still in the naming cloud. They're
- [Phew! & Far Between](https://hellomynameisheather.com/phew-far-betwee/) - Back for one day. Now off to Los Angeles to meet with the _______ company to discuss a new collection of _______. I have several meetings with other manufacturers & suppliers lined up for various projects I'll be designing in the coming year. I always love to visit L.A. We lived in Hollywood for a
- [Hello, Goodbye](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hello-goodbye/) - So, off I go to Portland! I'll be debuting two new fabric collections which I'm absolutely itching to share with you. I'll be back early next week with the full, colorful release. Then there's some more big stuff in the month to follow. You'll see ; ) If you're heading to Quilt Market this week,
- [I like it a lot](https://hellomynameisheather.com/i-like-it-a-lot/) - My kids are the best appreciators. Both of them. They have their foibles, but they know how to appreciate a handmade present. I like this. I'm not sure how we got there, but I like it a lot. My mom made a sweet little blanket for Chloe, with help from Chloe's big sister, Haley (8
- [Blissful Living](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blissful-living/) - I was toying with the idea of putting together a local meet 'n greet - Phoenix, AZ area. I was getting serious about setting one up for May. And then good fortune winks my way and I meet Kristin, designer extraordinaire and owner of my favorite local boutique, Domestic Bliss (amazing! Like Anthropologie, but better),
- [Continuous Loop](https://hellomynameisheather.com/continuous-loop/) - So this cracks me up. I get off of my plane, head toward baggage claim and am greeted by "Charlotte," with a crown on top. Every day I'm greeted by Charlotte with a crown on top. Always a crown . I grinned, as the last thing my Charlotte had said to me before I left
- [Les Machines](https://hellomynameisheather.com/found-my-card-r/) - Found my card reader. And I'm doing what I can to hop back on the tool train too. I receive regular requests for sewing machine recommendations, but am a little shy about recommending a starter sewing machine as I've been entirely spoiled on the sewing machine front and haven't had to shop for a starter
- [Impressive.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/impressive/) - Where's my card reader for the point n' shoot? I was going to show you some random shots from my trip to Charlotte, NC, but I can't find the card reader & I don't want to wake Isaac up over it. I was going to name the post "Old News," as I'm finding it hard
- [Lotsa Lotsa](https://hellomynameisheather.com/lotsa-lotsa/) - I didn't realize it until later, but "Random Debris" was a pretty sad-sounding post title, huh? That wasn't my intention. We're doing quite well for all of the hubbub. My dad's heart tests went well and he was released from the hospital on his birthday - best present possible. Home-cooked meal at our house &
- [Random Debris](https://hellomynameisheather.com/random-debris/) - My intentions are good. I keep meaning to take out the camera to photograph my sewing machines or my Foredom drill, but it's been a crazy week. I'm busy wrapping up some huge projects that were put on the back-burner months ago when the paper collection cut in line. You know that stage of moving
- [10,000 Points](https://hellomynameisheather.com/10000-points/) - Such a great week! We had Laura with us for four days, kids included (Luke & Lily below). We hit the best antique stores & boutiques, my favorite new grocery store (a few times) for gelato & aisle-coursing entertainment, and we ate out more than we ate in. Whoa. I scored 6+ yards of vintage
- [Sketchy](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sketchy-2/) - Probably the most-used, most-carefully-placed tool around here, the sketchbook. Not to be lost. When one fills up, there are several new ones on hand, ready to go. Small one for discreet sketching, at meetings or whatnot. The spine of my latest sketchbook has developed leprosy or something so I'm giving the spiral-bound a try. If
- [Isaac on Lenses](https://hellomynameisheather.com/isaac-on-lenses/) - So this is new. I mentioned to Isaac how I needed to do a tool post about camera lenses at some point this month & look what he put together & surprised me with... a guest post. Too fun. It's kind of technical though, so perhaps we'll need to discuss this in the comments till
- [Finally Used My New Pink Coat](https://hellomynameisheather.com/i-finally-get-t/) - I just got back from a fantastic weekend in Chicago with dozens, make that hundreds, of inspirational women. I enjoyed the tremendous honor of participating in the web panel at the Country Living Women Entrepreneurs event at the Renaissance Hotel. Wow. I think we'd all agree. Wow. A much-needed, much-enjoyed energizer! They dyed the Chicago
- [Extra, Extra](https://hellomynameisheather.com/extra-extra/) - Last shot of the day and it was remarkable we got anything as it was pretty dark by that time. It looks like I'm kicking my leg up in a pose, but I'm really just keeping my balance. Isaac says this adds to the 50s-postcard-feeling we've got going on here - happy girl in skirt
- [Welcome Home Companion Readers!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/welcome/) - It is such an honor to be featured in the current issue of Mary Engelbreit's inspirational magazine. I don't have many magazine subscriptions & Home Companion is right there at the top of my personal favorites. If you haven't thumbed through this magazine before, go get yourself a copy! Exciting artists & designers, beautiful homes,
- [Teensy Tiny Watercolor Set](https://hellomynameisheather.com/teensy-tiny-wat/) - This little box of watercolors is no bigger than 5" x 6" and is extremely handy if you're a must-make-something-at-all-times kind of person like I am. (My soda should give you some idea how small it is - I threw that in there for scale). This tool is easy to grab & ready to go,
- [The Wacom](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-wacom/) - I'm jumping price brackets from my last March of the Tools post. But, whatever the expense, here's a tool I absolutely couldn't do without: the Wacom tablet. This tool allows you to forego your computer mouse for a stylus (penlike tool below). Some artists will use the stylus & pad to draw or paint images
- [March of the Tools](https://hellomynameisheather.com/march-of-the-to/) - I love tools. Tools that make life better, work easier, and fun funner. I get a lot of questions about which sewing machines I have, what camera equipment I use, etc. And seeing as I haven't put together my FAQs page just yet, I thought I'd embark on a new theme for the month of
- [Very Pretty](https://hellomynameisheather.com/very-pretty/) - Like footballs. Our first harvest of lemons. They are huge. Even my parents, who live on a citrus grove, can't believe how big our lemons are. You can't tell from the photos, but they're probably 50% bigger than average & perfect. Anyone remember the song, "Lemon tree, very pretty...?" My mother used to sing it
- [Fun That is Funny](https://hellomynameisheather.com/fun-that-is-fun/) - "Oh my. Oh. Look at her. Whoa, she is awesome! Even better, kinda scary." I almost interrupted the Queen's presentation on historical costume to ask if she'd be my new best friend. Got scared though. Which reminds me of college... I redintegrate again (love that word!) One of my two closest friends in college used
- [Hatched](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hatched/) - Ah, paper crafts -- sweet, peaceful, clippy, foldy, gluey goodness. You guys called it - the cat has flown the bag. I have a new line of paper craft & scrapbook goodies on its way, announced last weekend with my googly eyes peering down at the crowd from the top of a 12-foot banner, as
- [On My Way to C.H.A.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/on-my-way-to-ch/) - I've made a last-minute decision to head out to Anaheim for CHA this week, the big craft & hobby industry show. If any of you will be attending or hosting a booth, email me your booth info and whatnot & I'll try to stop by for a hello! I'll be back here in a couple
- [Super Fat](https://hellomynameisheather.com/super-fat/) - Super Tuesday + Fat Tuesday = Super Fat Tuesday! Now that's something to celebrate. Seriously though, go vote. Stop browsing the computer, put down your work or play, pack up your kids if you must and go vote in The Primaries. There are a few clowns running for U.S. President this year. Though they might
- [Random, Random](https://hellomynameisheather.com/random-random/) - Lists! Why haven't I done this before? There's no sense trying to connect any of these thoughts together. A list will suit the occasion perfectly. 1. Laura Lure - Laura has big news! Read about it here. 2. Rachel, Rachel, What Rhymes with Rachel? - Isaac's sister has a new blog and an online store. called harper.
- [Crowning Around](https://hellomynameisheather.com/crowning-around/) - What do you do with a bunch of party-clad toddlers when Princess, Princess, Queen (aka Duck, Duck, Goose) and King Simon Says have lost their charm? Jewel up some crafty crowns! So I was going through Charlotte's birthday party photos today, archiving them into their appropriate places, when I realized that our crown craft was
- [Heaven Does Exist](https://hellomynameisheather.com/heaven-does-exi/) - Gaw, isn't this gorgeous!?! I'm ready to pack my bags & a tarp to go live in a lean-to right there by that fence in Who-Knows-Where, South Carolina. Purple azaleas, mossy-green grass, gravel road, weathered wooden fence, misty forest...heaven. I have this photo open on my desktop while I work and when I drift off,
- [Global Heart-Warming](https://hellomynameisheather.com/global-heart-wa/) - Now here's a version that's a little more in season. These valentine ornaments are made from my Paper Globes pattern. These go together easily with a glue stick and a good helping of sit-around time. Ornament Tips: For the dangle, string beads from the top of each embroidered heart, locating a large ball-shaped bead at
- [Paper Globes](https://hellomynameisheather.com/paper-globes/) - I'm getting there. I can just about make out the light. Getting caught up on things can be so dangerous though; that's when the To Do List gets frisky and starts to breed. I spent the earlier part of the week going over fabric strike-offs, color-bossing every nuance. The next collection is looking pretty crazy
- [Float Bloat](https://hellomynameisheather.com/float-bloat/) - There was a tear in the time/space continuum last month that left us about two weeks behind the rest of the world in Holiday spirit. Kick off the Holidays as late as December 22nd and you might welcome your gussied tree to hang around long past New Year's. Well, today was the day. The tree
- [Hey-la, Hey-hello-ah](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hey-la-hey-hell/) - I know, I know, I've been absent from these parts for most of the last month. Beyond taking a much needed holiday break, I've been wrapping up some big projects and structuring my world to take on the new year. If I get some of these things done quickly this week, I just might get
- [Sugar Love](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sugar-love/) - Aah yes, look what came to our door in time for a late breakfast (love that holiday excuse). Each layer offers a different selection, all separated with parchment paper and chilled. So fancy! Thank you, dear Jona : ) Mmm, mmm. Well, a Crazy Christmas it's been. We've decorated the tree, amassed the presents, poisoned
- [Auto Obnoxious!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/auto-obnoxious/) - I just added an automatic response to my inbox to alert folks that I'd be out of the studio through Christmas and it appears to have gone berserk! From what I can tell, it sent an "I'll be out of the studio..." message in response to every email I've received since somewhere around Oct 17th.
- [Big, Big, Big!!!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/big-big-big/) - We did it! And I can't believe we pulled this off in time for Christmas -- It's Trash Ties day!!! My once-buttoned lips are now happily unfastened and I can freely talk Trash. This is a big day for Isaac & me. We spent a good half of 2007 designing, photographing, planning, re-designing, sourcing, proofing,
- [Free Download!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/free-download/) - So, look what I found!, a download of the pincushion pattern I wrote for Better Homes & Gardens' Quilts & More. I've probably had over four dozen requests for this pattern in my inbox, but am under contract to not release it for a few months. I had no idea it was up on their
- [Twelve Days](https://hellomynameisheather.com/12-days/) - It's official. The holidays are here, and so are the fattening foods and daily desserts. To keep a handle on my health through all of the holiday fun, I'm committing to exercise at least 12 times before Christmas hits. Nothing outrageous. No weight-loss goals. Just 20+ minutes of earnest exercise on 12 different occasions, hence
- [Ocho](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ocho/) - What do you do when your sweet sister's in the hospital giving birth and you're anxiously awaiting the news? Assuming you've already worn a hole in the floor from pacing, you can fiddle with your hair. Then, when it's finally time to go see the baby, your hair is all ready. And that's about how
- [Re-FRESH-ed](https://hellomynameisheather.com/refreshed/) - Enough about TV and movies, right? Can anyone tell I've had buttoned lips (for forever it seems)? At last, here's something I can show, my new Freshcut logo. And you'll notice, there's the official HB logo up there too. That was a long time in the works. Or I should say that I was effectively
- [12:10 to Bed](https://hellomynameisheather.com/magic/) - One more Halloween photo -- If you could capture true magic on film, I expect it would look something like this. This is Charlotte "poofting" me into a pink frog. She's been poofting cars into carriages, toys into cakes and balloons into horses. Today she "poofted Daddy into a kingdom" (king). Ribbit. I went on
- [The Aftermath](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-aftermath/) - There are lots of ways of dealing with the aftermath of Halloween -- the candy. Isaac and I let our kids have at it for a couple of days and then get rid of what's left. I have some friends who stage it out, dishing one candy per day for who-knows-how-long. Then there's the pick-out-
- [The Mermaid](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-mermaid/) - Pure elation! Do you see it? And I thought I'd have a little pirate girl, or a piggy, or a little cardboard robot girl with a polka-dot bow. No, Charlotte was very clear that she wanted to be a mermaid. And somehow the timing worked out well this year, so I went all out! I
- [The Jedi](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-jedi/) - The Jedi, as promised. Not shy, is he? My kids really are the best appreciators. Schwohng!
- [Blimey!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blimey/) - Happy Halloween! Any guess who Elijah was last year?
- [Unplanned Plans](https://hellomynameisheather.com/unplanned-plans/) - Impromptu trip to Disneyland! Cashing in the coins to spend a couple of days out-and-about with our children. My brother and his family will be there as well. Should be big fun! I think I've been only once before. I faintly remember climbing around in a big tree- house of sorts. Anyhow, time to hang
- [Boom Tin Tin](https://hellomynameisheather.com/boom-tin-tin/) - Pokin' back in for a HELLO. Isaac's in Philadelphia photographing a wedding this weekend. I convinced him to stay an extra few days to explore (in proxy perhaps -- would have liked to stay longer last June). His rental car was creamed by a small truck minutes after leaving the airport though. Completely not his
- [Hello Neighbor, Might I Borrow a Cup of Whales?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hello-neighbor/) - Oh my, Isaac erased my inbox on accident and it took a couple of days for him to restore what he could. Still missing much of September and that last part of August. So... if you're waiting to hear from me on something or other, I might just be in the dark a bit on
- [Archives](https://hellomynameisheather.com/my-archives/) - All the way back... October 2007 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 20072006 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006
- [Brownery](https://hellomynameisheather.com/brownery/) - Yes, there were three bouquets. Three. I didn't get to the roses in time. They didn't give me much time either. Can you say "dead in one day?" I snapped a photo for my own amusement, but it turned out kinda pretty-looking. Hum "The Roses are Dead" along with this catchy tune. There, that'll keep
- [Pinkery](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pinkery/) - More fresh flowers in my world. Isaac went kinda crazy with fresh flowers this week. When we were first married, I was kinda bummed when Isaac brought me flowers, wishing he'd spent the money on a new tool or some art supplies. The flowers were invitingly beautiful for a few days, but watching them wilt
- [Greenery](https://hellomynameisheather.com/greenery/) - Fresh flowers. Freshly- painted table. Down with brown! At least, in this instance. And it rhymes and sounds a bit controversial. Truth is, I'd love to rip up my tiled floor in favor a dark brown wood floor, all knobbly and funny. Impractical fantasy though. For now. Too tired to speak in full sentences today.
- [Outshined](https://hellomynameisheather.com/outshined/) - Familiar, I know, but I thought Elijah's doll blanket deserved its own post. He really sewed it by himself and saw it to completion, asking me every day to show him how to do the binding. We were swamped with family in town there for a while and let's just say, he was impressively patient.
- [Granny Love](https://hellomynameisheather.com/granny-love/) - My mother is an amazing seamstress. And she single-handedly takes care of all pajama needs for each of her seven grandchildren. You should see these pjs! Or even better, all seven kids running around in granny-made pjs. We all live within 20 minutes of each other, so this does happen on occasion. Anyhow, see that
- [Garbled Jargon](https://hellomynameisheather.com/garbled-jargon/) - Gosh, I think I'll have to go with The Snart (6 comments down, if you can believe it.) Mainly because I can't get the new vocab word out of my mind. How horrible to be outed in the school paper after complete denial. Sneeze + fart = snart. Then, oh to get stuck in the
- [Busting Up](https://hellomynameisheather.com/busting-up/) - Oh my, oh my. Thank you for the stories! They're coming in faster than I can read them. I'm going to cap the contest at 300 comments so I can catch up sometime this month ;) and get some winners announced! And, wow, I didn't realize just how embarrassing embarrassment can be. Thank heaven I
- [A Slice for You?](https://hellomynameisheather.com/a-slice-for-you/) - It's my birthday. Hooray! And I'm serving up some goodies, like last year. Care for a slice? The price? Tell me your most embarrassing story. Moo-ha-ha (evil laugh, twiddling fingers). Of course, I can never think of one of my own. Never. Either my life's been dull, I'm not easily embarrassed, or I'm in complete
- [Title Schmitle](https://hellomynameisheather.com/title-schmitle/) - Are you a fan of The Princess Bride? Yes? Then, go see Stardust. The trailer doesn't do it justice. Laura, Isaac & I guffawed through the whole thing while the baby slept in his stroller, good boy. Oh, and he's so cute!!! Truly cute. Today's a fun day. Laura's painting me a poppy for my
- [Refresh, refresh, refresh, re-...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/refresh-refresh/) - New bells & whistles -- ever-changing selection of photos from my Flickr groups in the side bar. Every time you refresh the page, there's a new selection of goodies. (It's been a couple of weeks since I added them, but you know.) I'm so impressed with the hundreds of projects you guys have posted --
- [Drag-Around Sue](https://hellomynameisheather.com/drag-around-sue/) - I'm whipping up a drag-around blanket for Charlotte. She's getting pretty attached to a thread-bare quilt I made in high school and I can't have that, can I? Not with a bunch of Freshcut in my shelves. I'm not doing anything elaborate. Just a big piece of this fabric, with a couple of borders around
- [Free Embroidery Download](https://hellomynameisheather.com/free-embroidery/) - I have one of those fancy-schmancy sewing machines that can output original embroidery designs. When I first received the machine (oh, about a year ago), Isaac took it upon himself to figure out exactly how I might utilize my new Cadillac considering we're a totally-Mac family and these machines are all designed for PC users.
- [I'm Back...](https://hellomynameisheather.com/im-back/) - ... and am thoroughly enjoying my kids and cleaning. I've been home for almost two days and the house is almost back together from weeks of mad activity. I even slipped away to the doctor's today for an x-ray. Remember the flower arrangement incident at Quilt Market? My foot has developed a knobbily spot near
- [Breathe](https://hellomynameisheather.com/breathe/) - I so need to pop my head in here. Hello. Hello. Hi. I'm still kickin', still alive. I'm making about 75 kits for my hands-on class in Florida, hence the plump fabric rolls. I'm putting the finishing touches on the sewing pattern for the kits as well (getting closer to publishing). Then there's the style
- [Cuteness](https://hellomynameisheather.com/cuteness/) - I just received some fun little pick-me-ups in the mail. These goodies hail from ms. elinor, lowercase e. I love this little figurine. She's only about two inches tall. She'll be making herself at home on Charlotte's bookshelf (which used to be a china hutch -- I'll have to post about that one too). Elinor,
- [The Soap Trick](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the-soap-trick/) - Don't struggle with obnoxiously-thin slivers of soap in the shower ever again! You know, the dwindling remains of a bar, when the soap finally gives up the ghost and snaps in two? Set them aside with your sewing supplies. Waifish soap bars can be the perfect marking tool in many instances. In fact, I find
- [West Chester](https://hellomynameisheather.com/west_chester/) - My dad read through the recent posts about my brief trip to Pennsylvania and my nagging hope to explore my early-childhood neighborhood, sorted out that my one day was spent in West Chester, PA and presented these photos to me at dinner last Sunday. I may not have made it to Cranberry, where I first
- [Back Again](https://hellomynameisheather.com/back_again/) - Across the country and back again in one day plus. I had just enough time outdoors to snap a photo of this dancing flower outside the Philadelphia airport. It's got some serious moves -- the same sort of joyfulness I was going for with the mum print below. I was happy to see that flowers
- [Pennsylvania](https://hellomynameisheather.com/pennsylvania/) - Is it the first week of June already? Whoa. I'm leaving town again tomorrow. I'm heading to Pennsylvania for a day. And, I'm being zapped by the nostalgia fairy. She gets me good every now and then. I was born in Pittsburgh and spent the first few years of my life in town called Cranberry
- [BU Supply List](https://hellomynameisheather.com/bu_supply_list/) - BERNINA UNIVERSITYWednesday, July 11 Make the ConnectionW311 Hands-on Workshopartista 730’s and fabric kit provided Kit Fee: $15.00 to be paid in CASH upon arrival to class. Supplies List: Presser feet: · #1C – Standard foot · #10C – Edge Stitch foot · #20C – Open Toe Embroidery foot (9mm) Machine Accessories: ·
- [One Apple Down](https://hellomynameisheather.com/one_apple_down/) - Guess what today is -- my blogiversary. Yay! And no standard cupcake photo will do. Why not an apple? That makes sense. A party apple. Sure. Now just watch me make sense of it with this next photo. See that bitten apple? -- one year down. And those other apples ?-- more years to come.
- [Taped & Bound](https://hellomynameisheather.com/taped_bound/) - Ooo, scandalous! Maybe too scandalous-sounding. Hmmm. But, nothing fishy's happening -- just a behind-the-scenes peek at yesterday's Trash Ties photoshoot. Yes, I still need to tell you all about my hair accessory invention. I won't forget. I'm launching them at CosmoProf in two months and I'll do a tell-all post or three. The plan is
- [Sonoran Living](https://hellomynameisheather.com/sonoran_living/) - Yay! I did it. Live TV. Of course, I forgot to bring a camera, so all I have is this goofball shot from my cell phone. But, hey, it works. They already have the segment up on the internet. Now you guys can see how tired I look from many near-all-nighters this week (fabrics, fabrics,
- [Market](https://hellomynameisheather.com/market_report/) - This is my favorite bouquet of all time -- peonies with those yellow ball- thingies mixed in. When I left town, the peonies were electric pink. Now they're a romantic white. I hope I age as gracefully. I had a blast at Quilt Market. I met up with my new Westminster family and was charmed
- [New Babies!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/new_babies/) - There's nothing sweeter than a new little baby. And our family now has two new cuddly creatures to get to know - one niece and one nephew, both born last week. Laura gave birth to baby Luke on April 15th. Here's a photo of Lily snuggled up to her long- awaited baby brother. Their family
- [Ms. Mimi's Roses](https://hellomynameisheather.com/ms_mimis_roses/) - One more doll blanket and then we'll have ourselves a breather. Mimi told me her favorite colors were red and yellow and green and white. I'm still sewing. I stayed up way too late last night watching that new Shear Genius show while I did some hand- stitching on a fun little green and
- [Tweet Dreams](https://hellomynameisheather.com/tweet_dreams/) - Looking at that photo of Charlotte playing with her kitty doll (in my last post) reminded me of the treasure trove of Freshcut projects I haven't shown you yet. Last October, when my sample fabric came in, I went into a creative frenzy and made up all kinds of fun projects to photograph for an
- [New Gizmo](https://hellomynameisheather.com/new_gizmo/) - This is kinda fun. I got an email about this new mini-website tool called Leafletter a few days ago and had to check it out. It seems like a great way to show a portfolio of artwork or a series of photos in one blog post without smothering the page with photos. I dinked around
- [Easter](https://hellomynameisheather.com/easter/) - Yay! Happy Easter. I spent some good time outdoors and am feeling refreshed and ready for a week in the studio. We did the egg-hunt/bubble-party thing at my parents', along with a potluck feast. (Sometime I'll have to get you the recipe for my mom's "Heart-Attack Potatoes" - everyone's guilty favorite.) And good news on
- [Update](https://hellomynameisheather.com/update/) - We made it through the dentist appointment. And though I'm utterly bewildered, it seems that Charlotte's already "over it" and has moved on. Teeth, no teeth -- whatever. And, yes, they were both removed. Well, mostly. One tooth was already so broken-up that the root stayed put. Her gums will grow over it, preventing infection.
- [Toothless Rose](https://hellomynameisheather.com/toothless_rose/) - Prayer request! Charlotte Rose was at a friend's house on Friday night and fell off the bunk bed. Her bottom front teeth were each split in two, exposing the roots and leaving two thin shards of enamel poking up into her little mouth. She made it through the weekend on painkillers and Blues Clues videos.
- [Little Girl Me](https://hellomynameisheather.com/little_girl_me/) - Here's evidence that you shouldn't get rid of your old, un-developed film rolls. Isaac said that my family's old film would be ruined after so many years, but being a sappy nostalgic, I felt it was worth a try. For years I was my family's patron saint of neglected film, hording every un-developed roll, so
- [Prezzies](https://hellomynameisheather.com/prezzies/) - Don't these look pretty together? I came back from my trip to L.A. to a pile of happy packages. Mom sent the bunny basket, along with some old children's books and a piggy for Charlotte. Laura painted me a birthday sprig (nope, it's not my birthday anytime soon) and sent along an amazing violet-glass cake
- [What a Guy!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/what_a_guy/) - Yep, that's Isaac at a wedding last weekend, fixing a 20" rip in the bride's chiffon dress. He sent me the photo and said, "Now, there's a photo for your blog. You've even got me sewing." I don't know about that, but I am glad he's picked up on things enough to save the day
- [More Wool Stuff](https://hellomynameisheather.com/more_wool_stuff/) - I did it. I snuck in some 'me' time and made something I can show -- wooly flowers with needle-felted centers. Of course, just as soon as the garland was complete, I gave it away. But, not before I snapped a couple of photos. No worries -- I have plenty more supplies. Ahem. And I
- [Wool Stuff](https://hellomynameisheather.com/wool_stuff/) - I "made an appearance" at the Quilters Guild show across town and indulged in some wooly stuff. I love the way that wool dyes up, bright and rich and hard-to-resist. Elinor's in town this weekend -- her first trip since she broke her ankle. We figured out our wheelchair routine at yesterday's show. You should
- [Strings](https://hellomynameisheather.com/strings/) - Keeping with a theme, here's a palette of crochet yarns to go with my hooks and buttons, all singing in chorus, "It's time to play." So, if these make up the strings section, what are the hooks and buttons -- winds and percussion? I picked these up at a second hand shop for $5 yesterday
- [Saturday Fun](https://hellomynameisheather.com/saturday_fun/) - Ay, they're calling to me: paint, thread, buttons, hooks, hexagons. Every once in a while I ruffle through my button drawers to tide me over until it's time to sew again. It's like popping one of these to fix a sugar craving instead of attacking a batch of cookies. It works for a while. But,
- [Hidden Meadow](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hidden_meadow/) - Remember our recent trip to the snow? See what Isaac was up to while I lounged around with the kids. Follow this link to a gallery of Isaac's gorgeous photos of Hidden Meadow Ranch - won't stay hidden for long! Isn't that the best snowman? -- I think he looks a bit like Jay Mohr.
- [Hip-Junk](https://hellomynameisheather.com/hip_junk/) - I was going to tell you all about my Saturday at the Renaissance Festival, my thoughts on hip-junk, and how we should all abandon our purses for random draw-string baggies dangled from a belt. But, a deeper study into the benefits of bag-free shoulders and the flirty possibilities of shakin' our hip-junk as we carry
- [The Studio](https://hellomynameisheather.com/the_studio/) - Well, here it is. This is where I spend my days, The Sugar Shop. I picked up the bookshelf at a local antique store for $150. It was poorly white-washed, with gobs of butter-yellow paint slathered on the details. Isaac re-finished it for me and built the base for it to rest on. Yep, that's
- [Extra, Extra!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/extra_extra/) - I know I just did a post, but I can't resist shouting on the mountaintops that my favorite Laura has just posted some irresistable Poppies for sale -- original paintings by a talented gal with seriously good taste. One painting's available at her new Etsy shop and one's on eBay. Go show Laura the love...
- [Garden Report](https://hellomynameisheather.com/garden_report/) - Ok, folks, here's the state of my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt-top after last weekend's hexagonal fixation. I made the flowers about three years ago on a trip we took to Jamaica to photograph a wedding. (Know anyone getting married in an exotic location? We could use more trips like that.) My many-hours' devotion this week
- [Chicago Calling](https://hellomynameisheather.com/chicago_calling/) - I'm heading out of town in a couple of hours for a meeting-of-the-minds with some industry folks - Chicago! First time there. It's supposed to be 0˙, with a wind-chill of -35˙ or so. I can't even fathom what that feels like. Where I'm at, it's tee-shirt weather. So, I've borrowed my sister's long, thick
- [Raaar! ...oink.](https://hellomynameisheather.com/raaar_oink/) - I'm feeling it tonight... stress. I'm sure it's just an aftershock of the Thanksgiving - funeral - Christmas - wedding anniversary - New Year's - son's birthday - daughter's birthday quake we've just come through. We held the final birthday party of the season last night and now it's time to face the tidal wave
- [Not Gildy!](https://hellomynameisheather.com/not_gildy/) - The mirror was first. It's been sitting around our garage for three years now, as it was too boring to bring inside. And my current rule-of-thumb is... if it's ornate and prissy, then it better be a funky color, or no deal. Anyone can pick up a gold mirror just about anywhere. Where's the fun
- [Limber Lulu](https://hellomynameisheather.com/limber_lulu/) - The collection grows. Cute hangar, huh? What I can't believe is that her ponytails are still intact. And, as bloggy-voodoo would have it, she looks an awful lot like Hillary's recent mobile and Sarah's subsequent magnet set, both adorable. How old is she? I have no idea. But, she had to be mine. Yesterday was
- [Many Months Ago](https://hellomynameisheather.com/many_months_ago/) - I thought I'd break up the long train of toys (see last three posts) with a fun little pincushion. Does anyone remember the flouncy bouncer saga and thereby neglected pincushion design? That was seven months ago. This little pincushion has remained in my cabinet since then, sewn, stuffed and tufted. All it needed was a
- [Blaggle-Blaggle](https://hellomynameisheather.com/blaggleblaggle/) - Mr. Wooden Robot says, "Snick-Snock-Blaggle-Blaggle - Time - to - vote - for - the - Bloggies - Snick-Snock-Blaggle-Blaggle" I messed up on the nomination form the first time around. I put URLs where the blogs' names were supposed to go and had to go back in and copy and paste until I had it right. I should have
- [Long-Spoon Days](https://hellomynameisheather.com/longspoon_days/) - Today, I serve you spoons. Funky plastic ones from the 50s or 60s, I think. When I was a girl, my parent's silverware tray contained an average selection of spoons, forks and knives, but for one long, slender, iced-tea spoon. When clean, that spoon was always my preference. I didn't find out until years later

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