The dog days of summer are upon us. Usually, that means anticipating the arrival of Baby Lock’s convention and the introduction of the newest products. But, this year, the announcements came early. Social media has jolted us into a new world, and information is power, right?! So, the savvy sewist “likes” Baby Lock on Facebook and keeps up with the latest news.
I thought you might enjoy a short list of blogs and other places I routinely “stalk” to keep up on things. You can also subscribe to many blogs and get announcements of their latest postings right in your email bin. But, I’m a bit old-fashioned still, and randomly scouring my bookmark list is more fun for me.
You can get lost by clicking on some of the links that each of these link up to. It’s a big sewing frenzy on the internet. Who knew? Don’t get lost, and pack a few snacks for the trip. You won’t believe how long you’ll be “gone”….
Cloud 9 Fabrics – We carry their latest line of organic cottons, Miscellany. One co-founder has her own personal blog, too.
Modkid – Our friend Patty Young’s blog.
Sew4Home – Projects and more.
Jenean Morrison – I love Jenean’s style and we carry her fabrics.
Sweetwater – One of my very favorite design teams.
Kate Spain – Ever cheerful, I would love to be Kate Spain’s friend. And, her fabric is divine.
Robert Kaufman fabrics – The official blog of RK fabrics.
Totally Stitchin’ – Info-packed and funky.
Amazing Designs – Even Amazing Designs has a blog chock full of embroidery ideas.
Moda Fabrics – Also check out their famous Moda Bake Shop.
Riley Blake Designs – Lots of great tutes here.
Diane Kappa – She’s a designer for Anthology fabrics.
Michael Miller fabrics – Projects and contests!
Nancy Zieman – She’s everywhere, even on Blogger!
Cosmo Cricket – One of Moda’s designers.
Lily Ashbury – Since lots of fabric designers also do paper products, sometimes you get tons of printable freebies!
Oliver + S - A favorite pattern line.
Sandi Henderson – She designs for MMF and has lots of recipes and other goodies.
Valori Wells - We have some of her books and fabric at the store.
Paula Prass - Ah, just to have half of her design ability!
Anna Maria Horner – She’s a great writer and a beautiful woman with a houseful of beautiful children and a great husband, too. And, she’s a businesswoman and a successful designer. If she wasn’t nice, too, you’d actually be mad!
Well, enough of this list for now. I’ll save the rest for another time…
