The votes are in...

Thanks again to all of you who entered my Sew Mama Sew give away.

My inner bean counter decided to do a little tally of everybody's favorite new fabric lines for 2012. I sifted through all 418 comments to come up a top 15 list. Ready for the results? Here we go:

15. Winterkist by Monica Solorio-Snow - 9 votes

14. Riley Blake Chevrons (coming very soon to my Etsy shop!) - 10 votes

13. Tula Pink's The Birds & the Bees - 11 votes

12. Heather Ross' Nursey Versey - 13 votes

11. Lucy's Crab Shack by Sweetwater - 15 votes

10. Mama Said Sew also by Sweetwater - 15 votes

9. Kona solids from Robert Kaufman - 17 votes

8. Nightshade by Tula Pink - 17 votes

7. Denyse Schmidt's Flea Market Fancy Legacy Collection - 18 votes

6. Field Study by Anna-Maria Horner - 19 votes

From left, Betz White, Anna-Maria Horner, and Denyse Schmidt chillin' in Anna-Maria's Quilt Market booth

5. Summersville by Lu Summers - 23 votes

4. Bonnie & Camille's Vintage Modern - 30 votes

3-1. We had a three way tie for first place. Lotta Jansdotter's Bella line received 31 votes.

Yes, I scored a fat quarter bundle of Bella at Sample Spree. I was planning to sell it but I don't think I can part with it!

Simply Color by Vanessa Christenson was also very popular with 31 votes (and her line was the buzz of Quilt Market if you ask me).

Bonnie & Camille's Marmalade line also received 31 votes.

Moda clearly dominates the list with 6 out of the 15 fabric lines on the list. And speaking of Moda, they rolled out a new product at Quilt Market called Candy. They're packs of 42 - 2.5" squares. I think they would be fabulous for granny square blocks, postage stamp quilts, and patchwork all around. They retail at $4 each. I'm thinking about ordering Candy packs of Marmalade and Simply Color for my Etsy shop. What do you think? Would you buy these little squares?

Sew Many Resolutions

Happy 2012!

'Tis the season for making resolutions. I thought I would share a few of mine. I hope you'll do the same in the comments. If you've already blogged about your resolutions, please share your blog link in the comments.

Here's my list -

1. Make more clothes for the kids (especially from that enormous stack of Ottobre Design magazines).
2. Make slopers for myself. I'm ready for my homemade/handmade clothes to fit me right the first time.
3. Put a dent into the stash. It's time to use it up (so I can buy more, of course!).
4. Try paper piecing.
5. Make a blue and white quilt.
6. Get over my fear of curved piecing.
7. Sell my current sewing machine and upgrade to something that suits my sewing style better.
8. Write more tutorials. I've got a few up my sleeve plus it looks like lots of folks are interested in learning more about pattern grading. I'm on it!
9. Have five to six quilt patterns written, tested, and up for sale on my Etsy shop by June 1st.
10. Create a cohesive brand identity for mini mushroom.

I look forward to reading your list of aspirations for 2012.

Best wishes,
Annik