owen's olivia: fabric friday

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9/14/2012

Fabric Friday {Geek}

Thank you to all those so far who have left their thoughts on my previous post. I'm definitely not the sappy type, but I can't help but let you guys know I truly appreciate your friendship. I have some amazing readers! For everyone who comes to visit Owen's Olivia, you rock! Thank you for all your support, love, and help over the year.

This past week I have experienced beautiful, low humidity weather. I couldn't resist the outdoors and the feeling of wanting to work. This past week I cleaned my sewing room, which was a really big deal. It's not decorated, but it's clean and functional. I'll snap a few photos so you can see the space I work in.

I finally decided what I will be doing for the backside of my kitchen island, which I will share with you next week. I can't actually get started on the project until the end of this month or the beginning of Oct. Wow, Oct. is right around the corner. When did this happen??

Onto Fabric Friday! I thought this particular subject was fun! I wouldn't mind having most of these prints in my stash!

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Fabric Friday {Nautical}

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it's friday!

Aw, crummy. No Fabric Friday today, huh? I decided to hang out with my son instead, and I hope that's okay. We traveled to a quilt shop and the new West Elm at Southpoint Mall in Durham, NC. We also ate yummy LocoPops! I love West Elm. I love LocoPops. I love the quilt shop I went to too. It was a great Friday. I took a few inspiring DIY photos at West Elm, which I'll share with you next week.

I wanted to share with you the fabrics I purchased today for my next quilt. I have to preface by saying I do not like brown per se. But someone I know does and she loves brown and blue together. To be truthful, I was bummed that my second quilt of all time was going to be . . . brown. But when I walked into Thimble Pleasures in Chapel Hill, NC, I was pleasantly surprised to find a good selection of modern prints. But I was still bummed that I would have to search out brown among all the eye candy in the shop. I will still need to buy a blue solid, and if I need to balance out the brown some, I will do that once I get going.

She's getting her favorite color, brown!

If I go with Kona, I will choose Jade Green or Caribbean to add a little more color to the quilt. Caribbean comes closer to the teal in Bella, but I thought I would go a little greener. But I am open to either. If you own the new line Bella from Lotta Jansdotter and know a solid that would go well with it's teal color, please let me know!

Have a nice weekend, and if you live stateside, Happy Labor Day weekend!

8/24/2012

Print||Pattern||Place

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Have a great weekend!

8/17/2012

Fabric Friday {New Premier Prints Prints}

My title isn't a typo. ;) Premier Prints has a few new prints that I am totally adoring right now. Most of them have a few colorways. My favorite is the Sienna Slub, and if I could work burnt orange into my living room, I would use that print for curtains. At $8 yard, you just can't beat that kind of a price for home decor fabric! Do you have a favorite Premier Prints print?

You can purchase all of these through Fabric.com

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Fabric Friday {Spira}

I found Spira through Pinterest. It was one of those I click on a photo that leads me to five other photo clicks. Don't you just love the surprises and goodies you can find through Pinterest? I do. You'll need to use Google's translator to navigate their site. They also sell more than just fabric for the home. I'll have to jot this company down to remember when Matt and I take our second Europe backpacking trip (tentatively summer of 2014!!!). I told Matt that on this next trip I will purchase things and ship them home! Yes, that was a threat.

*On a side note, I'm closing up the question post since there wasn't much interest in it. If you did want to participate, you can head on over here, and ask me anything you'd like to know about me, my life, my blog, or my fabulous fashion (total joke) in the comment box. I'll answer the questions in a separate post coming up soon.

Enjoy! Photos come from Spira.

Fabric Friday {Etsy} & a few home updates

It's been quite a week for me. I am refinishing two pieces of furniture, cleaned out three closets, and donated eight trash bags of goods. And not to mention I trashed four garbage bags of junk. Spring cleaning!

Fabric Friday {Plover Organic}

*I entered into the shorts on the line contest, and if you could take a quick minute to vote for me, that would be awesome! I'm #93. You can also see more photos of my shorts here.

Plover Organic offers bedding and several fabrics by the yard, including scrap packs. Some of their fabrics are 115" in width, so you can easily use it for larger projects at home or use it as backing for a quilt. This also makes it a little more cost effective. The only downside is Plover Organic doesn't have a wide array of fabrics to choose from, but I thought they were still worth noting.

Fabric Friday {A Bundle}

A bundle that I have no name for. I am not really good at coming up with names for stuff. Like how people name their quilts or sewing patterns. I guess anything would have been less lame than "A Bundle". I picked this bundle idea from Hawthorne Threads. I chose Amy Butler's new Cameo bouquet and worked around that.

Fabric Friday {Print//Pattern//Place}

Image Sources: Anne Kelle Remix Hearts // Shwin & Shwin Dress // Ferris Wheel via Favim via

What's this Print//Pattern//Place you may be asking? Well, it's a new series I'm doing once a month. I'll pick a cute print, find a pattern I think could be used with the print, and a place I could see the final product at. So what do you think? If I had a little girl, I would make that dress right away. Oh wait. I already do that. The blog's birthday is fast approaching, so stay tuned for that! We're picking blueberries and blackberries, and I am hoping to tackle sewing a pair of shorts over the weekend. Have a great weekend!

7/06/2012

Fabric Friday {Ink & Spindle}

This is one of those posts that I thought I published a long time ago but never did. I don't know why I haven't mentioned them until now. I'm sure a lot of you have heard of Ink & Spindle, and if not, you're in for a treat. They offer some really lovely prints, which are organic too. Their website is worth perusing, so make sure you take a look there too.

All photos came from Ink & Spindle.

Fabric Friday {two collections I want in their entirety}

There are very few fabric collections that I like every single print, including colorways. Do you suffer from this problem too? That is not the case for me with Cloud 9's simpatico and GeoCentric lines. Ooooh, this girl can't wait. I love graphics. I love triangles. I love chevrons. I even love the chosen pastel colors in simpatico.

Fabric Friday {Ttoz}

This is just a fun designer. You can visit Ttoz on Etsy or Spoonflower.

Have a great weekend everybody!

xo - nancy

6/08/2012

Fabric Friday {Cheater Quilts}

I hope you guys have a nice weekend. I'll be finishing up Owen's room (finally) over the weekend, if all goes to plan, and I am waiting for a few small things to come in the mail that will be going into his room. I've been so busy this week working during nap times and evenings. The room kind of took an unexpected 180, at least I think. I just love how it has turned out so far. It's my new favorite place to be. I might just have to kick him out. ;) I am heading to the beach for several days by myself with Owen next week, and family is coming into town from Scotland the day I get back from the beach. So I have a ~~little bit~~ a lot of cleaning to do. :) Let's just say the next 7 days are going to be a little hectic around here.

What are you doing this weekend? It will be as crazy as mine?

I've collected cheater quilts this week for you. The robots are my favorite. Enjoy!