Show Your True Colors!

We just can't get enough Tracey this week!

Head on over to TraceyJayQuilts for a Rural Jardin Layer Cake giveaway sponsored by yours truly!  You may also find a little promotion code for 10% off at Burgundy Buttons.

Then, check out the Moda Bakeshop today to see what Tracey has used this layer cake for.  What a delightful way to show your Patriotism, and just in time for Memorial Day!

Tracey is also auctioning one of these quilts to support Operation Family Fund.  Operation Family Fund is an organization whose mission (from their website) is to "assist the injured and families of the those who have been injured or killed as a part of the Global War on Terrorism, whether domestic or abroad, military or civilian, with financial grants for transitioning to their new circumstances and achieving financial self-sufficiency.  Check out their website here.

While you at Tracey's Blog, be sure and notice her pillow using the Mod Medallions pattern by GiGi's Thimble.  I love the colors she used!

Remember- while I would love to hear from you, you gotta head over TracyJayQuilts to list your comments that qualify you to enter the Rural Jardin Giveaway!  Good luck!

Can't wait?  Get your Rural Jardin layer cakes here!

Tracey has Gone Crazy!!

Maybe Tracey has spend a little too much time cooped up in the sewing room!  Maybe Tracey has spent a little too much time working on those inspiring pillows.  Maybe Tracey has spent a little too much time fondling fabric! 

Whatever the reason, Tracey of TraceyJayQuilts has gone a little crazy and has made this delighful tutorial just for BB Readers.

Check it out!

And when you're done, head on over to her blog and show her a little Burgundy Love!

Something to Cluck About!

BB is sponsering a giveaway over at Cluck Cluck Sew.  For details on how to enter, head on over to her site!


 

And while you are entering the giveaway, be sure to check out Allison's finished projects.  This is my favorite one, becuase I just wouldn't have thought to use orange!  I am inspired!   And then you simply MUST visit her tutorials page for a little demo on making this lovely little pillow.  GREAT for scraps!

So go check out the give-away!  And you MAY find a special little promotion code for 10% off until the giveaway ends!

 


CLARIFICATION POINTS:

You insert your comments over at Cluck Cluck Sew for the drawing.  Now I'd love to hear from you and your comments are welcome here, but they won't go toward your entries.  However- one way to have an extra entry into the drawig is to SUBSCRIBE to THIS blog. 

Hope that helps!  I didn't mean to confuse anyone!

Good Luck!

It's that time again!

How she does it every year, I will just never know!  But head on over to Amy's Creative Side and check out the Blogger's Quilt Festival.

Be Inspired,
Be in Awe,
Be a part!

See what your brothers and sisters 'in thread' are up to and take this opportunity to dazzle others with your own creations!

Burgundy Buttons is delighted to sponsor this online festival again this year, so click that little link up there and see what the fuss is all about!

Something New!

Burgundy Buttons now has Riley Blake!

Check it out!!

Burgundy Buttons joins the FabShop Network in the..

STARTS TODAY!!

Shop Burgundy Buttons early for the best selection!

Trend Alert

Moda has a new precut!  Have you ever wanted a sampling of all fabrics within one collection but felt a Layer Cake wasn't quite big enough yet you didn't want to make the financial investment for a Fat Quarter Bundle?

Well you may love this!

Moda is offering a new bundle of Fat Eighths on selected collections.  (I personally think they are testing the waters).  Park Avenue and Fruitcake are the chosen holiday collections for this feeler. 

Fat Eighths measure 9x22 each.

Get your Fat Eighths at Burgundy Buttons here.

Pie Days Starts TODAY!

Join Burgundy Buttons, the Fab Shop Network and my fellow online retailers in celebrating National Apple Pie Day.

Collect all three Patterns and Recipes from Burgundy Buttons and receive a promotion code for a special discount.

The Yummy Pies featured at BB are:

Rhubarb Struesel Pie
Caramel Apple Pie
Honey Caramel Peach Pie

YUMMER-DOODLES!

How It Works

Visit each participating website between now and May 17th and look for the page with Fab Shop's exclusive block design for a full pie or a slice of pie. When you find it, click to open a PDF download with a pie recipe and the directions for making the block.

There are 3 different pie recipes at each participating site so be sure visit them all to compile your very own pie cookbook!

Click HERE Start Collecting BB Pies Now.

Join the Show 'n Tell Pie Days Challenge!

Make a pie quilt or quilt top using our block designs (whole pie, slice of pie, or both) and enter it in the Fab Shop Pie Day challenge by June 17th. Participants will vote to choose the best one during the first two weeks of July.

Here’s how:

• Make a finished quilt with no fewer than 36 blocks, plus borders as desired. Creativity is encouraged. Consider embellishing your blocks for added fun.
• Take a great digital photo of your quilt and submit it to info@fabshopnet.com by no later than Midnight on June 17th. The image must be 300 dpi, and 4 inches wide -- or a minimum of 1200 pixels wide.
• Give your quilt a name.

All entries will be available on July 1st. Go to www.fabshophop.com to cast your vote for your favorite.

Remember, there is a different pie recipe at each participating site—don’t miss any of them!

See the details and list of participating shops here!

HAVE FUN!

May Warmer of the Month

Scentsy's May Warmer of the Month is this adorable Nature's Haven Full sized warmer.  Welcome the sweetness of spring finches with Nature’s Haven. A creamy base with a low-sheen finish is embossed with newly budding branches, delicate leaves and gracefully poised birds that encircle the base. Awash with pastel tones of pale green, yellow and fawn, this hand-painted spring scene has the appearance of watercolors. Sitting atop the base, a cleverly designed dish shaped like a nest is visited by a single finch, ready to alight – or perhaps take flight. Perfect for family rooms, master bedrooms or baths, Nature’s Haven invites spring into your home in the most cheerful way.  Buy this warmer now for $3.00 off!

Create your own haven with Scentsy's Scent of the month- Clarity.
Awaken the senses and uplift the spirit with this invigorating blend of rosemary, thyme, citron leaves, and freshly squeezed lemon. Clarity brings back memories of dewy herb gardens on bright May mornings.

Buy the Nature's Haven Warmer and Clarity Scent during the month of May and save 10%.

Shop my Scentsy Store and remember..

Fabric and Flame don't mix!

Pie Days starts on Thursday!

Join Burgundy Buttons, the Fab Shop Network and my fellow online retailers in celebrating National Apple Pie Day starting Thursday, May 13.

How It Works

Visit each participating website during the 5-day promotional period and look for the page with Fab Shop's exclusive block design for a full pie or a slice of pie. When you find it, click to open a PDF download with a pie recipe and the directions for making the block.

There are 3 different pie recipes at each participating site so be sure visit them all to compile your very own pie cookbook!

Join the Show 'n Tell Pie Days Challenge!

Make a pie quilt or quilt top using our block designs (whole pie, slice of pie, or both) and enter it in the Fab Shop Pie Day challenge by June 17th. Participants will vote to choose the best one during the first two weeks of July.

Here’s how:

• Make a finished quilt with no fewer than 36 blocks, plus borders as desired. Creativity is encouraged. Consider embellishing your blocks for added fun.
• Take a great digital photo of your quilt and submit it to info@fabshopnet.com by no later than Midnight on June 17th. The image must be 300 dpi, and 4 inches wide -- or a minimum of 1200 pixels wide.
• Give your quilt a name.

All entries will be available on July 1st. Go to www.fabshophop.com to cast your vote for your favorite.

Remember, there is a different pie recipe at each participating site—don’t miss any of them!

See the details here!

A little BB Love for V & Co

Check out V & Co's Blog for a little special something from Burgundy Buttons!

I may (just may) have mentioned before that I adore the new Half Moon collection from Moda, well there is a little special something over at Vanessa's blog for one very lucky follower.

Check it out!

Spend a little time on Vanessa's site and be inspired!

Happy Mother's Day!

A Mother holds her daughters hand for a short while,

but holds her heart forever!

Happy Mother's Day Moms!

What happened to Spring?

It's cold outside!  Where did that  Spring go?  It took so darn long to get here and now it seems to be taking a winter's nap.

Perhaps we can warm things up!

Blog Readers, Save 10% at Burgundy Buttons by using promotion code "ComeBack" .

It pays for follow the Burgundy Buttons Blog!

Share the Burgundy Love and forward this sale to a friend.

*Excludes previously purchased items, special order items, Scentsy items, or items as described in their item description.  Cannot be used in conjunction with another promotion code. Valid Thursday only.

Bella Solid Precuts are HERE!!!

And they are WONDERFUL!!  Now you can enjoy the time savings of a Moda precut in a basic Bella Solid color.

Available in White and Snow (Snow is really an ivory) and come in Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls and Charm Packs.

Get yours here today!

Mo 'Bout Me Monday

When it comes to the dinner plate, I am not your typical Southern Gal........

because I..

• could not make fried chicken if a hostage situation depended on it
• have yet to find the perfect biscuit recipe
• think fried okra is a slimy disaster
• screw up EVEN the "no fail" pie crust recipe (and yes I know everything should be cold)
• feel that bacon was not meant to be a condiment
• won't eat anything soggy
• believe strawberries RUIN the shortcake (separate bowl required)
• like my cornbread SWEET (peppers? really?)
• wonder how drunk the person actually was when she came up with Red Eye Gravy

• detest banana wafer pudding. (it's those soggy cookies...ick)

• ponder how to eat pound cake, seems like I should put butter and jelly on it

• don't know how to can or preserve anything

• wonder why someone would ruin their hot dog with sweet pickle relish, or ruin their perfectly fluffy biscuit with flour gravy.

• GAG at the thought of cole slaw

• in fact- feel that cabbage is one of those things that SHOULD have been destroyed in the flood.

• don't fry anything...ever.

• have never had catfish or even gone fishing.

• am not a fan of pulled pork, or attending parties with a giant pig on a stick roasting on a hill (free WILBUR) And I am from North Carolina!

• don't like tea, sweet or otherwise

• am not exactly sure what is in liver mush- is anybody?

• Wonder who decided to fry fat? Fried fatback? Times must have REALLY been tough!

• refuse to eat grits...or hominy for that matter

• have never eaten a fried bologna sandwich, nor a fried Twinkie nor a fried Oreo.

• cannot tolerate the way meringue feels on my tongue

But to redeem myself:

I....

• use the word "tater"

• do love biscuits, fried chicken and tater salad
• Once the pie crust is made, I make some KICK BUTT Chicken Pot Pie!
• LOVE ME SOME shortcake! (said just like a Southerner too!)
• do like my pie! (especially lemon- without the meringue of course)
• Must have gravy on my mashed taters
• Can eat my weight and yours in water melon


Do you know of a pie crust recipe that even I can't screw up?  I'd LOVE the see it!

Make the Cut!

Love to quilt but hate to cut? Now there's a better way to GO! The AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter is a fast, accurate and easy way to cuts up to six layers of fabric in seconds. This revolutionary hand-operated roller system uses AccuQuilt GO! dies to cut perfect pieces every time.

Have you had your eyeball on an AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter but been a little fearful of the price tag?  Let BB help!

Buy an AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter from Burgundy Buttons and not only get FREE SHIPPING, but get a $50.00 BB Store credit!  (Use it to special order any GO! Die cut!, or fabric, or anything else you want!  Free shipping to US only)

And that we are selling more and more fabric by the yard, it make perfect scents!

Share the Burgundy Love and let your friends know about this very special offer!

*To obtain your store credit, you must create a BB Account if you have not done so already.  Credit will be applied once the AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter order and payment is confirmed.  (within 48 hours of purchase)

I swear it's not rigged!

This is just too weird and I PROMISE this isn't rigged!  The winners of the last two prizes have been two gals that I have been working with for BB Guest Blogger Spots.  Feeling like it looked suspicious, I almost asked the Random Number Generator to find another number- but then I thought-"wait, I am an honest person- why should TRACEY miss out on this ruler because I am afraid someone will think something is amiss."

So Mrs TraceyJayQuilts, gal- I am happy to say you are the proud new owner of this awesome ruler!

Is that a birdie on my porch?

Nope!  It was the UPS Man with a box full of Tweet Tweet lovelies.  They are all posted at Burgundy Buttons and ready for purchase!

What's New?

From the maker of Hello Betty.....

1933 

from Cloe's Closet 

Chloe’s Closet represents a longing for the past both in color and pattern. Her designs spring from her collection of childhood trinkets and flea market treasures. No one ever would have thought that being a pack rat would inspire a career of fabric design! Her passion for all that is retro brings a flare of playfulness and innocents to every collection she designs.

and from Moda's very own designers.....

Half Moon

All I can say is...WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW and WOW! 

(did I say WOW?)

This is one STRIKING collection.  It's BLACK and WHITE and AMAZING.  Now, this chick has never even thought about making a Black & White quilt before- but I sure am now!  I really think I might use this quilt pattern from my buddy Carly.  I think the contrast between the two color-ways will be breathtaking!  What do you think?

As many have come to realize, I am slowly but surely ordering more and more yardage.  My biggest hold up on yardage was not financial- but more of a time constraint.  I 'Burgundy Button' in the early am and evening, before and after the big Corporate America job.  But as a couple of you know, my first employee will be starting soon- and I am SOOOO grateful!  As there will be time to cut fabric...so it shall be!

So I just HAD to buy Half Moon yardage too!  It will be here next week!

May Scentsy Warmer of the Month

Celebrate a teacher in May!  Scentsy's Warmer of the month this month delights in all things educational. 

And for a little extra credit, be sure and check out something related to your favorite instructor's token fruit!  This month's special scent completes this gift with nothing short of a A+!!

What teacher's desk would be complete without his/or her apple?

Get something special at our Scentsy Site today!

Scensy makes the perfect gift for any one with any taste with any decor.

  And remember:  Fabric and Flame Don't Mix!