I totally get a sticker!

I want my giant happy face sticker, 'cause I am a good girl!  I completed my first block of the Moose on the Porch Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt-Along.  I used Verna from Kate Spain.

If you haven't joined the quilt along- it's not too late!  See the icon on the left side bar of this blog.

Come play with us!

Verna is a lovely girly girl collection.  Perfect for that Spring quilt you have in mind.

Get your Verna Jelly Roll here!

Love Deserves a Second Chance!

Many of you didn't get a chance to purchase your little piece of this fabrictastically* delightful collection when it came out a couple months ago.  It sold out SO quick that the angels at Moda have re-released it.  And just in time for Spring! 

Come visit Burgundy Buttons and get your Love U precut today!

Click here to see this collection in detail.  Like I said- It's FABRITASTIC!

Main Entry: fab-ric-TAS-tic

Pronunciation: or \'fa-brik-TAZ-tik|

Function: adjective

Etymology: Nashville Tennessee, from the southern language of a certain blonde Danish fabrista.  Dates back to the early 21st century.

1 a: cloth that is marked as eccentric, fancy, whimsical or excellent.

1 b: material having qualities with unrestrained quilting, crafting or other decorative value.
1 c: textile with unbelievable individuality.

synonyms: fantastic, wonderful, fancy, whimsical, delightful, excellent, just plain ol' pretty

\'fa-brik-taz-tik-lee\ - the act of being fabritastic

Get It HERE First!

Hot off the press- it's FRESH COTTONS by the lady known for her romantic and vintage color palettes.  Fig Tree Quilts has brought us another great collection that we have come to expect from her!

It's here at Burgundy Buttons- come check it out!

Quantities are limited as this was a "preview" purchase.  The collection does not officially arrive for another month!

Click this link to see Fresh Cottons in glorious detail!

Earn FREE FABRIC at Burgundy Buttons!

Got a project you are proud of? A related story to tell? From quilts to potholders, show-off your beauties to other quilters who will appreciate it for the work of art that it is! Perhaps even inspire a fellow fabrista!

Burgundy Buttons announces our Guest Blogger Program!

Submit your projects and related stories to Burgundy Buttons for the chance to be featured in our blog.

Weekly, an entry will be selected and posted on right here.  The featured guest blogger will be awarded a $10.00 Burgundy Buttons Store Credit. ($25.00 if you have designed your own creation and you are sharing pattern details with us!)  And then (if that was enough to send you racing for the Nikon) ...each month, all weekly guest bloggers will be eligible for a monthly drawing. During this monthly drawing- one of those lucky bloggers will be awarded an additional $15.00 in Burgundy Buttons store credits!

That means that a lucky guest VIB (very important blogger) will win anywhere from $25.00 to $40.00 in Burgundy Buttons store credits every month!

Now there are rules and stuff- so if you are interested, email us at guestblogger@burgundybuttons.com and receive all the legal boring mumbo jumbo.

February Giveaway Winners!

You are a lucky WINNER if your name is...

drum roll, please...

(or should that be jelly roll?)

Sharon M.
Tina W.
or
"Call Me Crazy" (that's  your blogger name)

Congratulations to these fine quilters for winning a Moda Bakeshop Sampler Box.  I have emailed Sharon and Tina already for their mailing info.  But I will beg Ms. Crazy to email me at Leah@BurgundyButtons.com.

Congratulations again, ladies!

Today's Special

Today's Special features both Mill House Inn and Animal Alphabet.  Stock is limited so shop early for the BEST selection!  These prices are only good for ONE DAY!

 

Mill House Inn is PERFECT for the Tail Feathers Pattern by Cinderberry Stitches!  Grab your 2 Honey Buns and shake your Tail Feathers TODAY!  Get the Tail Feathers Pattern here.

Spring Sales Event!

Take advantage of the fact that I need room for the new fabric lines!  Save 10% off our already amazingly low prices this weekend only at Burgundy Buttons. 

Use Promotion code "spring2010"

Shop early for the best selection!

Don't forget to help us grow and share the Burgundy Love to all your quilting and sewing friends.  Referrals are the best way to grow!

Why shop at BurgundyButtons.com?

1. We're just so darn cheap!
2. We ship lightning quick!
3. Gosh-what else can we say?

Don't forget, every purchase over $10.00 qualifies you for the "Win Something Yummy" contest at least once.  (See details in the blog entry a couple posts down). 

Post this Event on your blog and we will toss your name in the "Win Something Yummy" contest an extra time!

Nostalgia Fat Quarter Bundle

Don't miss the Special of the Day for Wednesday, February 17th!

No one knows romance like April Cornell and no one knows quilting like you!  If you missed the Nostalgia Fat Quarter Bundle when it released last year, now is your chance!  This bundle contains 40 dreamy fat quarters in shades of pink, blues, creams and light greens.  Take a peek at this collection in detail by accessing: http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_Nostalgia.pdf.

There are only three of these bundles at Wednesday's Special Price of $60.00, so don't miss yours. This bundle retails for $110.00 and normally sells at the Burgundy Button's price of $65.00.

 Get your bundle at Wednesday's special price by clicking here!

Win Something YUMMY!

There are so many ways to win something yummy this month at Burgundy Buttons!  Three lucky winners who sign up to receive our newsletter will be automatically entered into a drawing for a FREE Moda Bakeshop Sampler Box!  Sign up at the bottom of this post, at BurgundyButtons.com or right HERE!

What is a Moda Bakeshop Sampler Box? It's for those of us who can't decide what to buy!  For those of us who need all the fabric that Moda releases!  Each box contains 12 packs of 40 2.5 x 2.5 inch squares.  Bar Harbor, Butterfly Garden, Charity, Eden, Frolic, Garden Party, Lakeside Resort, Looking Back, Martinique, Spring Fever, Verna, and Whimsy are all bundled neatly ready to find thier place in your project.  Great for gift giving, mini quilts, applique and so very much more!  Retails for $40.00!

DOUBLE YOUR CHANCES!

Sign up to follow this blog and be entered AGAIN! 

GOOGLE YOUR CHANCES!

For every $10.00 you purchase at BurgundyButtons.com between now and March 1st, your name will be entered YET AGAIN!  Spend $100.00? That's 10 additional entries!

So many ways to win this GREAT PRIZE.  Drawing will be held on March 2 and winner posted here as well as contacted via email.

GOOD LUCK!

Something New from Burgundy Buttons

Burgundy Buttons is pleased to announce something new in our little Burgundy Love kitchen!

Visit BurgundyButtons.com daily and grab up a special bargain we have cooked up just for our customers.   A new item will be featured every day at an unbeatable and amazing Burgundy Button price.  Quantities will be limited and it's first come first serve!

Check back everyday for something new!

Click here to see Today's Special!

Old Primrose Inn

Introducing Old Primrose Inn by Blackbird Designs.

This latest collection released by Moda mixes the loveliest shades of basil, walnut, sea salt, lemon cream, apricot blush and cayenne pepper. These colors blend together beautifully and await their special place in your quilting project. Shop Burgundy Buttons today for Old Primrose Inn Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Fat Quarter Bundles and Charm Packs.

Be sure to check out the free pattern designed by Lisa Christensen exclusively for this fabric collection by clicking the quilt icon.

Houston, We Have a Winner!

Congratulations to SewCalGal who was the lucky winner of our Moda Petit Four Bake Shop Box!

and

Shannon from "It's Sew Shannon" who won 3 pizza boxes to store her Quilting Blocks.

and

Call Me Crazy won the Sandy Gervais Pattern and Charm Pack Prize we sponsered for the Blogger's Quilt Festival.

SewCalGal, Shannon and Call Me Crazy- email at Leah@BurgundyButtons.com so we can arrange shipment!

Contgratulations!

Thank you everyone who responded with your wonderful comments and encouragement.

Happy Quilting!

We're Having a Columbus Day Sale!

Today Only!

Use promotion code "blue" to save 10% on your cart purchase today only at

www.BurgundyButtons.com

Blogger's Quilt Festival Giveway

If you are too busy to leave your sewing machine to attend a quilt festival, worry not! Park City Girl has coordinated yet another amazing online Blogger's Quilt Festival this year and Burgundy Buttons is proud to be a sponsor.

Find your favorite quilt and tell your story and enter a chance to win any of the fabulous prices from the various sponsors.  You may even win the Presidential Pardon Charm Pack Pattern by Sandy Gervais as well as two charm from her two most recent collections donated by your very own Burgundy Buttons!

For more information on how to enter the drawing, click here. 

Although your comments are encouraged and welcomed here, posting a comment on THIS site will not enter you into the Blogger's Quilt Festival Givaway. 

But DO Notice the Givaways listed below!  There are several!

Win a Close to My Heart Fat Quarter Bundle!

We LOVE Giveaways!  Subscribe to receive our Sales Notices (below) and enter into a drawing to win a Fat Quarter Bundle of this fabulous collection from Laundry Basket Quilts.

Close to My Heart is a fantastic collection of fabric! Luscious colors and beautiful silhouettes will become one of your favorite collections of today. From large vintage print to quote fabric, Close to My Heart is not only the name, but also the message that we find in quilts made of special fabrics.

Contains 14 Fat Quarters and retails for $40.00

Drawing will be held on October 17th after the Blogger's Quilt Festival has closed.  Winner will be announced here on October 18th so CHECK BACK!

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Composition Notebook Cover

Any quilter knows that the world would be a better place covered in fabric, and a composition notebook is NO exception. Pull out those fabric scraps and start your world renovation project.

Requirements:

1. Fabric! You will need to end up with 2 10.5"x16" rectangles as well 2 10.5 x 6" rectangles. This can be single pieces of fabric or you can combine and sew different pieces together and trim to size as I have done in this tutorial.
2. Thread, both to sew and embellishing with decorative stitching.
3. 1 10.5'x16" piece if craft batting
4. Typical essentials such as cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, pins, etc
5. Imagination

 All seams are quarter inch seams.

To begin, lay out your fabric and decide on your master fabric plan. I have selected three fabrics from the Northern Solitude collection from Holly Taylor. The end result of your fabric selection will need to be a 10.5" x 16" rectangle for both an outer and inner panel. For my notebook cover, I am choosing three fabrics for the outside cover, and a single fabric for the inside cover. You can can get crafty with both the inner an outer panel and make the cover reversible!


Sew your outside cover as desired, paying special attention to the needed end result measurement of 10.5 x 16".

Trim your front panel to 10.5" x 16" and then add any decorative stitching desired. If you plan to quilt your front cover, trim and pin the batting to the front cover and let your imagination go wild. I opted to add only one line of decorative stitches for this tutorial cover. This can be done with or without the batting pinned to the front cover. I have done it both ways.

Once decorative stitching and/or quilting of the front panel is complete, it's time to trim your back panel and batting (if you didn't in the prior step) to size. Using your front panel as a guide, trim the batting and back panel to match.    

To prepare the sandwich for sewing, the two panels should be rights sides together, with the batting on the outside.

To create the sleeves, cut two pieces of 10.5" x 6" corresponding fabric. Fold and iron lengthwise resulting in a 10.5" x 3" folded sleeve. Place and pin into their positions in between the two panels and on each side of the sandwich. Ensure that the folded end is towards the center. 

Pin your entire project together and sew.  You will want to leave a 3" opening at the bottom so that you may turn the project inside out once machine stitching is complete. 

Sew!  Ensure you leave the 3" opening!

Before turning the project inside out, snip a tad bit off each corner to prevent some of the bulk and allow nice pointed corners.

Turn the project inside out through the opening left during sewing. I like to use a knitting needle to poke the corners into a nice smooth corner.  Use your preferred method.  Smooth out project by using a warm iron.

Insert composition notebook into the sleeves.

And Viola!, you now have a lovely fabric covered notebook!

Hand stitch the opening you left to pull the fabric through.

I have used everything from scraps, to fat quarters to honey buns to create these lovely notebooks.  The only limit is your imagination!  You can even insert your favorite quilt block, just ensure a finished front panel of 10.5" x 16".

Watch for my next tutorial in which we use layer cakes to create a composition cover.

Enjoy!

This is my first tutorial- if something wasn't clear, let me know!

Wisdom from Mom

If you are like me, you consistently have a million projects in the works at the same time (any true quilter does, correct?).   If you are like me, you have a limited amount of space to store the aforementioned projects.  If you are like me, your sewing room is typically in state of tornado-aftermath-like disarray.  And lastly, if you are like me, you are still waiting to win that lottery that will afford you the mansion that would be required to adequately store your fabric stash.

Until then, if you are like me; you are faced with finding a better way to store those in-process blocks.


My Mom shared a nifty little idea with me last year as we worked together in her ever-so-organized sewing room... 

Pizza Boxes! 

They come anywhere from 8 inches to 18, fit nicely together and pile neatly as high as you need them too.  And while I would not recommend using a box that previously housed a bubbling, gooey, greasy, cheesy pie, I would recommend heading to your favorite pie joint and requesting a box or two.

Tell us your favorite way to store your blocks and have your name placed in the pot to win three 15" pizza boxes (plain, white and never used!). 

Drawing will be held on October 15th.

We're Having a Sale!

It's time to fall in love with Burgundy Buttons all over again.  Shop today and save 10% on our already amazingly low prices.  Use promotion code "fall09" during check to save.

Shop now for the best selection!

www.BurgundyButtons.com

Sale ends October 1,2009 Midnight, CST

Win a FREE Moda Petit Four Bake Shop Box!

Sign up to follow our blog and you will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a FREE Moda Petit Four Bakeshop Box.  Drawing will be held on October 15,  2009.

What's a Petit Four Bakeshop Box?

A Petit Four Bake Shop Box contains two stacks of 2.5x 2.5 fabric squares- 160 Squares in all! Current assorted prints include Aster Manor by 3 Sisters, Alliance by Howard Marcus, Vine Creek by Kansas Troubles and Migration by Holly Taylor. Also included in each box is a project sheet with instructions on how to make a Prairie Flower Pin Cushion. This box Retails for $20.00!

Shake Your Tail Feathers!

My buddy Magda (all the way from Holland) has introduced me to a fabulous Australian pattern designer named Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches. Take your quilting to an entirely different level by adding whimsical embroidery and watch the dramatic transformation begin.

Watch Tail Feathers come to life in Natalie's feathered journey here. Fluff up your own feathers and reserve your copy of Tail Feathers by emailing me at Leah@BurgundyButtons.com. These little birds fly all the way from Australia, so patterns are ordered monthly.

This pattern retails for 160.00 for 9 blocks,  the special BB price is only $100.00!!

Spooktacular Giveaway

Carly of Quiltville is having a contest! Click here to enter for a chance to win this Spooktacular Jelly Roll. Perfect for that Halloween pattern you have had sitting on the shelf.



Don't forget to check out talented Carly's Etsy store for fantastic quilts ready for gift giving.

Purchase one of her easy to make patterns and create your own masterpiece today.

Aster Manor, by 3 Sisters

Aster Manor balances large graceful florals, sinuous paisleys and dainty buds to create a wealth of scale and tone. These arresting prints are infused with a refined pallet of summer set pinks, buttery yellows, crimson reds and shades of linen. Both polished and poised, this collection is reminiscent of a classic country estate with meandering garden walkways and rolling green lawns.

For a free pattern featuring the romantic abundance of the Aster Manor collection, click here.

Shop for Aster Manor Fat Quarter Bundles, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs or Honeybuns today at Burgundy Buttons.