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April...

I can't believe it is almost April!  It just seems like yesterday we were sending out the March Label Crew projects and here it is, time for another one!  You may wish you had this one in time for your Easter table, but I'm sure you will find another special occasion this spring or summer.  Our April Label Crew project features a round, scalloped place mat with coordinating napkins.

The labels can be placed either on the napkins or place mats.  We chose the napkins for the sample:

The fabric kit (available next week) will include enough fabric to make 4 placemats:

You will also be able to purchase the fabric for the napkins separately:

For more information about our Label Crew, click here.

We wish you a blessed and happy Easter!  See you next week.

The Winners...

We have our winners!  The three of you who won the Road 15 fabric are:

1.  Jenni who wrote:

My favorite, the turquiose, no the green, oh but the gray! Love it all! You have outdone yourselves again! Beautiful!

2.  Katie who wrote:

This is such a hard decision as each and every colorway are beautiful! I was torn between the aqua and the black and white colorways, but in the end I have to choose the black and white. They make such stunning quilts, especially if you add in one pop of color to the quilt you make. Any of these colorways would be a joy to have in my collection! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!!

3.  Stephanie who wrote:

Ohhhhhh.... I love all the colors and I love this line of fabric. Each line of fabric you come up with is my new favorite... I think my favorite is the blue... the grid pattern really pops in the blue.

If you are one of the three winners, just send us an e-mail at info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com and a box full of Road 15 will be on its way!

We have a couple of other things to share with you.  Last weekend, my mom had the great opportunity to visit a wonderful quilt shop in West Jordan, Utah called Pine Needles.  She taught a class and can't quit talking about how great the shop and the people were- she had a great time!  I tried to upload some of her photos, but for some reason it isn't working.  If I get that figured out, I will share them.

Next, we are excited to be included in a fun event.  For the past couple of years, fatquarterly.com hosts a fabric inspired version of March Madness.  I get so into this- if I could find a way to make a living being a sports fan, I would!  So this is the next best thing- a combination of sports and fabric.

If you aren't familair with their March Madness, here is a little rundown:

• They start with 64 different fabric lines.  Each line is first paired up with another and the public votes on which is their favorite.
• After the first vote, there is, of course 32 lines left.  Voting continues until there is one winner.

We were lucky enough to make it to the final four once (can't really remember which fabric collection that was) but it was fun to participate.

If you would like to fill out a bracket and vote, just visit their site.  We were thrilled to learn we have 3 collections that made the 64 this year- Noteworthy, Mama Said Sew and Lucy's Crab Shack.  That works best for us, because my favorite is Noteworthy, my mom's is Mama and my sister loves Lucy.

 I'm sure you will find one of your favorites, too.  Here is the link to check it out.

Now for a little fabric fun - our Spring Sale!!!

We are offering 5 fat quarters of Noteworthy for $10.  In the bundle you will receive 1 pink, 1 gray, 1 green, 1 blue, and 1 yellow. Check it out here!

 

Hot off the presses!

We just got this pattern finished up - 

 We used our newest fabric Noteworthy to create this charming 20 1/2" x 27" quilt.  We had so much fun creating this one.  Create your own with our pattern and fabric kit found here!

Don't forget to check out our newest newest fabric on the previous post (there is a contest too!)

Road 15

Finally!  Today we are showing you our new fabric for the first time.  But before we do, here is what inspired the collection.

If you regularly read our blog, you know that my mom and dad recently moved.  What you might not know that they moved from the house my family has called home since my dad was little.  More than 60 years ago.  The whole thing has been bittersweet for me- happy my mom finally got a new house that she loves, but sad to leave "home".  

So we decided to dedicate this fabric line to that place we love- on Road 15.  That address will always hold a place in my heart- it will always be "home".

About a year ago (which seems like a long time), we asked you to provide us with your address.  Of course, there is one print in the line that has all those addresses.  Well, at least I hope it has all the addresses.  You never know in the printing process where things have to be cut, but we really tried to include them all.  

Here it is, Road 15.

I have a few personal favorite prints.  First, of course, the addresses:

Hope some of you find yours in that picture. You can click on the photo to make it larger.  Next, I love the houses:

I really love the houses in black and white:

Actually, I love all the prints in black and white:

The white on white print will be perfect for backgrounds:

I love the squares with the arrows and text:

Then I love combining those squares with the trees:

Those are my personal favorites.  If you would like to win some Road 15, let us know what print or colorway you like best.  We actually got a huge box of scraps (I hate to call them scraps because some pieces are very large) so we will have 3 winners.  We will stuff 3 Priority Mail boxes full of Road 15 fabric for the lucky winners.  We will announce the results later this week.  Good Luck!

Summer. Almost.

This is one of my most favorite times of year.  It isn't quite my favorite because it isn't summer yet.  And the wind blows 3000 miles per hour.  But every once in a while, we get a perfect day- 70 degrees and just a teeny, tiny breeze.  It reminds me that summer is almost here.  Which reminded my of this:

I was moving some things around last week and came across this table runner that we had last summer.  I love this table runner.  And it got me thinking how cute it would be in Noteworthy.  So we decided to make one.  Here it is:

Now I can't decide which one I like best.  But if you would like to make the Noteworthy one, you can get a kit here.

By the way, we have new fabric.  Remember a long, long time ago when I asked for your addresses?  Well, that collection is finally here.  We are working on photographing it and we will have it posted next week.  And you will be able to win some!  See you then.  

The Winner!!!!

I sure hope you all enjoyed the Moda's Friendship Quilt Along Blog Hop!  I know we did!  Now for the fun part ...................

THE WINNER of the fat eighths is:

Deb F who wrote:

I just finished two pillowcases to match a quilt (I have to use my leftover fabric...). A friend just showed me her layer cake and yardage of your Noteworthy fabrics and I think it is fabulous. My next project is a quilt with all of the patterns from this blog hop; I think they are great.

Deb email us at info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com with your mailing address and they will be on their way.

We also have added our fabric kits, labels, and patterns to our etsy shop from the March Label Crew project.  Find them here!