I can’t believe that StitchCraft has been open almost 6 months! That’s just crazy. But before I go crazy from exhaustion, I’m taking a little vacation. Sooooo…… StitchCraft will be closed the week of Fourth of July. Exact dates are June 28th til July 5th and we’ll reopen Tuesday July 8. If you really, really need to reach someone, shoot me an email at info@stitchcraftonline.com

 And then July 12 and 13 the Renegade Craft Fair comes to San Francisco! I’ll be there sharing a booth with the other gals from the International Sisterhood of Seamsters and Vinyl Frontier! Come by and say hi!

Summer is right around the corner and we are taking signups for our Kids Sew Camps. School’s out and it’s time to learn to sew! This is a fun 3 session class designed to teach kids ages 8-12 to operate a sewing machine, read a pattern and complete a project. They will complete a pair of pajama bottoms or an a-line skirt, their choice!
6 hour class - $72

June classes are:

• Wednesdays June 11, 18 and 25th from 12pm to 2pm (session A)
• Thursdays June 12, 29 and 26th from 3pm to 5pm (session B)

July classes are:

•  July 9-11 from 12pm to 2pm (session A)
• July 16-18 from 12pm to 2pm (session B)
• July 23-25 from 3pm to 5pm (session C)
• July 30-August 1 from 3pm to 5pm (session D)
  

Call, email or stop by to sign up!

Please bring the following:
• No supplies needed for the first session. You will need the pattern, fabric and notions for the second session.

For the pattern we recommend any drawstring pajama pant or drawstring skirt pattern. Avoid anything with zippers or buttons as that will be a little too complicated for this class. Check the bag of the pattern envelope to see how much fabric you need to buy and be sure to bring thread!

Hey all!

The summer class schedule is almost done. June is on the site now and classes are starting to fill up. July will be added this week. We have lots of new exciting classes just for the summer:

We are offering a Kids Sew Camp which is a 3 session class designed for girls and boys ages 8-12. They will learn how to confidently operate a sewing machine and will make either a pair of drawstring pajama pants or a drawstring skirt. In July we will also be doing kids only totebag, apron and pillow classes.

We are also offering tons of crafting classes like Melt & Pour Soaps, Bath Salts & Sugar Scrubs, Marble Magnets, Glass Etching. etc. Lots of fun projects that also make fantastic gifts!!!

All kids classes are held during the day Wednesday through Friday. Sign up early because these are going to sell out!

We will, of course, continue to offer classes for adults during the evenings and weekends. We have added a new class based on the Titus Tie Blouse pattern called Easy Peasy Camisole. These tops are perfect for hot summers and are so quick to whip up that you’ll end up making tons of them!

Feel free to call, email or just drop in to sign up!

FREE SHIPPING THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

It’s my birthday today and it’s Mother’s day weekend and my mom is awesome. So I’m offering free shipping all this weekend! That’s right. All fabrics and every pattern will ship for free. Enjoy!

Offer ends Sunday 5/11/08 at midnight.

 www.StitchCraftShop.etsy.com

Bazaar Bizarre sewing frenzy!, originally uploaded by queen puff puff.

I am in a total sewing frenzy right now. I totally did not budget my time well over the last week and now it’s crunch time. Tons of bags and headbands and makeup bags are all cut and in various states of construction. But nothing in actually FINISHED. OK, back to the the grindstone.

But first, I need an ice coffee. Mmmmmm…….sweet elixir of the gods!

This weekend is Bazaar Bizarre at the Maker Faire in San Mateo. I will be vending there with the Queen Puff Puff line and sure hope I’ll see you there! I might be a little glassy eyed as I am frantically sewing my little heart out this week. I forsee lots of coffee in my immediate future! But I will have tons of new items to sell like a new bag that fits a laptop and market shoppers. And of course all of the best selling items like Francie bags and headbands will be available in new prints. Yay!

If you go:

Saturday May 3rd, 10am-6pm
Sunday May 4th, 10am - 5pm
Bazaar Bizarre & Maker Faire SF
San Mateo Fairgrounds

Check out the other vendors here and here.

New Fabrics!, originally uploaded by queen puff puff.

It was like Christmas this morning when a large box arrived from Westminster Fabrics. It was filled with luscious bolts of Amy Butler and Joel Dewberry fabrics! Yay!

Now, I just need to photo them and get them listed on Etsy.

Yes! StitchCraft is now up and running on Etsy.

We will be selling our fabrics, patterns, kits and supplies so no matter where you are you can be a part of StitchCraft! Be sure to check back often because we are always getting new stuff in!

StitchCraftShop. etsy. com

blogbutton1, originally uploaded by queen puff puff.

This weekend, April 4-6 in San Francisco is the 2nd annual Craft Con (formerly known as Craft Congress). All events are taking place at the Brava Theater in the Mission District and this will truly be an awesome event.

The Craft Con website describes the events as follows:
Craft Con is a business development conference for the craft community. People who make things of all types, of all backgrounds, will come together to talk about the business side of crafting, how they market themselves, and the philosophies behind it all.

Everyone is going to be there! Faythe Levine will be showing a trailer for Handmade Nation. Many of the organizers behind shows such as Renegade Craft Fair, Crafty Bastards, Handmade Arcade will be attending as well folks from Craft Magazine, ReadyMade and more.

I am super excited to attend and to participate on the panel for the Teach Your Craft discussion. My panel will be on Saturday, the 5th from 12:05 to 12:35 in the Dance Theater.

They are still accepting applications so if you want to attend be sure to check out the website: http://craftcon.org/

I’ll take lots of pictures!
xoxo
Nicole

Pin Cushion Swap, originally uploaded by queen puff puff.

Hello! It’s finally spring. I am so happy as this has been a long and dreary winter. Warmer weather always inspires me to sew more. And so does this darling pin cushion that arrived in the mail the other day. I recently participated in the pin cushion swap that fellow Seamster Deborah organized and Heidi from Pie Dough Productions sent me this absolutely adorable handbag pin cushion. I LOVE IT!!!!!!

The handle has wire in it so it is nice and sturdy and the whole thing stands up thanks to her ingenious use of buttons on the bottom. Thank you so much Heidi! And thank you Deb for organizing this! It was a lot of fun!

xoxo
Nicole