Archive for the ‘General’ Category
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such design winner!
Congratulations to….. #6 (picked by Random.org) Christine Sherman wrote: April 13, 2013 at 10:18 am (Edit) Love what you have done! This is great fabric! Woohoo! email me your address and Carrie will send out your lovely prize!! Happy Sewing- Shelly
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such designs
What can I say about Ms. Bloomston (SUCH DESIGNS) except she is one of the most “real” people I have had the privilege to know and we’ve never even met in person! I don’t think you always have to “know” an artist to get to know them. That’s what I love about an artist ...
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a sunki & a sale
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of “meeting” Lou from “Wotsybaby“, a blog about raising her daughter in a gentle and creative way. This super gal has allowed me to post about her recent creativity, making the Sunki with knit fabric. I love it when sewists take patterns and made them ...
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flickr love
Hopped over to visit the Flickr group this morning and was so pleased to see all the amazing garments!! I love them all!!
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winner!
And we have a winner!! Congratulations Veronica Lovvorn~ wow that is a gorgeous name! Movie-star quality. Please email me and I’ll gather your address to post these adorable buttons and skirt! Don’t forget to visit Fulton & Co for all your button needs! a Rafflecopter giveaway
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button up
3 years ago when my GG passed away she left me two cherished items: a gorgeous chair and her vintage button collection! I couldn’t have asked for anything more. My mom and I had a wonderful time sifting through all the buttons and picking out our favorites that we’ve hoarded for ...
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sweet craftsy
Happy Heart Day!! As most of you know I taught a class on Craftsy last year and for the next 4 days my class is on sale! A bit about my class…. In Kid’s Romper Revamp, we’ll explore all kinds of useful sewing techniques, like how to properly measure a child, and ...
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I HEART THE PATTERN BUNDLE!
If you haven’t heard by now Figgy’s and 9 other pattern designers have come together, thanks to Jenny over at The Southern Institute, to offer an amazing pattern bundle. I had some extra time yesterday and made a couple of adorable little bunnies from the bundle by Gingercake. This was a fun pattern to ...
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SEW FAB e-PATTERN SALE STARTS TODAY!
Hello Sewists!! Today is a great day for all us! Today is the 1st day of the 1st ever Sew Fab e-Pattern Bundle Sale and giveaway, sponsored by The Southern Institute and Fat Quarter Shop! Over the past eight weeks a lot of behind the scenes work has taken place to bring ...
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Sew Fab E-Pattern Sale!
Coming next week! From February 4th- February 11th… the first ever For one week only, ten pattern designers will be joining together to combine 18 of their best PDF sewing patterns (valued together at over $139.00) and selling them to you for the incredible price of $24.95! That’s over 80% off of the ...
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the happenings
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Better late than never right?! I’ve been receiving a lot of emails asking about future Figgy patterns. To be honest I have been so in love (busy too) with teaching sewing to kids of all ages that patterns have been pushed to the side. Am I going ...
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stuff your stocking!!
Figgy’s is so excited to be a part of an incredible giveaway, tis’ the season to give and I’m loving it! Imagine Gnats & Craft Buds have put together an amazing giveaway and starting TODAY, you can enter the Stuff Your Crafty Stocking Giveaway for your chance to win one of five HUGE stocking ...
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cyber monday!
Happy Cyber Monday shopping day! Today we are offering all patterns at 15% off retail price! Please use coupon code SHOP15 when checking out! Happy Shopping & Happy Sewing!!
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beholden
Figgy’s Sewing Studio & Kids Foundation continues to be my dream and the dream of all my students. It was a really hard decision for me to try online outreach what (“Internet begging”), but opening the studio/foundation isn’t just a way for me to make money it is a place for kids/adults to learn, ...
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Sewn Hat Winner!!
Congratulations Jerri!! Jerriwrote: September 21, 2012 at 9:59 am(Edit) This book could take care of my whole family. Wow! Please email me Jerri and I’ll post your hat and book!!! shelly@figgyspatterns.com Happy Sewing!
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Sewn Hats!
I’m very excited to share with you “Sewn Hats” by author/designer Carla Hegeman Crim ! I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Carla at the Spring Quilt Market in 2010 and she is as sweet as her pattern line. When Carla asked if I would like to contribute a hat patterns ...
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Sarah Jane goes Out To Sea
Does the fabric choose the design or does design choose the fabric? For this garment in particular there was no doubt, the fabric choose the design. I was thrilled to have the chance to work with Sarah Jane’s new line “Out to Sea” not only because I fell in love with the prints ...
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the dream
Before I began designing/selling childrens’ pattern in 2008 I was a sewing teacher. I still am. I’ve not stopped teaching because it is my escape from my other job which consists mostly of me in front of the lap top or stuffing patterns. From the time I was a young gal my mom always thought I would be a good ...
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pho for three
I know a wonderful gal trying to accomplish a wonderful thing and I’d love to share her story with you. From Teresa: When I volunteered, along with my two children, to spend a couple of months working with orphans in Vietnam, I had no idea just how much I would grow to love ...
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flutter skirt design winner announced!
We are so excited to announce the design contest winner for the Flutter Skirt! Everyone that entered did a wonderful job and it was hard to pick the top 3 but here goes…. 1st prize goes too: Celina! from Petit a Petit * The winning design will be featured here on the blog ...
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Kids Romper Revamp
You may have heard me mention a little class called “Kids Romper Revamp”in the past but if you haven’t yet, well you might see some bloggers posting about it in the next week or two. I continue to be thrilled about this class mostly because of the great experience I had in Denver ...
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shorts on the line
We are excited to be a guest over at the Small + Friendly blog today! If you are interested in learning a few helpful tips and tricks when sewing tailored shorts (like our Banyan shorts) then please hop on over. Happy Sewing!
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free new figgy’s pattern and a design competition too!
Anybody who lives in the Pacific Northwest knows, that Summer starts on the 4th of July! So, to celebrate summer (which finally arrived here in Portland as well!) we are excited to share our free (!!!) Flutter Circle Skirt tutorial with all of you! It’s a beginner friendly sewing project that might only ...
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CRAFTSY!
KID’S ROMPER REVAMP! I am so very excited to announce the news about my course for Craftsy “Kids Romper Revamp”. It was such a fun experience and I was able to work with some amazing and talented people. If you haven’t heard about Craftsy yet then I have to say I’m a little ...
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trunk shows
If you haven’t heard, Figgy’s offers Sample/Trunk Shows! As most fabric shop owners know there is no better way to show off a pattern or fabric line than a display of samples to spotlight your newest offerings. The only trouble is, what shop owner has the time to create the samples? Now, you don’t ...
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daniela
or as I like to call her, “Tang” (short for her website name tangerinesamurai.com ) I “met” Daniela on flickr in 2009 while I was still living in Ohio. I believe it was these photos that drew me in. Who wouldn’t be drawn to that beauty of a fabric! After I moved to Oregon I was ...
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elsie marley kcwc
Have you been following along Elsie Marley’s KCWC this week? I know we did! If you aren’t familiar with KCWC, it is a week of committing to one hour a day of sewing just for your kiddos. I believe today was the last day but I think Meg will do this again in the ...
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spring & summer 2012
It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to our Figgy’s Spring and Summer line. Sizes: 18mo – 8/9yr Banyan A Royal Navy term for a short period of rest and relaxation. You have asked for boys and knit patterns and we delivered! This pattern package is chock full of handsome and ...
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ofelia winner!
Unfortunatley, I haven’t heard from Kimberly so I have decided to draw a new number! Congratulations!!! Stephanie wrote: March 25, 2012 at 1:19 am (Edit) I’m working on some baby shoes right now – a pair for my son and some for a friend’s twins. Congratulations: Kimberly!!! I have one little problem….I don’t have ...
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and the winner is…..UPDATE!
Well guess what?! The Abby that won the Liberty book was actually a friend of mine and I didn’t realize it. Her husband Scott tweeted to me that he just bought her the book (great husband) and for me to go ahead and draw a new winner! Lucky day for #60!! Congratulations: Megan wrote: ...
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sweet liberty love (and a giveaway!)
When I think of Liberty of London fabric I think luxury. Whenever I purchase Liberty fabric I have the hardest time deciding what project I want to use the fabric for because it needs to be worthy (like the Ayashe blouse). When Chronicle books sent Daniela & I the “The Liberty Book ...
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Fur, Fur everywhere
photo source: style.com If you are like me, there are 6 seasons in a year. And right now, it’s fashion week season! I have been following along and even though NY Fashion week hasn’t even wrapped up, it’s pretty obvious that fur will carry through to next season! Faux fur – pretty please! ...
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sew along time!
I love a fun sew along. My two favorite parts: all the visual details of the sewing process and the gorgeous results from the sewists. We decided that the “Ayashe” blouse will be the highlight of our first sew along because of all the little details it has to offer. We’ll take you through learning how to ...
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nituna – and how it all started
Sometime life works in mysterious ways. This story begins with 1 yard of fabric, passed on to me by Susan, with a task attached: Create something really beautiful – anything you like – and once finished, it’ll be showcased at a particular store and I would have to teach a class on the ...
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happy holidays
We can’t believe 2011 is almost over and what a year! Will you be hosting a big party to celebrate the coming year or staying in to watch the ball drop? Do you need the perfect addition for your little ones outfit to celebrate? Well, we have something special for you! As we quickly ...
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just for you
Some of you have received your pattern in the post and opened it….”hey, what’s this?”, a little label just for you! A beautiful woven label is included with every purchase of a Figgy’s pattern. A little extra bonus for you the sewist. These labels don’t only give your garment a professional finishing ...
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getting excited
We’re counting the days awaiting the patterns arrival and I know some of you are too! Two days ago the printer called and asked us to come down and approve the hard copy. It was the first time in 3 years that I was asked to come to the back of the building. ...
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where did you get that fabulous fabric?
That’s been the big question this week. Everyday I receive emails asking about the fabric we used for the Sunki dress. The fabric is an Ikat, and it seems to be popping up everywhere. An Ikat fabric is very easy to spot because of an elaborate weaving process that results in an interesting blurred appearance ...
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navajo handmade
In an earlier post we touched on the Northwest inspiring fashion and retailers but lately I’ve had the pleasure of stumbling across beautiful handmade work sharing our love of the Navajo and Northwest. racheldenny, adrianfraz, shapescolors, theifandbanditkids, littlepapercrane, hawkandbirch corium, hellowallflower, theifandbanditkids, iheartnorwedianwood, thingslikediamonds, ClaireVerity How you been finding more and more NW around you lately? We’d love to ...
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nativity
“Nativity” is a blend of Native inspiration, nature loving children and captivating designs. For the last couple of seasons, Trend and Design influences have been looking West. Fashion and retailers as well as urban brands like Opening Ceremony, Levi’s, Hurley, Anthropology are inspired by the spirit and visuals of Northwest (NW) - the place Figgy’s calls home. ...
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what’s going on?
When one door closes another door opens….. During my life’s journey, I met a great gal, and we choose to walk down the same path for a while. Recently,we came to a fork in the road and each of us had to make a life changing decision. It was not an easy decision, but that is where we found ourselves. Because ...