I’m excited to share a new section on our website to facilitate custom print orders. Head to the top of our home page and see Print-To-Order. Here you can view all our designs in one place and access an order form for each design. Within each design page there is...
I’m rather chuffed to see our Mini Bundles and Fabric Buttons amidst the beautifully curated selection of needlecraft tools and supplies that is Brooklyn Haberdashery. Kristen and Anthony opened BH in 2016 and have since grown into the go-to online source for interesting and well crafted haberdashery. I was...
I love seeing our fabrics in the wild- the variety in the pictures of the projects you've sent me is truly inspiring! From interior designers crafting an amazing room to sewists skillfully making keepsakes, to others simply fulfilling a burst of creativity. I'm working on an archive of project images that customers have...
Last month I participated (kinda) in Me-Made-May, an online challenge created by Zoe of SoZo blog. Here's a bit from Zoe's blog about the ins and outs: Me-Made-May is a challenge designed to encourage people who make their own clothes to develop a better relationship with their handmade wardrobe. You set the specifics of your...
Our print assistant, studio helper, precision sewist, meal planning guru, budding horticulturalist and style maven Lizzie has completed a new quilt and I wanted to share it here for safe keeping. Lizzie assembled this quilt improv style, inspired by the works and teachings of Sherri Lynn Wood and her freeing book, The Improv...
I’m really excited these kits have been a hit in the shop. (Though of course they are because Karen Stevens is a master at her craft!) They’re really, really fun for me to put together. This next batch of kits I made in grey and purple color stories. The purple color...
June 8, 2020 Dear friends,I’ve had a hard time trying to figure out how to address what the heck is going on in the world. It’s unfathomable, horrible, and sad... and been going on way too long. What is comforting is knowing that so many of us are rallied together right now....
I'm so excited to announce our very first pattern- The Cheryl Half Apron! This one-size-fits-all apron is a gratifying project for both beginner and experienced sewists. It's designed to show off your favorite fabrics while keeping tools at hand in the kitchen, garden, or studio. Wear it to keep tidy doing chores around...
I really enjoyed the Amish Quilts from the Esprit collection displayed at QuiltCon this year. The story behind the acquisition of these quilts feels incredibly genuine and speaks to the greater purpose of QuiltCon, which to me is inspiring others to make things by hand.From what I've read, Doug Tompkins,...
I am rather smitten with this Wiksten Tunic. It's been on my "sew this!" list for ages and I'm so glad I finally got around to making it. Like everyone has been saying, the sewing was really simple and straightforward. No darts! I like it both ways - with and without...
I had such fun putting together the Maisilene Gift Guide, that I decided to make one for the Sara Parker Textiles blog, with a focus on sewing. These gift ideas could be for a skilled sewist, or a beginner just getting their feet wet. I hope it gives you some...
This new collection of colorways and prints has us ready to make all the things for the cooler season. We're thinking long tunics under chunky sweaters, table runners and napkins for festive gatherings, and maybe a few throw pillows here and there. :) For our newest design, I was inspired...
Wandered around the yard last week to photograph fall.
Announcing our next Open Studio + Recycle Drive! Please join us Saturday, November 9th, 2019 from 10-4pm at our home studio located at 124 Whispering Springs, Athens, GA 30605. This year, we'll be collecting fabric for recycling! So please bring along any unwanted textiles and we'll do the rest! Fabric...
Although I'm slowly chugging away at the designs I showed you in Paper to Print II, creativity sparked and we have a new design in the mix! More on that below... But first, I wanted to show you my progress on the floral pattern I've been determined to recreate. Here's...
Wave, color pencil, 2019. I've been away for a few weeks for a family medical emergency. Everything is okay and I'm back now, but it's taken me longer than expected to get back into the groove. I've been making these color pencil drawings as a way to recover and generate...