Introducing "Hey! That's Swell!"

I'm so happy to finally be able to share with you something I've been working on for SUCH a long time! I've been working with Cloud9 Fabrics since last summer on my very first collection of fabric. I still can't quite believe that I was given the opportunity to do this and have to thank Cloud9 from the bottom of my heart for the experience! And the fact that the whole collection will be organic cotton means so much to me. I'm so excited about how the whole collection came together and I can't wait to start sewing with it this summer when it hits stores. I'm especially thrilled by the two project panels we created. They're seriously packed with projects that are perfect for beginning sewers and the experienced sewers who just wanted to whip up something cute and fast! So, if you want to sew with me too talk to your local quilt shop and tell them to order it! Without further ado, here are the prints in the collection:

Project Panel - Blue

Long Dogs in the Garden

Right on Angles Blue

Blowing Bubbles Blue

Itsy Bitsy Ditsy Blue

Itsy Bitsy Ditsy Gold

Itsy Bitsy Ditsy Pink

Project Panel Pink

Right On Angles Pink

Blowing Bubbles Pink

Sweet and Swell Floral

Super Swell Patchwork

New in the Shop!

It's been way too long since anything new has hit the shop and I'm so excited about these pillow covers! I'm a little late for calendar season but better late than never! See them in the shop here.

New Patterns

I've been dreaming about coordinated Christmas patterns for awhile and I finally had some time to get them out of my brain and onto the computer. I've ordered some Spoonflower swatches so we'll see how they turn out. I'm thinking little craft packs of swatches would be fun for the shop. 

Shop Update

As promised, there are new goodies in the shop! I hadn't planned on doing an update for awhile but I was just too excited about these things I just had to!

I'm especially excited about that lovely piece of linen fabric at the top. It's hand printed using a stamp that I hand carved. It was so labor intensive but I honestly loved every moment of it. I don't think that I've enjoyed the process of making something so much, ever. It's not perfect but I think that's why I love it so much. It really has such a handmade feel. I'll be doing much more of this in the future!

I'm hoping to have some new gocco prints soon and some reprints of sold-out ones. I'll keep you updated on that. For now I really have to run away to the coolness of my air-conditioned bedroom. It's just too darned hot today!

We're Busy Bees

Sorry I've been a bit absent the last week, there are lots of big goings on in the JuneCraft household that I can't disclose just quite yet. There hasn't been much time for crafting but I have been working on patterns and drawings for new prints. The pretty new print above is destined to be fabric and probably a gocco print. There are lots of new things in the works for the shop but it'll be a little while before I do another update. (Again because of the mysterious goings on I mentioned) I'm shooting for sometime in August for a smallish update and September for a larger one.

I've also been working on figuring out the logistics of carrying larger amounts of fabric in the shop and for now it just doesn't make financial sense. Mostly because there are soooo many patterns that I want to print. I'll have such a hard time committing to four or five patterns that I would have to in order to print larger quantities. For now I'll continue to order and list smaller amounts (FQs) here and there which will allow me to have lots of patterns and continually update the shop with new stuff. Of course if anyone would like larger amounts we can do a custom order no problem, the same also goes for anything sold out. I'm hoping when Spoonflower comes out of beta things will be much easier, fabric will come quicker, things may get cheaper and hopefully there will be more fabric choices at some point. (I would LOVE to do some linens!)

I must get back to work work but I'll check in again sometime soon!

Thank you!

Huge thanks to Holly from decor8 for including me in her Etsy Take Five Tuesdays!
I was tickled pink to see this last night after a VERY long day at the day job. She also introduced me to an amazing Etsy-er, Alison Tauber. Her shop is loaded with the most beautiful things, this tea towel is especially right up my alley.

Just perfect. Also, thank you so much to everyone who purchased goodies from the shop recently. You all rock! I promise I'm working hard to get fabric designs ready for printing. (The darn day job is getting in the way - A pox on it!) I'm hoping this weekend I can place an order and get the shop stocked up soon. I'll keep you all posted!

Mini Shop Update

A new print (I'm really thrilled with this one) and some of my wonderful Spoonflower fabric has been added to the shop. There will be another mini-update sometime tomorrow, so stay tuned!

I Feel Summer Creeping In...

Very, very slowly summer is arriving. We had an incredibly beautiful Monday, it was 80 degrees and windy. Perfect for kite flying and rock hunting on the beach. Since then, it's been in the 50s and dreary. This has made it very difficult to get motivated to do anything besides curling up in my favorite chair with a cup of tea and a good gothic romance novel. So, for the time being, the photo above with have to suffice and remind me that summer really will be here soon.

In other news, I received my Spoonflower beta invite today! Woo-Hoo! My toes are tingling with excitement and my brain is racing with ideas. This truly opens up so many avenues for me. I'm thinking of custom fabric for coins purses, dolls, pillow, the list goes on and on. What will be my first custom fabric? I've been holding onto this doggie illustration for something special, it could make a really cute summer jumper for Brodi. I may have to have a yard printed.