Just a quick reminder that nido is participating in the Church Street sidewalk sale this year! Come quick & check out our fantastic $4 yards, $9 fat quarter bundles, discounted books, patterns & other outrageous sale items before they’re gone! And don’t forget that Susan is also selling fabulous skirts, bags & zipper pouches! We’ll definitely be out on College Street today & tomorrow from 10-3 & possibly Saturday as well.
Stop by & get your deal on!
nido now carries Penguin & Fish embroidery kits! Learn how to embroider while making one of these absolutely adorable animals. The kit includes everything you need to complete your project & comes in six fun patterns.
My favorite UPS guy just dropped off our shipment of Hillary Lang’s Wee Wonderfuls. Here is a sneak peek at some of the dolls that immediately caught my eye…
Sooooooo adorable!
Also, by popular demand we have made new Anna Maria Horner voile scarf kits. I don’t know about you but I could certainly use a few of these!
We added some August dates to our most popular sewing classes & a new class as well that we are truly excited about! Inspired by popular clothing trends of the season, Susan has made herself several wide band elastic skirts with adorable contrasting colored pockets & for one day only she will be teaching a class on how to make your very own! Sign up quick as it is sure to fill up fast!
After reading this months issue of ReadyMade I was completely inspired to revisit last summers teepee idea! Made with 4 yards of Mod Green Pod’s Atticus in Basil, 5 bamboo poles & a few feet of rope, this teepee was super easy to make & although I didn’t catch a photo of my little guy in it for you, the teepee was a hit! The best part is the set up & take down–completely portable & easily stashed away in a corner of our home while not in use! Perfect! I used this pattern from NearSea Naturals but there are a lot of options out there…including this free pattern for a fabric pup tent that Annie is making for her daughter–very cool!
Susan couldn’t wait to make something out of our new Nani Iro Fuccra fabric. After a quick browse in our inspiring book section she choose to make the Gauze Top from Wendy Mullin’s Sew U book. The pattern is a classic button down top that is loose fitting & flattering & paired with your favorite cuffed jeans & Swedish clogs makes a stylish outfit for on the go moms! Susan wasn’t here to torture so the lovely Sarah modeled the shirt for us–thanks Sarah!
Eric & I just returned from our Maine motorcycle trip. It was quite a vacation filled with adventure & good times but one of my highlights was meeting the fabulous girls of Alewives! I stopped in just to take a peek at their shop since I have heard so many wonderful things about them but of course I chatted away about fabric & sewing & left feeling like I had just spent the morning with friends. It was so reassuring to meet another shop owner who has a modern twist on sewing.I think we could have talked for hours! Very cool girl! If you are ever traveling the mid-coast of Maine I would highly recommend stopping by Alewives & saying hello to Rhea.
A ton of boxes arrived from Seven Islands this week & as I opened them I realized that I was in fabric heaven…
The entire line of Far Far Away II is in plus more Nani Iro gauze prints, including stripes –which I LOVE!! I seriously will have to try & pace myself as I figure out what it is I will be creating with all of this lovely fabric!
Ashley from Film in the Fridge was kind enough to loan us a few of her quilts to show off for the month of June. If you have never visited Ashley’s blog before–you must! Her quilts are a fresh take on modern quilting & are always made from the latest collections of designer fabrics. Right now at nido you can view quilts made from Anna Maria Horner’s Little Folks Voile collection, Denyse Schmidt’s Hope Valley and Laurie Wisbrun’s Tufted Tweets. What a treat to see them in person & of course very inspirational as well!
To celebrate the arrival of our Malabrigo lace weight yarn, a lovely sample has been made by Kate to display at the shop to show everyone how it knits up.
The citron scarf was designed to use just one skein of Malabrigo lace weight yarn , is a FREE download on knitty.com & can be found here. The shawlette is so feminine & ads just the right amout of color & weight for those summer nights out on the town.
nido now carries over 20 colors of Malabrigo lace weight yarn, as well as all of their colors in their organic cotton worsted weight!