I had an amazing opportunity to visit the women of Weekend Sewing & even though my time was limited & both visits were squished in between working, bachelorette parties & play dates with Franco, I am so glad that I made the drive. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the event, for the past couple of summers Heather Ross has hosted a sewing retreat at the Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen, Vermont where roughly 14 lucky sewists get the opportunity to relax, eat good food & sew all weekend with Heather & co-hosts Liesl Gibson of Oliver + S and Denyse Schmidt. Lucky ladies! The atmosphere was perfect & I had a fabulous time. The first weekend I was invited to join the group for dinner at the inn. Naturally I dragged Ashley. Heather & Liesl are both lovely, outgoing, creative women & we all hit it off right away. I was delighted to see Jessica there who was the token Vermonter of the sewing group & she had learned how to sew at nido so that was pretty cool. Ashley showed her quilts & everyone was in awe. The girl is talented! The following weekend Ashley & I were invited back down to attend Denyse Schmidt’s patchwork purse workshop. Another FABULOUS time with the Weekend Sewing ladies & this time I had the opportunity to meet Denyse who is absolutely beautiful & her work is just so inspiring! Very cool. Oh & some exciting news for all you locals–Heather & I talked about the possibility of doing a little workshop at nido at some point so I’ll keep you guys posted!

If you are a  friendly, patient & organized sewing enthusiast  & are available Sundays and Mondays this could be the job for you! We are looking to hire a couple of folks who are passionate about sewing & who want to share their knowledge with others who are new to the craft or who are looking to build on their existing skills.

You should be an experienced sewer & preferably have previous experience teaching garment sewing and/or home decor.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to stop by nido & drop off a current resume along with a brief discription of your sewing and teaching experience Tuesday-Saturday from 10-6.

No phone calls please.

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!

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!

We just placed a ton of fabric on sale starting at just $5 a yard–you won’t want to miss out on this deal so stop by nido & stock up on some of your favorites!

Heather Bailey Pop Garden $5 a yard

Valerie Wells Del Hi $6  a yard

Tina Givens Treetop Fancy $5 a yard

David Walker Oh Boy! and Robot $5-$6 a yard

Kokka kids prints $9

The last of our Marimekko fall/winter 2009 collection is also on sale starting at only $23 a repeat!  And don’t forget about our Marimekko sample kits, perfect for quilters or for making various other patchwork projects with are now only $30.