Celebrating "Cotton Week" at Sew Bee It

Martha found this wonderful vintage sign in the local Cracker Barrel and you know us, we love a good sale! So in the spirit of celebrating "National Cotton Week" here at Sew Bee It, we are having a sale!

Beginning tomorrow, May 16 through Saturday, May 24 we will offer a 15% discount on all batting, fabric (minimum one-yard-cut), and fat quarters!

Come out and celebrate cotton with us!

We also wanted to remind everyone that our classroom is available for use to get together with your friends to sew. It is always inspiring to see what others are doing. Just give us a call to check ahead that there is not a class going on.

Hope to see you this week!

Color Mastery Event was a huge success!

Thanks so much to all of you who came out to Maria Peagler's Color Mastery book signing! What an overwhelming response! We had 71 ladies to attend this fun event. I would say that most, if not all, of us learned something new.



I know I did! Here is the quilt sample I, Susie, made from the first project in Maria's book. It is using an analagous color harmony. Maria explained each of the projects in the book and let us see her samples and then talked about other things such as how to spot the latest color trends, and how to challenge yourself to think beyond what you would typically choose to add variety to our stash and our quilts.

It is always fun to hear from a guest speaker and fellowship with one another over beautiful fabric and delicious sweets! We are looking forward to planning more special events like this one. If you weren't able to attend, take a look at the Color Mastery website and learn more about Maria and her fantastic new quilting book!

Color Mastery Book Tour

We are so excited to announce that Sew Bee It is going to be hosting author of Color Mastery, Maria Peagler, at our shop next Thursday, April 30 at 6:30pm as part of her Georgia Book Tour. Maria will be sharing how you can master the color in your quilts and where to spot the best color trends. Color Mastery takes a unique approach never before seen in a quilting book. Maria has taken artistic principles and coupled them with simple quilts, for gorgeous projects any quilter can make. With Color Mastery, you can take ordinary fabrics already in your stash and turn them into simple quilts with sophisticated color relationships. You will be able to overcome your frustration and fear of color combinations in your quilts. She will also be signing copies of her book for you! We would love for you to call ahead and reserve your copy of Color Mastery so we will have enough on hand.

Take a look at the Color Mastery website and learn more about Maria and her fantastic new quilting book! No matter what your level of quilting experience, this promises to be an event you don't want to miss!

This is a free event! Invite your best quilting friends and let's make it a party!

Upcoming Classes

We have some amazing classes in the works taught by the most amazing teachers! Grael Ruiz will be teaching her paper piecing class using this gorgeous quilt pattern! If you think the photo is beautiful, just wait til you come in to see it hanging in our classroom!



Martha Steele will be teaching her Memory Quilt class again this quarter. It is so much fun to see what everyone comes up with to put in their quilts. Can you tell who this quilt was made for by looking at the photos in it? We'll give you a hint...she is just as elegant now as she was when these photos were taken!



You may download a copy of our class schedule by clicking here. Give us a call if you would like to sign up for a class. If there is something you would like to learn, let us know. We are sure we can come up with a class that is just right for you!

Show and Share from our Customers!

We have such amazing customers! With sewing becoming more popular with the younger generation (Yay!), we have seen a huge resurgence of young moms sewing for their children. I know that I (Susie), personally, loved to sew for my children when they were still small enough to want the clothes I would make for them! Now that they are older, I am enjoying sewing for my friends' little girls and teaching others to do the same.

Terri and Amanda are two such moms who love making beautiful outfits for their girls!



Terri made this gorgeous dress and matching ruffle pants for Alayna using fabric from our shop and Sandi Henderson's Portabello Pixie Pattern, Claire. She is adorable, Terri!



Amanda made this vintage-style apron for Sydney from our Quiltworks Delilah fabric! She is so sweet! Can't you see these on all the little girls in your life? If only they could stay this small!



And, for fun, look at Alayna in her 70's retro outfit. She had 70's day at school and her mommy embellished her outfit with Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks fabric plus made her a matching head band. We think she looks groovy, baby!

We know that sewing for our children is another way we can tangibly show our love for them! You ladies keep up the terrific work!

And if any of you are interested in learning more about sewing children's clothing, give us a call or email! We would be happy to plan a class and add it to our new class schedule!

March Madness Sale!

Today, Thursday, March 26, through Saturday, March 28, we are having an awesome sale to celebrate March Madness.

*25% off all fabric (excluding $4.99 fabric)
*25% off all pre-cut fat quarters
*25% off all magazines



Now is the perfect time to add to that stash and start a new project for Spring or Summer!



We also have our new class schedule available for the 2nd quarter. Just click here to download and print it or pick one up at the shop.

More New Arrivals!

We are just loving seeing our UPS man these days! He continues to bring us boxes almost daily and it's like Christmas morning to open them and see what we find!



This past week we have received so much new fabric! We have some beautiful springtime-colored fabrics that arrived just today from Moda by April Cornell called Spring Magic that is just so pretty! You have to come in and see it. There are several floral and paisley prints as well as plaids that are reminiscent of those lovely madras plaids we all love in pinks, greens, and yellows!



We also have Wonderland by Momo for Moda, Cosmo Chic by Benartex, Neptune by Tula Pink for Moda, Dream Garden, Cambridge Square, Andalucia from Michael Miller and an adorable Pet Deer from Michael Miller as well.



Come in and see the shop sample of one of our newest patterns from Indygo Junction called Little Charmers. It is a sweet little skirt made from charm packs and we can show you how to embellish a tank top or tee with the same fabric for a completely custom outfit for your precious girl!



Look at this wonderful custom outfit one of our customers made for her little girl from our Amy Butler and Anna Maria Horner Fabric! Just precious is all we can say!

Come on in and see everything for yourself! You will be sure to find something to inspire you!