Arcadia Avenue - Boomerangs (block 8)

Arcadia Avenue - Boomerangs (block 8)

Well last week was an exciting week here at Sass. We introduced all our new Spring patterns! Firelights Lane, Bubba Bowling Bag and Canyon Boulevard patterns are now up in the store. 
New Pattern Sale!

New Pattern Sale!

We are having a little sale this weekend on our three new patterns! Firelights LaneCanyon Boulevard and Bubba Bowling Bag PDF patterns are all 20% off this weekend. No coupon code needed! Thanks for stopping by!
Introducing the Bubba Bowling Bag & New Pattern Sale

Introducing the Bubba Bowling Bag & New Pattern Sale

And last but not least... meet the Bubba Bowling Bag! This bag was inspired by my great grandma, Helen Faulkner's, retro bowling bag. We found it a few months ago while digging through storage for something or other and fell in love with it's funky trapezoidal shape.
Introducing Canyon Boulevard

Introducing Canyon Boulevard

Our next new Spring pattern is Canyon Boulevard. This is a super versatile pattern that is fast and fun. The pattern includes two different styles, one with string-piecing and two contrasting fabrics and one with a background and assorted scraps. Both versions are pictured below.
Introducing Firelights Lane

Introducing Firelights Lane

It is finally time to start introducing our new Spring patterns! Today we are going to talk all about Firelights Lane. This pattern is a new and fresh take on the popular chevron design. We all have those fabric collections we love and don’t want to chop up into tiny little pieces. This
June 01, 2015 by Shayla Wolf
Arcadia Avenue - Constellation (block 7)

Arcadia Avenue - Constellation (block 7)

We are a day late but not a dollar short today! I hope everyone enjoyed their long holiday weekend. We sure did! Caught up on some things around the house, did a little sewing and cooked lots of summery food. 
Quilt Market in Minneapolis

Quilt Market in Minneapolis

As many pattern and fabric companies begin their journeys to International Quilt Market in Minneapolis, we are staying put. This will be the first time since we began Sassafras Lane Designs that we will not be attending and I am having mixed feelings about it. 
How to Fussy Cut Fabric

How to Fussy Cut Fabric

I love fussy-cutting! This might be because of my long term love affair with novelty prints! I have quite a hoard of them stashed away and only cut into them when their full cuteness can shine! One way to do that is by fussy-cutting. Just in case you are sitting at home thinking, “What the heck is fussy-cutting?”
Arcadia Avenue - Circling Geese (block 6)

Arcadia Avenue - Circling Geese (block 6)

The Arcadia Avenue QAL is back! Sorry about the brief hiatus. We have officially sent all the Quilt Market projects off and are currently touching up our next few patterns... more on that later!
Favorite Notions, Giveaway Winners & A Mother's Day Sale!

Favorite Notions, Giveaway Winners & A Mother's Day Sale!

We polled blog hoppers about their favorite quilting notions this past week and here are our results! We all have notions we wouldn't quilt without and I will share my favorites a little further down in this post. At the bottom of the post are this week's winners and information about the Mother's Day Sale!