BeRmUDa ShORtS FeaTUrEd!

I received a post on my Hot Scott Facebook page the other day. My Bermuda Shorts No.13 was featured as part of this super fun sewalong!

Shorts on line

You can click on that link above to see all the great blogs that are participating. For the first three weeks in July, they are sharing guest posts with shorts inspiration, tutorials, and pattern reviews. If you want to sew along, you can have a chance to be featured in the sewalong round-up posts the last week of July and entered to win some great prizes like fabric, patterns and gift certificates!

click on over for the details!!!

Yanessa at Designs by Sessa did a beautiful job sewing this pattern up and I love her little robot pockets! 

Thank goodness her pattern review was a good one!! ;) haha 

Thanks ladies!!!

If you have any pictures you would like to share, please feel free to contact me! 

It's the best part of being a pattern maker, and makes all the hard work worth it!

Happy Sewing!

GiVeAway

My girls Janice and Marcea over at Abbey Lane Quilts are doing a giveaway you might want to jump on!

These girls are notorious for their fun easy quilt designs, and they have a new book out of 4 great quilts with matching wreaths! If you've never sew a quilt but would like to try, I recommend starting with one of theirs! 

(advise from a non-quilter myself) 

They sew up quick, and are perfect for having around the house, and now you can coordinate with a matching wreath, or if you're like me you always need a little blanket in the back of the car for those summer outings to the park. Who doesn't want to cop a squat on a darling quilt at a summer concert! 

This one is my fav! I'm thinking if you leave off the flowers and sew it up in "boy" fabric........ hmmmm LOVE!

So jump over to Abbey Lane Blog and follow their steps to get your self entered to win a free pattern book!

Good luck! 

and happy sewing!

I wanted to post a few of the pictures from the photo shoot for my Retro Puffer Vest pattern cover.

I stumbled across this darling little sweetie Keely with her mom one day dropping Nolan off at Kindergarten. 

Finding the perfect little girl was not an easy task because she would have to get along with Nolan of course, and she had to be a cutie pie (naturally), but even more important, she had to be the right size little girl for the vest I had already made..... and I was leaving the next morning for Quilt Market. Pressure was ON! 

Que Keely......

Look at that sweet face.......  

Now, I'm no real photographer, (obviously)- and my camera is sub-par to say the very least, but 

it doesn't matter I guess when you have a cutie-patootie to work with now does it?

And wouldn't you know it... her mom sews! ;) (Can I pick'em or what?)

Speaking of cutie-patootie.... here's my little stud Nolan, hamin it up.....

hmmm think he's done this before? :)

This pose was all Nolan's idea.... I think I have a little Ladies Man on my hands

Guh!

Then it got dark.... fast! So we were done whether I liked it or not. 

The saying is true......Thank heaven for little girls (Keely), and her Mommy who saved my hide that day! 

And that's a wrap!

PaTTeRN GiVeAWaY!

And the winner of the drawing below is.......

Tiffany P.

@

philopolisdesigns@yahoo.com

Congrats!!! I'll be sending you an email for your info!

Well Hello!

I'm back from market, working on the final edits for my 2 newest patterns. While you wait, I thought I'd do a give away!

I got a couple of darling patterns in Kansas City, MO that I probably won't even get to use because I don't have girls. So, I'm throwing in a couple of my patterns and making it a 4 pattern pack giveaway. 

Two adorable patterns from two other fa

ntastic designers (Pink Fig & Bananafana).... and two of my own.  

If you are interested in the drawing you need to Like my Hot Scott FB page, then leave me a comment here saying you did. I can't advertise on FB so this is where the contest takes place OFFICIALLY ;) I'll draw a random winner on May 31st!

(U.S.residents only please)

Thanks! and good luck!

SHarK AtTaCK! & ReTRo PuFFeR VeST

New Patterns PRE-SALE !!!

shipping May 25th

I'm thinking of doing a kit for the patchwork shark.... what do you think? 

Is that something you'd be interested it? I'll be getting my fabric soon, so I could cut the work in half for ya??? 

Drop me a note and let me know.....

SuMMEr CoME QuIcK!

Another couple of  projects to make with Sunset Beach!

Here's my neighbor Melanie all ready for summer in her halter sundress made from my orange palm print fabric from Henry Glass Fabrics!

I think I need ME one of these... (the dress that is :)!

The quilt she's standing on is a new pattern by my friend Mindy Johnston. It will be available next week at Quilt Market! I'll have more info on it later if you are interested!

Sunset Beach fishies!

I'm putting together the list of stores who carry my 2nd fabric line, while you wait, I thought I'd give you some ideas of what to do with it when you get your's! 

I'll be posting some fun projects (some little, some a bit bigger) made with Sunset Beach over the next couple of weeks. I'm getting ready for market, and will be busy sewing with it, so I might as well show you what I'm up to!

Found this fun Felt Fishie Set tutorial here on Just Another Day in Paradise blog. It sews up super quick, which I LOVE.  

Here's another version....using magnets here

A great birthday party game they could even take home a set of their own as a party favor! 

(depending on how ambitious you are ;) 

enjoy......

..... check back soon! more to come.....