I spy oilcloth and laminated cotton at Finding Home!

A while back I invited the Lynn, from Finding Home to be a part of my At Home with Modern June blog tour. I asked her to show her readers how to use the covered seat cushion project that is in the book. I also sent her a box full of black and white oilcloth and laminated cotton to play with.

Lynn, used our great Black Picnic Check oilcloth to recover her kitchen chairs. This fabric has been a big hit. We started carrying it thanks to fellow blogger, The Painted Home, when she had picked it out for her Crafty Camper seat cushions.

The chairs are lovely, aren't they?

Next, she made simple oilcloth placemats by cutting a single layer of oilcloth into squares. She topped it all off with a laminated cotton runner, again, just a simple cut piece of fabric. Both of these fabrics are great, they don't fray so you don't have do any fussy sewing -- if you care not.

Then she got fancy! Lynn created a no-sew silverware sleeve with black polka dot oilcloth and washi tape. Next she topped it off with a chalk cloth tag, that she made with a punch that she just happened to have. A very crafty gal!

See her blog, Fining Home, to see how she made the template.

I hope you enjoyed this peek into Lynn's lovely home! See her blog Finding Home for so much more!

xoxox,
Kelly

AHMJ Press: Living on the Cheap!

I am excited to share you with you an article about At Home with Modern June! Susan Hauser (super sweet) and I spent an hour chatting last month about my new book, We focused on how AHMJ can help you make ends meet while gaining high style for your home. We had a great time chatting, so head over to Living on the Cheap to read all about it!

In honor of this great press I'm giving away 2 copies of At Home with Modern June! One here, on the blog, and a second one on my Istagram feed! To enter for the blog copy,  just leave me a note with your favorite living on the cheap tip and I'll pick a winner on Friday night!!

Happy reading and good luck,
Kelly

Local Book Signing and Demo!

My local quilt shop, Quilting Adventures, is celebrating 9 great years and I get to be a part of the festivities! I'm excited to be doing a demo and book signing at 12:30 on Saturday, June 28th. To see the schedule for the Quilting Adventures Anniversary Celebration click over to their event page. 

I'll see you all at their lovely shop in Richmond, VA at Willow Lawn on Saturday. Click here for directions! 

Happy Sewing,
Kelly

Blog Tour Wrap Up

I can't thank the following bloggers enough for all the love and support you've given me in the last 10 days!! Many kisses and hugs to those that posted and commented, you've make this book release so very special.

Stash Books! 

Craft Gossip!

Pretty Prudent! 

Apronista!

Whip-Stitch!

 Crafty Pod!

Sew Mama Sew!

Grow. Make. Eat.

Instagram fun! 

Finding Home!

Modern June!

Blog Tour Stop 10: Creating a Mood

The comments are now closed. 

The winner is #13!!

Congrats to Jusmom1

 

On August 27, 2011, the week my first book was released, the East Coast was visited by Hurricane Irene. Sadly, Irene dropped a 100 year old tree on the back of our home before leaving Richmond, VA. It was a terrifying night, thankfully we were all in the same room together and as far away from impact as possible. The next afternoon I attended my book release party in shock while my husband found tree guys and dealt with the insurance company.

Sometime within the 7 months that it took to reno our home I realized that when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. Well, let me tell you, I was given a whole lot of lemons!! Once I had a new roof, ceilings and plaster walls I was able to have new paint. New paint color means makeover in my world. Thus, the concept of At Home with Modern June was born. 

The tree fell on the back of the house, it was so big you could only see the tippy top of the chimney. Early on that fateful day I had spent the day sewing away in my home studio, looking out the window at the tree swinging from side to side. I had a horrible feeling and I got out of that room as quickly as I could. Here's a look at the studio reno photos. 

Enough with the doom and gloom, let's fast forward to what that home studio looks like today! Bright new windows allow the light to shine into my sewing cave! Pot lights replaced the ugliest and most ineffectual light fixture of all time. Once this room was done, I was able to get to work sewing up a new home for my family! 

In At Home with Modern June have an entire chapter devoted to chapter devoted to sewing/creating for a creative space. There is an Ironing Table and a Sewing Supply Case (featured on Crafty Pod). As well as an Embroidered Pincushion and a Sewing Machine Cover. My favorite project is my GIANT Mood Board!! 

This mood board saved my mind, it helped me sort my thoughts when writing the table of contents.  The inspiration and the materials were all sorted by room and project, so it served as a visual reminder of what went where. The color story it told kept me on track.

Today I am giving away a copy of my book and a pretty bundle of ribbons so you can make your own mood board! Please leave a comment so you are entered to win. Tell us what your planning to make next and what your inspiration is?

XOXOX, 

Kelly

 

Tour: The Crafty Camper!

 

Yesterday I showed you have to make the Scrappy and Simple Buntings that I made for a very cool camper. Well!! Today, we are going to tour that Crafty Camper! Please note that the photos below where shamelessly swiped from Kelly Elko's wondrous blog, Eclectically Vintage. All photo credit's go out to Kelly, the other Kelly! Here's her tour post!

These photos were take at the Philadelphia Home Show, where Denise from The Painted Home, debuted her Crafty Camper. As you can see below I had a fun decking out the 1972 Shasta with Modern June goodies!
 
 Aren't my oilcloth and chalk cloth banners fabulous swinging off this camper?

I made a few specialty pillows out of oilcloth for the camper too. More about them soon! Our regular  oilcloth pillows are available on our new website, ModernJune.com!

I also made the camper some oilcloth seat cushions using my pattern in Sewing with Oilcloth! The laminated cotton throw pillows are made using the pillow cover pattern in my latest book At Home with Modern June. My pillow cover pattern uses an invisible zipper--it's so easy that even I can do it! Those that have worked for me know that I don't DO zippers! (ie, I did them poorly until now!!)

Check out the Scrappy and Simple Bunting hanging on the window, what a fun way to create some interest, both inside and out. I can almost see them swaying in the breeze now!  

There is so much more to be seen! Again, check out Kelly's entire tour here! Then head over to the Crafty Camper website to see when camper is in your area doing DIY classes! Eek!! You can rent this as well!! Also, for the part I like best!! If you go way back to Denise's December and January photos on Facebook you can see some great before and during photos of the Shasta!

XOXOX,
Kelly

Let's sew together!

I'll be teaching a class this Saturday at The Happiness Factory, in Chester, VA. Join me as we make the Repurposed Buntings from my new book At Home with Modern June.

You're welcome to bring your own fabric(s), or pick from a fun assortment of vintage sheets and trims that I'll have avaible at the class. The class is on Saturday, 10:30 to 12:30. There will be books for sale and yummy sweets for nibbling.

Sign up today at The Happiness Factory!!

Blog Tour Dates for At Home with Modern June!

Are you ready for a chance to win my new book, At Home with Modern June? How about I chip in some chalk cloth? Enough to make two of the no-sew chalk cloth placemats? If so, head over to the following blogs and sign up for the RSS or email feeds to you don't forget!

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Blog Tour for At Home with Modern June Dates 

Monday, April 7th: Stash Books
Wednesday, April 9th: Craft Gossip
Thursday, April 10th: Apronist and Pretty Prudent
Friday, April 11th: Whipstitch
Saturday, April 12th: Craftypod
Sunday, April 13th: Sew Mama Sew
Monday, April 14th: Grow. Make. Eat.
Tuesday, April 15th: Modern June Instagram Giveaway
Wednesday, April 16th: Finding Home 
Thursday, April 17th: Modern June, the Oilcloth Addict

We're kicking off a great line up of bloggers with a tour of my home on the Life Made Lovely blog. I'd be honored if you'd have a look at my little home made with love. There are lots of projects from the book within the tour.

Lastly, I'll be showing Richmond, VA how to make these fun little no-sew placemats on Virginia This Morning on channel WTRV CBS 6. Tune in on Monday, they will be giving away two books!