Friday, July 26, 2013

Great Idea: Piano Bench!


Play me, I'm Yours!! Street pianos? I'm in love! 

Recently one of customers sent us this picture can you find the laminated cotton? Yep, that's Hop Dot laminated cotton in blue and green adorns the seat bench!!You can find this very happy piano in Cleveland, Ohio and other street pianos throughout the world!! Check out StreetPianos.com to find a piano near you!

We love seeing your projects! Please send us a photo of what you did with your Oilcloth Addict purchase and we'll show it off here! Send them to me at Kelly@modernjune.com!



Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Great Idea: Tote-able Tool Bucket

Do you remember this fun project from BHG's Do it Yourself magazine? We were happy to have supplied the magazine with lots of fun oilcloth for the project. We'll since it's summer I thought it needed a re-post! Grab your Sewing with Oilcloth book and make one of my garden aprons. Don't forget we have a special-priced combo pack of oilcloth for this pattern!

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

New Oilcloth: White Bloom


Picking this new oilcloth was easy, I was inspired by Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Do you know how excited I get when I see this fun stuff on TV? I love how intense Guy is in the phone photo. Check out the White Bloom oilcloth at our Oilcloth Addict Etsy shop.

Remember, if you spy oilcloth, I'd love to hear about it, so send me a link!

XOXOX,
Kelly

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Sewing with Oilcloth Tip: Sticking Together

You've probably noticed that oilcloth and laminated cotton are pretty sticky but that's not always a bad thing. Use the stick to your advantage.  When you cut two pieces from the same pattern piece place the right sides of the fabric together and the two pieces of oilcloth will naturally stick together.

This is really handy when your using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler to cut out a project. You'll need to do a lot less pinning!

Here are some tips to get you through that sticky business while sewing.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Color Combo: Kelly's Current Favorite

Here are 4 great oilcloths that I'm currently crushing on!! One of our new prints, Red Bloom, takes center stage! Combine it with green gingham, dot on red and yellow and white stripes and you've got summer all wrapped up!! 

Come back on Friday to see what I'm doing with these 4 prints!! Tutorial Spoiler: No-Sew Picnic Mat!!

Monday, July 15, 2013

Sewing with Oilcloth Tips: Tracing Patterns

Ever wonder how to mark your pattern pieces onto oilcloth? The regular methods such as pinning and spiky tracing wheels just won't do, they would leave your project full of holes before you even started your project. Never fear, here are two methods that work well.


For this first method, just raid your sewing supplies and pull out a point turner and tracing paper. The sharp edge of the point turner is great for making small details. See how I made an X to mark the snap placement on my Sewing with Oilcloth Garden Apron pattern?


The second method is great for stitch lines and darts, just use a flat or smooth edged tracing wheel and your tracing paper. This handy tool can be found in the notions section at any large fabric shop. I think it's better to use this method if your using tissue paper patterns, I worry that the point turner would rip your pattern.



When it comes to buying tracing paper, might I suggest that you don't buy the double-sided paper. Oops! Luckily the markings came off of my oilcloth with a little rubbing.

Oilcloth: Orange Mums!!

Friday, July 12, 2013

I Spy Oilcloth: Royal Pains

Can I tell you how much I love the show Royal Pains? What's not to love, the brothers get to live in guest house for free. Never mind that the house is 4 times larger than my own. Hank is part doctor and part Macgyver. And Divya, she still wears designer cloths even though she's been cut off from her rich parents. It's so real life and pretty! I love my guilty pleasure TV!

Any how, look what I spied on the first episode of this season? Oilcloth!! To get the look check out our new Red Bloom oilcloth and our pretty Orange Mum oilcloth. I'll see you all in the Hamptons!!

Friday, July 5, 2013

Our Studio: Fabric Storage

After 7 years of business I finally have proper storage for all of our laminated cottons, chalk cloth and oilcloth!! I am just a happy as I can be. The other day I went in to the studio early and was overwhelmed by the days tasks. Then I turned my head and saw my pretty new wall of fabric and I actually waved at it, like a teenage girl flirting with a boy across the lunchroom. Hhheeeey! Yikes, I hope I didn't blush! 
Nicole loves it!
Geneva and Kathie love it!
I love it!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Just In!!

Check out the new laminated cottons from Riley Blake! Yes, your seeing correctly, we now have solid laminated cotton in stock!! Grey, Red and Black! Also new is the pretty geographic print, Madhuri Green Stripe and the fun black and white gingham laminated cotton.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Travel Time: Laminated Cotton Garment Bags




Look what I found on Pinterest today? A lovely laminate garment bag pattern, that is perfect for summer vacation season!! 

To my pleasent surprise it's from one of my Quilt Market cocktail party buddies. Melissa from 100 Billion Stars made the prettiest garment bags and shared her tutorial with us all. She used Jennifer Paganelli's pretty Sis Boom laminated cotton. The midnight blue fabric is a print called Eloise 
the contrasting print is called Candice. (I can't wait to make one for myself!!)   


Follow my on Pinterest, where I love to spy other great laminated cotton projects! I want to see your pretty pinnings so leave me your Pinterest URL so we can follow each other!!