I love the rich, deep colors found in the Rose Manor Collection.  Reds in shades of wine, with greens of olive and evergreen, complemented by soft cream, antique, mustard and taupe, bring Rose Manor to life!

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Rose Manor, is an elegant collection that exudes sophistication. These are typically not things that are up my alley (I’m generally more of a modern girl), however, I find myself wanting to be immersed in a huge pile of these fabrics. The colors have a beautifully soft, yet vibrant vintage touch coalesced with graceful rosebuds, scrolls, leaves and vines. When brought together, these fabrics produce some truly stunning quilts and other small projects.

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Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Suzi Storage Cabinet giveaway! We received a jaw-dropping 428 entries on our giveaway post. Wow! Thank you so much to everyone who entered. Using a random number generator, we have selected the winner!

The person who will receive their very own Suzi Storage Cabinet, courtesy of Arrow Cabinets and Connecting Threads is....
Comment # 362 - Nancy Owen

We're so excited to send Nancy her new storage cabinet! From her comment, it sounds like her new Suzi will complete her sewing room!
"I really like the 'moveable' thread storage cabinet!! I have two pieces already in white, so white would be my preference!! I enjoy the 'Fons & Porter' Quilting magazine as well as 'McCall's' Quilting magazine!!"

Congratulations Nancy! We will be emailing you soon to get your shipping information. If you didn't win, but would like to purchase one of these great tables, click here: SUZI. Also, make sure to keep checking the Notions blog for more fun giveaways in the coming months.

Too often I have found myself in a grocery store at the check-out counter with my reusable grocery bag in my car.  Sound familiar?
This is why I chose The Compact Groceries Tote from A Bag For All Reasons, by Lisa Lam for the Gifty Galore project this week.

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I have been meaning to “spring clean” my sewing room all year but kept putting it off. I thought maybe if I just bit the bullet and did it, it might jump-start my holiday sewing. I dug everything out of the walk-in closet -- man can you cram a LOT of things in a small walk-in closet! It was like a magician’s hat: stuff just kept coming out.

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