making it fun: October 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015

Happy Halloween from Michael Miller Fabrics!

I saw these birdie wings on BurdaStyle a couple of years ago and I've always thought they would look great in Cotton Couture... and they do!! Imagine all of the color combo possibilities! Visit our Cotton Couture website to see all of your options.

Cotton Couture also works magic for a scrubs costume! All you need to finish it up is a stethoscope and a surgical mask!

Or, a classic Dorothy costume using Tiny Gingham in Blue.

Butterick B3762 (slightly altered)

Red sparkly shoes and Toto!!

It's a perfectly pink flower fairy! So much Fairy Frost mixed with enchanting Flower Fairies...

Fairy Frost Fabric

Flower Fairies

Fairy Wings

Don't forget the pink wig!!

(the pattern is McCall's M6897)

Use our new Leopard flannel to create the stylized look above...

Removable Peter Pan Collar tutorial from My Sparkle.

For the giraffe and the Zebra look we used Butterick pattern 3238 paired with our Show Your Skin Flannel.

How great is this Rockabilly Vampire?!? He's wearing a Flame cape paired with jeans and a white tee- so easy for a last minute costume! Free cape download coming to our website soon!

https://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/index.php/fileuploader/download/download/?d=0&file=custom%2Fupload%2FFile-1446232125.pdf

And, the final, most important detail of every costume...

the trick-or-treat bag!!

We created this bag using our new Halloween collection called Nightmare in Gnomeville and GLOW IN DARK FAIRY FROST!!

Download the free tote bag pattern here.

*created by Betty Calabro

*tried, tested and approved by kids!!

Have a wonderful and safe Halloween!

xo,

kait

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Monday, October 26, 2015

100 Quilt Blocks in 50 Days with MMF and Janome!!!

Janome has announced an exciting new social media campaign with Michael Miller Fabrics:

100 Quilt Blocks in 50 Days!

We've partnered with Janome and a ton of talented quilt designers and bloggers to create a gorgeous 100 block Cotton Couture quilt! Janome will post two new quilt blocks per day for 50 days. The post will include a block designed by a celebrity quilter and it will include the instructions to download. You can find these blocks though MMF's Facebook page, through Janome's website and through the social media feed of the block designer. How fun is this?!?!? In the end, you'll have an AMAZING quilt to show off!

Do you want to join the fun? Here's a list of the Cotton Couture used in the quilt:

We are planning to use Soft White for the sashing.

Sign up to receive an email with two new blocks with complete instructions every day from October 19th through December 25th.

You can also download the blocks at your convenience by clicking here.

Enter to win a Horizon Memory Craft 8900QCP Special Edition by posting pictures of your blocks on Instagram and tagging them with #100QuiltBlocks or by entering here.

http://janome.com/en/machines/sewing/mc8900/

* Unlimited entries. Submit in-progress photos on Instagram to show off your work and to increase your chances of winning!

We'll also randomly draw winners from Instagram every few weeks. Winners will receive a bundle of Cotton Couture! Don't forget to tag @MichaelMillerFabrics and use the hashtag #100QuiltBlocks to enter!