Project Selvage

Have you heard about Project Selvage?   If not, you need to check it out.  Michael Miller Fabrics (you know Sara and Sarah are fans of MM) is teaming up with Spoonflower.com in a fabric design contest.  The winner of this contest will have their fabric design produced by Michael Miller Fabrics and will win a trip to the Houston Quilt Market Fall 2011.  The ten finalists will win a $100 credit with Spoonflower, and 10 yards (!!!) of Michael Miller Fabrics.

You can find out all the details of this great contest here.  Be sure to check it out!

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Tammis Keefe at My House and Around the Web

I'm so happy that we've had such a great response to our Tammis Keefe Tribute fabric giveaway!  I love making the acquaintance of so many other fans of Ms. Keefe's work.  You still have today and tomorrow to enter the giveaway.  You can find all the details here.

Until we announce the big winners on Friday, I thought I'd show you my few Tammis Keefe items and give you some links to Tammis Keefe info and products on the web.  You'll be glad to know that so many people love her illustrations!

This tea towel is the best piece I own.  I got it at Goodwill for 69 cents.

I've had a hankie quilt in the works for some time.  It includes this Tammis piece.

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Tammis Keefe Day 9 - Puffed Up Cat Skirt

Prepare to be cuted to death. 

Loving her new Tammis Cats skirt!

This cat skirt is so adorable!  Add in the darling kid, and it’s death by cuteness (an exe-cute-tion?). 

You can find the pattern in Emma Hardy's "Sewing Children's Clothes"

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Unruly Reindeer Tableset - Tammis Keefe Project No. 8

Project No. 8 *may* be my favorite! (for more information on our Tammis Keefe lineup, click here). Who can resist these ridiculously cute Reindeer with a couple Santas with a Lasso trying to keep them in order? We couldn't; they practically make me want to keep the Christmas decor up a little longer!

Sarah had this green linen tablecloth in her stash that was just begging to be spruced up! We thought the Unruly Reindeer and some Red Pom Poms were the perfect addition. Sarah sewed wide strips of Unruly Reindeer to the existing tablecloth ...and then attached the awesome red pom poms to the edges.

Here's a closeup of the fabric. Santa looks like he is going to lose it, right? He's very outnumbered.

We cut out some of the Unruly Reindeer and two Santas and fused them to the center of the tablecloth. Darling, huh?

We had to add a "tammis keefe" tag on there.

Aren't the layers of these pom poms beautiful? I do have a thing for pom poms!

We also made coordinating cocktail napkins with three different Unruly Reindeers and one Santa.

It's a lovely set!

The final project - Number 9 - is tomorrow, and the giveaway starts on Wednesday!

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Tammis Keefe Tea Towels

Embellished tea towels made with Michael Miller Fabric's Tammis Keefe Tribute line.

Have you ever looked at the price of Tammis Keefe Tea Towels on eBay?  They can get pretty darn pricey.  No worries.  Thanks to Michael Miller Fabrics, you can make your own Tammis Keefe tea towels!

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Tammis Keefe Project #1: Decoupaged Desk Organizer

Desk Organizer with a retro makeover.

Yay!  Our Tammis Keefe celebration is underway!  Sara and Sarah will have a new project everyday using Michael Miller's Tammis Keefe Tribute fabrics.  Don't forget, we'll be giving away no less than 8 yards of this fabulous material.  You can enter to win online starting on February 2nd.

The box that arrived from Michael Miller Fabrics.

The second it was open, Sara and Sarah dive in!

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Special Announcement: SvS Celebrates Tammis Keefe!

About a month ago, I came across some photos of the new Tammis Keefe Tribute line from Michael Miller Fabrics.  I flipped!  I’m a Tammis Keefe fan, a fan anything retro (no big surprise there), and a huge fan of Michael Miller Fabrics.  I wrote what could only be described as a fan letter to the folks at Michael Miller and they agreed to send us some of the fabric!  Consequently, SvS will be celebrating Tammis Keefe for the next 3 weeks!

Starting next Monday, January 24^th, Sara and I will be posting a new project made from Michael Miller’s Tammis Keefe Tribute fabrics.  We’ll post at least one new project everyday through Tuesday, February 1^st.  On Wednesday, February 2^nd, we’ll pick our favorite projects and let you pick the winner of Challenge No. 12:  SvS Celebrates Tammis Keefe.  

Also on February 2^nd, we’ll start accepting entries into our very first giveaway!  We are giving away a total of 8 yards of Michael Miller Fabric’s Tammis Keefe Tribute fabrics.  Yes, I said 8 yards!  We may have a couple other prizes in there, too.  Be sure to check back on February 2^nd for details.  In the meantime, if you want to get a head start on your entry, be sure to become a follower of Sara vs. Sarah and like us on Facebook!

Did I mention that all royalties from this great line of fabrics go to cancer research?  It just keeps getting better!

So, who is Tammis Keefe?  Tammis Keefe was a brilliant mid-century textile artist with a singular whimsical style and off-beat color palette.  Her career lasted only 16 years, from 1944 to 1960.  She may be best known for her handkerchief designs which became collectors items almost as soon as they were released.  You can read more about the life and career of Tammis Keefe at Kathy Miller’s blog Making It Fun.

We’ll be posting more information about the work of Tammis Keefe during our three week celebration.  Please contact us if you have photos or other information you would like to contribute.

Sara and I would like to express our appreciation to Michael Miller Fabrics for making SvS Celebrates Tammis Keefe possible!  Pin It