Introducing the new Spring 2013 Sewing Patterns
It’s here! I get to introduce you to our brand new line of Spring 2013 Sewing Patterns! To top it off we are GIVING AWAY one of our Little Playdate Outfit (for the 18 inch doll) Samples for your 18 inch doll! Details after I introduce the new patterns (below). I’m happy to introduce our [...]
Carina Gardner Shop Opening—March 22, 2013!
I’m in the final stages of finishing our new online shop! We are so excited to be able to offer a number of my products all in one location! That includes my fabrics, sewing patterns, classes, and two new things: digital die cutting files and wallpaper! Yippee! There is going to be an awesome sale [...]
Our New Office
Our tiny home had finally forced me to consider other options for all the inventory and tchotchkes in my office. So I started looking for space in October. I finally settled on an “in between” office…something small, affordable, and well, across the street from my house. I don’t know how long I can be in [...]
Uncrated
I am finally getting around to putting away boxes and furniture from my crates from Quilt Market. As promised, my girls got their first pick of the Rini Dolls from the show. Then Josh was lovely enough to bring in all the heavy boxes. I’ve been pulling out stuff and replacing it in my studio [...]
New Mini Sewing Pattern—Kimono Skirt
At Quilt Market, I introduced my new mini pattern—the Kimono Skirt. I’m excited about these mini patterns because we’ll be able to release them more often than the large patterns throughout the year. This little mini pattern includes sizes XS-XXL (2T-10) and includes a knee-length and maxi version of the skirt. It’s fairly quick to [...]
Double Ringed Pincushion Tutorial and Free Download
If you head over to Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners today, you will find my brand-new Double Ringed Pincushion Tutorial. All of my pincushions are made using my Dainty Blossom’s line for Riley Blake. I now have these pincushions scattered all over my studio 1. because they are useful, but also 2. because my kids like [...]
Paris and Company and the Sling Sewing Pattern
I was able to get my hands on the first samples of Paris and Company last week, but didn’t have a chance to let the sewing machine whirl until yesterday. I knew the line was going to be awesome for the Sling Pattern, but I was elated with how it turned out! There are enough [...]
Newsletter Issue No. 6—Free Quilt Pattern, Tutorials and All That Jazz
You’ve waited patiently for it and now it’s done! Our sixth issue of the newsletter has really become a digital magazine with all the stuff we try to pack into it! This issue includes a new quilt pattern using Dress Up™, the inside scoop on Designer Workshop, tutorials from the Creative Team, a fabric tutorial [...]
First of the Year
It’s a couple of weeks into the New Year and it feels as if the busy from Christmas never really ended. I’m hankering to slow down, and with my little sis in town and my own health a little down, I’m planning to get a little more rest over the weekend. I’m sure you’ve noticed [...]
Dainty Blossoms Sling Sewing Pattern
Here it is! Introducing our final pattern the Dainty Blossoms™ Sling! This is a multipurpose, easy-going bag! It’s a bag that makes toting all your necessaries easy for the mom-on-the-go or the carry-it-all professional. Have fun mixing and matching fabrics for the flower accessory. The Dainty Blossoms™ Sling is fully-lined for a professional finish. Wheww! [...]
Dainty Blossoms Fabric at Riley Blake Studios
I spent a little time in Alpine last week with my art directors working on some new concepts for fabric lines. I walked into the office and saw this GORGEOUS quilt Jina Barney had made with the Dainty Blossoms™ line. It totally took me by surprise! And even though I knew the fabric was going [...]
Chic Mademoiselle Outfit Sewing Pattern
Sorry I’ve been away so long. Last week got away from me and I had so much to post (and will now have to play catch up all week). Among other things, our little family came down with some nasty viruses, which put me in bed all day Saturday and put Josh on sick-kiddie-duty all [...]
Rini Doll and Mermaid Sewing Pattern
Introducing our second new pattern due out this January—The Rini Doll and Mermaid. Yep, that’s right. At the request my own little mermaid-fanatics, I incorporated a mermaid tail option into this pattern. And I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with all the other options: 4 different hair styles, 4 different bang styles, an optional mermaid [...]
Introduction to the New Sewing Pattern—Garden Party Outfit
I’ve been keeping secrets for months and now it’s time to spill the beans! Here’s the first of my next four sewing patterns! Get ready to check these out at your local quilt shop January 2012. Ready to pull out your sewing machines? Because you will want to when you see all the pretties I’ll [...]
Giving
It’s November, and I’ve told myself that this year the holidays are going to be a little different. Instead of the rush, rush, rush, I’m hoping to really live in the present this holiday season and remember to be grateful for what I have. I’ve cleared out my schedule of any “hard” deadlines and while [...]
A New Flickr Group
I’m finally getting around to some things that have been sitting on my backburner for some time now. One of those things is a new flickr group for all you fabric and sewing pattern fashionistas! Yes, yes, I know it’s taken me a year to get around to creating such a group, but I’m doing [...]
Issue No. 5 of the Newsletter—Spraguefest and Tutorials
Wheww! Here it is! Our fifth issue of the newsletter. This thing just gets bigger and bigger! This one is 39 pages long with a huge section on Spraguefest, an introduction to Susan, a quilt pattern, a coupon code for Designer Workshop, and tutorials galore! Be sure and check out the calendar at the end…it’s [...]
More To Come…
It’s been so busy since I got back from Vegas that I haven’t posted anything (well, much of anything) about Spraguefest. In fact, there was so much to show and write about that we decided to just add it to our newsletter. In fact, we’ve got a lot of great stuff coming out in this [...]
Quick In and Out
Stopping in rather quickly so you get my take on the display I had at Mormon Handicraft Quilting Shop on Saturday night. -I literally ran around my house 20 minutes before grabbing everything in sight (including the wreath on the door) for the display. – It took three trips from car to store to haul [...]
Mormon Handicraft
The last couple of days I’ve been running around getting ready for Spraguefest and the launch of my new line of sewing patterns. My friends Susan and Ashley spent a couple of nights helping me package up these fat quarters and coupons for the Spraguefest grab bags. Stacks of eye candy! Speaking of eye candy, [...]
Flannel and Oilcloth
I went to check my strike-offs yesterday at Riley Blake for Dainty Blossoms™ and found out some exciting news! Not only will cottons be available for the line, but oilcloth and flannels! The oilcloth and flannels will be in the large floral (the left-hand corner fabric in the digital magazine) and all the dots. I [...]
Favorites
Here are some of my favorites taken from the photoshoot with Susan that didn’t make it into the newsletter. I hope you enjoy too! Getting ready—I was pleased when Susan walked into my house and said it wasn’t as bad as she expected it to be! (We fixed that only moments later). Years of girls’ [...]
Carina Gardner Quarterly Newsletter (Issue No. 4)
FINALLY! We’ve finished our fourth issue of our newsletter! Better late than never, right? I think this is our best issue so far. First of all, there are a LOT of photos. And tutorials. And photos. And an announcement (which links to ANOTHER digital magazine). And did I mention photos? It’s seriously delicious! Susan has [...]
Pinfeathers Birdie Lace Up Tutorial
Get ready for a whole lot of fabric fabulous-ness! It’s been a lot of midnight sew-a-thons around here to show off this fabulous fabric. Susan and I have been hard at work! Here’s the first tutorial from the studio! This is a really cute skill-building toy for preschoolers as little fingers will work on gaining [...]