What to do in the middle of a hot summer? Try something new, of course! We've had a Fabric of the Month Club for some time now, but we've just added a brand-new Threads of the Month Club. This is a great way to try different types of threads inexpensively.

We also have a Fabric Sampler of 4 pieces of 8"x13" sunny*dyes fabric. These limited availability samplers are great for small projects, bookmarks, ornaments and more. Go ahead! Live a little! Join our clubs & have some fun this summer!

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More Designs Completed on sunny*dyes fabrics!

Here are some more pics completed by Anka M. The pic above is on Whisper, and the one to your left is on Emeraude.

Send a pic of a design you completed on sunny*dyes fabrics, or put it on your blog, and we'll give you 10% off your next sunny*dyes order!

Completed Projects on sunny*dyes Fabrics!

Here are some designs from Mirabilia & Lavender and Lace completed by one of our favorite stitchers: Anka M. Quite the talented lady! She used River Rocks on the left, and English Flower Garden on the right.

Faerie's Mystic Night- 10% off during June!

One of the perks of handpainting fabrics is the ability to custom design fabbies for special projects. Summer is on it's way, and I'm working on 3 projects which will be fair entries. (I'm very ambitious!).
The first is Cirque des Cercles by Ink Circles, which I'm doing entirely in Delica seed beads against a pale denim fabric (pics to follow). I'm over halfway done with this one! The second is Lavender and Lace's Celtic Autumn, which I'm doing in the alternate color palette. I'll design a fabric for this one too- I have some ideas in mind. The third is Mirabilia's Shakespeare's Fairies, which I designed Faeries Mystic Night for. I'm afraid my camera is on its last legs- it just doesn't pick up color nuances very well at all! This fabric has multicolored sparkles, the blue is shimmery, and there are areas of silver shimmers as well. I'll post my progress on this one as well.
Meanwhile, I'm offering this fabric on YHNC for 10% off for the month of June. Just click the icon on the right to visit my website.

New Mermaid & Faerie Series!

Here's two of the new mermaid & fairy series fabrics I've been working on. The top is sea deep, the bottom faerie moon. Both will be available on YHNC. Just click the avatar on the right to visit my website & see all the new fabbies available!

Spring Batiks

I just love experimenting with new designs & techniques. Here's one of my favorites: a batik done in teal. Batiks are very time-consuming- it takes 4 days worth of steps to complete just one! I think it's worth it, though- don't you?