Yay!!!
XO,
Rhea
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Oh no she din't!
Oh yes she did.
But in my defense I was defense-less against these fabrics.
I simply had to have them.
Thank you, JoAnn's, for putting your best cheese on sale for 30% off.
No skin off my nose.
XO,
Rhea
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
3 years ago...
It was sunny and windy and a great day to get married.
I want to thank you, Mike McD, for breaking my heart in 2005.
Things have worked out pretty well for me since then ;-)
XO,
Rhea
PS
Speaking of such things, congratulations to my dear friend Kyra. I'm honored to share an anniversary week with you!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
From the archives...
I was dusting off dusty things the other day... including my computer.
I came across this old blog post and thought it would be fun to re-visit.
Enjoy!
Seeing as its almost Valentine's Day I thought I should write a letter publicly declaring my undying devotion to...
Kaffe Fassett.
"Eh???" I hear you say.
You were expecting someone else's name?
Something that begins with "O" and ends with "liver"?
Weeeeellllllll......
Allow me to explain.
Let me count the ways that I love Kaffe Fassett
(Sorry, Ollie...)
1) I love that when I met Kaffe at a workshop he taught a couple years ago he was exactly what I expected: 1 part diva, 1 part artiste, 1 part brutally honest, all parts fabulous. I loved that Kaffe would come around and look at my quilt in progress and it would make me so nervous, like I was in school again, and he would suggest something to me. But he wouldn't just suggest. Even his comments were works of art. I remember one comment almost verbatim: He said to me, of a pink fabric I had put on my design wall,
"Alright, love. Now that you've gotten that horrible lipstick color out of your system let's take it down and put up something even better. Something like a dirty, dishwater lilac perhaps."
You can't see it via the computer but I am shaking with laughter as I type this. Honest.
But the best part was (and I'm not making this up), ten minutes later, Kaffe's partner, Brandon came by and said "That's nice but I liked the pink color better..."
Now, that's entertainment.
2) Having said that, I love that Kaffe was nice to me. He had a couple of suggestions, but on the whole, he really liked my colors. He said I had "the most fabulous fabrics in the world at my finger-tips." (He was talking about his own collection, by the way).
Was it cheating to go to a workshop hosted by Kaffe and use Kaffe Fassett fabrics? Was it just too easy? Nah. In my defense, I used a lot of other fabrics. And all the other kids were doing it, too. But for the record, if he had been mean to me and not liked my colors I probably would have had to change professions and wouldn't be able to show my face in this town again.
Luckily it all turned out okay.
3) I love that he uses Color. That's right, Color with a capital "C" because so many palettes these days are playing it safe and Kaffe would certainly never be accused of that. They call it "Glorious" for a reason.
4) I love that every time he comes out with a new collection, the store makes all kinds of money. Interesting side note: If I ever get to meet Amy Butler, I'm going to tell her the exact same thing.
5) Last but not least, and on a completely serious note, I love that "Kaffe" is his own genre. Know what I mean? When you walk into a quilt shop, they usually have everything sectioned off: Batiks over here, Reproduction prints over here, Asian prints over here, and if the shop carries Kaffe Fassett fabrics, they always say "And the Kaffe's are over here..."
He has his own flippin' section!
How cool is that?
There really is no one else who has done that. Nobody knocks off Kaffe, because nobody comes close. He does his own thang and he does it well.
Shouldn't we all be so lucky, no matter what we are doing with our lives?
So, that's why I love Kaffe Fassett so much.
And by the way, dearies, it rhymes with "Safe Asset."
As in, "You have a Safe Asset with Kaffe Fassett."
And that is straight from the man himself.
Love comes in all shapes and ways, you know...
Happy Valentine's Day to you, no matter who you Love!
XOXO
Rhea
I came across this old blog post and thought it would be fun to re-visit.
Enjoy!
Love Letter (originally posted February, 2009)
Seeing as its almost Valentine's Day I thought I should write a letter publicly declaring my undying devotion to...
Kaffe Fassett.
"Eh???" I hear you say.
You were expecting someone else's name?
Something that begins with "O" and ends with "liver"?
Weeeeellllllll......
Allow me to explain.
Let me count the ways that I love Kaffe Fassett
(Sorry, Ollie...)
1) I love that when I met Kaffe at a workshop he taught a couple years ago he was exactly what I expected: 1 part diva, 1 part artiste, 1 part brutally honest, all parts fabulous. I loved that Kaffe would come around and look at my quilt in progress and it would make me so nervous, like I was in school again, and he would suggest something to me. But he wouldn't just suggest. Even his comments were works of art. I remember one comment almost verbatim: He said to me, of a pink fabric I had put on my design wall,
"Alright, love. Now that you've gotten that horrible lipstick color out of your system let's take it down and put up something even better. Something like a dirty, dishwater lilac perhaps."
You can't see it via the computer but I am shaking with laughter as I type this. Honest.
But the best part was (and I'm not making this up), ten minutes later, Kaffe's partner, Brandon came by and said "That's nice but I liked the pink color better..."
Now, that's entertainment.
2) Having said that, I love that Kaffe was nice to me. He had a couple of suggestions, but on the whole, he really liked my colors. He said I had "the most fabulous fabrics in the world at my finger-tips." (He was talking about his own collection, by the way).
Was it cheating to go to a workshop hosted by Kaffe and use Kaffe Fassett fabrics? Was it just too easy? Nah. In my defense, I used a lot of other fabrics. And all the other kids were doing it, too. But for the record, if he had been mean to me and not liked my colors I probably would have had to change professions and wouldn't be able to show my face in this town again.
Luckily it all turned out okay.
3) I love that he uses Color. That's right, Color with a capital "C" because so many palettes these days are playing it safe and Kaffe would certainly never be accused of that. They call it "Glorious" for a reason.
4) I love that every time he comes out with a new collection, the store makes all kinds of money. Interesting side note: If I ever get to meet Amy Butler, I'm going to tell her the exact same thing.
5) Last but not least, and on a completely serious note, I love that "Kaffe" is his own genre. Know what I mean? When you walk into a quilt shop, they usually have everything sectioned off: Batiks over here, Reproduction prints over here, Asian prints over here, and if the shop carries Kaffe Fassett fabrics, they always say "And the Kaffe's are over here..."
He has his own flippin' section!
How cool is that?
There really is no one else who has done that. Nobody knocks off Kaffe, because nobody comes close. He does his own thang and he does it well.
Shouldn't we all be so lucky, no matter what we are doing with our lives?
So, that's why I love Kaffe Fassett so much.
And by the way, dearies, it rhymes with "Safe Asset."
As in, "You have a Safe Asset with Kaffe Fassett."
And that is straight from the man himself.
Love comes in all shapes and ways, you know...
Happy Valentine's Day to you, no matter who you Love!
XOXO
Rhea
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Finish line
Whewie!
That was a crazy last three weeks.
Between the Quilt Show, the in-store clearance sale and the online clearance sale and the craziness that is August in Maine I am wiped out.
Bert, Ollie and I wanted to wish you all a happy end of summer and hope you take some time to enjoy it all, even if things are a bit hectic.
I'll be back soon!
XO,
Rhea
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Online Midsummer Clearance Sale has begun!
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| The fabric store at the end of the rainbow! |
Head over to alewivesfabrics.com... all online orders 20% off through tomorrow, Sunday August 11th. Sale ends at midnight EST. Discount does not apply to shipping charges and won't show up in your final order or confirmation e-mail, but we will manually change the price on our end, you can count on that!
If you're local you can place your order online and leave us a note saying you'd like to pick your fabric up in person... we'll give you a call when your order is ready.
Have fun, dearies!
XO,
Rhea
Monday, August 5, 2013
Heard and seen at Maine Quilts 2013
I feel like a gossip columnist!
I snapped a very few photos at Maine Quilts this year: nothing that will get me sued, I hope.
Of particular interest was this lovely Tidal Tote handbag made with a Tula Pink "Saltwater" print, paired with batiks, made by a customer of ours.
I also loved this straw handbag embellished with fabric strips. Got my wheels turnin'.
On the fashion front, we have Miss MaryBeth in theWashi Dress she made in my class.
She's rockin' this look and literally left a trail of inspired onlookers in her wake, whom she promptly sent to our booth to purchase the pattern.
Thanks, MaryBeth... I'll give you your commission later!
And we wanted to make a "splash" with our booth this year, so we brought some vintage garden fixtures including a little free standing fountain.
It was also Bert's first Quilt Show.
He was our best helper at set-up time, but Baba had the best job of all, don't you think?
XO,
Rhea
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