Garden Fairies Trading Company

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Several new books have arrived designed to make sewing easier as complete patterns within a book, what a neat idea!  Check them out in our new category of Fashion Sewing Books.

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New hand painted porcelain buttons have arrived.  Perfectly sized for dolls,  children, adults or wall hangings, table runners, glued to hats … wherever your imagination takes you to.  They are very reasonable, most are $2.00 each and range in sizes 3/16″ to1 1/4″.    We are posting more buttons every day so check back as their are over 200 designs to choose from.  For doll sized  buttons go to our Hand Painted Porcelain Doll Buttons page and for other sizes go to Hand Painted Porcelain Buttons.

We have received some of our new spring fabrics.  4  colors of Imperial Batiste and 4 colors of Imperial Gingham with new pima prints coming soon.

Returning Imperial Batiste colors:

Pink Melon

Lavender Seafoam

Imperial Gingham colors in stock:

To order please go to our site at Garden Fairies Trading Company Fabrics

I am so excited with the new Inspirations magazine, first time in a long time I’ve been bit by the embroidering bug.  The cover shows the pillow that has sparked my imagination with the Celtic separators on the silk ribbon flower sampler.  (Click on the image to see a larger view).

Here is a close-up of the embroidery that has my fingers itching to adapt this design to the silk ribbon flower sampler I already have in the works.

(Click on the image to see a larger view).

I like the layout so much better.  Reminds me of a smocking design or a really elegant tapestry.

If you wish to order Inspirations #64 please go to our site at  http://www.smockingstore.com/insp3.html