Valori Wells

Sole Home Decorator

My new home decorator weight fabric has arrived in our shop and just in time for our Cyber Monday where everything is 20% off when you shop on line...... a shameless plug for the shop I know. But 20% off is great!!! Anyway, I wanted to share the throw pattern that I made out of the blue palette of the home dec line..... It is a simple piece that can be translated using any fabric..... here is the pattern.Download SoleHomeDecPromo.pdf
Hope everyone had a great holiday....
Valori

Flannel....

Ross and Liv are getting dinner and Violette is having belly time......a quick note and a photo.I talked about our PJ sale recently and I finally got the photo from the shop camera...... It was early in the morning but everyone was in good spirits. A fun morning filled with familiar faces and new friends. As I promised here is the flannel quilt and pattern....

Download SoleFlannelPromo-Sophie.pdf

Dinner's here......I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Holiday!
Valori

Another day.....

My husband had an aaahhh moment last night as I was trying to take of photo of Miss Liv in pj's made out of the new Sole Flannel (coming soon to a website near you....) - she would not stop running around and I was saying "Liv, honey, can I please take your picture?" over and over again as my husband laughed......he remembers as a kid doing the same thing to his mother and her saying the same thing....She is SO like her father! Well, needless to say I spent a good 15 minutes trying to out run her and then turn and shot quick....... the results........
She thought it was SO funny!! I had to laugh too.......I'm thinking I just have to get her to wear them to bed and take a photo of her sleeping. The pattern for the pj's is from Favorite Things. They have the cutest kid patterns - adults too!
We also made a quilt out of the flannel........ I should have the pattern up in the next couple of days - although the fabric wont be out until December or January......
I have an intern coming to work with me today.......
Have a great day!
Valori

A Note on the grocery tote!

****Just a quick note on the Grocery Tote - ALL SEAM ALLOWANCES ARE 1/2" ********
Have a great day!!!
Valori

Good Morning.....

Good morning.....I spent last night trying to figure out how to put an icon on my blog......well, I didn't figure it out but this morning I was able to - I think - I am not very educated on blogging and have been going by the seat of my pants. I seem to work a lot better in the morning. Anyway, the icon that I was trying to put up was from Holly Holly wrote an article for McCall's called blogs I love and she included my blog....so sweet! I am getting better about posting...I think that I have finally got a schedule with the girls that I can get more work done. As I look at my blog I see that all I have is the text and no icon...back to the drawing board - I will figure it out Holly...... Hope everyone has a great day!
Valori

Grocery Tote.....

Don't we all want to be a little more green these days.....I think that grocery bags are one of the easiest ways to be green. But lets at least make them stylish....here is a pattern for a simple grocery tote that you can make out of any home decorator fabric and even traditional cotton quilting fabric. Since the bag is lined it is very sturdy.....I have tested them.

Sole Grocery Tote

Fabric Needed:
Outside of tote: 15" x 54" - 1/2 yard 54" home decorator fabric
Lining and Handles of tote: 23" x 54" - 2/3 yard 54" home decorator fabric

Cutting out of pieces:
Outside:
Cut 2 - 13" x 15" pieces for front and back
Cut 1 - 8" x 13" piece for bottom
Cut 2 - 8" x 15" pieces for sides

Lining:
Cut 2 - 13" x 15" pieces for front and back
Cut 1 - 8" x 13" piece for bottom
Cut 2 - 8" x 15" pieces for sides
Handles:
Cut 2 - 4" x 52" pieces for handles

Assembly:
1. Fold one handle in half lengthwise and press - this will give you a guide line for the rest of the pressing.
Unfold and fold the raw edge (the length of the handle) just to the previous pressed line - press and repeat with the other raw edge. Fold in half again lengthwise and press - the raw edges are now enclosed. Repeat for the other handle.

2. On the front and back outside pieces - Press 1/2" down from top.
3. Starting at the bottom of the front piece measure in 3" from each side and pin handle stopping at the pressed top edge. - Repeat with the back of the bag.

4. Top stitch the handles down starting at the bottom, stopping just before the folded edge, pivot 90 degrees and top stitch along the top, pivot again 90 degrees and finishing top stitching to the bottom of the handle. To finish top stitching the handle start stitching just past the fold edge of the top of the bag and continue around the handle to the other side of the bag, pivot 90 degrees and stitch along top, pivot 90 degrees and stitch back to the other side, pivoting 90 degrees at top and stitch, pivot 90 degrees again and finish where you started.

5. With right sides together stitch one end of the bottom piece to one end of a side piece - starting 1/2" from the top and ending 1/2" from the bottom. Repeat with the other side of the bottom and the other side piece - you will have one long piece - it will be refered to as A.
6. With right sides together pin the front of the bag to the side of piece A, stitch from the top ending 1/2" from the bottom. Fold A so that the bottom piece lines up with the bottom of the bag pin - start stitching 1/2" in from the top and to 1/2' from the bottom. Fold A so that the side piece lines up with the other side of the front , pin and stitch starting 1/2" from the bottom to the top. Repeat with the back.

7. To make the lining repeat steps 5 and 6.
8. Press 1/2" down around the top edge of bag. Repeat with lining.

9. Turn outside of bag right side out and put the wrong side of the lining to the wrong side of the bag.
10. Pin edges of bag, top stitch around top edge securing the lining to the outside.
11. Press and go shopping…….

Enjoy!
Valori

Where Have I Been?!?

Oh My Gosh it is already November......somehow my time has just lapsed - it is true that as you get older time goes faster. Olivia is potty training and Violette has discovered her hands........too cute!
Market came and went....I wasn't able to go - just too much going on here but I had a good showing of my new home decorator collection and flannel collection.
I got pretty excited and made a bag.....
And a table cloth, and grocery totes and a throw and pillows...... Too much fun! I have the grocery tote to put on with instructions....tomorrow - I hope!
We have our annual PJ sale tomorrow at the shop.......we all come to the shop in our PJ's early in the morning......the doors open at 6:30 a.m. and if you are in your PJ's you get 35% off as the day progresses the discount gets smaller....it is a frenzy. Very good for a cold November morning.
Have a great day....
Valori