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FREE Pattern and Sewing Kit! Betty Boo Bat—Halloween Sock Doll—FOUR Designs to Choose From Hello, friends! It’s time for some fall-time fun. I have four ADORABLE Betty Boo Sock Doll Kits in the store this fall: Ziggy , Pumpkin , Trixie , and Caspar . Each bat-doll kit includes a sock, fabric, felt, multiple buttons, embroidery floss, ribbon— AND the FULL SEWING PATTERN! Each complete kit is priced at ONLY $12.95 , a great fall project and gift. Collect all four! Find all of our popular bat-doll, purse, and pincushion kits in the Kits & Other Fun Stuff section of the store. With a purchase of $35 or more, enjoy one FREE bat doll kit which includes all materials (except stuffing) AND the pattern ( $12.95 value ). Once your purchase adds up to $35 or more, add your choice of bat doll to your cart as well. Enter promo code FREEBATKIT at checkout. The price of one kit will be removed from your totala $12.95 value.* Psst...the promotion info and promo code is also posted on the home page of the store. Please share a link with your friends and family. *One FREE kit per customer. This offer expires 10-31-19, at midnight MST, or while supplies last. If making a bat doll for a small child, please make sure all parts are securely sewn together, and that no embellishments present a choking hazard. Here’s a link to The Heather Bailey Store . :-) September 25, 2019 in Holiday , Sewing | Permalink | Comments (1) Tags: autumn, bat, doll, dolls, fall, Halloween, kit, pattern, project, sock doll New Whale Pincushion Sewing PatternMeet Seymour Spyhop I am thrilled to announce an exciting NEW pincushion pattern: Seymour Spyhop—a whale of a pincushion or toy . Weather your next storm of creativity with a watchful whale to skipper your pins and needles. Seymour is quick to sew and TONS of fun. Ask for Seymour at your local fabric shop or visit us online at The Heather Bailey Store . The sewing pattern includes instructions for a whale, an orca, a narwhal and a crab. We also have SIX whale materials kits available in the shop. (Pattern sold separately.) Stop on by today! xo—Heather July 11, 2017 in Sewing | Permalink | Comments (0) Tower of Gorgeous Wool Felt It must be felt season again. Our designer felts are going nuts. Look at this gorgeous stack heading out to Australia today. October 14, 2016 in Felt | Permalink | Comments (1) Nicey Jane is Back! I have exciting news to share! The beloved Nicey Jane collection has bee re-issued by Free Spirit Fabric in response to your begging and pleading. So, good work, everyone! The re-issue includes twenty of the original fabrics and is available now by the yard , or in fat quarter stacks, design rolls, 10" charm packs and 5" charm packs —while supples last. Please note that in addition to the re-issued collection, we also have a limited supply of ten Nicey Jane prints from the original release which we have been holding onto for dear life till now. These ten fabrics are stocked in the store and available while supplies last. That makes thirty Nicey Jane fabrics in total —as of today. March 16, 2016 in Quilting , Shop News | Permalink | Comments (6) How About a Free Apron-Pattern? Receive a FREE copy of my Daily Spice Halter Apron pattern with any order over $50 at www.HeatherBaileyStore.com *. For the pattern, there is no need to enter a code. We will add the pattern for you and cover the additional shipping cost ourselves. Merry, Merry Christmas. *To receive this FREE pattern, your shopping cart total must meet or exceed $50 after any promo discounts are applied and before tax and shipping. Promo ends tonight at midnight MST, 12-4-15. December 02, 2015 in Shop News | Permalink | Comments (0) Build Your Supply of Wool-Blend FeltAmazing Opportunity This week, Massdrop has posted an amazing opportunity for you to SAVE 33% on my All-Wool-Blend-Felts Pack from the Heather Bailey Store . Included with these 50 designer felt sheets is a FREE copy of my Full Bloom Felt & Fabric Roses pattern . Take a look. Only FOUR more days to go. Visit Massdrop.com and type "felt" into the search bar. Please share this news. The more who join in, the lower the price becomes. August 12, 2015 in Felt | Permalink | Comments (0) 10 Facts & 10 Yards of FREE Fabric For the entire month of April 2015, Free Spirit, the company that publishes my fabric collections, is featuring me on their blog . Currently there is a post up with 1 0 Facts about Heather Bailey you probably don’t know: secret ambitions, my childhood nickname, etc. And Free Spirit is having a significant giveaway in association with that post. The winner will receive 10 yards of fabric from my latest collection, Clementine . To enter the giveaway, share what you have in common with me in the comments of their post. A winner will be chosen on April 17th , so hurry on over—after saying hello here of course. April 16, 2015 in HELLO Giveaways! , Way Back When | Permalink | Comments (20) In the Grip of Gratitude March. I like March. I’m recovered from the holidays and from two January birthdays (Elijah and Charlotte). It’s still early in the year for big plans and the Arizona weather is delightful. (I’m sorry this isn’t the case for everyone.) Despite the lovely Marchness all around me, I’m also facing some distinct challenges and some tough decisions this year. Instead of running from them any longer or glossing things over, I’ve decided to plow into these matters head-on. And though difficult and strange, it feels good. I’m a doer and it’s time to "do." However, I’m not up to sharing specifics yet, so here I am being vague—all for an excuse to express my gratitude to all of you who have supported me and my design business these many years. This is my song. Thank you for ooo-ing and ahh-ing when new collections are released. Thank you for encouraging your local shops to carry my fabrics and patterns. Thank you for purchasing embroidery patterns, sewing patterns, fabrics and more. Thanks for checking back in on my blog when posting has been sparse at times. I make a point to review every comment and every order that comes along. I see you. You keep my spirits and my family afloat and I value you greatly. Don’t get the idea that I’m going anywhere. In fact, I’m creating artwork for two future fabric collections at the moment and in discussions with new licensees for additional products. I guess I’m just experiencing a rush of gratitude for all that is right and well in my world. Thank you for hearing my song and singing along. I’m glad to know you. Photo: Paper-pieced Up Parasol butterfly block converted into an apron for my most recent Quilt Market booth. March 28, 2015 | Permalink | Comments (20) NEW Pattern! Prize Bloom Quilt I have two new sewing patterns to announce this week, starting with the Prize Bloom Quilt . This three-dimensional floral design is a rewarding project. It gives you the opportunity to practice a variety of techniques (curved piecing, inset corners, appliqué), yet it is quick to sew. You complete one, large flower and a simple, pieced foundation, then put them together and you’re done. Practically. There is quilting and binding as well, but those go quickly too. The large, dahlia-like flower is gathered at the center and a round of three-dimensional petals is added. These details draw you into the design and add depth. The cover quilt is sewn entirely from my Up Parasol fabric collection. However, there are a number of sneak peeks of my upcoming Clementine collection all through the background of the image— hint, hint . Use your quilt as a wall-hanging, a small lap quilt, or as a baby blanket. (I use mine for church. Our building is ALWAYS freezing cold. During the week, it decorates our wall on a petite curtain rod.) The pattern includes a full-color booklet of instructions, along with a cutable pattern sheet. This is our first pattern with full-color instructions. With the petal pieces in the quilt appearing similar in contour, I felt that color...