marie-madeline studio

So...

St. Croix!  Coming to marie-madeline studio in February 2010!  We thought you all just might like a little sneak peek...

Isn't it lovely?  Jennifer Paganelli has done it again... and we can't wait to get sewing!  To top it all off, So St. Croix coordinates beautifully with Jennifer's other lines (Dance With Me & Pretty Please).  The new Free Spirit designer solids, too.

Speaking of solids, we've got some fun ideas for those.  Maybe soon!  What yummy colors.  Don't they make you think spring? 

Things are keeping pretty busy around here!  Amidst the present-wrapping, tree-decorating, Christmas cookie-baking, everyday-ness, and just plain being together, we're sewing too.  Of course.

Oh!  We wanted to let you in on a coupon code.  Type in VERRYMERRY at the checkout for 10% off your next order + free shipping!  This code will only work on orders shipped in the US, but we want to share the discount with our sweet overseas customers as well... if you live anywhere outside the US, drop us a note to let us know you'd like to receive 10% your total!  Ends December 24th.

Now, we just might go sip some hot chocolate!

Have a lovely night~

xo, the Long ladies

PS... The route 66 skirts pattern is coming along quite nicely.  Just a bit more to wait!

Another giveaway, folks!

This one is for a $35 gift certificate to Marie Madeline Studio, to be redeemed for anything at www.mariemadelinestudio.com!

The Chic Sisters Apron

The Gracie Ruffle Skirt

 
Fabrics

Just to show a few options!!

Hurry and enter by leaving us a comment, telling us what you'd spend your $35 for, if you won! Giveaway is open until Friday, December 18th. We'll plan to draw a winner on Saturday.

xoxo~ the Long ladies

summer soiree + flights of fancy

45% off all Summer Soiree and Flights of Fancy by Paula Prass!  Ends Friday, the 27th.  So get it before it's gone...

 

This fall is going by in a blur.  Don't you think so?

love, the Long ladies

A pinch of this, a dash of that.

 
Hello, hello, to everyone!  We hope your Monday has been as cheerful as ours.  There are a few little things we'd like to share with you, so here goes...

~Our first ever for-sale happy scrappy twin sized quilt is now up in the store!

~Don't forget all orders over $50 from marie-madeline studio receive free shipping with the discount code CHRISTMAS09 (use it as many times as you like, through the end of the year, and share it with your friends!).

~If you had your heart set on a custom-sewn product (ladies, girls, bags, aprons) for Christmas, please place your order before December 5th.  And if you do, we'll knock 10% off the price of your custom item!

 
 
~Gorgeous new fabrics from Japan, now at marie-madeline studio!  Say hello to Flower Sugar.  Does it get any cheerier than this?  We're excited to make some emerson skirts out of that lovely border print!  Can't you see that turquoise floral with bright red leggings? 

 
~Crystal over at Money Saving Mom is giving away one of our products to five winners!  (You get a choice of four different custom-made items!)

~And of course, we plan to keep up our own giveaways, too.

~Kits are coming... our pattern + fabric + any special notion (like buttons for laraine).  What do you think about that?  Any suggestions?

 
There's one more thing we just can't wait to tell you.  But, that's for another day!  Can you say, "new patterns"?

We're of the opinion that nights like tonight call for cozy quilts, baby hugs, and Psalm-singing.  Why don't you just stop by and visit awhile?

xoxo, the Long ladies

darla + doll dresses... 35% off!

We love these happy fabrics.  Starting today, both Darla and Doll Dresses will be on sale for 35% off their regular price, all the way through next Friday!  So now's the perfect time to stock up.  (That is, if you're anything like us-- we all have a tendency to hoard our favorite fabrics!)

These two collections mix together really well.  Especially the reds and blues and pinks.  See?

We made this happy scrappy quilt top for Nanny.  She's quilting it by hand!  Maybe we'll get her to snap a picture of it, when she's all through.

shop darla

shop doll dresses

don't forget...

...all sewing patterns from marie-madeline studio are 30% off through this Friday!  And just think of all the adorable things you could make with them.

Little Miss Mary (It just doesn't get any cuter than this, does it?)~

gracie ruffle skirt in American Retro

 

Here is Melinda looking lovely (and very winter-y) in her street fair skirt!  Pretty Please~

Mary in emerson (flared view)~

 

Special thanks (and hugs) to the sweet ladies who sent us these wonderful pictures!

Have a happy night, all~

xo, the Long ladies

PS... We'll be back soon, Lord willing, with some super-fun, exciting news!  And you'll never guess what all it could be.

beautiful binding.

 

your choice apron pattern + fabric *giveaway*

    This giveaway is now closed!

 

Hello, hello!

Here's the newest giveaway--- your choice of one of our apron patterns+ the fabric(s)to make it... could it get much more fun?!

To enter the giveaway you need to...

~leave us a comment! (please be sure to include your email address)

~tell us your favorite fabric line

~facebook this giveaway or blog about it for 10 extra entries!

That's it!!  The giveaway ends on November 13, and we'll plan on posting the winner the next day.

xo, the Long ladies

 

 

everyday

We have to discuss fabrics when we're talking about what we do everyday!  What you see above is a lovely sneak peek of a line coming to our little neck of the woods in December, Lord willing.  We are very excited about it and think all of you will Love it.

 

And while we're on it, we might as well show you this sweet little banner our friend Kaitlyn made for us!  Isn't it darling?  

Don't laugh, promise?  I've been thinking a lot about selvedges lately.  I don't know why.  They are so cute and really neat, to boot.  Besides, isn't there something you can do with them?  I'm still thinking.  Though I have contemplated saving up enough to make a quilt top.  

While we're on the subject of quilts, this is the one I'm working on.  It is terribly fun!  The pattern makes hand quilting very enjoyable.  I don't know when I will actually finish it though.  I will try really hard to post pictures when I'm all done.  I highly recommend hand quilting during the winter.  It keeps you nice and toasty.

And smiling.  It is very much a must for everyday life.

Life is full of a lot of everydays.  What do your "everyday" days consist of? 
   
 

gracie pattern + fabric giveaway!

*This giveaway is now closed!*

You know, it's been a little while since we hosted a giveaway.  At least it seems like that to us.  So, here's the first of many, God willing!

The winner will receive one gracie ruffle skirt sewing pattern + the fabric to make their gracie skirt!

Here's how to enter...

-leave us a comment with your email address

-let us know your favorite marie-madeline sewing pattern

-blog about the giveaway for 10 extra entries, and leave us a link to your post

That's it, folks!  Keep checking back for our weekly sales and giveaways... from now till the end of this year, we'll have something new every week!  (We'd like to help make your Christmas shopping simpler!)

love, the Long ladies

PS... Oops!  Almost forgot to mention that Garden Party and Good Folks by Anna Maria Horner are 25% off, Monday through Friday!  And did we ever tell you that we got some new bolts of them, too?