The Shady Grove Giveaway Winner:
By Ellen Heck on July 18, 201200Read moreCongratulations to Beth T., #3, who has won the fat quarter stack of Shady Grove! She was selected randomly by our friend, the random number generator. Beth commented, “Oh Cathy, this fabric is great! I would make a cute patchwork skirt with the fabric, or maybe line my bread baskets for a summer picnic!” Have fun on those picnics, Beth!
A Housewarming Gift for Some New Texans
By Cathy on July 16, 2012Read moreWe are so excited that the Comstock family has moved to Texas from Utah. And they are such studs … they moved into their house on the “Hottest June Day Ever in Austin, Texas,” reaching 109 degrees! Many of you know them as Cosmo Cricket, because Julie and Eric are the artists behind all those gorgeous scrapbooking collections and fabrics
Shady Grove Glamour Shots and a Giveaway
By Ellen Heck on July 11, 2012Read moreEveryday is fun at Cathy Heck Studio, but days when we receive samples of our designs on real products are bushels of fun – especially when we are receiving fabric with fruits, and berries, and trees, and well – bushels! Here is the full photo shoot of Shady Grove, our newest line under the CathyLoo™ brand for David Textiles. It’s
Trade Show Tips from a Lemonade Stand Magnate
By Cathy on June 27, 2012Read moreBefore we leave our rainbow-colored trade show memories, we would like to share a bit of the preparation and marketing we created for both SURTEX in New York and the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. I am a marketer from way back … like the tender age of 10. Along with many a lemonade stand, I also held magic shows
Licensing Expo 2012: Hangin’ Out with the ‘Toons
By Cathy on June 25, 2012Read moreWe’re back from the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. And this time, what happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas. We brought back pictures, so you could have a peek into studio life from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center … which is not exactly the Vegas experience of which 21st birthday dreams are made … but we had fun