Happy Easter from Cathy Heck Studio
By Cathy on April 7, 201210Read moreI had hoped to send you these bunny bag ideas in time for you to make them before Easter, but our deadlines set me behind on my best-kept-blog-post plans. Thank goodness the real Easter bunny has many magic Easter elves to help him produce these treat bags without us! Hope you are having a wonderful day full of happy sweet
A Pattern in Progress: Lily Blossom and Fat-Quarter Giveaway
By Ellen Heck on April 3, 2012Read moreEvery now and then, it’s fun to follow a sketch as it evolves. Here is the mint colorway of the Lily Blossom pattern from our Emma collection: and here are some early sketches that became foundations of many of the patterns in this group: Since the pink and green of this collection has become so much a part of what
Studio Nest
By Cathy on March 29, 2012Read moreAfter a recent project using the fabrics from the Emma Collection (thank you Emily), this pile of scraps was left behind. I suddenly felt like a mama bird and ran to get some eggs to fill the nest. I am planning to hide these scraps in the garden just in case one of our yard birds wants to do a
One Yarn, Two Yarn, Blue Yarn, New Yarn
By Ellen Heck on March 20, 2012Read moreSo, I ordered some new yarn. A fair amount actually: But only because this yarn: finally turned into something other than a ball, and I have some airport time coming up. :) and the leftovers went here: ETA for projects created with this yarn: December 2014. See you then!
A Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Dinner with Friends
By Cathy on March 14, 2012Read moreI LOVE my Book Club. It forces me to stop drawing every now and then and read something other than Ten Handy Tricks with Photoshop and Five Top Trends for Summer. This month, I was the Book Club host and we read On Canaan’s Side by Sebastian Barry. Even though the main character, Lilly Bere, left Ireland early in her