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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Higher Ground


I took my flight back from New York very, very, very early this morning and, consequently, did not get to make my morning coffee before leaving for the airport. Airport coffee, no matter the brand, is just not as good as my homemade cup. The entire trip, I dreamed of my little espresso machine, steamer and my favorite cup at my kitchen table. 

 
And as everyone in my little community has become addicted to my homemade coffee, we have started selling my favorite 100% organic blends from Higher Ground from our online store. Get your beans here.
 
And be sure to read Coffee: The Fragrant Cup Revealed from friend and colleague Michelle Krell Kydd. This is the best post about the smells of milk and coffee I have ever read. 
 
Thanks Michelle!

 

Posted at 5:18 pm
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge


Everyone is raving about Bradley Quinn’s new book Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge. 

Congrats for this great review @ JC Report.

And THANK YOU to Bradley for including our work at Alabama Chanin.

Posted at 1:45 pm
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Light Pink with Satin Grey


Supplies

Bloomers Reverse Appliqué Skirt Kit (Alabama Stitch Book, page 148) in Light Pink with Random Bugles (Alabama Stitch Book, page 31) in Satin Grey. 

Posted at 12:21 pm
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Projects
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Rag Boa and a Free Book


Visit Cotton, Inc @ The Fabric of Our Lives for the instructions to make our famous Rag Boa from our Alabama Stitch Book… 

Posted at 9:01 am
Monday, February 16, 2009

Weekend Music

It was a great weekend for music in the Shoals…

 
Jason Isabel and the 400 Unit launched their CD – Seven Mile Island - at the newly remodeled Shoals Theatre in downtown Florence. It was staggering to see this iconic venue from my childhood develop to fantastic music venue. The place was packed with friends, family, fans…
 
Fame Studio, Muscle Shoals Sound, music giants Dick Cooper, Spooner Oldham and others watched as the theatre transformed.
 
CONGRATULATIONS go out to Spooner Oldham, and his wife Karen, for Spooner’s recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. What a great, and well deserved, honor. All of us in the Shoals are proud to call Spooner friend and hero.
 
Also, a GIANT shout-out to Shonna Tucker (more amazing than everyone raves) of the Drive-By Truckers for stories, laughter, good food and company… we can’t wait to photograph Shonna for the upcoming Songbirds catalog.
 
And we are all looking forward to seeing the Truckers @ the Shoals Theatre in the near future..
 
Thanks to Traci @ Thirty Tigers and Logan @ Lightening Records for making it all happen…

 

 

 

Posted at 12:09 pm
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Music

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