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Be proud Auction, blogging, Custom Fabric, Fabric, Fabric for a Cause, Galaxy, LGBTQ+, Minky, New pre order, Pre-order, Pride, Pride Charity, Pride collaboration, Rainbow Galaxy, Rockerbye, Rockerbye Destash, sew, Sew or Die, sewing, Squish, Stripes, Unicorn Fabric, Unicorns - November 11, 2018

Pride Collaboration and Fundraiser is Back!

We are so excited and honored to be participating in the Be Proud Pride Charity Event again this year! You remember all those amazing galaxy prints from last year?? Well, they and more are back and raising money for an amazing cause. Amber is amazing and donating 10% of proceeds from any Rainbow Glaxay Prints and Panels purchased during this rounds pre-order to charities that support the LGBTQ+ Community! Pre-order is open now until December 2nd and packed full of new and old prints. It's been a while since we've seen them and we won't be getting new strikes for everything so...

All about that Base

We get a lot of questions about the different fabric bases here at Rockerbye so I figured it was time for a blog roundup! Not all bases are ran every time but they change throughout the year depending on the season. While this is obviously not as good as touching them yourself hopefully it helps :) Let's start with the main most widely used base. Cotton lycra - It is a super soft fabric with great recovery. It's 95% cotton with 5% lycra making it really breathable and perfect for all types of weather. Rockerbye Cotton Lycra is printed at...

A Squishy Jolly Roger Raglan

Squish, Squishy, Cozy, Soft, Stretchy, Amazing, Squishy, Cuddly, Warm, Snuggly, Squishy...... Just a few things to describe the amazing SQUISH! Anyone who has been lucky enough to touch the squish is seriously obsessing over it. THANK YOU AMBER FOR BRINGING THIS INTO OUR LIVES!!! Now- the amazingness that is squish is hard to portray in photos honestly. They just don't do it justice, but I'm going to do my best! What is squish? Well, think minky mashed with double-brushed poly. It has all the softness and squishy pile of minky with the stretch and finished backside of double brushed poly. It's...

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dinosaur, minky, sew, sewing, tutorial - February 18, 2018

Guest minky post by the lovely Danielle from Homesewn Couture!

How to sew minky with an appliqué - featuring custom dinosaur minky and dinosaur skeleton. Sewing tutorial.

Minky - more than just blankets!

As you all know, the big reprint round is opening soon! It'll be available on 3 different bases- Cotton Lycra, Minky, and Squish! Now generally when you hear about Minky you pretty much just think blankets, but it can be so much more! I wanted to give you all some inspiration on some other options so you are ready to #buyalltheminky! I mean- it does make amazing blankets though. ;) So I took to the "streets" asking around for ideas for minky projects and was not disappointed. I mean- you all know the amazing seamstresses we have in our community- the...