Tag: samarrakhajanovelties

  • Happy Presidents Day!

    My 4-year old is obsessed with Haimuham Likken, as he’s affectionately known in our home, so it only made sense to pay proper homage to good ol’ Abe for his 207th birthday. I’ve also been pondering a series of portraits of various figures in history, so this seemed like as good a time as any to…

  • Photo Booth Pictures Quilt

    If you follow me on Instagram, you’d have seen all the progress photos of a recent project I’ve been working on. As a sweet one-stop recap, here’s what I’m talking about… *looks at nobody and shouts, “Roll film!”* Four panels, four different expressions. Each about 11″x14″ in size. All are needle turn appliqué with a combination…

  • Drawing as Therapy

  • Sew Adorkable Blog Tour Grand Prize Winners ANNOUNCED!

    From the Official Winner Picker Offices of Brother & Brother, we are excited to announce the Grand Prize Giveaway No. 2 winner of the Sew Adorkable blog tour!!!!!  A video posted by Samarra Khaja (@samarrakhaja) on Nov 1, 2015 at 6:25am PST Congratulations, Airin!! Please contact us asap with your pertinent deets to collect your…

  • Sound the Trumpets!

    WELCOME!!!! (Yep, that’s yelling, happy yelling!) It’s official, fine peeps! Today is the world debut of my new craft book, Sew Adorkable: 15 DIY Projects to Keep You Out of Trouble, and that means it’s time to get rollin’ on the Sew Adorkable Blog Hop Book Tour! What does that even mean exactly? I’m glad you…

  • Parfait of Awesome with Fresh Spoonflower Sprinkles

    You know that moment when seemingly disparate parts of your world collide together ever so sweetly into a unifying eureka mash-up? Just nod if you have no idea what I’m on about. Sip some coffee. I’ll explain. Stay with me here. As a designer, I like to think I make clear, conscious decisions about the…

  • Sew Adorkable: Author Excitement Alert!

    Ehem, a certain *somebody* got their advance copy of Sew Adorkable today!!!!!

  • Hello, August!

    Wound down the busy and fun-filled month of July with easy breezy skies and happy, happy clouds.  Hello, August! Let’s DO this!

  • Class of ‘89: A Work in Progress

    I’ve been juggling a few different things lately, between regular kidlet duties, school fundraising shenanigans, the finishing up of my first book (hello!) and all my other design and art projects, let’s just say things have been especially busy. A little while back, I realized that so much of what I do and make is…

  • Cops ‘N’ Robbers Crisscross Box Top: Tutorial

    Hallo, hallo! My Crisscross Box Top tutorial featuring my new Cops ‘N’ Robbers fabric is up on the Timeless Treasures blog today.  A super easy and cute project that I promise won’t consume your entire weekend! Who could ask for more?!