My big fat super secret…
March 8th, 2010
I have a big fat super secret - that I’ve kept under wraps for ALMOST 2 YEARS… I finally get to officially reveal it… and it’s takes me a week to do so!! That car you honk at that sits at a green light? That would be me. Part life, part nerves. I’m wresting with the *what if’s*… what if no one likes my BFSS… what if my BFSS doesn’t sell… what if no one orders my BFSS. Yeah… it’s got me nervous!!!
I could not be more excited and more happy… it’s like a holiday at my house. It’s Holiday Happy. By me. BY ME! I’m so excited my head snapped off. And then it rolled around the world twice - and then I had to duct tape it back on.
So I was pretty good about keeping the big fat super secret. I say pretty good. If Lecien asks, I was 100% good (whispering… I had to let out a few leaks - otherwise I was going to pop like a balloon filled with bacon, lettuce and tomatoes - and that would have been too big of a mess for my family to have to clean up). Nothing could be better than being a part of the Lecien family and being with my good friend (and mentor) Bren and my new not yet met friends Rosalie and Atsuka, AND drawing in my favorite colors, AND having them put it on fabric! My artwork usually hangs on the fridge. I am here to say one’s doodling is MUCH BETTER on 100% premium quilting fabric than it is on white powder coated doors. Way. Better.
Here it is . My baby. My first fabric line. Starring my little half Santa - half gnome… Gnoma Claus. And because I can’t go for a third post in a row without talking about the Olympics… my Gnoma Claus’ beard was inspired by the torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Ok, end Olympic mentions. Holiday Happy coordinates beautifully with Lecien’s Color Basics and 1000 Colors Collection (solids), and I’m ITCHING to get sewing with them all. I’m also fantasizing about seeing Sandra Bullock in an Oscar gown made out of my fabric. Oh so fun to imagine it.
Holiday Happy in red colorway and a peek at the Gnoma Claus panel: 
Holiday Happy will debut and be available for order at the 2010 Spring Market in Minneapolis, MN. I do not know when it’ll be available retail - but I’ll update that info as the time nears. Oh you BET I WILL! And what retailers are carrying it, and who’s making something with it… and me goin’ on and on about the Olympics is NOTHIN’!
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
Congratulations! Everything looks so beautiful. How difficult to have kept that secret for so long! I am very happy for you :)
March 8th, 2010CONGRATULATIONS!!! So. VERY. Exciting!!!! It looks adorable and delicious! Can’t wait to see some in the flesh, so to speak!! So cool!
March 8th, 2010OMGOMGOMGOMG.
All my peeps with their super fun secrets. Congratuations!! Xo
March 8th, 2010CONGRATS!!! can i place an order yet?…
March 8th, 2010YAY!!!!! That is awesome! Oh, I think you are my new not-yet-met friend who can draw! Yay!!!!! (Can’t wait to make something out of it!)
March 8th, 2010It’s bee-yootiful! I don’t know how you could ever keep that secret. Congrats! xoxo
March 8th, 2010WOW!!! This is super cool!! I would be Holiday Happy too!!! Congrats! It looks wonderful!!! I am so happy for you!!!
March 8th, 2010Mary
How cool is that!! and yes, I’ll be making tons with those fabrics when they come out!
March 8th, 2010Well, aren’t you just the one!! Congratulations, you deserve this if any one does.
March 8th, 2010Oh I am so excited for you! What a thrill to be able to do what you love and get paid for it :)
March 8th, 2010OMG!!! How exciting is that!!! I hope my local quilt shop has it…if not I’ll be on-line buying it!!!
March 8th, 2010congratulations! what an exciting time. the collection looks wonderful.
March 8th, 2010Woohoo! About time. Lecien fabric rep visiting today. Wonder if he will have any info yet. Will nag him to get it.
Congratulations Monica
March 8th, 2010COngratulations! I can’t wait to get some!
March 8th, 2010!!!!!!!!!!! That is so amazing!! I can’t wait to see it! You’ll have to tell us where to buy it! Good on ya for keeping such a good secret!
March 8th, 2010Also, Lecien? I hardly saw this written on ANY bathroom walls from California to Vancouver in every rest stop, HONEST!
Seriously, though, ducks, THAT IS SO DARN EXCITING!!!! Not just for YOU but for all of US that get to own a little piece of you. OK, I mean, we really don’t get to own a piece of YOU. Not exactly, anyway. Do we?
March 8th, 2010By the way, this seals the deal that I can never design fabric. I mean, other than the fact that I have no artistic talent.
I could NEVER keep that secret!
March 8th, 2010OH!!!! I LOVE! Congratulations. U are uber-talented!!!
March 8th, 2010CONGRATULATIONS! Wow, that’s fantastic news. I’m soooo excited for you. Woo-whoo!
March 8th, 2010I love it! congratulations!
March 8th, 2010OK-this is super duper good! Can’t wait to buy it. Seriously, I don’t think I can wait.
March 8th, 2010So, so, so, so, so, so excited for you.
March 8th, 2010Hmmm, hmmm….waiting, waiting….is it time??—-this is me trying to be patient—-I need this fabric!!!! No worries about people liking it. It’s stinkin’ cute!
Absolutely Beautiful! Congratulations!!!
March 8th, 2010I just passed out…how awesome..I mean I LOVE LOVE LOVE it..sooooo beautiful sooo happy for you…
March 8th, 2010Oh, my, how incredibly cute!!! I love it and can’t imagine that it won’t sell out immediately! Congratulations!
March 8th, 2010Um yeah, you’re worried WHY?
It’s totally going to sell! And sell out in like the first week even!
I love it!
March 8th, 2010Oh my, how absolutely fantabulous!!!!! Big congratulations. I love all of it. I guess I better start saving my money…lol…
March 8th, 2010I AM SO THRILLED FOR YOU! We always knew you were talented and are just tickled.
March 8th, 2010Well I’m WAAAAAY impressed and can’t wait to see / get me some of that there gorgeous fabric designed by the one-and-only Zombie. Hooray for you!!!
March 8th, 2010How fun! Can’t wait to see if in stores. Already thinking what I can make with the panel. Must have been so hard to keep the secret. Congrats.
March 8th, 2010SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you serious???? I am soooooooo McHappy for you. I cant even tell you. That is adorable and you know I have to have some. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!
March 8th, 2010Congrats to you Monica.
Gorgeous!
March 8th, 2010Wow! Congratulations!!!! We are all going to have a Happy Zombie Holiday. I can’t wait to see the Lecien booth all decked out in Minneapolis.
March 8th, 2010Oh to all that is fabric goodness!!!! My favorite fabric company and one of my absolute favorite blogger/artists/inspire-ers banding together to create fabric for me to dress Moonchild Dolls in. A very good idea indeed!
March 8th, 2010Congratulations!
xoxoBerrie
You’re my idol! Really, all I can say is aqua/red Christmas quilt. Awesome!
The cherries rock!!! Nice touch!
March 8th, 2010Congratulations! What a cute and fun line, I can’t wait to see it in stores. I LOVE it!
March 8th, 2010hells bells, Thats a secret and a half.
March 8th, 2010They are all super gogeous and are sure to sell like hotcakes !!
they are so fresh looking…how excitng !!! Super awesomely fantastically well done to you !
WOW!! Congratulations! Mr. Gnome Claus sure looks cute and I love the colors - a nice alternative for Christmas.
March 8th, 2010Oh WOW. Oh Geez. I am super gobsmacked! This is AWWWWW…SOME!! I am so proud of you. Not just because of your talent and yummy fabric line but because you were able to keep your mouth shut for 2 freekin’ years. I would have burst and it would not have been a BLT.
March 8th, 2010Congratulations!!!
Well done! I am so happy for you. They are beyond cute. Can’t wait to get them, I know an adorable three yr old and two yr old who will thrilled to have them this year!
March 8th, 2010Congrats! How SUPER exciting! Can’t wait till I see it in quilt shops!
March 8th, 2010Monica! This is amazing, congratulations! Can’t wait to see it in “real life”!
March 8th, 2010Congratulations! More zombie awesomeness! Can’t wait to be able to get some for my stash.
March 8th, 2010My goodness! How exciting. A huge congratulations goes out to you. It’s absolutely fabulous - just like you!
March 8th, 2010So cute! Congratulations!
March 8th, 2010You go girl…..
March 8th, 2010This is already on my list…will it be available at market???
March 8th, 2010Mazel Tov!!!
March 8th, 2010Your BFSS is the best news and OHHHH so cute!! Can’t wait to see what you will come up with as a pattern. It will sell like hotcakes!! You go girl!
March 8th, 2010wonderful news! cant wait to see it in the LQS! lovin’ the red! (mauh) Liz
March 8th, 2010*wagging finger* You’ve been holding out on us! Congratulations sweetie! So happy for you! This is GREAT!
March 8th, 2010CONGRATULATIONS! It looks SO AWESOME! I love the red snowflakes and cannot wait to use them!
March 8th, 2010Congrats!! That is soooo exciting. I can’t wait to get my hands on some.
March 8th, 2010Congratulations! It looks fantastic!
March 8th, 2010Woo hoo! Color me happy for you! Of course we all knew you could do it. And you do it so dang well!
March 8th, 2010Ok, so through you, I found the Bunny Hill SnowBound block of the month pattern. I love snow men and was searching for the right fabric for this pattern–I found it! YOURS! I love your fabric line and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. I know I will have to wait to make my snow men blocks, but it will be sooooo worth it! Great job–love it!
March 8th, 2010I can hardly keep a secret for 2 minutes! LOL 2 years! You. Are. Good. ;o) CONGRATULATIONS ! ! ! It is fabulous! ;o)
March 8th, 2010I am speechless. I am amazed that I can type. It is beautiful!
March 8th, 2010son of a biscuit eating bulldog.
i just about pissed my pants.
and fainted.
now i’m just all watery-eyed.
oh dear god.
i’m gonna cry.
i am SO flippin’ happy for you, it’s not even funny.
you can bet your bottom dollar that when i see this at market, i’m going to look at you and do the whole “dude, sweet” thing.
be prepared my friend. be prepared.
damn i’m a hot mess over this announcement.
March 8th, 2010SO happy.
Grandest Congratulations! I love the red colorway…
March 8th, 2010Love the colors, love the cherries, love the snowflakes (shall I go on?) OK then, love the gnome-y Claus, love the poinsettias, love the geometrics, love the polka dots. Well done, and congrats to you big time. Lecien’s going to wonder why they didn’t do this sooner.
March 8th, 2010OH MY GOODNESS! I just hopped on Twitter and saw people re-tweeting about this so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about! WOW! I am so excited for you, friend! It is fabulous and so YOU! Maybe we’ll finally get to meet face to face?
CONGRATS!!!!
patty
March 8th, 2010Wha? AAAAAAAAA! Yaaaaaay! Blaggle…
Sorry, I’m a little overcome with happiness and serious fabric excitement. Oh Monica, I’m so very happy for you! And for me, because I will get to have some of your super-delicious fabric! I am soooo in happy love with your designs!!
March 8th, 2010Congrats on your fabric line!
March 8th, 2010You never cease to amaze me with your talents and awesomeness! Congrats on the new fabric line and for being able to keep the secret for so long!
March 8th, 2010CONGRATULATIONS, MONICA!!! WahoOOOOooo!! What a cute cute line!! You must be so incredibly thrilled. What an accomplishment! Hope to meet you in Minneapolis and see the goodies in person :)
WAY TO GO!
March 8th, 2010Holy Cow!!! How exciting is this? I’m screaming at Lizzy…telling her your happy news. She is on a news break, but this is too wonderful to pass up!!!
Can’t wait to see it
March 8th, 2010CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That is a big secret to keep for two years! You are living my dream :)
March 8th, 2010Wow, that is so wonderful, but I can hardly be surprised as talented as you are with everything you do! I’ll be one of the first in line to buy it when it goes retail, I can’t wait!
Congrats!
Leslie:-)
March 8th, 2010Your secret was a really good kind of secret and I am busting out laughing at the comments on this post….
March 8th, 2010SO cute! Congrats!
March 8th, 2010It’s soooooooooooo cute! Congrats!
March 8th, 2010WOW! How exciting! Congrats! Good job, YOU!! Polly
March 8th, 2010WOW!!! Look at you go!!! I am so excited for you and you can squelch your fears right now. I’m certain it will do well at market and I’ll be on that list of quilters who want it and need it! Congrats Monica!!!
March 8th, 2010fantabulous. simply fantabulous! i can’t wait to get my hands on it and create super adorable things with it! congrats!!! ;)
March 8th, 2010WOW !! WOW !! WOW !! WOW !! (cartwheel) WOW !! WOW !! WOW !! WOW !! (handspring) WOW !! WOW !! WOW !! WOW !! (BACK handspring !) CONGRATULATIONS !!!! :) :) :)
March 8th, 2010happy happy happy for you, and what an amazing thing! holy cow! I can’t wait to see them in person. :)
March 8th, 2010I frEAkin’ Knew it! Congrats! I knew you were up to something. I figured it was either a book or your own fabric line. Supah-onolicious! Squeeeee!
March 8th, 2010Congrats Monica! Love it all. Let me know when the fondling party is I’ll be expecting an invite.
March 8th, 2010So happy to keep reading all the wonderful comments! Everyone is so thrilled for you. Second printing here you come!
March 8th, 2010LOVE IT !!!! Can’t wait to get them.
March 8th, 2010Congratulations! That IS a BFSS! Good for you for not exploding! Best of luck to you on this exciting new adventure!
March 8th, 2010My seester is the bomb! You rock it, girl! So happy for you!
March 8th, 2010Hooray!! It’s finally Holiday Happy day! It is going to be a hit, I can already tell. So very excited for you, friend!!! Way to go, you!!
March 8th, 2010OMG!!! How exciting!!! I’m so happy for you! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (that’s me squealing).
I thought your big secret was your bag the other day (which I love), but a fabric line???!!!!
I can’t wait to see it in person, and I can’t wait to get it on the shelves along with my other Christmas fabrics.
Congratulations!!!!!
March 8th, 2010Congrats thats fab! It looks awesome I cant wait I’ve always been a fan of your blog and if it’s anything like you I know your fabric line will be fabulous too I’m sure your personality will just pour into it I’m excited for you!
March 8th, 2010congratulations. I am so happy for you
March 8th, 2010This is so GREAT! You’re like a movie star now and I get to say, “yes, she once advised me to eat Jack In The Box taco’s. We’re like this” *pointer finger and middle finger intertwined*. HeHe!
Seriously though, congrats! That is a fabulous achievement. Rock on :)
March 8th, 2010Congratulations ! What an exciting time. Love the look !
March 8th, 2010I’ll be there and looking for your booth! Love the gnomes.
March 8th, 2010YAY Monica! So glad it happened after all. And it seriously could NOT be any cuter. Girl, you are SO talented. At least I’m smart enough to know I could never even remotely do such a thing :) Very few people have all that it takes to crank out a line of fabrics like this and you stand with the best of them. Can’t hardly wait to see it irl!! Congratulations my friend.
March 8th, 2010Such great news and well done you for keeping it quiet for so long!
March 8th, 2010Love the prints, all of them, every colour way.
One day I will actually try making a quilt. Small steps.
Congratulations!!!!! I am so thrilled for you. And your line looks absolutely adorable!
March 8th, 2010You are really good at keeping secrets (O:
ENJOY!
OOOOooooooooo…. Monica!!!!! Stinking cool!! Congratulations!! I can’t wait to collect some of each….. because that is what many of us do… we collect. I come from a LONG line of collectors. Okay… I’m envisioning the kitchen valances for Christmas now… with matching potholders… *sigh*… i guess I’ll have to buy some to sew too. :)
March 8th, 2010How exciting. You have every right to be proud. What an achievment and how beautiful is your collection. I am sure it will sell. Well done you.
March 8th, 2010Oh Monica!!! I just got a little bit short of breath looking at the prints!!! They are fabulous!!!! The gnome santa with the cherries?????? I MUST HAVE HIM!!!! Oh I am so excited for you!!! How on earth you kept this one under wraps is beyond me as it is so fabulous!
March 9th, 2010Congrats you awesome talented babe you!
g’day Monica!
freakin’ awesome news.. very cute gnomaclauses ;O))
Lissa
March 9th, 2010I love Gnoma Claus!!! Congratulations Monica - they’re fantastic!
Nerys x
March 9th, 2010Congratulations!!
Good luck!
March 9th, 2010OMG what exciting wonderousness! I’m hoping by the time you go retail and go glabal and start taking over the world I will have mastered how to make my bobbing holder stay in my machine and thus be able to PLAYYYYY with some genuine zombie fabric. How AMAZING! I am so, so, so, pleased for you! It is gorgeousness lushness to the MAX!
Congratulations wonderful lady!
March 9th, 2010How exciting! And Lecien too! Love the colors and how adorable are the gnomish dudes!
March 9th, 2010FAB fabric, Monica!!! Thanks for finally leaking your super secret!!! Can hardly wait to get a hold of some of this amazing stuff! ; )
March 9th, 2010Hooray for you!!! I’m so happy for Happy Zombie!
March 9th, 2010CONFRICKENGRATULATIONS!
March 9th, 2010WooHoo!!! Look at YOU SW-ONE!!!!! Congratulations Ms. Zombie — it’s fantastic. I can’t wait to see it in Minneapolis!!!!
March 9th, 2010Awesome! So cute! Would buy today if I could. Can’t wait! Good for yoU! :)
March 9th, 2010Congratulations Monica!!! Your very own fabric line - how fabulous is that!?!
Love the colors, love the gnome/Claus, love the patterns and can hardly wait to see it in the store! It’ll be a quilty-gnome Christmas around here for sure! Well done!
March 9th, 2010Ding ding ding, WE HAVE A WEINER!!!!
ooops, WINNER!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
happy dance, happy dance, happy dance
March 9th, 2010I want to order some! I love gnomes!
March 9th, 2010Congratulations to you, you, you!!!
March 9th, 2010Love the snowflakes!
Congratulations! I think you’ll get tons of orders. I know I’ll be looking for it. It’s wonderful fabric.
March 9th, 2010LOVE IT!!! You deserve all the best, my friend….you rock!! xo
March 9th, 2010Congrats! It is so super cute! I love the Holiday gnomes. I gotta get some to make a cute little quilt for the holidays.
March 9th, 2010Wow, those are the cutest fabrics ever! Congratulations!
March 9th, 2010You have arrived!!!!!
March 9th, 2010Congrats!
Congratulations!!!! This is so WAY beyond cool.
March 9th, 2010No way.
March 9th, 2010Way!
This is so super awesome.
And I like.
And I want… I haven’t had a fresh case of fabric-want-a tosis in quite some time.
Oooooh… the possibilities.
Congratulations.
So I know I said congrats yesterday but it just occurred to me (I’m slow that way!) what a cute christmas outfit for my granddaughter! Gnoma Claus is so adorable, now I am really anxious to get my hands on some!
March 9th, 2010So cute. Cuter than cute! Congratulations! I can’t wait to get me some!!!!!!
March 9th, 2010Congrats! That is so cool. I just love it all, I’ll definitely be getting some for my stash.
March 9th, 2010Very awesome, I am looking forward to the fabric hitting the stores.
March 9th, 2010Your analogy of a balloon filled with bacon, lettuce and tomato has me craving a BLT sandwich-thanks a lot.;)
Congratulations! Your fabric looks super sweet, I am sure it is going to be a hit!
March 9th, 2010Wow! That is awesome, congratulations to you. The fabrics are so bright and cute. I am totally getting some. Great job!!!
March 9th, 2010Congratulations Monica! This definitely goes on my list of must haves and I hope it will be easy to get my hands on some.
March 9th, 2010Now you KNOW it’s going to be a Gnoma Claus Christmas at ACQ cottage! Mmmmhmmmm. I am bursting with happiness for you Bizzy-A! Sniff sniff, single tear, kma. xoxo
March 9th, 2010Beautiful all your hard work paid off
March 9th, 2010love it! can’t wait to buy it.
March 9th, 2010FABULOUS Elizabeth! Congratulations!
March 9th, 2010xoxx, Renée
HOW EXCITING!!! Congratulations. :D
March 9th, 2010So fun and unique!! Congratulations!!! :)
March 9th, 2010Love it! Love it!
March 9th, 2010Congratulations! Lecien is one of my favorite fabric companies and yours is one of my favorite blogs–hooray! can’t wait ’til it’s out in stores :-) i can’t even begin to imagine how wonderful it would feel to have your own fabric line–hooray again!
March 9th, 2010Herzlichen Glückwunsch!!!
March 9th, 2010Oh Monica, das ist ja toll!
That is really exciting and a wonderful secret you kept all the time. I wonder if the fabric will be available in Germany….
You are an artist.
Thumbs up!!
Have a lovely day und ganz liebe Grüße von mir!
Sabine
Gee Wizzzzzz you sure done good Monica! It is beautiful and I am going to see about getting some for a little creations I thought about . . . once again you are completely awesome . . . and inspiring
March 9th, 2010Super cute! I just love it!
March 9th, 2010Congratulations!!!
March 9th, 2010so fun and beautiful!!! Congratulations!
March 9th, 2010Oh, my stinkin’ heck- that’s so cute! Congratulations, Monica! I am sending this to my LQS right now and will beg and plead for them to carry this next year. :) Otherwise I will have to drive until I find some.
March 9th, 2010How fun is that?!! Can’t wait to see it in person. I now have to go make bacon after reading about your balloon and because I can’t just have NAKED bacon and there’s no lettuce or tomatoes in my frig, I will be making pancakes for my bacon to play with! My ginormous a** thanks you for the suggestion . . . I am so weak and easily swayed . . . baaaaaa . . .
March 9th, 2010But really way to go!!!
Congrats! That is so exciting! Eeek–I’m just delighted for you! And your line is AWESOME!
March 9th, 2010Congrats! It’s fantastic. What a dream come true. I love the turquoise and reds. Beautiful.
March 9th, 2010These are incredible!!! OMG!!!!! When I see something that I just HAVE to have, I actually get a little sick to my stomach thinking about… when? where? I want some!
March 9th, 2010PLEASE let us know when we can but this!!!!!! I have plans for Gnoma Claus!
Some of the co-ordinating fabrics look like wonderful old vintage tablecloths! Congrats! This is huge!
Absolutely darling. Congratulations.
March 9th, 2010Wow! I’m exhausted from having to scroll so far down the page to leave my comment! (puff puff puff) Your fabric is of course adorable!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! Double woot!!!
March 9th, 2010Looks perfect bravo!
March 9th, 2010Yay! How excitement Monica!!
March 9th, 2010I am so in love with the blue colorway!!! I simply must make a tree skirt, some stockings, a wreath, and loads of your gnoma claus for my twin boys!!! I’m so glad to see more holiday without red and green!!!! :)
March 9th, 2010THAT IS THE CUTEST!! I am definitely waiting to make my Christmas quilt until I have some of this to put in it. Or maybe the Snowman BOM will have to wait until I can get my hands on this.
you had me at the matroyska doll costume.
And then it was that fire quilt that I still want to steal, I mean borrow (but now that you’re famous it will be all over the papers)
And now this. You are awesome! LOVE it!
If I weren’t having a baby next month I’d offer to do some sample sewing for you - or at least be your “caddy” at quilt market and follow you around carrying your bags and bolts of fabric!
March 9th, 2010wow!!!! super amazing!! congrats!!I love it!! Sorry I haven’t commented in ages I seem to be wrapped up in twitter instead of blogs.. just became my obsession.
sooo super congrats!!
March 9th, 2010Your talent………is right there on the fabric and it is going to be right up everyone’s alley and most assuredly on my WANT list. I have to figure out how to not only afford all that I want…but how to sneak it in the backdoor. ha ha Does anyone have to do that? Oh, I love it all. I love the gnome-i-ness..the snowflakes..the red…the aqua..all of the dolors…the small size prints….ALL OF IT. You really are so very talented..and I am very happy to see how something wonderful like this…a dream come true DOES COME TRUE. Enjoy, each day as you wait…for us all to be writing and explaining what we’re all making. I am anxious to see what people will do.
March 9th, 2010Love it, Love it, Love it! Congrats!
March 9th, 2010Oh WOW! Oh WOW! Oh Wow!
Congratulations!
March 9th, 2010Oooh my! Congratulations - they are so fabulous!! Love the colors and those panels - adorable :)
March 9th, 2010Oh congratulations Monica, what a secret to keep, your fabric line is wonderful, very exciting news!!!
March 10th, 2010Super Congratulations!! You are so very talented and your artwork looks amazing on fabric. It’s obviouisly a best seller in the making!!
March 10th, 2010OMG Mon! It’s so much better that I could have ever imagined. I’m SOOOOOO proud of you and happy for you. I can’t wait to get my hands on some…Just to carry around and brag to everyone that MY FRIEND MADE IT! :) Does that mean you are going to be in Minneapolis in the spring?? I might have to fly out. :)
March 10th, 2010Wow! Can’t wait to use some of this absolutely DARLING fabric for Christmas!! Congratulations!
March 10th, 2010Now that you are moving into the big league of designers I hope you will remember me when I send you fan mail and sign your headshot PERSONALLY!
Dude- your designs are adorable! I love it! I can’t believe you’ve kept this mostly secret for so long!
But seriously not surprised you got your own line of fabric because it was just a matter of time. XOXO!
March 10th, 2010Congratulations! Your fabrics are absolutely gorgeous!! How will I ever manage to be patient till they come out in the quilt shops?!
March 10th, 2010Oh Monica! It’s absolutely Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Congratulations!
March 10th, 2010OMG! That is sooo cute! I have a weakness for gnomes :)
March 10th, 2010Congratulations! This is very exciting for you.
Absolutely adorable! What fun and happy colors. I can’t believe we have to wait so long, but it will be worth it. Congrats!
March 10th, 2010Oh my goodness, how cute is this!?!?! I can’t wait until it hits retail!!!
Congrats!
March 10th, 2010Holy cow scrolling down your billion comments may just have given me carpal tunnel! Karma Monica. Good things eventually happen to good people. You are good people. Really good people. The line is sweet and whimsical and how could you go wrong with fabulous Lecien fabric! You couldn’t. Your art is lovely and I’m already thinking of what it is I will make. And I will be buying this and making something. I will love showing your fabric in my project on my blog!
March 10th, 2010OMGOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited for you and I love that pattern…I’m not a santa fan, but that is way too darling! :) :) :) Congrats!!!
March 10th, 2010Congrats! How cool is that?! I heart Lecien fabrics…a lot. :)
March 10th, 2010The fabrics are all YOU, what a great achievement! Congratulations and I hope this only the first in a long line of lines of Lecien (try saying that a few times fast:)!
March 10th, 2010Monica!!! You are a secret keeper aren’t you? I wonder how you ever did it! And I know someone famous! I’m so excited for you, I can just imagine trying to be quiet for two years over something like that. So awesome, way to go! Karen
March 10th, 2010how absolutely fabulous this fabric design is. way to go, happy zombie…
March 10th, 2010Oh WOW Monica! I am speachless with excitement for you! It is amazing all by itself to have your very own line of fabric (which you kept secret) but then the design and color - I can’t control my anticipation!! And to think it will debut only miles away from me (and I won’t get to see it then :( …) I am so happy for you and for me - I will be buying a BUNCH as soon as you tell me where and when it’s available!! This is so exciting!!
March 11th, 2010Oh My!!! Love it!!! I would love to design a quilt to use those adorable Gnome prints.
March 11th, 2010Oh Monica,
March 11th, 2010I just LOVE your Gnome design…
I will be on the look-out for it…I have a 1963 Serro Scotty vintage trailer that I call “The Gnome Home” and it is in the midst of getting a face lift, but I am using the Gnomes as the focal point but am keeping it in it’s origional colors-primarily blue with splashes of pink & black…so your gnome’s colors are perfect!
Wahoooo! finally someone relates to my whimsy!!!!
hugz
I WANT it! I want it NOW!!! I’m loving the gnomette panel…I NEED IT! I’ll be checking…
OH! And CONGRATS on a fabulous line!
March 11th, 2010yay yay YAY for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m super duper thrilled for you. i’m glad you can finally share the good news. i would have exploded. that selvage is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!! can you believe your name is right there on the selvage??? oh, mylanta. yay yay YAY for you!!!
March 11th, 2010WOW I’m lovin’ those little gnomies - love love love!! Congrats - i can’t wait to see it in person.
March 11th, 2010Congratulations! It is just darling!
March 12th, 2010A huge, Huge, HUGE congrats to you!!! I am so excited for you! It looks wonderfully fantastic! HURRAY!!!
March 12th, 2010love, love, LOVE it!
March 12th, 2010OH MY GOSH!!! Congrats Comadre!!! I love it, I love it, I love it. You are so talented dear. You make auntie very proud. Can’t wait to get my hands on some of this new material and make something….let us know when available.
March 12th, 2010You were good keeping this a secret.WOW!Love & best wishes…
Your Comadre (Auntie Martha)
YAY!!!!! That is fantastic! And the fabric is gorgeous!! I wish I were going to market so I could see it in person and meet you face to face. My first fabric line is coming out next month . Maybe we should start an Oregonian fabric designer club! We could have our meetings somewhere like Papa Haydn so we could have good desserts and talk fabric!
March 12th, 2010Monica…
March 12th, 2010Don’t you worry your pretty little head about things like…will we like it?
are you kidding? We love it and it’s gonna sell like CRAZY!
Congratulations…I’m sooooo happy for you:)
Lori
How exciting!!! Congratulations!
March 12th, 2010Congratulations Monica! Very exciting… hope you are also designing quilt patterns to go with it….
March 12th, 2010You go girl!!! So awesome for you and well, EVERYONE!
March 13th, 2010Love It!! Many ways to use this are dancing in my head! Congrats!
March 13th, 2010LOVE IT!! It will rock it off the shelves, I can’t wait to order mine!! Every time I look at it it just makes me smile.
March 13th, 2010Great, Fantabulous Job!!!!
Nadine
Your fabric is awesome. What an exciting thrill it must be to see your own art on fabric and that so many of us love, love, love it. Congratulations!
March 14th, 2010Congrats~! Love the fabric line, can’t wait to buy it!!!! YOU DONE GOOD!
March 14th, 2010Your fabric line is fabulous! I just love Gnomes in any shape and I’m not even Scandanavian. Especially like the green one with the cherries!
March 14th, 2010Congratulations. I don’t know how you held such a wonderful secret for so long. So exciting when good things happen to creative people. Gives the rest of us hope.
Well done.
March 14th, 2010Ok. I want it now! (Willie Wonka flashbacks) I absolutely love the little gnome. At least this time when I spend all my money, I have a place to direct my husband. It’s all her fault! ;o)
March 15th, 2010Congrats Monica! Super darling and I join you in the Big Fat Happy Dance!!!
March 15th, 2010So stinkin’ cute Monica! I love it! Congratulations! What a super big deal! Good Luck!
March 15th, 2010OMG! OMG! OMG! SOOOOOOOOOO STINKIN’ CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!
Congratulations! I’m so proud of you. I’m so proud to KNOW you. I think I’ll have to buy a yard of EVERYTHING just to say I did!
You rock…no you SHAM-ROCK!!!!!!!
March 15th, 2010oh my goody goodness sp i am choking on my granola with pride, such pride. you are soooooooo cool - congratulations - it is all beautiful - how can i choose - i want it all and i want it now - who sings that?!!! go monica go!!!!!!
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March 15th, 2010LOVE LOVE LOVE It!!!
Your gnoma claus is just too cute for words :)
Congratulations!
SheilaC
March 15th, 2010This is SO great!!! I love it… congratulations!!
March 15th, 2010Those fabrics are awesome! Good job, YOU! You should be so proud! BTW, I wanted to let you know I wrote about your “Fire Quilt” on my blog-Aunt Pollys Porch on Blogger (You said noi links, so I didn’t paste it in!) Polly
March 15th, 2010Congratulations!!!! What a Fab secret!!! I have no idea how you kept it! I can’t wait to get my hands on some gnoma goodness ;)
March 16th, 2010Amazing! Just so great! Can’t wait to buy it when it’s available retail. Good on you-crafty lady ;)
March 16th, 2010I just found your website while looking for inspiration for my sewing studio. I posted the link to your studio photos on my Lilikoi Lane Facebook Fanpage and told my fans about your Big Fat Super Secret!
Your work is beautiful!
~Crystal Allen, Owner/Designer Lilikoi Lane, Vancouver BC.
PS Looks like you had fun celebrating the Olympics! Glad you enjoyed Vancouver!
March 16th, 2010OMG!!! Thank you for doing yellow….love love love it! So HAPPY for you…knew it wouldn’t be long. Can’t wait to see it/feel it in person….hugs…miss you!
March 17th, 2010Oh Wow! This fabric is absolutely adorable! Congratulations Monica! I can’t wait until this fabric is on the shelves.
March 17th, 2010That is sooooo kooool!!!!! congrats to u!!! How hard to keep a secret like that!!! It looks absolutely adorable!!!! Can’t wait to get me some of it!!!!! Congrats again!!!
March 18th, 2010Oh I am so gonna be fabric-stalking this! I LOVE it!!!
March 18th, 2010Oh! MSS! I am so very proud of you and cannot wait to own this fantastic fabric! You so shine and wait until you see all the cool stuff people will make with this incredible and fun fabric!! I am so glad your head didn’t pop off waiting to tell us. Really really glad! Oh! I am so happy for you!! Pam in Chico
March 18th, 2010So very very happy for you! Can’t wait to see it and touch it.
March 21st, 2010Oh my gosh how adorable and awesome is that?! Way to go!
March 22nd, 2010Monica,
March 22nd, 2010I always knew you were celebrity material. And now you are!!! And it is so You!!!.Love it…Of course I will have to have some and do something fun with it. Congrats…..go girl….I don’t think you will stop here. Laura
Congratulations Monica! It looks like such a fun line of fabrics, so bright and cheery!
March 23rd, 2010Oh what fun and delightful fabric! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Gotta get me some!
I love gnomes!
Congrats on such an awesome endeavor!
Becky
March 24th, 2010Beautiful beautiful beautiful!! I’m totally late to the “Monica Rocks” party….I’m so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!! How absolutely exciting. I’ll take a bolt of each:) love you!
March 25th, 2010I MUST HAVE THE RED SNOWFLAKES…………and a some of the other pieces :)
TELL ME HOW OR WHERE TO GET IT! I’m calling the quilt shop I frequent as soon as I get of this comment. hoepfully she has access to your fabric! cyndi
ps it’s GREAT!
March 26th, 2010Monica!! Am i the last to know??? So happy for you!!!!
March 30th, 2010Many, many congratulations Monica! I couldn’t be happier for you. Giving birth really takes a long time for things like this! How much fun you’ll have sharing these beauties. Are you going to be doing “fabric signings?” Christmas will never bee the same in your house.
March 31st, 2010Oh Monica, congratulations!!!
I had already wondered about your close relationship with Lecien and now I understand it!
YAY for you!!
April 2nd, 2010What a beautiful line of fabrics! Congrats! The colors are so cheery.
April 9th, 2010I just discovered your blog and Holiday Happy!!!!!!… Wowwwwwwwwww!!! I have not words!!!!
And just bought the panel… It will be a nice Christmas present for special friend.
Regards
Raquel
August 2nd, 2010Maggi Co’s village