Some fabric news and ice skating tidbits

I hope everyone is well on this lovely Thursday afternoon …

-Reminder: The new Buttercuppity Fabric store opens Saturday in Steam Plant Square at 10 a.m. Owners Michael and Ari Rooney are hosting a preview party tomorrow night (during which you can buy fabric) from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit the Buttercuppity blog for all the juicy details.

-Speaking of fabric, Carrie Jarvis from The Top Stitch has a fun little contest going on. Stop in, purchase some laminate fabric (similar to oilcloth, although not the same), create a project using it, post it to the Top Stich Flickr group and the most interesting project will win a $50 gift certificate to the store at month’s end. As an incentive, all Amy Butler and Anna Maria Horner laminates are 25 percent off right now. Need some inspiration? Check out this laminated-fabric apron and this tablecloth .

-And now with Spokane in a full-blown ice skating frenzy , I thought I should put together a roundup of cold-weather goodess:

Ice skate ornament pattern from Portland crafter Alicia Paulson (because—believe me—it’s never to early to start chipping away at your Christmas to-do list).

An ice skater and hedgehog embroidery pattern . You’ve heard this from me before: hedgehogs are hot! They’re the new owls, I tell you.

A cozy hat crocheted from recycled fiber by Spokane’s Kenshodesigns, available on Etsy.

Ice skating party invitations

Can’t get enough ice skating? Put a rink in your backyard .

And while you’re at it, get yourself one of these . You know you want it. I do.