About

Once upon a time, Pam Selkirk Designs started out as a blog called Serendipity Woods where I wrote about ‘Life’ things and also the animals I made from beloved clothes that belonged to special people in my life. Among other things, I made mice and groundhogs,

elephants,

and even a snail or two.but mostly I made bunnies;

lots and lots of bunnies.

Notably Charlotte and her brother, Henry above,

as well as the very dear Sophie, who has endured as the face and spirit of Serendipity Woods as it’s continued to evolve.

In 2008, I opened Serendipity Woods, the Etsy shop, where I began to sell my animals and other creations. Later, that evolved into selling items created from one of my other crafting loves – quilting. At the time, the more I quilted, the more I realized that in my area of Southwest Michigan, USA – there are very few fabric shops dedicated to consistently great quality quilting fabric, and you know what – I cannot concentrate on being a discerning fabric shopper amongst all the polar fleece at my local big box stores! What’s more, I honestly don’t WANT to have to concentrate on whether or not the fabric whose pattern I’ve fallen in love with at first sight – is good quality or total rubbish. I just want to fall in love with a fabric or collection of fabrics and KNOW, from the get-go, that it’s fantastic quality.

So in June of 2015, with the help and support of the smartest guy I know (my husband and now business partner), I converted my Serendipity Woods shop from selling handmade wares to, you guessed it:  Premium quality quilt fabric. You can now find us apart from etsy at our very own Serendipity Woods site.

As mentioned previously, the little animals I’ve made over time (and still do make now and then) sort of act as spokespeople for our business.  Even though many of the animals I’ve made over the years have found their way into the hands (and hearts, I hope) of children far and wide, many have remained as cheerful spirits that live eternally in my studio.

They all have stories, and sometimes one will get away from me here at the blog, just for the fun of allowing my imagination to spill somewhere.

Charlotte and Henry (above) – for instance. Henry is the adventurous one on the right who collects rocks, plays marbles with his buddies, and goes off on long explores that require frequent laundering of his overalls. Charlotte, his sister in the purple dress, is more of a homebody who likes to read books, help me with sewing projects, and in general, wait for Henry to return from his days of play with stories to tell.

I do have real people in my life too.  How about a brief FAQ to fill in those gaps in short order…

Are you really married to Superman?

From my point of view, I sure am. He’s one of those hits-the-ground-running sorts of people who can often be found doing at least 4 things (well) at once, and now works full-time helping me run all things Serendipity Woods. Thank goodness for our kids and their homework support, he’s a math whiz (which I am NOT)…and After 30+ years of marriage,

we still like each other a lot.  Did I mention he’s a considerably better cook than I am?  So there. Superman.  Wanna know more?  visit: Superman Defined.

You have six kids? What’s the deal with that?

Yep, six; three boys and three girls. No twins, no blending of two families, and though I’m very much a spiritual girl – there really aren’t any specific religious proclivities at play to support the size of our family. Plainly, we’re just two people that wanted a big family and are grateful to have been blessed with one.

Oh – as much as I’d like to possess the ability to stop time, I can’t.  My little people are now all big people.

Why are you called Serendipity Pam?

Mostly because I have one of those quirky sorts of brains that sees one thing and imagines another usually more flowery image (hence, the stories which evolve about the animals I make), but also just because I retain a lifelong, keen sense that serendipity – the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident – is responsible for a good deal of my daily propulsion. It’s how I roll.

Is your bunny pattern available for sale?

This is a question I receive often, so I suppose it’s about time I updated our FAQ section here with a solid answer.  It’s actually not available for sale – at the request of my children. They’ve asked that I keep my hand-drawn, rather rudimentary (and dreadfully tattered) pattern that comes from my soul – in the family.  Sort of like the family chili recipe (which happens to be the only meal I make that every single one of my kids loves).  I’d encourage you to dig deep within you. You might find there’s a pattern in your soul too.

What will I find here at Pam Selkirk Designs?

Crafty stuff, folks.  Mostly I’ll be share about quilting, especially now that over the course of time, my creating has evolved into quilt pattern design and also – quilt fabric design!  Like most quilters I know, however, my crafting isn’t limited to quilting alone. So I share projects I’m working on, connect you with sew alongs with which I’m participating, and new/upcoming materials I hope you’ll love as much as I do.

Please feel free to say hi on a post or two, or catch me at one of the social media links you most certainly see somewhere on this page or another.  Until then…

Cheers and Happy Creating,

Serendipity Pam