Quilt Market Fall 2008: Robert Kaufman

by Kim

I sat down with the marketing department of Robert Kaufman Fabrics, Kyle Sanchez, Emmie Goldenbaum, and Allie Heath. Since RK provides fabric for both the quilting and manufacturing markets, they have a huge selection and are particularly strong in solids and basics, including their much-loved Kona Cotton Solids. They also produce collections by designers Amy Schimler and Diane Zimmerman, amongst others.

Here are some of the newest prints …

pears

corduroy - brown

Corduroy prints in brown, pink, and blue — see the black collection too.

Trees

Floral Stripe

They also have a lot of interesting fabrics in their greenSTYLE collection — I’d encourage readers to seek this out in your local fabric shops, since photos don’t do it justice. There’s Ultima Eco fabric, made from recycled plastic bottles — it was a bit stiff but could make some great garments and accessories; Panda, a cotton-bamboo blend that comes in solids, prints, and corduroy; and my favorite, Sea-Tiva, a seaweed-extract/cotton blend which was incredibly soft and drapey. This fabric supposedly also has health benefits, but I find the claims a bit far-fetched.

See more from the Robert Kaufman booth here.

Related posts:

  1. Fall Quilt Market 2010 – Robert Kaufman – Designers
  2. Fall Quilt Market 2010 – Robert Kaufman – Basics
  3. Fall Quilt Market 2010 – Robert Kaufman – Christmas 2011
  4. Spring Quilt Market 2011: Robert Kaufman – Organic Collections
  5. Fall Quilt Market 2011: Robert Kaufman – Basics

Posted by Kim on 11/04/2008  |  Tagged: , , , , ,   |  Permalink

6 Comments

  1. Kathleen says:
    November 4, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    Those little skulls with heart eyes are great! I absolutely love them!!

  2. Amy says:
    November 5, 2008 at 8:19 am

    Thanks for the link Kim. The marketing and design department at Robert Kaufman are so great at what they do and absolutely fabulous to work with. Glad you had a chance to meet them.

  3. Nanette says:
    November 5, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Robert Kauffman fabrics are some of my very favorites. I would love to make quilts for them.

  4. morgan says:
    November 6, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    Love Love Love those fabrics especially the pairs!

  5. Childfree Trophy Wife says:
    November 6, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    I love Robert Kaufman Fabrics so much that I started a flickr group Robert Kaufman Fanatics. I loved seeing the pictures from the quilt market and the swatch cards because that’s behind the scenes stuff that most of us don’t get to see.

  6. Cherri House says:
    November 7, 2008 at 8:36 am

    Aren’t those pears the best! Kyle Sanchez just did a segment on AM Northwest featuring Kona Cottons, and two pear quilts that I created for them. The solids and the prints work great together.

    Love your blog! It was good to meet you at Fabric 2.0

    Cherri

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