Stash time! Hold on to your hats: It’s the vintage edition. This photo is from Susie at Flower Press: This photo shows part of my fabric collection and all the different types of fabric I have in it, from hand printed pieces by myself and other indie designers through vintage pieces such as bark cloth [...]
Heather Moore, aka Skinny LaMinx, gave a peek at her vintage fabric stash beautifully stored in two glass-fronted cabinets. Oh, the beauty, concentrated all in one place. I love storage that puts the fabric on display. Here are a few words from Heather: I’m so pleased to have my stash in plain view at last, [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, Tula Pink. You might know her from her debut line, Full Moon Forest, full of hidden animals and delightfully, trickily ornate designs — or maybe you’re more familiar with her other lines: Neptune, Flutterby, or Nest. Tula Pink has a die-hard fandom and it’s not hard to see why, when she shares [...]
Take a gander at the light-filled, enviable studio of Claire Louise Milne, of needle book blog. Love that old Bernina, and especially love that fabric cabinet arranged chromologically. For more by Claire, see her blog or her etsy shop. Thanks, Claire! Be part of the ongoing Show Us Your Stash series! Drop your pics in [...]
Rita of Red Pepper Quilts shared a pretty varied assortment of fabrics on her blog, saying, I really would like to make a quilt with fabrics that are designed by vastly different designers. I have gathered together some Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett, and Valori Wells, but also some classic stripes, toile, Echino double gauze by [...]
Because they’re pretty, that’s why. (Was there even a question? Probably not.) This week’s edition: Fabric Next To Stuff (but Still Life sounds artier). This gorgeous combination is from Flickr user Saidos da Concha. Says Constança, When I saw these peonies and freesias at the local florist I immediately thought of my pink fabrics! So [...]
Patty Young is a busy woman. If you follow her on Twitter, you know that her days typically start very early, involve a lot of coffee, and are filled to the brim with Getting Things Done. (I’m not sure quite how she manages to get it all done, but I strongly suspect it’s the coffee.) [...]
Image by Sew Bettie Chicago-based Sew Bettie sells Spoonflower-printed, limited-edition quilting-weight cotton in a variety of beautiful and occasionally weird prints (I can’t even tell you how much I love the mustaches). (Other patterns include pigs, dogs, deer, and BMX bikes.) They sell their designs by the fat quarter in limited runs of 100 yards, [...]
Jessica Levitt is “a mom, sewer, crafter and designer” as she writes on her blog, called Juicy Bits. This spring at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, she became a fabric designer, too. Her new collection, Timber, was+ picked up then by Windham and she’s finally able to show us a little of it. It’s available for [...]
Mary Beth of Supafine, reporting. Images courtesy of Paula Prass” It would appear that Paula Prass has no need of sleep. In addition to her latest fabric line, Summer Soiree, for Michael Miller Fabrics (the follow-up to the striking Flights of Fancy), Paula also has a home decor line (called Paula Prass Designs) and a [...]
By Mary Beth of Supafine Sometimes you just don’t have the time to perch in the linens department at Goodwill, waiting for the latest stock of old sheets to be hung up. Or sometimes you might wonder, What else is out there? Surely there’s more than what this particular estate sale has to offer. Or [...]
Mary Beth of Supafine is back with more reportage for you. Erin McMorris is a textile designer living in Portland, OR, and the creator of the recent FreeSpirit release, Wildwood. (Her previous lines include Park Slope and Urban Garden) I met Erin at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh in May, where we chatted a bit about [...]
Thought I’d pop in and (re-)introduce myself — you’ll be seeing more contributions from me here on True Up, and some people like to know who it is what’s talkin’ to ‘em. So hello! I’m Mary Beth. When last we spoke, I was waxing rhapsodic about my Quilt Market fabricoma and giving you peeks at [...]
This post wraps up a series reporting on the Spring 2009 International Quilt Market by True Up East Coast Stringer Mary Beth of Supafine. Read all her posts here. I bet this is going to surprise you: Alexander Henry has a slew of awesome stuff going on. SHOCKER. I know. Here, let me get the [...]
This post is part of a series reporting on the Spring 2009 International Quilt Market by True Up East Coast Stringer Mary Beth of Supafine. Shall we continue the “adorable Japanese fabric” theme? Yes? All right, here’s Lecien. Lecien has five new collections coming out. The first is Durham, showcasing romantic florals in soft colors, [...]
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