Helen Dardik + Retrosaria = quality ribbon by quality people! What’s Up With Cotton? A dozen or so statements from the major quilting manufacturers on the causes of the price increase of cotton, and what it means for you. (via Fabritopia‘s twitter) Here’s Whipstitch on the same topic. Marimekko is tripling their textile production capabilities, [...]
First off, I just wanted to let you know that posting will be light for the next two weeks — it’s crunch time for Quilt Market. Then the market post deluge will begin! This time I hope to Twitpic pictures from the market floor, so follow me on Twitter to live vicariously through me. I [...]
Spruce Upholstery in Austin, Texas do stunning work with an amazing array of home dec fabrics, including True Up faves Mod Green Pod and Skinny LaMinx. They’ve self-produced this TV pilot in hopes that it will get picked up by a network. It’s a little bit home-makeover show, a little Ace of Cakes, a little [...]
Jessica’s roundup of people that have copied her Amusement Park fabrics made me kind of ill. I’m jealous of Blempgorf’s latest vintage fabric score. Makes me wish I could make it to Antique Weekend in Round Top, TX this week, but I’ll have to wait till the spring show. This quilt is just extraordinary, and [...]
Central Texans! Here’s something to look forward to after being soaked by Hermine. The Austin Area Quilt Guild Show is September 17-19. It has moved to the Palmer Events Center so you know it’s going to be the biggest and best one ever. And Malka is one of the vendors! If you’d like a pair [...]
Alissa of Handmade by Alissa is leading a fundraiser for the organization Action Kivu, with which her twin sister Cate works. I’ll let Alissa tell you more about them: [Action Kivu is] an organization in eastern Congo that runs a sewing workshop for victims of the conflict there. The conflict in Congo has taken the [...]
Two cool things happening tomorrow (8/26/10): Spoonflower’s second Free Swatch Day starts at noon EST and runs through noon the next day. Details here. And if you’re anywhere near Berlin, don’t miss this Organic Cotton Info Event co-sponsored by Volksfaden. Details here. – And speaking of Spoonflower, Rayela’s Fiber Focus has posted a tutorial by [...]
New wallpaper by Amy Butler for Graham & Brown. So pretty! Color Mastery author Maria Peagler’s e-book The Frugal Fabriholic is on sale for only $3.99. Sis Boom‘s famous tag sale is happening tomorrow and Friday, 40 East Meadow Road, Wilton, CT 06897. FabshopU is offering another teleclass on the Basic Finance of Opening a [...]
First up, the winner of the book City Quilts by Cherri House + a Kona solids fat quarter pack is …. Tricia L. (#279)! Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful comments and for following the tour. Speaking of Robert Kaufman — a lot of interesting stuff going on lately on their blog, the Swatch [...]
A textile designer makes the front page of Google! Josef Frank, architect and father of modern Scandinavian design, would have been 125 years old today. New Vintage Lady is showing the fashion and textiles pages from vintage department store catalogs every Sunday. (via Retro Age Vintage Fabrics) Deborah of Whipstitch has an amazing post on [...]
Polly Danger Notions makes bias tape (and more) from vintage and new fabrics. (via the Fabric Bar blog) Two articles about digital printing trends in fashion — Wall Street Journal, Khaleej Times. Sewing tips for sheer fabrics, on the Fabric.com blog. Superbuzzy just went to Japan, and got to see lots of new stuff that [...]
Pin Pals on Etsy make cross-stitch pins, buttons, barettes, and other ephemera. So sweet! (via Black Threads) Melody Miller reports that her debut for Kokka, Ruby Star Rising, won’t be released till fall. Alexia (Saki Designs) is selling some Flea Market Fancy and out-of-print Heather Ross for Nashville Flood Relief. The book Pattern by Orla [...]
The textiles of Club Geluk are too good, and I love the website too! (via Bloesem Kids) And could this photo styling be any more perfect? Little girl’s dress made with vintage Hawaiian fabrics, from Mette. Issue #1 of The Fat Quarterly e-zine launched yesterday! It’s a collaboration between six modern quilter/bloggers and promises to [...]
oliver + s just announced they have a fabric collection called City Weekend coming out with Moda. And it will include knits! Congrats Liesl & co.! And speaking of Moda … here is a sneak peek of Fig Tree & Co.’s next collection, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. OK, one more sneak peek: Poodle by Jennifer Paganelli, [...]
Sorry folks, in case you were looking for it — I’m moving the Melimba & Beccabury interview/giveaway till tomorrow, well, because tomorrow is special! Thanks to Not Martha and many others for linking to the Liberty Sources post! In case you missed it, I’ve compiled the original post + updates here. Pass it on! Louise [...]
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