Earlier, we showed Cloud9′s summer 2013 collections, now here’s what’s coming in fall and winter, including collections several new designers. Dem Bones is Sarah Watson’s delightful take on human anatomy. “People are really excited about this because they can make something that teenage boys won’t be embarrassed by,” says Michelle. Accordingly, Dem Bones ties made [...]
Cloud9 Fabrics is a company that seems to have grown tremendously since their first appearance at Market in 2009. The booth was constantly busy, as owners Michelle Engel Bencsko and Gina Patastico shared their new offerings with shop owners. Despite its higher price point, the demand for organic fibers seems strong, and Cloud 9 definitely [...]
Alyssa Thomas of Penguin and Fish has been one of my favorites since I met her at her first Quilt Market, three years ago. She was one of the very first to show modern embroidery patterns at Market and her whimsically wonderful, frequently oversized designs of critters quickly caught on—they’re simple enough for new embroiderers, [...]
Andover designer Mo Bedell got hoots and hollers when it was announced that she won Best New Exhibitor at the show. Full Moon Lagoon, Mo’s first collection with Andover, takes you to that happy place on the beach where you frolic alongside of seahorses and jellyfish and breathe in the smell of fresh flowers and sea foliage. She plays [...]
Andover brought their A-game to market along with a fresh new red and white logo featuring a circle with a lower case ‘a’. Along with a host of fresh new collections, the buzz in the Andover arena centered around a new Textured Solids collection and the announcement that Andover was unveiling an exclusive Downton Abbey [...]
Some lost photos from Quilt Market! How I could let Echino fall through the cracks, I don’t know, but we’re all here together now and that’s what’s important. This season Etsuko Furuya is simultaneously releasing the latest iteration of her nature-themed collection AND more Ni-co, which is the more simple, graphic transportation-and-objects collection. We’re also [...]
{ images courtesy Birch Fabrics } Birch Fabrics is growing by leaps and bounds. Go Birch Go! Coming this season they’re expanding into new substrates and bringing on new licensees, including a very huge name. Jay-Cyn Designs will have three variations on a theme in three fabric types: organic quilting cotton, organic cotton canvas, and [...]
Avyln had a few new batik patterns to share – first up, their popular Western-themed line, Fandango, but in colors for the ladies rather than the ranch hands: { Fandango hats, boots and horses } Next up, The Java Origins line (check out the firebirds and turtles): Some great “solid” blenders : and Cascade [...]
Lakehouse Dry Goods is a small company well known for the highest quality cottons and print quality. Owner Holly Holderman introduces only one or two collections per Market, by herself or recent licensee Pam Kitty Morning, but they are very large collections covering the entire rainbow. Ms. Pam Kitty Morning herself showed me Lakehouse’s next [...]
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