Archive for the ‘Quilt Market’ Category
The United Notions booth at Market featured just a few of the items from Moda Home line, a line of pre-made home items – mostly ones for the upcoming holidays. There were some great ideas for when your time-to-make-just-one-more-handmade-gift timer runs out! { Mittens instead of stockings – what a great twist on the tradition! [...]
FreeSpirit fabrics have a special place in my heart — probably because they were the ones who brought us Amy Butler fabric. Do you remember how exciting that was??? I feel like that’s now “back in the day,” that’s how long it’s been. (Is this where I confess that I took a stack of Amy [...]
With Kallianthi, Dear Stella comes full circle. They brought classic home decor motifs and looks to quilting cotton, and now this collection includes a home dec fabrics. Dear Stella’s cotton sateen is a light and drapey, perfect for breezy curtains. Kallianthi mixes ikat and block-print-like designs. Kyani is all about blues and watercolor: Cleo. [...]
Jack & Lulu, Dear Stella‘s one and only licensed designer (all other collections are in-house), has a second collection out now that is quite irresistible. Their first, Shore Thing, was about the beach, and they go futher out to sea with All Hands on Deck. Playdate (Stella’s ongoing kids collection) is an assortment of [...]
{ Alexia and Michelle Abegg of Green Bee Design & Patterns } Green Bee Design & Patterns had a booth at market for the second time ever to show off their hot-off-the-presses sewing pattern collection, and how great they look paired with Rob Bancroft’s new fabric collection, MicroMod for Cloud9 Fabrics. (Rob is 1/3 of Green [...]
Japanese company Lecien always has a strong showing at Market and this time was no exception. Their booth featured the new Folk Tale collection by Natalie Lymer. Folk Tale is full of little elves, woodland animals, birdcages and clocks with a unique mix of pastels and brights. Can you imagine creating party decor featuring this print? The bunting just [...]
Michele D’Amore is an extremely versatile (and prolific and talented) designer — just look at the breadth of these three collections she has coming out for Benartex this season! Manhattan Modern has a few epic geometric prints that can be cut up to look like a zillion different prints. The pairing with the soulful hand-drawn [...]
Kanvas is a new studio under the Benartex umbrella that focuses on more modern and novelty-based collections. They won a double booth award for their display of the Lilly Pulitzer-inspired Lili-fied by designer Greta Lynn. Rest your eyes with the pastel tones of Cabana, because from here on out it’s going to get [...]
Newcastle Fabrics is a relatively new fabric company, having been in business for about two years now. Right before Quilt Market, it was announced that Hoodie, former house and freelance designer for companies such as Michael Miller, Blank Quilting, and Timeless Treasures, is their new Art Director. They are wanting to build their presence in [...]