This polka dot sweatshirt-looking heathered knits from rakuten.co.jp are adorable! I don’t know the first thing about the site but there is always a lovely reader or two who chimes in on international shipping and such things. (via Japanese Sewing Books)

With simple geometrics and neon colors being so of-the-moment, maybe people will take a second look at traditional woven fabrics from Mexico. I don’t know what I’d do with these, but I’m really attracted to them. Ideas?

All these and many more can be found at MexFabricSupplies on Etsy.

Valley View is Saffron Craig’s newest organic cotton collection for Fern Textiles in Australia. It is composed of eight prints in a bright spring/summer palette of pink, yellow, purple, and black, with elements of mod 1960s, cross stitch, and (as always!) the Australian landscape. There is a cheater print and a signature Saffron border print too.They are available directly from the Saffron Craig website, and coming very soon from Honey Be Good in the U.S.

{ pieces by Bitte Stenström }

Awesome prints from Swedish fabric company Kinnamark, seen at U.K. shop Hus and Hem. (via Print and Pattern)

{ Fräken by Bitte Stenström }

{ Ingarö by Betty Svennsson }

{ Klättervippa by Hanna Werning }

{ Maggi by Louise Videlyck }

{ Siluette by Betty Svennsson }

Robert Kaufman and Spoonflower have rejoined forces for another round of Fabric8, a contest to discover eight bold, modern designers. The ultimate winner gets a fabric collection with Robert Kaufman and a Wacom digital drawing tablet. The theme is Geek Chic, and they’ve made a Pinterest Board to get your ideas flowing.

See the timeline here — the entry deadline is April 23.

Bloomerie Fabrics: Spring Fling Fabric Sale includes Type, Marmalade, Cuzco, Cushion & Dust, Tapestry, Bungle Jungle, and lots more. (end date unknown)

Britex Fabrics: 20% silk print fabrics. (through 4/15/13)

Contemporary Cloth: 50% off shipping with code 50ship. Amount is refunded upon processing/shipping. (end date unknown)

Delta Patchwork: Special of the Week – 10% off all in-stock Dots and Spots category (through 4/10/13). Special of the Month – 10% off all in-stock toweling (through 4/30/13). Always free shipping in contiguous USA for orders $40+.

Denver Fabrics: Cotton sale – Gauze, Shirting, Poplin, Twill $3.95/yd; Seersucker, Suiting, Knit, Lawn $4.45/yd; Sateen, Pique, Flannel $4.95/yd. (end date unknown)

Drygoods Design: Domestic orders $35+ always ship free.

eQuilter: Free shipping on U.S. orders $35+ and 50% off international shipping with code APRIL (through 4/12/13).

Fabric.com: 20% off children’s fabrics including cotton prints, home decor, minty, fleece, and flannel. Additional 20% off clearance with code CLEAR413. (through tomorrow only, 4/8/13) Always free shipping on orders $35+.

The Fabric Stash: 30% off all in-stock patterns, including Oliver + S and Figgys – with code Create30. All Japanese fabric 25% off – use coupon code Sew25 at checkout. (through 4/13/13) Always free U.S. shipping on pattern orders, free U.S. shipping on orders $50+, and free international shipping on orders $150+.

Fabricworm: 10% off all orders with code APRILSHOWERS (through 4/13/13). Always $5 off your purchase of $50+ with coupon code linus5. Always 10% off orders $100+ with code bulk10.

Fat Quarter Shop: 50% off Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt, 40-50% off Sew Stitchy by Aneela Hoey for Moda Fabrics. Lots more in the sale section. (while supplies last)

Hart’s Fabrics: 10% off home dec fabrics. (through tomorrow only, 4/8/13)

Jones and Vandermeer: Echino, Alexander Henry Ghastiles, Liberty Japan, and Dear Stella in the sale section. Always free shipping on orders $60+, or $5 flat rate otherwise.

Lark Cottons: Modern Madness sale continues on Fat Quarterly’s competing collections: Pearl Bracelets, Comma, 2wenty Thr3e, Simply Color, Noteworthy, Field Study, Oh Deer!, Marmalade, Chicopee, Architextures, Madrona Road, Summersville Spring. Receive 20% off noted collections with code madmod1320, 25% off with code madmod1325 when your cart totals $64 or more, 35% off with code madmod1335 when your cart totals $200 or more. Cart total is based on all fabrics in cart, not just those from eligible collections. As collections are eliminated from the Modern Madness competition, they will be dropped from the sale. (end date unknown)

Mad About Patchwork: Save 10% on Market Spectrum bundles and yardage through March. 25% off on Flea Market Fancy and Heaven and Helsinki, and 15% off Madrona Road, Bella, Fortiny, Chicopee and Winterkist. 40% off patterns (end date unknown). Free shipping in Canada on orders $150+ and free worldwide shipping on patterns, not including clearance patterns.

nido: 40% off home dec fabrics and Nani Iro jersey (end date unknown). Always free shipping on orders $50 + or just $5 for all other orders.

Pink Castle Fabrics: 15% off all stash builders with code STASH15. (end date unknown)

Pink Chalk Fabrics: Spring Cleaning sale with more than 500 items on sale. (end date unknown)

The Quilted Castle: Save 20% on Simply Color by V & Co.and Mod Century by Jenn Ski for Moda with the coupon code modcolor. Many other collections in the sale category. (end date unknown)

Quilthome: 30% off all currently in-stock Retro Color Stories fabrics, Pierre’s Famous Traveling Circus Canvas, Sarah Jane fabrics, Emily Herrick fabrics with coupon code QHRPSE. 25% off all currently in-stock Tula Pink fabrics, Dena Designs fabrics, and Designer Solids with code QHTPDDS. (through tomorrow only, 4/8/13)

Sew Modern: Out to Sea by Sarah Jane, Oh Deer! by Momo, Madrona Road by Violet Craft, Modern by Robin Zingone, Laurie Wisbrun collections, Storybook Lane by Kelly Lee-Kreel, and tons more in the ginormous sale section. (while supplies last)

Stitch Simple: Closing Big Mama sale – $5 off any unwashed liquidation sale purchase of $20 or more. With coupon code bigmama1305 during checkout. $10 off any unwashed liquidation sale purchase of $30 or more with code code bigmama1310. $20 off any unwashed liquidation sale purchase of $80 or more with code bigmama1320. Fine Print: Shipping & handling charges do not count toward purchase minimums. Qualifying purchases include unwashed liquidation sale merchandise only. Limit one use per code, per customer, per order. Not valid for Reseller Program orders, prewashed, precut fabric, or quilt kits. Please feel free to share these offers with your friends and family. We still have hundreds of prints in a wide range of styles from classic to modern (including popular designers such as Amy Butler, Darlene Zimmerman and Denyse Schmidt). (through 4/22/13)

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The very pretty Annalee is Jane Dixon‘s newest for Andover. And you can already get a peek at her next collection, Poppy Modern, on the Andover site.

Photo from Fabricworm, who carries the whole collection in yardage and bundles.

Jennifer Moore of Monaluna drew on Indian style and motifs — elephants, lotus flowers, paisley, pomegranates — for her upcoming collection, Raaga. And of course, it’s 100% GOTS-certified organic.

I always look forward to getting Vlisco’s emails, and lately there seems to be something new and exciting every week from them, it’s been hard to keep up! They are active on Pinterest which allows more access to their always-gorgeous campaigns and look books, essential to understanding the scale and look of these fabrics. Some other good news is that they are now selling select fabrics through their web shop in two- and four-yard lengths, where the minimum order used to be six-yard lengths of any one fabric.

Bright, bold color is of course at the heart of the new Jeu de Couleurs collection, but it also represents their unique interpretation of the geometrics trend (with some eggs thrown in). Also check out the coordinating accessories line which includes some incredible silk scarves.