{ Mod Basics} Maybe the sign of a fabric company’s official arrival is having a basics collection. I love that Birch Fabrics‘ Mod Basics line has a little bit of flair beyond your typical basic prints, and that it establishes Birch’s palette/brand. The orange and coral, by the way, are the perfect and much-sought-after shades, not [...]
{ Adorable kid’s clothes made from Circa 52 and Storyboek fabrics } Birch Fabrics is growing, with several new organic fabric collections on the horizon, and also sewn products made from their fabrics. Here’s a look at the collections that they have available now (Avalon and Storyboek, both by Jay-Cyn Designs) and Circa 52 by [...]
Kimberly of The Fat Quarter Shop invited me to create a Blogger’s Choice Fat Quarter Bundle, and of course I said yes! I have to admit it is something that I’ve always wanted to do. It was inspired by the wonderful, simple, vintage 4- and 9-patch quilt squares like these that you find at flea [...]
{ Ringo Pie Bee Block by Ayumi Mills } I’ve gotten such a great response to the Fabric Fives posts I’ve been doing with authors on blog tours, I thought I would expand it to include everyone whose sewing, quilting, or tastes in fabric I admire. Ayumi Mills of Pink Penguin was one of the [...]
The British brand Horrockses is re-launching this month! See my previous posts on Horrockses. “Cotton that looks like silk” from Reese Scannell in Australia (via Red Pepper Quilts) Casey’s Elegant Musings on Sourcing Vintage Fabric (and new fabric for vintage styles) Previews Tanya Whelan’s new book (out in December) Tilly strike-offs from Daisy Janie Circa [...]
New Release Tuesday is my periodic roundup of new fabric sightings (mostly quilting cottons). These fresh arrivals have started to arrive in fabric shops and are ready to buy. Retailers, as always, if you carry any of these collections, let us know in the comments. Wow, I’ve put this off so long that the new [...]
Jennifer Moore of Monaluna had a booth at Quilt Market for the first time to show her self-produced, organic collections Anika and Marin (which are arriving in stores right now) as well as her first collection Monaco. You can get a wee glimpse of her next collection, Taali, over on the Monaluna website! Also look [...]
Cynthia and Jason, the partners behind Birch Fabrics, put together a super sweet double booth to introduce their two new lines, Avalon and Storyboek. Both lines are 100% GOTS certified organic. Avalon features bikes and birds in 8 prints, that boast deep color saturation and crisp lines, and is currently shipping. You can read the [...]
Designers are sharing peeks at their upcoming collections, most of which will first show at Spring Quilt Market in May and be in stores soon after. Follow the links to see! 1001 Peeps by Lizzy House Happy Mochi Yum Yum by Happy Zombie Paris Apartment by Bari J. Silent Cinema by Jenean Morrison Storyboek by [...]
New Release Tuesday is my weekly roundup of new fabric sightings. These fresh arrivals have started to arrive in fabric shops and are ready to buy. Retailers, as always, if you carry any of these collections, let us know in the comments. It’s been a long time since the last New Release Tuesday … it [...]
At Spring Market, we only got to see strikeoffs of Birch Fabrics’ December 2010 collections. This time, the sample yardage was in so we got to see Circa 60: Beach Mod by Monaluna and Marine by Dan Stiles in action. Best projects ever, IMO! I love seeing clean-lined kids’ clothes, the bags are just to [...]
A lot to catch up on this week! Here are the newest collections now available to buy from your favorite fabric shops. Heather Ross‘ Far Far Away II for Kokka Erin McMorris’ Weekends for Freespirit — the bikes are a huge hit — I love the mod florals! Mod Kitchen is a little more subdued [...]
Cynthia Mann of Birch Fabrics (you may know her better from her shop Fabricworm) and her friend Joi wrangled their first-ever Quilt Market booth to show off Birch’s soon-to-deliver Circa 50, and the upcoming collections Circa 60: Beach Mod (Circa 50 and 60 are both by Jennifer Moore of Monaluna, to whom congratulations are in [...]
The sneak peeks of collections debuting at Quilt Market in one month are starting to roll in! Cynthia of Birch Fabrics just revealed her fall/winter collections — Marine by poster artist Dan Stiles and Circa 60: Beach Mod by Monaluna. Like the first collection, Circa 50, which will be in stores in early June, these [...]
Daisy Janie’s Geo Grand (organic) — expected to deliver in March. Birch Fabrics‘ Circa 50 (also organic) — well, these aren’t strikeoffs, but one step beyond that which is sample bolts. The mill airmails these in advance of the main shipment. Castle Peeps by Lizzy House for Andover Fabrics. Slated for delivery sometime this spring. [...]
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