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Daily Swatch: Ribbons and Bows

Very Christmas-y bows and leaves fabric from the collection of Buzzville (that’s Superbuzzy Kelly!) on Flickr.

Daily Swatch: Ribbons and Bows

Stripes, bows, and roses from the collection of primrose design (blog | shop) on Flickr. Those are some big bows for some little flowers!

Amy Barickman: Chloe’s Christmas

I don’t know how I missed Amy Barickman (Indygo Junction)’s holiday collection Chloe’s Christmas, especially since we just had an interview with her about her Sew-It Book reprinting and fabric collection! And it’s probably too late for this year’s holiday sewing, but I had to show it to you nonetheless. I think you should pick [...]

Fall Quilt Market 2009: Riley Blake (With Giveaway!)

Bloom and Grow by My Mind’s Eye (top) and detail of coordinates (bottom) Riley Blake stormed onto the scene earlier this year and became an instant hit. I got to meet owner Cindy Cloward, who showed me all their new offerings. Many of their designers have roots in the scrapbooking and paper crafts industries. My [...]

Christmas 2009 Fabrics

It’s been 105°F here for as long as I can remember, so I’m suspicious that these things you call “winter” and “Christmas” are on the horizon. But the fabric companies say so, and I’ll take their word for it. Here are my favorites so far for this year’s new batch of Christmas fabrics. Above: a [...]

Daily Swatch: Reunited Colorways with Guest Curator Samantha

This week, we welcome guest curator Samatha, a fellow vintage fabric collector who co-writes the blog Two Green Chickens and runs the Etsy shop of the same name. She will be reuniting different colorways of the same vintage designs. Here’s to Christmas in summer. When I found this I loved that it wasn’t in a [...]

Daily Swatch: Christmas

Merry Christmas, world! I hope your holiday is cheerful and warm. True Up will be taking a break (well, working behind the scenes to prepare for the new year!) I’ll see you Jan. 1. Enjoy the no-man’s land in between holidays! Christmas border print fabric from georgiapeachez on Flickr.

Daily Swatch: Christmas

Vintage Christmas Tablecloth, for auction on eBay (current $28.99, no bids, ends Dec-28-08 17:52:02 PST)

Daily Swatch: Christmas

Noel Tea Towel designed by Luther Travis, from – julia – on Flickr. I see some echoes of Tammis Keefe’s Noel hankie designs — I wonder which came first?

Daily Swatch: Christmas

Continuing my cheating with the vintage wrapping paper instead of a fabric item, here’s a vintage ornament print from pavillion tone on Flickr.

Daily Swatch: Christmas

Another vintage Christmas wrapping paper. This abstract diamond pattern with metallic inks is from the collection of xtinalamb on Flickr.

Two No-Sew Scrappy Christmas Projects

Nanette from Rummage made this simple, beautiful fabric wreath by tying fabric scraps around a base (wire maybe?). What a fun way to experiment with color and pattern combinations — no futzing with a seam ripper if you don’t like the results! I love the clothespin family she added too. And Brooke of Inchmark Journal [...]

Daily Swatch: Christmas

Is it cheating to post vintage Christmas wrapping paper on the Daily Swatch? Will there be civil unrest if I do so? It’s just that there are some mighty wonderful patterns to be seen. Check out the Vintage Wrapping Paper Flickr pool for starts. The Santa and Trailers Christmas Wrap above is just about the [...]