{ 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 [...]
Sugar Creek is the next DS Quilts collection for Joann Fabrics (U.S.) and presumably also Spotlight in Australia. It is expected to arrive in Joann stores in late August, according to Denyse Schmidt on Facebook. It looks like it will coordinate splendidly with Picnic and Fairground, the first DS Quilts collections that were released earlier [...]
{ image from Heather Ross’ blog } Denyse Schmidt is working with Fabric Traditions to produce fabrics especially for chain stores, under the name DS Quilts. Be assured, though, that the fabrics are of a higher quality than typical chain-store quilting cottons! The fabrics are arriving now at Joann Fabrics and Crafts in the U.S. [...]
Denyse Schmidt has a new quilting pattern with McCall’s based on her Spool quilt. The Project Selvage deadline has passed, but there are two weeks left to submit a pattern for the Steven Alan Pattern Design Challenge on Threadless. Ever Kelly has great tips for sewing felt. And over on BurdaStyle, a nice detailed article [...]
I’m even more excited for Denyse Schmidt‘s new collection, Greenfield Hill, now that I’ve seen it up close. Her geometric prints are always so perfectly simple and versatile and sweet. And the 3-Dness of the big floral print (the topmost print in the bottom photo) is really gorgeous. Above are the voiles, which you can [...]
Tula Pink copied by unknown Wal-Mart supplier Very Denyse-Schmidt-Flea-Market-Fancy-looking but not Denyse-Schmidt-sanctioned tights at Anthropologie, via Film in the Fridge This Kokka print is extremely derivative of a Helen Dardik design. And, I just happen to be working on a post about low-quality ripoffs of Kokka prints. There are always more players in the supply [...]
Denyse Schmidt has posted previews of her Fall 2010 collection, Greenfield Hill, on her website (hop over here to see the other two colorways). I love her description: Inspired by Ladies’ League luncheons and Preservation Society socials, Greenfield Hill evokes afternoon teas, polite gossip, the faded wallpaper in Mrs. So-and-so’s drawing room, the slightly musty [...]
I just love it when they all coordinate, don’t you? A stack of Rosalie Quinlan‘s Grandmother’s Flower Garden, from Penelope Waits (blogged here). A stack of Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope from Badlands Quilts‘ blog, destined to become a Single Girl quilt. (Total parenthetical: I’ve wanted to make one of those for ages.) A nicely [...]
While we’re on the subject of vintage today, here are shots from vintage textile dealer A.T. Roches out of Canton, Texas (east of Dallas). Note the insane array of vintage hankies, cocktail napkins, and gift wrap along with the fabric. I did some damage here and at Mary Koval Antique Quilts (but we’ve got an [...]
There’s a campaign afoot to persuade FreeSpirit and Denyse Schmidt to re-print Denyse’s first line, Flea Market Fancy. There are so many new sewists who discovered the collection after it was out of print, and speaking for myself, there are a few prints that I’d like to get my hands on. Folks are paying a [...]
Hooray! As hinted at earlier this year, Denyse Schmidt‘s upcoming collection for FreeSpirit, Hope Valley, is inspired by homesteading, fresh starts, and pioneering. I just love everything about this collection: the colors, the vintage feel, the sweet, happy florals and simple small-scale coordinates. The images above from Denyse give you a good idea of the [...]
I was wondering if Denyse Schmidt was going to have a new fabric collection at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh next week, since (if I remember correctly) her last two collections were unveiled at spring markets. The bad news is, no new collection yet, but the good news is there IS going to be one this [...]
Sew Mama Sew interviews Amy Butler about the trend of home decor weight fabrics. And a sale alert, because it only lasts through Sunday (8/24/08): Sew Mama Sew is offering 10% off your purchase with coupon code SELVAGESALE. Spoonflower has a new video from their new space. Great block printing tutorial from LizzyHouse. I’ve been [...]
I’ve received a few queries from people looking for recently released fabrics. I’m going to do the lazyweb hive-mind thing and turn the questions over to you! Denyse Schmidt’s County Fair is beginning to arrive in shops … Lisa is looking for the “Promenade Patchwork” cheater cloth and finding it’s already sold out everywhere she [...]
Sarah of Sewer-Sewist was kind enough to be my reporter and review the open-to-the-public events that happened along with Quilt Market this past weekend. This is also the first of I hope many guest writer appearances on True Up. Thank you SO much, Sarah! There was a funny sort of feeling in the air all [...]
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