The It’s-a-Small-World-inspired Good Earth is another wonderful collection from Alexander Henry. It comes in two colorways, Brite (above) and Pool (below). It would make a really cool quilt for a kid’s room, and the florals would make great retro 60s-70s dresses.
Nicey Jane is here! Nicey Jane is here! (That’s Heather Bailey‘s new collection for FreeSpirit, if you’re not as obsessed with all this as we are.) The Quilted Castle is giving away a fat quarter set of 20 of the prints in the blue/green colorway. To enter, just visit The Quilted Castle, then come back [...]
Grandmother’s Flower Garden is Australian designer Rosalie Quinlan (of Melly & Me fame)’s debut collection of Japanese company Lecien. It has been out in stores for several weeks now. This sweet collection is a tribute to the classic, hexagon-based Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. You can use these quilting cottons to make a GFG quilt of [...]
Here’s a closer look at Echino Fall 2009 by Etsuko Furuya, previously seen at Quilt Market. It’s now available in the shops, woohooo! These are all cotton-linen blends — which some may argue is a better all-purpose fabric than quilting cotton. (It’s certainly better for clothing!) The border print Birdsong, above, is in four colorways, [...]
I just want to give Alexander Henry a running high-five for this new-in-stores quilting weight cotton collection, Lorenza. Above, the scandalously named Nude colorway; below is Aubergine. These images are from Hancock’s of Paducah; Pink Chalk Fabrics also has the Sage colorway and a couple more prints not pictured here. (Shops, please let us know [...]
In addition to the Ghastlies, Alexander Henry was also featuring the stunning “multi-ethic” collection Zanzabelle. Nicole (the sister half of the siblings) created this one, if I remember correctly. The pattern fills in the animals are so cool. Hand-rendered designs are becoming more of a rarity amongst contemporary fabrics, and they make it look so [...]
Naomi Ito’s newest collection within her Nani Iro brand is called Antique Label. This is Vol. 1, Rose & Poppy. For those of us used to the signature Nani Iro watercolor designs, this is quite a style shift! But this is just a detour into reproductions – 1920s-40s florals to be exact. I gather that [...]
Again, there is so much to show you from Japanese fabric company Kokka that I’m going to break it up into a few posts: Echino and Nani Iro will get their own. (The Nani Iro post will include a giveaway courtesy Matatabi Japanese Fabric, so stay tuned!) First up. Being the mother of a young [...]
Hi, Love! Do you hear the chorus of sweet song, the soft light breaking though the Houston Convention Center florescents? You know you’ve rounded the corner to Amy Butler’s booth. Love was delivering to stores just as Quilt Market was happening. Have you got yours yet? If not, here is some inspiration that might make [...]
Here’s more from Lecien. (Part 1 is here, in case you missed it.) More charming vintage reproduction and vintage-inspired collections: The much-anticipated Grandmother’s Flower Garden from Rosalie Quinlan. Kicking myself for not getting a quilt picture, but fortunately GFG is well documented on Rosalie’s blog and on Ever Kelly. Ms. Pam Kitty Morning made one [...]
Nireko Ohira, native of Japan who has worked at Lecien‘s office in California for several years, kindly showed me the dozens of lines the company is offering now. Everything I have pictured here today is currently delivering or is now available in shops. There was so much of it that I have to break it [...]
I featured the Liberty Art Collection on Friday, now here are some of my favorites of Liberty of London’s most recent season of Tana Lawn prints. I’m just about finished up sewing my first-ever dress so I’m paying a lot more attention to garment fabrics. I tend to wear darker colors so the predominance of [...]
Thanks to Kelly at Superbuzzy, we’re getting a preview of the newest Echino fabrics by designer Etsuko Furuya. Though she’s not certain, Kelly assumes they will be printed on the traditional Echino cotton-linen blend — and maybe the oilcloths with make a comeback. What do you think? We’ll be sure to get more information at [...]
Aaah, we’re starting to get glimpses of the fall-winter 2009 collections that are making their debut at Quilt Market next month. Sandi Henderson just posted a preview of her followup to Farmers Market, called Meadowsweet. Thirty prints in two colorways (pear and peach) make up the quilting weight cotton collection. In what is looking to [...]
Amy Butler has just officially announced her new collection, Love, and posted preview images on her website. Various prints will be available on quilting weight cotton, home dec weight cotton, flannel, laminate, and double-faced quilted fabrics. The variety of basecloths is very exciting, as is the mixture of styles and motifs in this collection. I’m [...]
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