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Cosmo Alphabet Print

I love flash cards and old school primers. This cotton-linen alphabet print from Cosmo also makes me think of board game graphics. Spotted at JapanLovelyCrafts on Etsy.

Japanese Fabric of the Week: Memoire a Paris Cotton Lawn

Planning those spring dresses yet? Memoire a Paris is a group of florals on cotton lawn from Lecien. These are some of the prints in the Fall 2011 collection. Spotted at Matatabi.

Japanese Fabric of the Week: Yuwa Umbrellas

Umbrella fabric from Yuwa, spotted in two colorways at Contemporary Cloth (Sondra loves Yoshiko Jinjenzi too!) and in a great red at Bon Bon Atelier.

Japanese Fabric of the Week: Petit Capuchon

Petite Capuchon is a sweet little near-dot print, offered in four colorways by Matatabi on Etsy.

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Yuwa – Yoshiko Jinzenji

And wrapping up Yuwa and Kei’s offerings: The Yoshiko Jinzenji display!

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Yuwa/Kei – Misc.

Here’s a random assortment of prints from the Yuwa Shoten and Kei booth. Some are from Kei’s Happy Sweet and Petit Joli collections.

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Yuwa – Live Life

I’m not sure what Yuwa’s Live Life collection is about, since we have a kitchen print, a kid’s print, and a Christmas print here. They’re all retro and they’re all sort of large scale, and all super cute. I couldn’t stop flipping through the Christmas print, each colorway was irresistible.

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Kei – La Vie En Rose

La Vie En Rose is from Kei Fabrics … a mix of florals in different styles, from retro 60s to Liberty-esque to modern and graphic.

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Yuwa/Kei – Geo Style and Thrilling Black

Geo Style from Kei (in stores now) is a great assortment of versatile geometric prints on an apparel- and quilt-friendly cotton. And as you can see, Thrilling Black, an apparel fabric collection that was first introduced last fall, is not just black now:

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Yuwa/Kei – 80s Colors

Yuwa is one of the essential stops of Quilt Market, not only because they consistently produce my favorite prints, but since they don’t have a website (though their cousin Kei does now) it’s hard to keep up with them otherwise. Unfortunately I was in a mad rush to leave so I could help my husband [...]

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Lecien – Woodland by Natalie Lymer

Natalie Lymer, who blogs at Cinderberry Stitches, showed her adorable new collection, Woodland.

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Lecien

Hello everyone! Kim was kind enough to let me tag along and help out at Fall Market. I will be posting over the next few weeks with some additional lines that she hasn’t yet covered. First up, Lecien, which is always lovely. (As an aside, did you know it is pronounced Lew-shen?? I didn’t!). Folk [...]

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Kiyohara – Nakaniwa by Yusuke Yonezu

Yusuke Yonezu is a Kanagawa-based designer, illustrator, and picture book author. The fabric collection Nakaniwa was inspired by a gathering place he met with friends at Tokai University. I love the big, bold, crayon-y motifs, and I’m envisioning a very cool and unique nursery all done up in these fabrics.

Fall Quilt Market 2011: Kiyohara – Bon Poche by marini*monteany

Bon Poche is a retro, very wonderful, multilingual, and slightly weird (= right up my alley!) children’s collection by marini*monteany for Kiyohara. In addition to a full line of cotton prints, there are also patches, iron-ons, ribbons, and other notions. marini*monteany is a duo of artists/illustrators who make children’s books as well as fine art. [...]