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.
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. [...]
Kiyohara also presented a new collection by Kayo Horaguchi. The sewing patterns used for these samples are from two Japanese brands, M and K:
It goes without saying that the Japanese fabric companies can Do No Wrong in general, and I always enjoy almost everything they do, but this time I especially enjoyed Kiyohara’s offerings. I’ve always thought their Puti de Pome was cute, but this time instead of being on the softer, sweeter, more delicate side of cute, [...]
How’s about some cute for your Monday morning? These are new cotton-linen prints in the ongoing Puti de Pome collection from Japanese manufacturer Kiyohara. They’re a little bit more expensive than other Japanese fabrics, but kind of irresistible, wouldn’t you say? These were spotted at Superbuzzy.
Compared to Kokka and Lecien, Kiyohara fabrics are a bit more expensive and harder to find in the U.S. Their ongoing collections include Ecrulat (a sweet, rustic linen/cotton for apparel and accessory sewing — above) and Puti de Pome (a supersweet children’s collection). The Puti de Pome dog in a tropical themed bandana print. New [...]
This Sunday Stash entry from Red Pepper Quilts caught my eye. She writes that the flowers are from Cosmo and the dots are from Kiyohara’s Puti de Pom line, bought from Keliani in Australia. Thanks Red Pepper!
This post is part of a series reporting on the Spring 2009 International Quilt Market by True Up East Coast Stringer Mary Beth of Supafine. OH. EM. GEE. You guys. I’ve never been up close and personal with any of Kokka’s fabric before. So if I get a little drool on this post, I beg [...]
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