These knits are part of the Nani Iro 10th Anniversary collection for Kokka. All the prints in this collection are stunning, but I just love how these all look together. Matatabi (disclosure: True Up sponsor) has them all, and has some nice up-close photos so you can see the pattern that is knitted into the [...]
Heather Ross just unveiled Far Far Away III for Kokka, which will be introduced to wholesalers at Spring Quilt Market next month and is expected to be in stores in June. Heather says there will be two weights of cotton/linen, one of them presumably is the lighter apparel-weight cotton/linen they’re using for Melody Miller’s Ruby [...]
Melody Miller has announced her second collection for Kokka, Ruby Star Spring, to be introduced at the Spring Quilt Market and available retail shortly thereafter. It’s a compact collection, three prints (Bee, Bloom, and Buzz) in three colorways apiece, and has the most wonderful colors and — my favorite! — pixels! Bee and Buzz have [...]
Here’s something new for all you vintage-European-folk-by-way-of-Japan fans — a bird and floral print on a hemp-cotton blend, from Etsy seller JapanKawaiiYa. Related posts: Lecien: My Folklore Dutch Door Press for Kokka New Print From Pippijoe: Elka Kokka Cotton Linen My Folklore by Lecien
One of the new Kokka collections I was excited about at Fall Quilt Market was Yoshie Milk‘s. Her collage-y illustration style immediately reminded me of Lauren Child (who happens to have several designs in the Spring 2011 Liberty Tana Lawn collection!). Yoshie Milk’s collection is just now hitting the stores — it’s called Miriporun. It [...]
{ What’s in a selvedge? (How to spot the fakes on etsy) by rastis100 on Flickr; used with permission. } I interrupt this regular column to alert you to a problem that has recently come to my attention: counterfeit Japanese fabric. I found out about this when I inadvertently posted a ripoff print in this [...]
Kokka’s other offerings included new big Trefle prints … Lots of new assorted prints for kids … Big crazy photorealistic mushrooms … A Mexico-inspired mini-collection: Smaller-scale prints to join the slightly creepy/cute stuffed animal-themed collection introduced last market: Cute sewing-themed cotton-linen blends: There were also new prints on nylon, a basecloth that Kokka introduced this [...]
It’s been a long road for Melody Miller, but her first fabric collection is finally seeing the light of day! Her vintage catalog-inspired Ruby Star Rising display felt extra triumphant and sparkly and awesome. Like Melody, old department store catalogs are a huge source of entertainment and inspiration for me (once upon a time had [...]
Echino by Etsuko Furuya for Kokka always seems to be the most-photographed display at Quilt Market, so you’ve probably already seen these out there in blogland, but here it is in case you haven’t! The Fall 2010 main cotton-linen collection is already in stores — I think the oilcloths follow later. This collection is full [...]
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