Free to Grow 100% organic cotton collection by Nancy Mims (of Mod Green Pod) for Robert Kaufman has a companion collection of organic solids. We’ll be hearing more from Nancy soon! And speaking of organic, the much anticipated Geo Grand by Daisy Janie has started to arrive in the shops. I know what a journey [...]
Rounding up the Japanese manufacturers at Spring Quilt Market is Lecien. Atelier Akiko (more text! only this time it’s French). Holiday Happy, previously featured here, by Ms. Happy Zombie, Monica Solorio-Snow! I got to meet her, but it was one of those passing-each-other-at-quilt-market conversations (during the last hours of the last day, no less), that [...]
Monica Solorio-Snow of the popular quilting blog Happy Zombie announced today that Lecien will be releasing her first fabric collection, Holiday Happy, at the Spring Quilt Market. There seems to be a trend of non-Japanese designers designing for Japanese companies — not that good design knows sees borders! Holiday Happy is of course a holiday [...]
Some of my favorite prints from the Isso Ecco & Heart, the newest collection from Lecien. Isso Ecco is actually a housewares shop in Japan, with both brick & mortar and online outlets, so it’s not surprising that the fabrics are a home dec weight cotton canvas. Thanks to Hawthorne Threads (who is carrying the [...]
Here’s a closer look at Lecien’s Old New Fabric Collection 1930s, which I covered at Quilt Market last October. The Fat Quarter Shop seems to have the best selection at the moment — I’m surprised it’s not in more shops. Aren’t we all suckers for strawberries? See the complete collection archived on Flickr.
I can’t get over how great this collection is. I love how the designer didn’t shy away from bold, contrasty colors that ring true to the 40s-50s. You might remember it from Quilt Market coverage — well now it’s available in the shops. Look for “sushi rolls” [...]
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 [...]
For those of you just joining us: part I was reproduction collections, part II was vintage-inspired collections, and here are Lecien’s latest contemporary and cute fabrics. Minny Muu Plus Minny Muu Lovely Punch Girls – for bullies and fruit-drink loving gals. Oh, Color Basic. Let me just pet you. Caramel Town Charlotte
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 [...]
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. Shall we continue the “adorable Japanese fabric” theme? Yes? All right, here’s Lecien. Lecien has five new collections coming out. The first is Durham, showcasing romantic florals in soft colors, [...]
I wasn’t sure you’d want to see a whole slideshow of just stripes and polka dots in different scales, so I just included a couple images here. But you can see the entire set of Lecien’s Color Basic Vol. 2 in my True Up Flickr account or on the Lecien website. I think I’ve mentioned [...]
(feed readers, please click over to see the slide show if it doesn’t show up for you in your reader.) Minny Muu is a collection of small-scale prints from Lecien that is much more versatile than many Japanese novelty prints. I love these new additions — Superbuzzy is calling them “Minny Muu Plus” and I [...]
Sew Serendipity gushes over her continuous steam iron. Bee Square Fabrics is holding a Dr. Seuss Doll Quilt Contest through March 31 — with a $75 gift certificate as top prize! All of Sew Mama Sew’s Fat Quarter Project links in one handy post. And more stash interviews: Lara from Thornberry, Alissa from Handmade by [...]
Today: the best of this year’s Japanese Christmas fabrics. Shinzi Katoh Christmas — found at From Japan With Love on Etsy (in red too) Santa and Trees – found at This and That From Japan on Etsy (see lots of other good Christmas offerings from her here) Superbuzzy is now offering fat quarter packs! Including [...]
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