Moda’s Country Fair theme booth was impressive- there was a ferris wheel, Moda in lights, and even a photobooth. I met with Lissa Alexander who walked me through all of the new lines they have in the works. First, drumroll please … the pez are back! Although they are now called “Magic Beans,” Moda is bringing [...]
New Release Tuesday is my periodic roundup of new fabric sightings (mostly quilting cotton) . These fresh arrivals have started to arrive in fabric shops and are ready to buy. Retailers, as always, if you carry any of these collections, let us know in the comments. Seems like it’s either feast or famine with new [...]
Liesl Gibson had a genius idea for her debut book Oliver + S Little Things to Sew. Sewing books are written, the projects in it sewn up and photographed, around a year before the book’s release. If the projects are sewn up in traditionally manufactured fabrics, those fabrics are typically out-of-print by the time the [...]
Modern Workshop will be the second collection for oliver + s for Moda. Like the just-released City Weekend, the collection will include quilting cottons AND high-quality interlock knits, only this time we’re also getting laminates. These laminates are PU (polyurethane) coated and meet CPSIA standards for use in children’s clothing. See Liesl Gibson’s video introduction [...]
Dream On by Urban Chiks for Moda yardage is in stores now! Word on the street is that despite the fierce internet love, this collection didn’t do as well with traditional brick & mortar shops, so not a whole lot of it was printed. If you like it, snatch it up quickly! City Weekend [...]
Central Texans! Here’s something to look forward to after being soaked by Hermine. The Austin Area Quilt Guild Show is September 17-19. It has moved to the Palmer Events Center so you know it’s going to be the biggest and best one ever. And Malka is one of the vendors! If you’d like a pair [...]
New wallpaper by Amy Butler for Graham & Brown. So pretty! Color Mastery author Maria Peagler’s e-book The Frugal Fabriholic is on sale for only $3.99. Sis Boom‘s famous tag sale is happening tomorrow and Friday, 40 East Meadow Road, Wilton, CT 06897. FabshopU is offering another teleclass on the Basic Finance of Opening a [...]
I missed seeing several collections from Moda firsthand at Market, but I did take home their catalog, and just had to show you some more of their Fall 2010 collections … I am just crazy about Urban Chiks‘ Dream On, and I think you will be too. It’s inspired by vintage sheets, which have a [...]
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