I’m even more excited for Denyse Schmidt‘s new collection, Greenfield Hill, now that I’ve seen it up close. Her geometric prints are always so perfectly simple and versatile and sweet. And the 3-Dness of the big floral print (the topmost print in the bottom photo) is really gorgeous. Above are the voiles, which you can [...]
Can I just say? Meeting Tula Pink for the first time had to be one of the highlights of this market for me. She is hilarious and awesome and her tales of living in the rural Midwest had me rolling on the floor at the Fabric 2.0 party. And of course her booth to promote [...]
Since Innocent Crush has been in stores for a few weeks now and Anna Maria has written all about it (including this comprehensive intro to velveteen) on her blog, I hope I’m not too late to the party with this post! Hopefully I can add to your knowledge of the line. Like, you knew that [...]
Did I say that Echino was probably the most-photographed display? Certainly that honor has to go to Amy Butler. This season her award-winning booth was devoted to her new fabric collection Soul Blossoms (which is just hitting stores now), two new sewing patterns (the Reversible Sunday Sling Bag and the Oval Patchy Pillow, which also [...]
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 Release Tuesday is my weekly roundup of new fabric sightings. 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. The carnival print from Kokka was probably my single most favorite print [...]
New Sales, Giveaways 30% off fabric, tape, and stamps at good-ness. Win 50 yards (!) of Art Gallery Fabrics — details on the Fabtalk blog. A Stitch in Dye is guest blogging and giving away bundles of her hand-dyed/patterned fabrics on Simply Robin. Whipstitch Fabrics is holding a giveaway on The Long Thread Fabric & [...]
Plaid: refers to the pattern of crisscrossing lines, usually of varying widths and colors rather than a simple grid. The word has its origins in the Scottish Gaelic word for “blanket.” The familiar Pottinger tartan – image from the Scottish Tartans Authority website Tartan: a subset of plaid, associated with Scotland. A tartan plaid is [...]
This week is devoted to the humble, classic, perfect polka dot. When I started sewing a few years ago there was a surprising dearth of polka dots on the market. Now they seem to have made a comeback. Today’s selections were found mostly on eQuilter and the Virginia Quilter (links go directly to their dots [...]
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