Reproductions of 1930s-40s fabrics, especially feedsack prints, were my first love when I started sewing 10 years ago, and I still love them (though I prefer the genuine article these days). Windham‘s new Flour Sack collection is a lovely assortment of small-scale floral prints and two focus prints of flour sack labels, a must have [...]
The illustrious Bari J. had her first booth at market to show off her latest fabric collection Country Lane and her scores of sewing patterns (including four new ones), and to preview her beautiful-looking book that comes out in early 2011. I knew Bari was a handbag-maker before she began in fabric design, but I [...]
New Release Tuesday is my weekly roundup of new fabric sightings (a very springy bunch this week!). 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 self-produced, 100% organic Monaco by Monaluna [...]
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 [...]
Cloud9 Fabrics‘ second 100% organic collection, Beyond the Sea, is just now hitting the shops. I love how it captures everything that inspires us about the seaside without being too literal. Can’t wait to see their next collection at Quilt Market! The Spring 2010 Echino Ni-Co by Etsuko Furuya has sunglasses, cameras, and transportation — [...]
Nearly a year after bringing her fresh designs to Spring Quilt Market 2009 to find a home, new designer Jessica Levitt sits down to share with us the tale. After you are thoroughly impressed, please enter our giveaway for one of three fat quarter packs of Timber — details at the end of the post. [...]
Just as her Flower Bucket collection hits shops this month, Genevieve Gail is already hard at work polishing her next one: Gypsy Garden. (You+ know, I’m not entirely certain that fabric designers sleep.) Her second collection for Windham, Gypsy Garden is just so … Genevieve. Very bohemian, lots of florals, very rich colors. Things are [...]
Coming in April 2010: Art Journal, the second line for Windham Fabrics by Bari J. Ackerman. Her first, In Full Bloom, premiered at Market in the Spring, full of hand-painted florals and soft romantic colors. Art Journal continues in the same vein, with more hand-drawn designs, flowers, and now delicate nests of sparrows. Beautiful and [...]
Jessica Levitt is “a mom, sewer, crafter and designer” as she writes on her blog, called Juicy Bits. This spring at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, she became a fabric designer, too. Her new collection, Timber, was+ picked up then by Windham and she’s finally able to show us a little of it. It’s available for [...]
Bari J. Ackerman is a designer and the owner of Bari J. Handbags & Accessories, a shop selling original vintage-inspired bags, brooches, cell phone cozies, and belts. (There’s even a design-your-own option, which allows you to choose your own fabric.) Bari was the talk of Fall Quilt Market 2008 — or at least she was [...]
(Feed readers: Please click over to see the slideshow if it’s not visible. I’m trying out a new slideshow generator — what do you think?) Windham Fabrics has a feedsack reproduction series, the most recent of which is Feedsack V (though I can’t find evidence anywhere of Feedsack IV — is that because that could [...]
Traffic Jam is the second collection for Windham by Allison Jane Smith, and it’s arriving in stores right now. Her first collection for Windham was the girly Charm Bracelet, and this time around it’s all about boys. The simple, bold graphics caught my eye — I like the signs (no speeds over 30, you gotta [...]
Bari J. has such a cool story. More than a year ago she announced her interest in designing fabric. She learned how, printed her designs using Spoonflower, then took them to Quilt Market in fall of 08 and showed them to companies there. She landed a deal with Windham right then and there! Full Bloom [...]
Feed readers, please click over if you’d like to see a slideshow of the fabric … ) Anna Griffin continues her prolific output for Windham with her newest collection, Fiona. Like the recently released Darcey and Riley, Fiona melds design eras in a cool and unexpected way. In this case, it’s Provincial stripes and other [...]
Happy Presidents Day, Americans! I hope you have the day off! This print is part of The Presidents Collection c. 1830-1910 by Nancy Gere for Windham. The collection has an interesting provenance. As the Windham site explains: History shows us that quilts were made from some of the most unusual fabrics, and this collection comes [...]
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