...have to have...tula pink hushabye

Have you seen the new Tula Pink quilt pattern? I just have to have this quilt. Go to her site and after you see the picture of the finished product, you'll know why. I love Tula's new fabric line, Hushabye, and the sky and grass and chocolate colorways are so perfect for my house. I have to have this quilt. I've always wanted to make a quilt, but remember how I said I'm a beginning sewer? Well, making a quilt seems like a nearly impossible feat. Quilters, is it as hard as it seems? Could I really just jump into a quilt project like this? Maybe? If I had help?




Ok, the pattern is due out this month and the fabric is due out in August. I've made it a personal goal to get all things Tula Pink in my shop so stay tuned for updates about when to expect her fabulous patterns and fabrics!

Have I mentioned I have to have that quilt? Sigh.

For the love of fabric,

fabric fan

...in the shop now...anna maria horner

I love Anna Maria Horner's fabrics. I love the designs and especially the bright, bold colors. Her blog is great and if you haven't checked it out, you should. She writes in a way that brings you right into her world. And by the way, the fabric currently shown in her blog banner is available in my shop. It's called Small Gathering from her Good Folks collection. Here's a picture:



Also available in the shop is Filigree in Plum:



and Cathedral in Peony:



So I ordered these fabrics kind of as a test. I love AMH fabrics and I know other people do too, but I haven't noticed quite the same demand for it as other designers. I wish AMH much success so I hope I'm wrong. So anyway, if you love her fabric, let me know. If there's enough demand, I'd love to carry the whole line.

Ok, so here are a few ideas I have for these fabrics...I like Cathedral for a beach bag, a wallet or a fun skirt for your little girl. Filigree would also make for a cute skirt, but would make an adorable dress (think contrasting/coordinating fabrics at the waist and along the bottom of the skirt). And Small Gathering...not sure about that one...do you have any suggestions? Have you made anything with any of these fabrics? I welcome your comments, ideas, photos...

For the love of fabric,

fabric fan

...jumping on the fabric blog bandwagon...

Yep, that's right...another blog about fabric. I know there's a ton of other, well-established blogs about fabric and sewing and quilting and crafting and...well, you get the picture. But after recently starting up a fabric shop on Etsy, I've found that the little guys (like me) quickly get overshadowed by the big guys, so this blog is a way for me to get the word out about all the great fabrics that make me say, "ooohhh, that's so fun!"

I'm a beginning sewer, so you won't get a lot of check-out-what-i'm-sewing-now kind of posts. Although, if I can ever learn to sew anything other than a straight line, I will be proclaiming it to anyone who will listen. What you will find here are posts about fabric...fabric that catches my eye, new collections that are on their way, and of course, fabric and patterns in my shop that are available for purchase. (Hey, I'm not going to hide that this blog is a marketing tool for me:) But one of the things that I'd really like to do is familiarize you with some of the little guys in the fabric design world. After all, I have a soft spot for the little guys :)

I welcome comments and would love to hear what you think about any and all of the fabrics I blog about.

Oh yeah, the marketing portion of this post...check out my store. I offer some of the big guys and of course, some of the little guys too. Below are a few samples to entice you...


For the love of fabric,

fabric fan