Thursday, May 15, 2008

Off to SURTEX

Well I will be in NYC for the next week. (16th-23rd)

First to exhibit at Surtex
then do some 'trend research'
and finally a little finding inspiration in NYC excursion!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Swatch of the Week - Ginko from Kona Bay

This weeks swatch is from Kona Bay. I bought a fat-quarter of this fabric and had it pinned up on one of my studio windows during the grayest of winter days. It absolutely glowed! One way to warm a cold winter day.

Product Number: GINK-01-RUST

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Linsey's Penguins Collection - Andover Fabrics

My new fabric line is 'on the boat' and should be in the stores in 6-8 weeks. It's called Linsey's Penguins. My daughter Linsey teaches pre-school and she has the 'Penguin Room'. She wanted a penguin mascot that she could write the child's name on the tummy and hang it on their cubby.

After I finished I thought . . . "that would make cute fabric". So I design a border print and some coordinates and sent it off to Andover Fabrics. Well here we are many months later and the fabric is "on the water" headed our way!

I used the same color palette as the blue Duck Duck Goose line I did earlier. So if you have any left over Duck Duck Goose fabric it will coordinate perfectly with this new line.

Create something unexpected! Enjoy! I'd love to see what you create with this collection of fabrics.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Swatch of the Week - Sofia for Robert Kaufman

I've always been attracted to mono-chromatic artwork and prints. Here's an excellent example. I love the simplicity and directness of this print.

This is from Robert Kaufman.
To find out where to buy fabrics from Robert Kaufman Click here.

Sofia: Cotton Lawn Fabric ZOC-7111-174 Espresso

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Lonni Rossi - Paint Box Fabrics from Andover Fabrics - Log Cabin blocks

I felt like a kid in a Candy Store with Lonni Rossi's Paint Box Collection. The photo below is only the beginning of a growing collection.

The first thing I did was to narrow down the fabrics in a color story that included light and dark fabrics.
Then I sewed Log Cabin Quilt Squares. The center square is 2", and the strips are 1+7/8" wide.
Each pocket is made from four Log Cabin Blocks.
The bag pattern is Scrap-bags™ Triple Squares.

I JUST LOVE, LOVE, LOVED THE RESULTS and had to do it again!

Let our patterns be the canvas for your creativity!™

Lonni Rossi - Paint Box Fabrics from Andover Fabrics - Prom Bag Possibility?

Look what I discovered! A grandmothers flower garden block made with 2.25" (cut size) hexagons fits perfectly with a Hexagon Block Scrap-bag™ pattern!

Fabrics used are from Lonni Rossi's Paint Box Collection.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Curtains for Breakfast Room Vintage 1948

I live in a house built in 1948. Most of the house is original to its blueprint. In the breakfast room and parts of the kitchen we have this funky tile (photo below). I have been watching for the perfect curtain fabric for this room. With a some what odd color palette I haven't found much.

Painting by Glenn Quist

Yesterday I was at Aunt Annie's Quilts & Silks in Avon and found these fabrics. I'd like to know what you think. Which one would you choose for my new curtains?

Harmony designed for Henry Glass #1690

or

Harmony designed for Henry Glass #1694

Photo below, I've just draped them both over the curtain rod for a quick audition. Twisting the extra fabric back to see how the light comes through.

On the far left is Floragraphix II by Jason Yenter for In the Beginning fabrics. That fabric is still in the running too, the chairs and table base are red which works with the red in Jason's fabric.