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Puti de Pome Sketch Stripe

23 Apr 2012 | Other RSS posts by Kim

I love this simple scribble stripe from the Puti de Pome collection from Kiyohara — though the collection is ultra cute and kid-themed this stripe could be anything you wanted it to be. It’s a cotton-linen blend, in two colorways, spotted at Superbuzzy.

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Cosmo Alphabet Print

30 Jan 2012 | Other RSS posts by Kim

I love flash cards and old school primers. This cotton-linen alphabet print from Cosmo also makes me think of board game graphics. Spotted at JapanLovelyCrafts on Etsy.

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Echino Fall 2011

25 Oct 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

There is a kind of dance in the design world over what the next “hip” animal will be. Seeing the Echino Fall 2011 collection, I imagine Etsuko Furuya popping and locking herself into the center ring and doing her classic moves. Birds. Deer. Owls. And everyone thinks, daaaaaamn, some say they’re played out now, but no one can do those like her. Then suddenly, she throws down an okapi. Bam! Deal with that. Cockatiels! Never saw that coming. Then she points at you as she retreats back into

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Category: Animals, cotton-linen, echino, etsuko furuya, fall 2011, japan, Japanese Fabric of the Week, kokka Tags: animals, cotton-linen, echino, etsuko furuya, fall 2011, japan, Japanese Fabric of the Week, kokka

Kokka Luluca

19 Sep 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

Luluca is a mini-collection from Kokka on their new 61″ wide, lightweight 85% cotton-15% linen blend. This fabric is suitable for apparel, quilts, crafts, and light home dec. Spotted at Purl Soho.

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Utako Yamada: Karel Capek

09 Aug 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

Utako Yamada is the Japanese illustrator behind a tea-centric product brand called Karel Capek, named after the Czech author who invented the term “robot”. These are not the first of Yamada’s designs to be put on fabric by Kokka, but it might be the largest and most cohesive collection to date. These fabrics are a 85% cotton, 15% linen blend canvas. I’d love to hear what you’d do with the big busy border print — it’s awfully cute!

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Melody Miller: Ruby Star Spring

02 Aug 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

Ruby Star Spring, Melody Miller‘s second collection for Kokka, is now arriving in stores, and I can’t wait to get my hands on some. I love the pixelly designs and Melody’s inventive colorways. It’s a 62″ cotton-linen blend in a new lighter weight. “Bee” (center) is very large-scale (see this picture for reference) — the bee’s wingspan is a little over 1 foot — and it looks like it’s being sold by the 27″ panel by most shops.

And have you seen Melody’s preview of

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New Release Tuesday: 6/28/11 Part II

29 Jun 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

New Release Tuesday is my periodic roundup of new fabric sightings (mostly quilting cottons). 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.

This week, there was so much to cover, I broke this post up into two parts. Here’s part I.

Monaluna: Anika (organic cotton)

Monaluna: Marin (organic cotton)

P & B Textiles: Toomuchery by Helen

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Category: alice kennedy, amy butler, ann kelle, cotton-linen, emily taylor, fabric collections, flannel, helen dardik, jessica swift, licensed characters, linda solovic, monaluna, monica lee, my mind's eye, New Release Tuesday, organic fabric, p&b textiles, rashida coleman hale, red rooster, Riley Blake Designs, robert kaufman, shari butler, spring 2011, summer 2011, suzy ultman, timeless treasures, westminster, windham fabrics, zoe pearn Tags: alice kennedy, amy butler, ann kelle, cotton-linen, emily taylor, fabric collections, flannel, helen dardik, jessica swift, licensed characters, linda solovic, monaluna, monica lee, my mind's eye, New Release Tuesday, organic fabric, p&b textiles, rashida coleman hale, red rooster, riley blake designs, robert kaufman, shari butler, spring 2011, summer 2011, suzy ultman, timeless treasures, westminster, windham fabrics, zoe pearn

New Release Tuesday: 6/28/11 Part 1

29 Jun 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

Wow, I’ve put this off so long that the new releases have piled up big time! So this week, it’s NRT in two parts. Here’s part II.

Adornit: Long Live Vintage by Carolee’s Creations (image from Fabricworm)

Alexander Henry: Several new mini-collections, which we’ll

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Category: adornit, alexander henry, andover, Anna Maria Horner, benartex, birch fabrics, blue hill, carolee's creations, cosmo cricket, cotton-linen, erin mcmorris, fabric collections, fig tree & co., freespirit, heather ross, home decor weight, Joanna Figueroa, Kate Spain, laminates, laura gunn, lizzy house, melissa averinos, michael miller, Moda, New Release Tuesday, organics, sara morgan, sentimental studios, spring 2011, summer 2011, tula pink, valori wells, voile Tags: adornit, alexander henry, andover, anna maria horner, benartex, birch fabrics, blue hill, carolee's creations, cosmo cricket, cotton-linen, erin mcmorris, fabric collections, fig tree & co., freespirit, heather ross, home decor weight, Joanna Figueroa, kate spain, laminates, laura gunn, lizzy house, melissa averinos, michael miller, moda, New Release Tuesday, organics, sara morgan, sentimental studios, spring 2011, summer 2011, tula pink, valori wells, voile

Japanese Fabric of the Week: Floating Animals

24 May 2011 | Other RSS posts by Kim

Here’s another Japanese fabric that is at once adorable and puzzling, and in the end even more adorable because it’s puzzling … these poor creatures seem to be hanging by their necks from the balloons, and then what of the ones without a balloon? And of course with the two-way print, some are floating and some are falling. This cotton-linen blend can be found at This and That From Japan (along with the great Ed Emberley fabrics I posted last week).