Shannon Lamden: Hipster Prints

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Shannon Lamden aka Aunty Cooky is one of the original Australian Fabric Mafia members, and now she will have some of her sewing- and needlework-inspired designs printed in the upcoming Hipster quilting cotton fabric collection from Riley Blake. Each print will come in three colorways — see them all here. They’ll be out in May and are available for wholesale order now! And her hand-screenprinted fabrics and goods are still available here on Etsy.

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Spring Quilt Market 2012: Riley Blake Designs

Riley Blake Designs has several new lines coming out in the next few months, from simple solids and basics, to feature prints. Chevrons were the focal print of their booth.

{ Chevron Craze }

{ Ombre Dots }

Riley Blake’s collection Avignon will be available in September and features bright, bold colors.

{ Avignon: Orange Avignon Houndstooth }

Willow is Riley Blake’s new organic cotton line to be released in August.



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Quilting Solids Roundup

Solids have gained (re-gained, maybe) a lot of respect as a quilting fabric in recent years. There’s no better proof of that than the abundance of choices on the market now. Manufacturers small and large are offering their own unique palettes. I thought a little overview of what’s available these days might be useful for color fanatics who are looking for just the right shade of this or that color. For this post, I am listing plain weave quilting weight cottons only — we’ll leave twills, voiles, sateens, lawns, flannels, etc. for another day. I’ve also included the number of



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New Release Tuesday: 5-10-11

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.

 

The Needle Shop: Outside Oslo cotton canvas by Jessica Jones (image from Jessica Jones’ blog)

 

Riley Blake Designs: Sew Cherry by Lori Holt

 



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Textile Stew: Cinco de Mayo Edition

Anna Maria Horner, together with Anchor and Westminster, has launched Anna Maria Needleworks, packages of pearl cotton and stranded embroidery floss that coordinate with her fabric collections. And if you’re going to Spring Market, or just live near SLC, join her at Piper’s Quilts & Comforts, 1944 South 1100 East, Salt Lake City, on Friday, May 13th from 6-8pm for a little Stitch Together party!

Amy Butler’s house tour, on Apartment Therapy

Bookhou’s b.a.h. e-zine Issue 2 is out, featuring Arounna Khounnoraj’s newest fabrics.

Ink & Spindle has launched



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