Monday, October 22, 2012

QuiltEssentials.etsy.com: Moda Sweetwater's Mama Said Sew - Quilt Block Text black grey red



Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater

Mama Said Sew started on a trip to downtown Fort Collins, Colorado, also known as "Old Town".  It is a fun, lively place, filled with specialty shops, restaurants and the cutest little fabric store we had ever seen.  It just so happens the name of that store is "Mama Said Sew".  Perfect! Perfect for that store filled with modern, fresh fabric and perfect for the name of a fabric collection.  So after a few weeks of contemplating, we finally got brave enough to ask the owner if we could use her store's name for our next collection.  Thankfully, she said yes.  So thank you, Angela, for your kindness and generosity!  Mama Said Sew celebrates everything we love about sewing.  The black, red and gray go wonderfully together, but we are most excited to make two color quilts- red and white, black and white, or gray and white quilts that are amazing, timeless and so striking.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

QuiltEssentials.etsy.com: Lotta Jansdotter's Bella for Windham... Tipu Birds, Dots & Flowers




Bella, Lotta Jansdotter's Second collection for Windham Fabrics, turned out be a bright, modern and sunny collection, with bold and simple designs. So many different things can be made from thesefabrics; perfect for home accessories, sweet dresses and creative quilts. Let Bella inspire you to be creative!
 - Windham Fabrics

We have spent the last few months creating these fabric designs and we are thrilled to be able to officially introduce the collection to you and the rest of world.  It is a very exciting process to develop these collections. There are so many things to consider when you assemble it all: the scale of the patterns, the colors, the "feel" of the collection, among many aspects. It is a big puzzle of colors and patterns, and I really enjoy solving it.
 - Lotta Jansdotter

Monday, October 15, 2012

QuiltEssentials.etsy.com: Aneela Hoey's Sew Stitchy for Moda... pins birds girls & squirrels





Sew Stitchy by Aneela Hoey


This quirky collection is inspired by all things stitchy and is perfect for sewing up cute little pouches, needle books, pincushions and more to keep your notions looking pretty.  Of course, you might just want to make a cute quilt to use while dreaming of all those future projects.

- Moda / United Notions


QuiltEssentials.etsy.com: Aneela Hoey's Cherry Christmas for Moda... sweaters stockings tea pots



Cherry Christmas by Aneela Hoey is a celebration of the anticipation of the holiday season to come...when the reindeer sweaters and snowman tea pots come out to put a little jolly into the wintery air, the stockings are dusted off, the snow globes are shaken and a little sparkle is added to the hum drum of the everyday.
- Moda / United Notions