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ANNOUNCING…The HARVEST MOON COLLECTION
It occurred to me that I didn’t properly introduce you to HARVEST MOON here on the blog! But there’s no time like the present, especially since it has started arriving to stores NOW! Introduction We all knew it would be sooner or later that I would reimagine our favorite retro Halloween collection, ALL HALLOWS EVE, into something new for us all to play with! This group is a bit more complex and more romantic, adding in a few more delicate florals and more gradations of these classic Retro Halloween colors. Like I always say, Halloween can…
I have gotten A LOT of questions about, and requests for, SOLIDS that match Fruit Cocktail. So here goes another post about color matching! Inspiration When I design a new collection of fabric, I start with a picture of the palette in my head or an “inspiration” piece of vintage wallpaper, a ceramic piece, or artwork. It could really be anything! Unfortunately, it is not my MODA Bella Solids Card, as much as I may love it. So sometimes we get lucky and some of the colors have close matches or exact replicas and other times there is…
We just can’t quite QUIT with the fruit creations over here! This time, as a special treat for my applique lovers, we are recoloring the BOUNTIFUL pattern with FRUIT COCKTAIL and adding some decor to a few flour sack towels! We just got a new shipment in for the shop and we’ve been itching to play with them! Now…is it realistic for a cherry, lemon, orange, and a few sweet blueberries to grow together on a single branch? Well…no…but it’s SO CUTE! 🙂 If you’d like to…
Sister collections…a fashion line mixed with a rainbow basic! Linen Cupboard When I look at all of these creamy “low volume” prints together, I immediately imagine what it would be like to rummage around in my grandma “Babcia’s” vintage linen cupboard or to smell the clean laundry on the line in the backyard. Filled with delicate florals, geometric prints and small motifs, this collection just begs to be transformed into soft romantic quilt backgrounds or to be the star of the show in a soft “low volume” quilt. Pair with…
MINI FRUIT SALAD SEWING MACHINE COVER
EDIT: If you are Dana chelleqlter@gmail.com well then CONGRATS. YOU ARE OUR BLOG GIVEAWAY WINNER. Please email me with your details! As soon as I noticed Lacey’s miniature FRUIT SALAD blocks on Instagram and asked about her plans, I knew we needed to dedicate a blog post to it and her inspiration. Hear from her below on what she created to inspire and share with all of us… From Lacey: As soon as I saw the Fruit Cocktail fabric collection, I was immediately drawn to it (like many of Joanna’s lines). When I saw she…