Showing posts with label changing seasons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label changing seasons. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Getting in the Halloween Spirit: Orange & Black Prints

With Halloween around the corner, it's time to grab some orange and black prints and do a little sewing! Door banners, trick or treat bags, a table runner, or even a quilt...with the right fabrics, you can have so much holiday fun!

Here are some of our favorite orange and black prints:



Top row: Truck StopNite Owls by Judy Hansen; Middle row: Sea Turtles, Changing Seasons by Ro Gregg; Bottom row: Bear HugsMarblehead Global Brights

Top row: Nite OwlsMarblehead Gemstones Jewels & Quartz by Ro Gregg; Middle row: Marblehead by Ro GreggGraphix 3; Bottom row: MarimbaSea Turtles




Ask for them at your local quilt shop!

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Autumn-inspired projects!

With so many gorgeous fall fabrics, you only need one thing--a project to make with them! We've collected a few of our new and old favorites here, and they'll all work just as well in our new autumn lines and rich Marblehead tonals.

"Autumn Splendor" by Tammy Silvers,
featuring Autumn in the Forest
Download the free quilt pattern here.

"Acorn Harvest" by Airborne Heirlooms,
featuring Fall's Canvas
Download the free quilt pattern here.

"Changing Seasons" by Kristi and Rebecca Ryan,
featuring Ro Gregg's Changing Seasons
Download this free quilt pattern from our website.
Find out more about these fabrics here.


"Bright Autumn" by Terry Albers
Download this free quilt pattern from our website
Find more info about these fabrics here.


"Fall Tapestry" by Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar
Download the free quilt pattern from our website.

"In Alignment" by Tony Jacobson;
featured in the Fall 2013 issue of Easy Quilts
 Find more info here.

Find out more about the quilt and where to download the free pattern here.


"Harvest Lone Star" by Betsy Smith:
featured in The Quilter October-November 2012
Find more info here.


"Chocolate Bar" by Tricia Lynn Maloney;
featured in Easy Quilts fall 2013
 Read more here.


Harvest Home by Joan Shay; featured in Quilt Trends Fall 2012
Find more info here.

"Autumn Tapestry" by Pine Tree Country Quilts;
featured in The Quilter October/November 2013
Find more info here.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Feels Like Fall

Are the leaves changing in your neck of the woods? 
As Mother Nature paints her brilliant autumn landscapes, we're inspired to share some of our favorite fabric lines and fabrics in those same hues. 
Enjoy!



Changing Seasons by Ro Gregg

In addition to the fall-themed lines featured above,
you can find autumn colors in many of our other collections, too. 
We like these:

Marblehead by Ro Gregg



















Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Ready for Fall: Changing Seasons by Ro Gregg

Just in time for the first day of fall, here's Ro Gregg's Changing Seasons collection, an autumn beauty! Enjoy the fabrics and then read about Ro's inspiration for these gorgeous prints below.


Q. Tell us about your Changing Seasons collection.
Ro: I am such a nature lover and fall is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. You have to enjoy it because you know what’s coming next. I think it’s sort of like the last hurrah—beautiful trees and leaves, really showcasing autumn’s beauty.

Q. Tell us about the panel.
Ro: I wanted to showcase an autumn landscape and added in chrysanthemums, the classic fall flower. The panel is almost like looking out the window, or out a portico. The trees and sky are framed with a Marblehead print and accented with metallic to give it a really radiant glistening effect. I love the sunlight on the trees, and how it changes the colors.



Q. Can you show us some of your favorite coordinates?
Ro: There’s the sunset print—spectacular radiant colors with gold glitter.



The focal fabrics have leaves and chrysanthemums, along with accents of fall stamps. The layering look is a current trend. The prints also highlight many different types of leaves—oak, maple, gingko, to name a few. 




And the check; I think the check pulls this line together. It’s also showcased in the panel.


Q. What’s special about this line?
Ro: The focal prints focus on fall landscape, but the coordinates can be used all year round. It’s timeless.


Find a free quilt pattern using Ro's Changing Seasons panel and coordinates:
"Changing Seasons" by Kristi and Rebecca Ryan

See the entire Changing Seasons by Ro Gregg collection here.

Find the free quilt pattern here.



Tuesday, September 15, 2015

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas? 
Maybe. 
With back-to-school behind us, stores are filled with Halloween candy, turkey table toppers, and Christmas trees. We say, if you can't ignore them, join them! Get a head start on your holiday sewing now, and relax when December rolls around.

American Patchwork & Quilting recently published Christmas Quilts and More, chock full of fabric-related holiday ideas for decorating and gift giving. One of the projects they featured was this clever notebook cover designed by Jennifer Paganelli. The gold and red fabrics used on the second cover are from our Holiday Editions fabric line. 
Fabric notebook covers designed by Jennifer Paganelli for Christmas Quilts and More


Designed by Jennifer Paganelli. Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2015 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved. For more quilt patterns, visit www.allpeoplequilt.com.

See the Holiday Editions collection here.
Find Christmas Quilts and More here or look for it in your local quilt or book shop.

p.s. If you're not quite ready to get in the holiday spirit...this notebook cover would work well in non-holiday prints too! 

Consider:



Judy Hansen's Nite Owls



Ro Gregg's Changing Seasons