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:

Back to School

Judy Hansen's Nite Owls

Ro Gregg's Changing Seasons

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Notting Hill

Make a quilt full of charming English florals and patterns with our brand new Notting Hill collection. These beauties are available in two colorways--cool purples, blues and greens, and warm oranges, yellows and aquas. Which will you choose?

We also have a free quilt pattern featuring Notting Hill:

A Glimpse of Notting Hill by Lacey J. Hill

Download the free pattern here.

See the entire Notting Hill collection here.

Watermelon Summer Winners!

We hope you enjoyed the block tutorials featured last week during our Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop! We sure did! If you missed any of the tutorials, you'll find the links at the bottom of this post.

With all this block inspiration, we decided to give away 1/2 yard bundles of the Prairie Cloth Solids used in this hop so that eight lucky people can stitch their favorites! 

Here are the winners from the giveaways:

Connie C.

Janna S.

Nicole S.

Jennifer M.

Tu-Na Quilts

Lalaluu

Amanda B.

MomC

Congrats, ladies! If you've already passed along your mailing address, we're set, but otherwise we'll be emailing you. Once we have all the winners' addresses, we'll send out the bundles.

Thank you again to our lovely organizers--Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, and thank you to all of the bloggers who created blocks and tutorials for this hop!

Missed any of the tutorials? 
Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.
Find the links from Day 4 here.

Marimba

Marimba...even if you can't quite connect an image with the word, you can probably conjure up a feeling--warm breezes, tropical foliage, soft melodies...

A marimba is a percussion instrument--a type of xylophone, first used in Africa and then in Central America. If you'd like to hear some marimba music, click here and here.

Image credit (plus kits to build your own marimba!)

Now that you've had a brief lesson in the musical instrument, we'd like to introduce you to the fabric! 

That's right, one of our new collections this fall is called Marimba! 

Marimba music has a tropical flair to it--if you listen to it, you'll likely find yourself swaying along with the melody. We think you'll find that same feeling in the fabrics--the large tropical-looking leaves and swirls of the focal print, and even some of the coordinates, have that same movement to them. And the cool blue and gray color palette--so fresh, and so different! 

Looking for a quilt pattern to use with Marimba?

Try Dawn Stewart's Crossed Notes Quilt pattern, available for download on our website.

Download the pattern here.

See the Marimba collection here and ask for it at your local quilt shop.

Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop: Day 4

Thanks for joining us! Last day of the hop!

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids, featuring more than 60 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have eight chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by four lovely hosts: Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, who also selected this refreshing color palette, aptly named "Watermelon Summer." Thanks, ladies! 

The hop runs for four days--Monday through Thursday--and each day you'll have a chance to enter to win a six-fabric bundle (the colors shown above plus white) both here at Inspired by Fabric and on the blog of the day's host.

Here's today's line-up--visit them all for block inspiration!

• Host Terri Ann of Childlike Fascination made a string showcase block
• Robyn of Hoops & Thimbles made a seahorse star block
• Helen of Midget Gem Quilts made a summer blog hopping
• Jinger of Trials of a Newbie Quilter made a lovely sailboat block
• Anja of Anja Quilts made a floor tile inspired block
• Mary of Quilting is in my Blood made a taffy pull block
• Emma of My Handmade Home made a fun pieced block
• Francine of Mocha Wild Child made a treasure hunt block
• Dena of Living Water Quilter made a beach ball frenzy block
• Deb of The Farmhouse Quilter made a square sky block
• Lori of SewPsyched! made a modern dogwood block
• Amy of 13 Spools made a Adele star block
• Denise of CrafTraditions made a magic squares block
• Sandra of The Bias Edge made a chevron among chevrons block
• Kathryn of Upitis Quilts made a modern popsicle block
• Sandra of One Million Stitches made a Georgian flag block

Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Watermelon Summer Palette of our Prairie Cloth Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. This giveaway is open through Monday, September 7th at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways after Labor Day. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Terri Ann's blog.

Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop: Day 3

Hello again!

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids, featuring more than 60 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have eight chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by four lovely hosts: Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, who also selected this refreshing color palette, aptly named "Watermelon Summer." Thanks, ladies! 

The hop runs for four days--Monday through Thursday--and each day you'll have a chance to enter to win a six-fabric bundle (the colors shown above plus white) both here at Inspired by Fabric and on the blog of the day's host.

Here's today's line-up--visit them all for block inspiration!

Host – Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Hannah @Modern Magnolia Studio

Cindy @Stitchin At Home

Abby @Hashtag Quilt

Lisa @Sunlight in Winter Quilts

Carrie @Chopping Block Quilts

Brianna @The Iron and Needle

Tish @Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland

Jan @The Colorful Fabriholic

Sarah @Smiles Too Loudly

Beth @Cooking Up Quilts

Leanne @Devoted Quilter

Liz @LizzyClips Design

Kim @Leland Ave Studios

Kitty @Night Quilter

Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 2 here.
Find the links from Day 4 here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Watermelon Summer Palette of our Prairie Cloth Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. This giveaway is open through Sunday, September 6th at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways after Labor Day. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Stephanie's blog.

Watermelon Summer New Block Blog Hop: Day 2

Welcome back! 

We're excited to be sponsoring a blog hop this week featuring our Prairie Cloth Solids, featuring more than 60 bloggers. Each blogger will be sharing a block they've created using a six-fabric bundle of solids. 

And of course, no blog hop is complete without giveaways--over the course of the hop, you'll have eight chances to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the blog hop's color palette (the only hard part will be deciding which blocks to make!). 

This block hop was organized by four lovely hosts: Yvonne, Cheryl, Stephanie, and Terri Ann, who also selected this refreshing color palette, aptly named "Watermelon Summer." Thanks, ladies! 

The hop runs for four days--Monday through Thursday--and each day you'll have a chance to enter to win a six-fabric bundle (the colors shown above plus white) both here at Inspired by Fabric and on the blog of the day's host.

Here's today's line-up--visit them all for block inspiration!

Host – Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Josi @Avocado Quilts

Stephanie @Quilt’n Party

Cristy @Love You Sew

Sarah @Sarah Goer Quilts

Shelly @The Carpenter’s Daughter Who Quilts

Jayne @Twiggy & Opal

Sharla @Thistle Thicket Studio

Adrian @Making It – Family Food Quilts Crafts

Julie @Pink Doxies

Sarah @123 Quilt

Jane @Jolly and Delilah Quilts

Carrie @The Zen Quilter

Find the links from Day 1 here.
Find the links from Day 3 here.
Find the links from Day 4 here.

For a chance to win a 1/2 yard bundle of the Watermelon Summer Palette of our Prairie Cloth Solids, make sure you're signed up to follow Inspired by Fabric (either through a blog reader or via email; see options on the right-hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you follow and letting us know which of today's featured blocks you like best. This giveaway is open through Saturday, September 5th at 11:59 pm EST. We will announce winners for all of the hop's giveaways after Labor Day. 

You'll have another chance to win a bundle today over at Cheryl's blog.