Quilt Market tour - day 2

Recently we introduced new fabric lines to quilt shop owners at Fall Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. We're taking you on a tour of our booth--there's so much to see!

First, an overall look:

Left side 

 Right side

Today we'll be sharing the quilts and fabric lines on the right side of the booth. Find the photos of the quilts from the left side of the booth here.

"A Flutter of Color" by Linda Frost using Painter's Palette Solids

A close-up of the butterflies--aren't they great!?!

"Leaf Ripple" by Tammy Silvers featuring the Nature Trail collection

"The Vintage Sampler" BOM quilt by Barbara Eikmeier featuring her Vintage Shirting & Dress Prints collection

Left: "Crossed Notes" by Dawn Stewart featuring the Marimba collection; right: "Lattice" by Jessica Toye featuring Ro Gregg's Butterflies Are Free collection

"Tribal Instincts" quilt by Pine Tree Country Quilts featuring Ro Gregg's Tribal Instincts collection

"Kansas City Silhouette" by Shannon Brinkley using the Painter's Palette Solids and featuring her scrappy applique technique

A close-up:

Scattered around the booth, we had bouquets of floral hexies in our new lines:

Our display in the Sneak Peek window--introducing our new Painter's Palette Solids and Shannon Brinkley's Dryad collection. "Mountain Scene" quilt designed by Dena White and Maria Pate

See the other half of our booth tour here.

We hope you enjoyed our booth tour! 

Watch for these fabrics to be featured on the blog and in a quilt shop near you!

New Pillowcase Patterns!

We've teamed up again with American Patchwork & Quilting in the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. The idea is simple: make a pillowcase and donate it to an organization in your community. Add your donation numbers to the online pillowcase counter and watch as the number creeps closer to the 1,000,000 goal. A small amount of fabric and a half hour's worth of sewing can make such a difference in someone's life! 

Here are the latest free patterns on AllPeopleQuilt.com, shown in our fabrics. 

Pattern 52: Simply Squares Band 

featuring Tribal Instincts by Ro Gregg

Photo from allpeoplequilt.com; download the pattern here.

Pattern 53: Double Diamond Band
featuring Notting Hill

Photo from allpeoplequilt.com; download the pattern here.

Learn more about American Patchwork & Quilting's One Million Pillowcase Challenge here.

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!

Fall's Canvas

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

 Marblehead Global Brights by Ro Gregg

 Classique

Sea Turtles

Tribal Instincts by Ro Gregg

Birdsong

Tribal Instincts by Ro Gregg

Color lovers, get ready! These are safari-inspired prints like you've never seen them before. Ro Gregg's Tribal Instincts collection features the classics you'd expect--elephants and zebras, but with a totally unexpected twist. 

Start with animals and add color. Lots of it! 

Coordinating geometric tonals offer restful support for these focal prints, allowing the animals to shine! Tribal Instincts comes in both a bright and an earthtone/teal colorway. Scroll down to see the prints and learn what Ro has to say about them. 

Q. What inspired Tribal Instincts?

Ro: I wanted to take quilters on safari with my new animal motifs and a twist of exotic drama. We are all members of a triple, whether cultural, religious, political, or community affiliations…even quilting classes!

Q.  Love the multicolor elephants! Can you tell us about them?

Ro:The elephants (along with the zebras) are the main focus of the collection. I think the elephants are subtle yet sophisticated; they’re realistic looking but filled with color. We need to embrace these precious animals and keep them safe. 

Q.  Can you talk about the two different types of zebra print?

Ro: I designed the focal zebras with more of a decorative novelty vibe, including filling them with color like the elephants. The zebra skin is more of an abstract pattern, and I think it will work really well as a texture. 

Q.  Can you tell us about the two color palettes you used?

Ro: These are two fantastic color palettes in 2015:

Warm earth colors of kangaroo brown, caramel, curry, cedar, gold tiger’s eye and peacock.

Global bright color ways of scarlet, emerald, tangelo, golden glow yellow and dramatic black. 

Q.  Favorite print in the collection?

Ro: My favorite pattern is the elephant. I love the current geometric background, and the vibrant colors give them personality. Elephants symbolize strength and are leaders are among the jungle animals. They are wise and have such incredible memories.

Want to get started using Tribal Instincts? 

Download the free Tribal Instincts pattern from our website, designed by Pine Tree Country Quilts. It's shown here in the earth tone colorway, but it would be equally fun in the brights! 

Download the free quilt pattern here.

See the entire Tribal Instincts pattern here and look for it in your local quilt shop.