FEBRUARY 2015
News and Trends from International Quilt Market
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A NOD TO MOD
From Windham Fabrics
Designer Jan Avellana’s first collection with Windham, A Nod to Mod features a colorful, modern aesthetic and simplified and organic forms that pay tribute to the work of artists like Henri Matisse and Alexander Girard.
The collection’s “mod” color palette ranges from brown, orange, and gold to teal, blue, pink, and cream. And its designs perfectly capture a retro feel while maintaining clean, contemporary lines.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
2015
International Quilt Festival/Chicago
March 26-28
Classes begin March 26
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, Illinois, USA
International Quilt Market/Minneapolis
May 15-17
Classes begin May 14
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Quilt! Knit! Stitch!/Portland
August 13-15
Classes begin August 13
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon, USA
International Quilt Market/Houston
October 24-26
Classes begin October 23
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas, USA
International Quilt Festival/Houston
October 29-November 1
Preview Night October 28
Classes begin October 26
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas, USA
NOTE: Quilt Market is a credentialed
trade show only, and not open to
the public.
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SIMPLY COLOR: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE AND PURPLE
From Lucky Spool Media
Retail: $25.95 (book);
$17.99 (eBook)
This new series of books from fabric and pattern designer Vanessa Christenson of V & Co. includes six 8” x 8” hardcovers—one for each color—featuring gorgeous photographs and patterns showcasing a single color at a time.
Christenson is known for her use of multiple hues of the same color in a single design, and this series celebrates that idea with projects that feature only one or two colors and a neutral. The series begins with Simply Color: Red, and follows with orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple every other month through 2015.
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PERCOLATE
From Carolina Patchworks
Retail: $9.50
One of the latest patterns from designer Emily Cier, “Percolate” offers up a modern take on the traditional triangle. The design, according to Cier, may look like triangles, but is completely open to interpretation—“ripples on a pond,” “a rainstorm,” “drops streaming down a window,” or “a shattered ice sheet.”
The pattern requires squares and yardage of Kona Cotton solids from Robert Kaufman (to achieve the “modern” look), and finishes to a size of 78 ¾” x 87 ½.”
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FARMHOUSE BLOOMS
From Marcus Fabrics
This new collection from Olde Green Cupboard Designs’ Gloria Parsons and Vicky Iannucci takes its inspiration from the sister-design-duo’s childhood on an Indiana farm and the fabrics that they had around their house. Farmhouse Blooms features large- and small-scale florals, small prints, stripes, and a tablecloth-inspired check.
The collection has a definite vintage feel and charm, and is available in two color palettes—the more traditional red, blues, and greens, and a more modern pink, turquoise, and yellow.
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SEWING TO SELL—THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO STARTING A CRAFT BUSINESS
By Virginia Lindsay
Retail: $25.95 (book); $17.99 (eBook)
A practical and valuable guide for those who wish to make a living from their sewing, this new book from sewist and pattern designer Lindsay includes all you need to know to start sewing for profit.
The book covers everything from finding your personal sewing style to creating a product line, identifying customers, equipping your studio, pricing, selling, and marketing your work, designing your own patterns, and managing the business and legal side of sewing. Also included are 16 projects—aprons, totes, messenger bags, tablet covers, baby quilts—that you can begin sewing and selling right away.
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