Make the Badass Quilt!

This beautiful quilt kit from Happy Sew Lucky is the perfect tribute to the amazing women who made news and cultural change in 2018. The quilt has two colour options including the one pictured, and is made up in Tula Pink's new Pompoms and Stripes fabrics (and more) from the upcoming Allstars and past collections, plus new Tula Pink solids. Shipping in March

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Don't miss your last opportunity to Sew With A Coach in 2017. Shirley will be in on March 7, and March 21. Or join Open Sewing on alternate Wednesdays. Bring your project and your machine and get some tips and advice from Coach Shirley (the first and third Wed of every month), or spread out and enjoy the light, space and company on alternate Wednesdays. Details are here.

In March - We have lots of new workshops and fun activities happening in the studio. See all of our classes here. Also, join us for Worldwide Quilting Day on March 17 for a mini-quilt show, demos and other fun surprises.

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Hello Designers! Carolyn Friedlander

May 11, 2017

I'm so happy to bring you the second instalment in this series of conversations with our favourite designers. I remember my excitement the first time I saw Carolyn Friedlander's fabric. Everything about it appealed to me. It was finely detailed, looked like it had been drawn at a drafting table, it was uniquely cartographic, (and being a former geographer, maps are my favourite language) and it reflected her architecture roots, without looking like a blueprint.

Carolyn's style has grown and evolved but these elements remain. She's a master at blending deep intense colour with stark and pale prints. She also has a singular style for mixing hues.

There is something else that I really appreciate about Carolyn. Like many designers she demonstrates her amazing attention to detail, but in her case, this has extended to an appreciation for "slow sewing" and her influence has been spreading. Her book, Savour Each Stitch, and Slow Sewing Studio projects reflect this.

Here are Carolyn's engaging answers to my questions. And, a lovely surprise...

Hello Designers! Rashida Coleman-Hale

March 30, 2017

I love great design, especially surface design. I have an enduring curiosity and love for well executed colour and pattern. It's fabric is a muse for me or the creative "spark" in my sewing. The designers whose fabric you see at Fabric Spark are all super talented, inventive, and have the ability to get our imaginations firing because of their work.

Hello Designers! is a chance to get to know some of them a little better. I started by reaching out to one of my all time favourite fabric designers, Rashida Coleman-Hale. She very generously agreed to answer a few questions designed to give us a little more insight into how she works and who she is.

You can tell from her responses that she is charming, dedicated to her art, has a great sense of humour, and is generous (look how much time she spent on this!). Please read through to the end where I've posted some of my favourites of hers, and the reasons you will always find lots of her fabric at Fabric Spark.

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