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  • Cotton Lawn from Japan
    October 3, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    Cotton Lawn from Japan

    We have a stunning collection of cotton lawn florals from Kokka in Japan. These make the most delicate featherweight quilts, and are also perfect for a new blouse, dress, nightie or pretty top. We have 18 prints in total See them...

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  • Lots of new wide backs in the shop
    September 19, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    Lots of new wide backs in the shop

    We've been loading up on wide backs to make it easier for you to finish your quilt.  Choose from an excellent selection by Windham, including the 6 below, and... We also have a couple of wonderful new ones from Free...

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  • New Echino
    September 13, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    New Echino

    I'm excited to report that we have new Japanese imports, including new Echino on the site and in the shop.  Check out the new cotton lawn, cotton oxford, cotton/linen blends, and linen here. There will be more fabrics added over...

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  • Old School
    August 4, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    Old School

    If you, like me, is a text fabric enthusiast, you're going to love Old School, a wonderful black and white collection full of the printed elements that made up a typical school environment in the 50's and 60's. Library cards,...

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  • New Liberty Quilting Cotton
    August 1, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    New Liberty Quilting Cotton

    We got two fantastic new collections of quilting cotton from Liberty this week, Emily Belle blenders in fantastic new colours, and Postcard from the Highlands. The deft hands at Liberty have done a great job modernizing and updating some traditional...

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  • Canyon Springs by Fableism is here
    June 21, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    Canyon Springs by Fableism is here

    We just got this beautiful shipment of cotton woven fabrics from Fableism. All are 100% cotton and the weight ranges from light weight checks and stripes for tops to a more intricate woven pattern for dresses or bottom patterns (skirts,...

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  • Are You Getting Our Newsletter?
    June 21, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    Are You Getting Our Newsletter?

    We've had some issues with our ecommerce platform changing the subscription status of our customers. There was a bug that cause some newsletter subscribers to become "non-subscribers". If you're not getting our newsletter and you want to get it, please...

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  • A Mending Tool
    May 31, 2024 Daryl Aitken

    A Mending Tool

    The Speedweve Darning loom has arrived. Handcrafted in Ukriane, this handy and versatile loom will help you mend woven or knit fabrics using fine wool or embroidery floss. 

    The loom comes with an instruction booklet and there is a free video tutorial on how to use it so you can embellish, and prolong the life of your favourite garments. 

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