We got the second annual Deja Vu collection from Tula Pink. This time she is updating Nightshade, originally released in the 2011/2012 season and a big favourite with collectors and fans.
Nightshade is about three fictional sisters, each with their own special "powers". Trust Tula to come up with an engrossing back story. You can read her original inspiration on her blog here.
We make up remnant packs in 350 gm bags. That's usually about 1 3/4 yards worth of fabric, although its definitely not an exact measure. We put like fabrics together either on a colour palette or a design theme.
We've been adding to our remnant packs so take advantage of this opportunity to get a little boost for your stash or to put together a fun project.
Robert Kaufman has come out with 6 new colours in Yarn Dyed Essex and 8 new colours in Solid Essex, we have them all. See our full Essex collection here. We also brought in two of our favourite Essex Yarn...
Every week we're featuring the work of different quilters as part of our Summer Quilt Showcase.
We're delighted to show off the talents and creative output of our Fabric Spark community. Many makers have generously made their quilts available for us to hang in the shop.
We're delighted to have4 quilts from Carol Mason Ashton a talented, innovative and colourful quilter in the store this week, come see her beautiful quilts in person and then come back next week for a whole new show!!
For the months of July and August, we're introducing Friday Afternoon Free Sew. Our sewing studio is available this summer for open sewing on Fridays from 1:00 - 3:30. You're welcome to bring in that quilt that needs basting, a big stack of cutting you need to do, or bring a couple of friends for a stitch circle.
There won't be any instructors available (and we're not providing free access to the sewing machines), but the lighting, table space, and cutting space is yours to use on a first come, first served basis. If you do want to use one of our machines, and if one is available, it's $10.00/hour.
We're noticing that several designers are creating winter collections in place of holiday or Christmas collections. This is a great trend, it's more inclusive to be sure but it also makes the fabric way more versatile and relevant beyond a potentially limited or narrow use for it.
Winterglow by Ruby Star Society is gorgeous and a great example of this welcome shift in seasonal modern fabric designing.
It's always a treat to see some new Nani Iro come through the door. From her 2023 collection we have some beautiful earthy choices.
You kind of start your imagination wandering when someone names their fabric collection "Architecture School". William Reue (Billy) is an architect in NYC, an artist, and a quilter who discovered quilting while attending a free quilting workshop with his sister at a library in Texas. He was intrigued by how simple materials and fabrication techniques could create complex and profound composition. Color, pattern, rhythm, hierarchy, logic -- the language of quilts is the language of architecture. He was instantly hooked. His architecture office was transformed at night into a quilting studio where friends and clients would often stop by to examine his latest design experiments.
The Fabric Spark team instantly responded to his bold colours and the ombre/border prints, be brave and use them together. Put one of the ombres on the back of a quilt or make it into a stunning dress or top to see the selvedge-to-selvedge shifting effect.
