"Dogwood Trail" fabric by Moda

Nothing says spring more beautifully than pink and white dogwood blossoms against a clear blue sky! And since 1964, Paducah, Kentucky has been home to the "Dogwood Trail", a twelve mile driving tour showcasing the area's flowering dogwood trees.

Paducah is also the home to the National Quilt Museum, and Moda Fabrics decided to create this lovely collection to honor this beloved institution. They are donating proceeds of this collection to help the museum continue to celebrate the art, history, and heritage of quiltmaking.

Whether or not you are lucky enough to see the Dogwood Trail in person, you can certainly share the beauty of the season with this delightful group of dogwood fabrics and charming coordinates. They're designed by Sentimental Studios.

This collection will be arriving in July 2011, but we will be taking pre-orders. We're quite sure that Dogwood Trail will be very popular. Did we mention that the dogwood fabric comes in five colorways: porcelain, blossom (pale pink), petal (deeper pink), sky blue, and leaf green?

Military Fabrics to celebrate the Armed Services

Just arrived - and more than a month early, too! - a nice little group of fabrics with Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines motifs. So if you were thinking of sewing a Christmas gift for someone serving in the US Military, the timing couldn't be more perfect!

We already know what the goal is: more fabric, of course!

That won't be a problem. Our RJR sales rep stopped by to show us some of the new lines. Our favorite is "Sew Sporty", which is designed by Dan Morris. This is a seventeen-piece sports theme group which features baseball, hockey, and football. We will be carrying the entire collection!

Dan also has a wine theme group in the works, but we don't have any pictures of that to post just yet.

Got the Munchies?

Look what just came through our door! New FQ bundles of Timeless Treasures' wonderful food-theme fabrics! Eight veggies, 5 junk foods, and a dozen sweet treats in each bundle.

This is a wonderful, easy way to add to your stash of novelty fabrics... and just think of the I-Spy quilts you could make from this!

And as if these aren't enough, we have sixteen other food fabrics by Timeless Treasures. That doesn't count all the others, by Kaufman, RJR, and Fabri-Quilt.

Some days just aren't meant for dieting, are they?

Bouquet Gallery Fabrics

Once in a while a collection comes along that just stops me in my tracks!

Last week our sales rep from South Sea Imports stopped by to show us the new lines that will be debuting at Quilt Market later this month. One of the groups that he pulled out of his "magic bag" was this breathtakingly beautiful collection of floral fabrics called "Bouquet Gallery". They're realistically rendered, and the colors are rich and dreamy. The addition of the soft rosy-violet tones makes this just so much more compelling than the many groups of pink-and-green florals that have been on the market lately.

Though these won't be available until April or May of 2011, we're taking pre-orders on them now. Yes, we will be carrying the whole Bouquet Gallery collection!

There will be a free quilt pattern available, and we're also considering selling kits for use with the pattern.

Table Runner and Table Topper pattern

Moda has posted a wonderful tutorial for a lovely table runner or table topper using layer cakes. (Those are 10" x 10" squares of assorted fabrics.) You could also make this using charm packs, or even just your scraps, as it calls for 3.5" strips of fabric.

This is a great way to use up bits and pieces from your stash. The scalloped edges add nostalgic charm.

The tutorial is available on Moda's site; click here to see it.

The Doctor is Here!

Dr. Seuss, that is! We've received seventeen fabrics from "The Cat in the Hat" and "Celebrate Seuss" collections, with the remaining one (the panel) plus additional bolts of the rest due in October.

These fabrics look exactly like the books; the artwork translated perfectly onto fabric. Anyone young or young-at-heart will just love these Dr. Seuss fabrics!

Rumor has it that there will be a collection featuring "The Grinch that Stole Christmas". If rumor is correct - and if we're lucky - it might even be available before Christmas!