Our next big adventure in Civil War reproduction fabrics has only just begun! This brand spankin' new line of Civil War reproduction fabrics was designed by Judy Rothermel for Marcus Brothers. Designed to honor the upcoming 150th aniversary of the American Civil War in 2011, this block of the month project features sawtooth and star blocks which each represent a different battle fought during the Civil War. Blocks showcase both northern and southern points of view.
Our first month of blocks and patterns has already started shipping out, but you're not too late to get started. Any quilter who wants to join in can find more information about the quilt as well as sign up for the BOM project either in the shop or online here. In addition to the pattern, fabric, and instructions for each block, you will also receive historical references about the corresponding battle and how it affected the lives of those on the battlefield as well as those left at home. The quilt will be finished in time for the 150th aniversary in 2011.
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A while back through Facebook, Twitter, and here in the shop, we made a shout-out for all of our Jo Morton Little Women Club members to show off their finished quilts. We got a great response! There was a total of 8 different quilters who finished 15 quilts and brought them in for us to display as one giant Little Women Club quilt installation here at Suzanne's! We have to give credit to these eight lovely ladies, so in no particular order, we are displaying the quilts of Shirley Thomas, Pat Hall, Donna Hembree, Joyce Whaley Luke, Dee Motto, Karen Cross, Rae Giddens, and Jane Rogers.
Eight different Jo Morton designs are featured in an array of Jo Morton fabrics. Each lady selected whichever Jo Morton fabrics she wanted to use for each quilt, and we now have a countless number of options to show how remarkably beautiful these Civil War reproduction fabrics can truly be. While some may be subtle, neutral, and quaint in their combination of fabric color/pattern, others are more robust with bright reds, greens, pinks, black, and blues. The combination of these two translations of Jo Morton's fabrics is incredibly striking here on our white walls, and we couldn't be happier to display these beautiful quilts made by our loyal patrons. Thanks, ladies! We love looking at your quilts every day!!! (And you should hear all the compliments you're getting on a daily basis!)
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The Nicey Jane fabric line is a Retro Chic collection of florals, geometric prints, whimsical leaves, dots, and stripes. Depending on your personal use of the fabrics, your finished project could look soft and romantic with lots of flowing flowers. It could also look chic, contemporary, and stylish with stripes and giant roses. Or, if you're in the mood for a little bit of retro influence, there are dots, leaves, flowers, and geometric designs that would get you there.
We have two colorways of Heather Bailey's charming line for Free Spirit. Here's the blue/green/gold colorway, ranging from light sage green, to lime green, to deep forest green; from soft sky blue to rich teal; and from a soft and buttery yellow to a brilliant gold:
And below we have the pink/green colorway, ranging from a romantic rose pink, to bubblegum pink, and taking it all the way to a brilliant hot pink with touches of a bright cherry red; ranging from light celery green all the way through olive green with hints of turquise here and there:
Jennifer took the blue/green/gold colorway and made something very pretty out of it--a new pattern called Nice & Easy designed by Suzanne! If you have other fabrics in mind, this pattern is available on its own as well.
Just click here to order the Nice & Easy pattern! For this project, though, it was Nicey Jane all the way. But not one of us could decide if we liked the romantic flowers, hip stripes, or retro geometric patterns best, so we mixed and matched them all to create this new sample. Our new
Nice & Easy quilt kit is available here in the shop or in our online shop, folded nicely into a sturdy plastic box--an easy and convenient way for you to store your scraps for a future project! This is the perfect collection of fabrics and shop sample to have near our front windows. It's
so airy, fun, bright, and cheerful.
And here's a close-up of all the different fabrics sewn together, only separated by long strips of cheerful, pretty teal:
Oh, but wait! We like this group of fabrics so much, Tonya sewed up another shop sample. The Mini Miranda Bag, pictured below, will be one of the great classes that Tonya will be teaching here in the shop. While you don't have to use the Nicey Jane fabrics (you can choose whichever fabrics you'd like), we just thought it sewed up quite nicely. Tonya's Miranda Bag Class will be a one-day-only class on January 30th from 9:30am until 3:00pm. Don't miss your chance to take this class! By the time you leave, you'll have a cute and functional bag to add to your collection! We're taking sign-ups now. Class fee is $30.00 plus the cost of materials.
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It's the 23rd aniversary of the Hoffman Challenge, and we're inviting you to take part! Every year Hoffman releases a new collection of fabrics that are specifically designed and released for this challenge, and because it's Hoffman fabric, you know you're using some of the best materials around.
The task at hand is a simple one: create anything that your heart desires! The only big rule is that you use a nicely recognizable amount of the challenge fabric (pictured below, the star fabric of the challenge is in the middle), but you can't use more than two yards of that fabric anywhere (including the backing). The specifics to this and other rules are listed on the Hoffman Challenge Rules site. Of course you can submit more than one entry... so, get started now!
(click on any of these to see a larger sample in our online shop)
Entry categories include: quilts, dolls, clothing, or accessories. Oh, and be sure to take lots and lots of good pictures of your newly sewed masterpiece, because if it is chosen as one of the finalists to represent the collection and the challenge, it could be on tour and on display throughout the USA for a whole year! Wow, you could create a sewed celebrity.... If you click over to the Hoffman Challenge Official site, you can also check out previous years' fabrics and previous challenges, as well as FAQ for this year and a list of prizes for the 2010 winners! Keep in mind, you can't win if you don't submit your sewed masterpiece in time: July 23rd 2010 is the last day any entries will be accepted in competition.
(click on any of these to see a larger sample in our online shop)
We have the Hoffman Challenge fabrics set up on display here in the shop and they are a particularly lovely collection of green, turquoise, and blue with an assortment of batiks, florals, paisleys, and lattice. Keep in mind, you're not limited to just these fabrics in just this collection--you can use any fabric you want, as long as you use that one star fabric mentioned above. So, be creative, have fun, and let us know what you're sewing!
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