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Our Weekly Newsletter

Happy New Year everyone! Let's start off the year with some great new fabric, and some great sales! Just Arrived in our Shop! New from Jack!e for Camelot Cottons! From damask, to ticking stripes, medallions and a beautiful parquet inspired design, Vintage Vogue celebrates classic motifs in decorator friendly colors. I see classy quilts, curtains, and handbags being made with this sophisticated line! Laurie Wisbrun delivers another stylishly smart collection for Robert Kaufman! Don't Be Crabby features seaside friends in a nautical palette. That great "Sail Away Quilt" is available as a free project download, and head over to During Quiet Time for a paper pieced block pattern for that sweet crabby tote! Just in from Adrienne Looman for Anthology Fabrics! Deerfield features some great geometric designs, happy flowers, and a fun allover woodland scene. I see little girls bedding, quilts, clothing and accessories being made with this whimsically sophisticated line! Bicycles and Birdies!I Mary Lake Thompson offers these Everyday Favorites, and Alexander Henry has come out with new colors for their classic Starling design! Fabric Newly On Sale! Once we heard the gorgeous Gallery Fiori line was going out of print we snatched up the remaining yardage. And what's more, we're offering this line ON SALE while supplies last! Also ON SALE for $6.99 is this whimsical Daydreams collection - love the birds, trees, and argyle are such a fun combination! New Giveaway Luxe in Bloom by Sarah Watson for Art Gallery Fabrics This is a good one folks! For this week's Giveaway we are offering a Fat Quarter Bundle of Sarah Watson's new Luxe in Bloom line! Congratulations to beapatch, Audwork, Lavictoria, srutherf, and hmuttob, last week's winners of a Charm Pack of Tula Pink's new Salt Water line. Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning bundle. Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop! Warmest regards, Lindsay and Charlie

 

Our Weekly Newsletter

We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! We woke up to a White Christmas here in upstate New York and couldn't feel more blessed. As I write, sitting cozily by the fire, it's easy to dream up lots of new projects with all of the beautiful fabric we've received in the last week! Just Arrived in our Shop! At fall Quilt Market, I had the delightful pleasure of meeting one of the sweetest and most genuine souls you could hope to meet in the textile world. Miss Sarah Watson is spirited and delightfully humble. I can see why Art Gallery would want to snatch her up as one of their new licensed designers. Sarah's hand-drawn artwork Pieces in Sarah's Quilt Market Booth As you can see from her hand drawn artwork, her motifs are beautifully organic yet confident and precise. With Luxe in Bloom Sarah draws on inspiration from her current home town in Brazil and takes us on a stroll through an exotic garden, where the smallest detail is an inspiration. You'll find geodes, vines, exotic tile-work, and brush strokes along the garden walk. Anna Griffin's new Chinoiserie fabric collection pays homage to exquisite Chinese silk wallpaper, made popular in the western world by 18th century French and English courts. Naturally, I see this line being used for elegant window treatments and decor, quilts, darling dresses for little girls, and lovely apparel for ladies. For more on this classic trend, head over to Habitually Chic! Dress from Anna Maria Pieces featured in Anna Maria's Quilt Market Booth Attention apparel sewers, and anyone looking to take the plunge into sewing clothing - Anna Maria Horner's Field Study Rayon Challis is here! I know that sounds a little intimidating, but Anna has graciously filled a week's worth of blogging with tips on sewing with this new substrate. For example, about the Look and Feel of this fabric, Anna writes that "Rayon moves like water where Voile moves like air. Rayon is swishier where Voile is floatier." Anna continues with tips for Washing, Pressing, & Planning, advice on Cutting and Sewing, and inspiration for Adventuring with Rayon. Happy Sewing! New from Jacqueline Savage Mcfee for Camelot Cottons! Hot Chocolate is a great mix of geometrics in a color palette that will delight kids, teens, and everyone in be-TWEEN! Baby bedding set featured in the Robert Kaufman Quilt Market Booth This free pattern will be available soon on the Robert Kaufman page here Pow! Bam! Zap! Superheroes save the day! Here's a fun line from Jill Simmons of Illustration Ink for Robert Kaufman Designs. Valentine looks great with LOVE! Valentine from SEI is a great group of happy hearts for the sweetheart in your life! The line looks great paired with the LOVE line from Robert Kaufman! I love the aerial map included in this fun Critter Camp line from Timeless Treasures! Makes me want to start planning our annual family camping trip to the Adirondack Mts! New Giveaway Salt Water Charm Packs now available! Five chances to win! For this week's Giveaway we are offering a Charm Pack of Tula Pink's new Salt Water line to five lucky winners! Congratulations to Melissasalamat, last week's winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of Patty Sloniger's Les Amis line in the beautiful Dusk colorway.! Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning bundle. Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop! Warmest regards, Lindsay and Charlie

 

Our Weekly Newsletter

With all of the beautiful fabric we've received in our shop over the last couple of weeks, it certainly feels like Christmas has come early. We're so grateful for all we've received and are so excited to share our bounty with all of you! Just Arrived in our Shop! I've gushed about this much anticipated line over here on our blog, and I'm so happy to announce that Tula Pink's Salt Water has arrived! We have the full line available in yardage and Fat Quarter Bundles. And we'll soon have that hexagon quilt above available as a kti! In the meantime, Tula has generously offered the quilts and pillows below as Free Projects on her blog! Click on the projects above for the free downloads! Alchemy Rayon, Voile, Velveteeen and Light Weight Sateen! Ever the alchemist herself, Amy Butler has used classic motifs and colors and transformed them into gold. I'm so happy to say that her Alchemy collection is finally here in all substrates, including Quilting and Fashion Weight Cottons, Linen-Rayon blends, Cotton Sateen Apparel Weight, Rayon Challis, Velveteen, Voile and Organic Cottons! Here's what's new from Cloud 9 Organic Fabrics! From the Green Bee Design and Pattern team, artist Rob Bancroft created Micro Mod, a cool set of retro-inspired geometrics on an intimate scale. Head over here for the free downloads of the Shake it UP and This and That Quilt Projects seen above! And here is Green Bee Design's own pattern for that Vera Bag above as well! As chance would have it, one of Santa's Elves, aka our friendly UPS man, dropped off an early Christmas package this afternoon - a telescope for our family! I'm so excited to make the kids pajamas with Lizzie House's Constellations line, also just arrived and simply perfect for nights full of stargazing. The moon phases, star charts, and triangles are just outstanding, as is the concept of this heavenly collection. Busy Lizzy - we have another group from her in this week! Like a great bangle in your wardrobe, Lizzy House's Pearl Bracelet has become a staple to a great fabric stash. Enjoy this classic look in 28 colors! Inspiration pieces from Dena! Dena never disappoints with her use of warmly bright tones! Indeed, one can't help feeling Happi looking at her sunny new collection for Free Spirit. What struck me as unique with this collection was that it seems to be really four collections in one. You could separate the designs, as I've done above, into two groups for boys and girls each. Whether you're going for more sophisticated motifs, or whimsical animal prints, you can achieve very different looks depending on your style. And of course, you can mix and match these designs with fabrics from her previous collections as her overlapping of color is really lovely. Happi Sewing! Anna Maria Horner's Field Study Velveteen has arrived! In this ongoing collection for Free Spirit, Anna explores her inner naturalist, delving into the art of seeing. With bold color choices, she honors the beauty and the wonder of nature. As you can see, these soft and supple velveteens are wonderful for pillows and other home decor uses, as well as heavier weight clothing like this Proper Attire Skirt Pattern. And of course, there's always Anna's Infinity Scarf tutorial! From R2D2 and the Jetsons to the more recent trend triggered by the animated film, Robots, there has long been a fascination with these human-like machines. In the latest juvenile collection created by Mint Blossom, robots take on a character of their own, right down to the nuts and bolts. Coordinated patterns featuring colorful multi-directional nuts, bolts, gears and tools complement the playful robot prints. Robotex comes in a very usable classic color palette for boys on the move. Here's a fabric line to put a twinkle in your eye and a spring in your step! Hello Sunshine from Lori Whitlock for Riley Blake Designs is a happy collection of graphics florals, geometrics, and songbirds to whistle a the inevitable happy tune. It's gonna be a bright, sunshine-y day! We have the line available in yardage, fat quarter bundles, and head over here to see the free quilt project download for that sunny quilt above! Dear Stella's new Cleo collection features soft neutrals with a subtle pop of coral. The dusty, mineral shades offer an alluring and very sophisticated palette, complimenting the boho chic motifs beautifully! Head over here for a close up look at that beautiful chevron quilt! Fabric Newly Back in Stock On the Blog Our handmade stockings are all hung with care, in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon will be here! Head over to our Blog to see our latest Sew Along here at Hawthorne Threads! Wishing you all a Happy Christmas, and a very Merry New Year! New Giveaway Les Amis Quilt shared in our shop from Carlene Westberg Designs! For this week's Giveaway we are offering up the chance to win a Fat Quarter Bundle of Patty Sloniger's Les Amis line in this beautiful Dusk colorway. Congratulations to bxpayne, gardenchic, Clsharp1212, judyph62, and pww13, our FIVE winners of last week's giveaway of a Charm Pack of Joel Dewberry's Notting Hill line, now available in our shop! Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning bundle. Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop! Warmest regards, Lindsay and Charlie

 

Becky Sews Best - Wiksten Tova Top

Wiksten Tova, available here as a PDF downloadable pattern

Certainly one of the most popular patterns of 2012, the Wiksten Tova offers classic simplicity. With top and dress variations the pattern exemplifies a clothing staple for both experienced and intermediate sewers. Our Becky jumped at the opportunity to whip one up!

Becky opted for the dress variation this time and happily models her piece at the shop!

With a luxuriously cool hand, a silky drape, and a diverse range of imaginative designs, this Fulham Road range of cotton lawns from Alexander Henry is truly a go-to collection for apparel pieces.

This Dimitrios in Chocolate design offers subtely with a slight hint of artistic edge, the perfect ingredients for a classic wardrobe piece like this Tova Dress. I hope you're all feeling inspired to try your hand at the Tova Pattern!

Lindsay's Picks - A Sea of Coral

Perhaps its just the upstate New York winter settling into my bones, but like a seedling bending toward the sun I've been drawn to shades of coral. I'm particularly fond of these latest picks, featuring the likes of Salt Water, Luxe in Bloom, Pearl Bracelet, and GeoCentric. I can almost feel the sand between my toes...