Of course, all of them come in multiple colours and will help you make even the most simple project, like a tote, or a basic woven tee, absolutely stunning.
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The arrival of any Bookhou fabric is always a reason to celebrate. Pathway is three designs each in three different colourways. Her palette is natural and earthy and the designs, like everything Arounna does, feel organic and hand created.
Arounna always has an enourmous amount of inspiring content on her IG feed to give you a million ideas for what to do with her fabrics, and this collection specifically (the post in the link has projects from Arounna and from Kokka).
Kokka also has some fantastic free patterns available for download here. Let us know wha t you make.
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We have over 120 fabrics on sale from all of your favourite designers including Ruby Star Society, Tula Pink, Anna Maria Textiles, Heather Ross and more. 
We have a tradition at Fabric Spark to run a Canada Day contest and we're delighted to tell you it is back! We have hidden 15 red maple leaves, exactly like the one pictured left. If you can find 10, we will enter you to win a prize. It's simple to enter, send an email with the URLs of 10 of the pages you've found to create@fabricsparkteam.com.
We bought a terrific assortment of fabric "coupons"
First, we had the Indian Block Print - Cottage collection from Fableism. We loved it so much we jumped on the chance to make a beautiful quilt from one of the fat quarter bundles.
First, we had the Indian Block Print - Cottage collection from Fableism. We loved it so much we jumped on the chance to make a beautiful quilt from one of the fat quarter bundles.
We had so many beautiful entries, we're thrilled with the creativity, originality, and productivity. Thank you to everyone who submitted a stunning project. We're really inspired by your
You can click this link to vote for your favourite quilt. Choose carefully, you only get one vote.
Create a quilt incorporating ALL of the following five Colorworks solid colours,
You are free to introduce ANY other colours or fabrics into to your work, or you can stick to our five, BUT, you have to use all five colours.
All quilt styles and techniques will be welcome! There is no minimum size, but the quilt cannot be larger than 60” square. Please see below for a full list of all the rules.
Fabric Spark is selling fat quarter bundles, half-yard bundles, and one-yard bundles in the challenge's Colorworks'
We have worked with our friends at Pre-Quilt* to make your designing process easier. They have the colours loaded and have made a helpful video so you can play with your design digitally before you start cutting your fabric.
Submissions will be due by May 31. Photos are to be sent to create@fabricpsparkteam.com with “Colour Challenge” in the subject line.
A link to a gallery of the photos will be shared in the newsletter where the Fabric Spark community will vote on their favourite entry, (for the purpose of voting, entries will be anonymous).
The winning submission will hang in our shop for a month for all to see and will be published in the Fabric Spark newsletter and socials.
*A note about PreQuilt
PreQuilt is an online software application for designing, visualizing, and making quilts. Some of
the benefits of subscribing to PreQuilt are:
Don't Miss Out
Please join the fun and help us celebrate our anniversary by showing us your creativity and design ideas with this challenge.
In this three hour workshop, you will learn Johanna's unique EPP method using freezer paper and an acrylic template (a custom Fabric Spark template, included in the workshop).
You'll learn to make your own quilt frame, and then how to hand quilt using a frame.
This collection was my first introduction to the designer Kristen Sevig, but I've been following her business, Stiped Pear, ever since on social media. A fellow fan of stipes, she is from Minnesota but raised by parents who spoke Norwegian in the home. Her Nordic roots are sometimes evident in her designs. They have a dose of folk art and a lot of colour. 
We hope you have a wonderful holiday. Just so you know, we're going to be closed from 2:00 December 24 until 11:00 January 2.
Be safe, eat lots of goodies, and happy making,
The Fabric Spark Team
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The string snowball is a beautiful quilt with so many different versions. We carry the pattern and acrylic templates and have brought back Sandy's class as well.
The real beauty of this quilt is the many variations that are possible with the pattern, and Sandy keeps soming up with new ones. Here are just a few
This is a brick of Tula goodness with her signature colours and pretty designs. If you have any Tula in your stash, these prints will work in perfectly. (And would make a fine Christmas gift...hint, hint!)
In just two hours, Kris can add an important tool to your sewing tool chest. We're starting with a two hour class on making ruffles, and a two hour class on creating piping.
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We have the new, perpetual, calendar panel from Arounna Khounnoraj (Bookhou). This stunning panel is a metre in length by the full width of fabric and includes 12 different original images from Arounna.
The panel is 40" high (1 metre) x 44" (width of fabric) and can be hung as a whole cloth wall hanging, or cut up for interesting projects.
Arounna provided a lot of sewing inspiration with this one, including pieced throw pillows, zipper pouches, fun bags and more.
Continue scrolling to see more detail of the images and the panel and all the ways you can make use of the illustrations.
We're delighted to have 12 gorgeous prints from this collection and fat quarter bundles of the full 26. There were a number of samples in Libs booth at H&H Americas in Chicago this Spring and she share these images on Instagram.
Click on the image below to get all of the details.
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We're back to shipping with Canada Post. There may be slow downs but the shipments are all tracked so we should be able to predict arrivals.
Thanks for your patience in these many shipping changes. We appreciate it.
Happy Sewing,
Daryl
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When we were at Quilt Canada we had a very enthusiastic run on our big spectrum bundles of Andover Century Solids. That area of our booth always had people gathered around it and you could see the creative wheels turning.
Explore Ocean, Citrus, Berry and Neutrals for some beautifully colourful quilt options. Each bundle contains 25 colours and we have them in fat quarter and half yard sizes.
The four bundles together represent the full colour spectrum of Century Solids. If you're interested in solids, this is a great opportunity to really beef up your stash.
While supplies last, if you buy any four bundles, we'll add a Century Solid Colour Card.
The warp and weft threads are different colours and that gives chambray its excellent depth and the appearance of a slight texture
Chambray hangs beautifully but still has just enough structure to hold the shape of the garment you're making. And, it can go from warm temperatures (think sleeveless dress) to cooler temperatures (like a tunic or men's shirt).
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We couldn't resist Alexia Marcelle Abegg's new colour combinations for this latest installment of Starry. Part of The Ruby Start Society design team, she always has a unique sense of colour and distinct pairings. The members of the team here at Fabric Spark each has their own favourite (mine is that olive with pink stars, but if you ask me tomorrow it might change).
Starry is a versatile blender with simple, random stars that breath a little life into a tone on tone or contrasting print. I've used them many times in my own quilting (there is nothing like finding the perfect blender!).
We liked them so much, we bought them all and have yardage, fat quarter bundles, jelly rolls, and charm squares of the complete group.
Quilt Canada is an annual event organized by the Canadian Quilter's Association (CQA). The event is comprised of several exhibits and components. Most notably, it features a national juried show (NJS) of quilts - "a high-profile quilting exhibition where quilts are judged by certified judges and awarded prizes."
You'll also find a bustling marketplace with lots of shops from smaller local vendors to some of the industry's biggest names. There are additional exhibits/concurrent quilt shows that feature the work of individual quilters, quilting guilds, or other quilting groups.
We're excited to see lots of local talent being featured in the concurrent show exhibits, including an exhibit by the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild (TMQG) called 'A Modern Take', and a selection of pieces by local Toronto quilter Peter Byrne in an exhibit called 'Peter Byrne, 5 Years Later.'
There are also numerous workshops and lectures for quilting enthusiasts - new and seasoned alike - to enjoy and to be inspired!
You can find Fabric Spark at Quilt Canada - June 19 through June 21 - at booth #318. We've been working diligently behind the scenes to prepare some exclusive products and offers for attendees of the show.
We love our solids here at Fabric Spark - and we decided to highlight our collection of Andover Century Solids with some curated bundles.
Choose from four different colour ways: neutrals, ocean, berry, and citrus. There are no duplicate colours between the bundles. Each bundle contains 24/25 pieces and is available in fat quarters or half-yards.
They're excellent stash builders and a quick way to expand the colours available to you when inspiration strikes!
And with all those new colours at your fingertips, you'll need a colour card for planning and referencing. You can purchase one for $30 or get a free one when you buy any four Century Solids bundles (while supplies last!).
Update: These bundles are NOW AVAILABLE online and in-store! Shop here.
Late last year we designed an exclusive star pattern for the shop - the Striped Big Star pattern. The project was inspired by our holiday colour palette of turquoise, pink, navy, and red. The initial design came from an earlier star pattern using eight fat quarters.
In our new version we introduced stripes that lightly alluded to our favourite peppermint treats - candy canes! It's quick and impactful finish.
The pattern includes illustrated instructions to make a 68" x 68" throw quilt. It's a relatively straight forward quilt that's best suited for a confident and organized beginner.
We're treating you to this EXCLUSIVE pattern when you spend $150 or more at our booth over the course of the weekend (while supplies last!).
We'll be participating in the CQA's "I Love CQA" program. If you stop by our booth donning your CQA pin, we'll offer you a special price on one of our goodies! It's a secret for now, but what we can say is that it's an sewing essential!
We can't wait to see you there!
]]>Our anniversary campaign has been all about showcasing what makes us, well, us! And colour is DEFINITELY us. It's hard not to be struck by the shelves of rainbow hues. Even the staff agree that it's energizing and inspiring place to step into each day. It really is a wonderful world of colourful textiles.
For the month of February, we decided to celebrate colour by challenging our community to design with a limited palette of Andover Century Solids. And what a turn out of submissions!
Read on to learn:
We've also compiled a photo gallery of over 25 quilts made by our awesome staff and Fabric Spark community members, near and far.
If you haven't been following along, here's a little more about the challenge we set.
Participants were asked to create a quilt incorporating ALL of the following five Andover Century Solids: Flax, Margarita, Faded, Isle and Gunmetal. Participants could introduce ANY other colours or fabrics into to the mix or stick to our five.
The submission requirements stated the following:
We weren't sure what the uptake would be for this event, but we were blown away by your enthusiasm for the challenge!
Our two-week-long voting window received over 300 responses - wow! You can scroll through the placed winners AND the submissions below.
Four Circles In a Square by Janice MacNamara Freeman @pindropquilts
(original finished quilt; 57" x 57")
Jester's Journal by Madison Makers (Louise Collins, Lynette Fehir, Lara Huntsman, Judy Losier, Ruth Lui, Mical Pearlman, May Powell, Peter Reeve- Newson and Jane Rajantie and Catherine Watts)
(original quilt top; 39" x 46")
We'd like to send a huge thank you to our prize sponsors for this event including JN Harper's, a Canadian textile distributor, and PreQuilt, a locally-owned quilt design software business.
The 1st place winner of the challenge was awarded:
The 2nd and 3rd place winners also received fabric prizes.
*A note about PreQuilt
PreQuilt is an online software application for designing, visualizing, and making quilts. Some of
the benefits of subscribing to PreQuilt are:
It has been our absolute pleasure to host this event for all you, and to have played some role in your creative journey this year.
Below you will find projects made by our staff as well as those submitted to the challenge by our greater Fabric Spark community. Enjoy!
"Embracing Imperfection Since 2014" by Daryl Aitken, Chief Imperfectionist (original finished quilted banner using the Skinny Alphabet pattern by Happy Sew Lucky)
(above) "Berry Parfait" by Annie, Sales Associate (Based on a quilt pattern "Berry Parfait" by Thimbles and Needles; finished quilt)
(above) "Jan's Star" by Jan, Sales Associate (original finished quilt)
(above) "Jelly Bean Row" by Jane, Workshop Coordinator (Based on the quilt pattern "Jelly Bean Row" by Penny Spool Quilts; finished quilt)
(above) "Four Corners" by Laura, Payroll Administrator (original finished quilt)
(above) "Take Flight" by Nix, Sales Associate (original finished quilt)
Linoleum by Barb Ferris (original finished quilt; 46.5" x 53.25")
(above) Life Is Good by Berene Campbell (@happysewlucky); original finished quilt; 24" x 30"
(above) The Parrot and The Orange by Carol Ashton (original finished quilt; 17" x 21.5")
(above) Spark by Carol Ashton (original finished quilt; 26.5" x 48.5")
(above) Sequence by Diana Revett-Fox (original finished quilt; 21.5" x 17")
(above) Variation on Around the World by Helen Lambert-Davis (original finished quilt; 39" x 39")
(above) This Way and That by Ilana Kotin (original finished quilt top; 28" x 35")
(above) Five Stars by Isabella Garrigan (Finished quilt based on Stellar Zebra Pattern by Sandy Saengsuk; 64" x 64")
(above) Ain't No Rest for the Winged by Jill S. (Finished quilt of "Dragon Dreams" Pattern by Astrid Bordush; 37" x 45")
(above) Thistlebloom by Jitka Clement (two sides of an original finished quilt; 47.5" x 53.5")
(above) Lemon Squeezy by Julia Scott (original adaptation of "The Big EZ" pattern by Vicki Bellino; 60" x 60")
(above) New Life by Lauri B. (original finished quilt; 49" x 49")
(above) Sprinkle by Lenore Ison (original finished quilt inspired by Confetti by Maria Shell; 50" x 66")
(above) Inspired by Kimono by Lucy Garvin (original quilt top; 48" x 56")
(above) Come Fly a Kite by Melissa Creighton (Finished quilt based on Kite Block Mini Pattern by Flying Parrot Quilts; 21" x 21")
(above) This Ain't No Disco by Melissa Creighton (Finished quilt of Roof Lines Pattern by Flying Parrot Quilts; 37" x 45")
(above) YWG by Nupur Deonarine (original finished quilt)
(above) Early Birds of Spring by Susan Emanuel (original quilt top; 37" x 37")
(above) Partial Bloom by Terry-Ann Wright (Quilt top based on "Knitted Blooms" pattern by Lo & Behold Stitchery; 19.5" x 19.5")
(above) Dotty Stars by Valerie Prideaux (original finished quilt; 37" x 37")
]]>Some of the most interesting exhibits at the show are the challenge exhibits - that is, quilts that were made in response to specific criteria set by event sponsors or the MQG itself, so we're helping you by providing handy quilt kits and easy-to-use fabric links to get you started. Read on to find out more!
Windham Fabrics has led a challenge for several years featuring their Artisan Cottons, a beautiful collection of shot cottons. In Windham's words, "Artisan Cotton is a stunning cross-weave fabric, available in rich jewel tones and versatile neutrals. With 38 new additions, you now have 90 vibrant colors to choose from--perfect for bringing your creative vision to life!"
We have loved seeing the entries for this challenge at past QuiltCons, and we think 2026 will present another innovative gallery of modern makes. Hillary Goodwin chose the following six fabrics from the Artisan Cotton collection for the challenge:
You can read all the rules and guidelines for entering the challenge here. Submissions open September 1, 2025, and close October 31, 2025.
We're thrilled to be offering quilt kits for the challenge this year. You can pre-order half yard bundles here.
If you order multiple bundles, we will cut continuous yardage of each colour. For example, if you order two half yard bundles, we will send you a full yard of each colour.
We are anticipating that the bundles will ship by the end of June 2026.
Each year the MQG sets a theme and palette for the community outreach challenge. This year the theme is a medallion-styled quilt and there are two palette's available to choose from:
You can use solids or printed fabrics in either of these two palettes.
We've done some of the leg work for you and have put together a quick shopping list of comparable colours for both palettes in Andover Century Solids.
You can find our best matches for Palette #1 here and Palette #2 here.
Enter this challenge as an MQG Guild or as a collective of individual MQG members. All the rules and guidelines are available here. The entry system will be open October 15 at 12:00 a.m. EDT to December 15, 2025, or until 80 submissions are reached, whichever comes first.
If you're an individual MQG member who would like to take the lead on a community outreach quilt for this challenge, let us know and we can help connect you to other Fabric Spark customers who are individual MQG members. (Please note, we're happy to facilitate the networking, but will not be leading the project.) Email us at create@fabricsparkteam.com to say you're interested.
]]>Some of the most interesting exhibits at the show are the challenge exhibits - that is, quilts that were made in response to specific criteria set by event sponsors or the MQG itself, so we're helping you by providing handy quilt kits and easy-to-use fabric links to get you started. Read on to find out more!
Windham Fabrics has led a challenge for several years featuring their Artisan Cottons, a beautiful collection of shot cottons. In Windham's words, "Artisan Cotton is a stunning cross-weave fabric, available in rich jewel tones and versatile neutrals. With 38 new additions, you now have 90 vibrant colors to choose from--perfect for bringing your creative vision to life!"
We have loved seeing the entries for this challenge at past QuiltCons, and we think 2026 will present another innovative gallery of modern makes. Hillary Goodwin chose the following six fabrics from the Artisan Cotton collection for the challenge:
You can read all the rules and guidelines for entering the challenge here. Submissions open September 1, 2025, and close October 31, 2025.
Update: The yardage has arrived - you can order it here!
If you order multiple bundles, we will cut continuous yardage of each colour. For example, if you order two half yard bundles, we will send you a full yard of each colour.
We are anticipating that the bundles will ship by the end of June 2025.
Each year the MQG sets a theme and palette for the community outreach challenge. This year the theme is a medallion-styled quilt and there are two palette's available to choose from:
Enter this challenge as an MQG Guild or as a collective of individual MQG members. All the rules and guidelines are available here. The entry system will be open October 15 at 12:00 a.m. EDT to December 15, 2025, or until 80 submissions are reached, whichever comes first.
We've done some of the leg work for you and have put together a quick shopping list of comparable colours for both palettes in Andover Century Solids.
You can find our best matches for Palette #1 here and Palette #2 here (we are actively replenishing anything that is 'sold out'.).
If you're an individual MQG member who would like to take the lead on a community outreach quilt for this challenge, let us know and we can help connect you to other Fabric Spark customers who are individual MQG members. (Please note, we're happy to facilitate the networking, but will not be leading the project.) Email us at create@fabricsparkteam.com to say you're interested.
]]>And more... But there are also the immeasurable benefits, like being able to express yourself creatively and, hopefully, giving you a social connection to other makers.
We have two fantastic Creative Talents coming to Fabric Spark to speak under our creativeity for wellness theme. Come enjoy a couple of wonderful evenings in the shop. Both will attest to how their craft has served as a necessary refuge in their personal lives, and how it has spilled into the public space for others to participate in, contribute to, explore in, and grow in.
June 4 at 6: 00 p.m. - Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop in Halifax, will be joining us to speak about her groundbreaking and beautiful book, "Quilting"
And more... But there are also the immeasurable benefits, like being able to express yourself creatively and, hopefully, giving you a social connection to other makers.
We have two fantastic Creative Talents coming to Fabric Spark to speak under our creativeity for wellness theme. Come enjoy a couple of wonderful evenings in the shop. Both will attest to how their craft has served as a necessary refuge in their personal lives, and how it has spilled into the public space for others to participate in, contribute to, explore in, and grow in.
June 4 at 6: 00 p.m. - Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop in Halifax, will be joining us to speak about her groundbreaking and beautiful book, "Quilting"
We have 25 entries into the colour challenge and they are all so wonderful. Please click the link below and vote for your favourite.
Please look at all the entries before you cast your vote and only vote once. We will not count multiple votes so please make sure you're casting your vote carefully the first (and only) time.
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Please look at all the entries before you cast your vote and only vote once. We will not count multiple votes so please make sure you're casting your vote carefully the first (and only) time.
You can click through here to cast your vote.
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Everything is priced to sell!
We have
Honestly, it's amazing. We have a lot of impressive donated prizes too including fabric, an Oliso iron, and a BIG thread kit. We'll be handing out prizes throughout the day
Space is Limited
The sale is at Fabric Spark. We have limited space so we'll have to limit the number of people in the store at once. Don't worry! There is so much fabric, we will be replenishing throughout the day. Also - we will be discounting further in the final hour of the sale from 3:00 - 4:00 (we want everything to sell) so if you're on a really tight budget, waiting will have some benefits.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
1. Please bring your own bag! We do not supply bags
2. Please be patient - this is a volunteer run event
3. If you shop the sample sale, you'll get 10% off at Fabric Spark to use on Sunday 4/27.
4. We will be restocking throughout the day, and discounting in the last hour. So don't feel you have to be there first thing.
5. Our washroom will be closed during the event*
*There is a washroom at the ValueMart at the corner of Woodbine and Danforth.
It's here - This Sunday from noon to 4:00 we are having our big famous (and last) fabric sample sale benefitting Beautiful World Canada. It's our biggest haul ever. We have amazing fabric samples and yardage from our generous and wonderful suppliers. We also have stunning stash donations from members of our community.
Everything is priced to sell!
We have
Honestly, it's amazing. We have a lot of impressive donated prizes too including fabric, an Oliso iron, and a BIG thread kit. We'll be handing out prizes throughout the day
Space is Limited
The sale is at Fabric Spark. We have limited space so we'll have to limit the number of people in the store at once. Don't worry! There is so much fabric, we will be replenishing throughout the day. Also - we will be discounting further in the final hour of the sale from 3:00 - 4:00 (we want everything to sell) so if you're on a really tight budget, waiting will have some benefits.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
1. Please bring your own bag! We do not supply bags
2. Please be patient - this is a volunteer run event
3. If you shop the sample sale, you'll get 10% off at Fabric Spark to use on Sunday 4/27.
4. We will be restocking throughout the day, and discounting in the last hour. So don't feel you have to be there first thing.
5. Our washroom will be closed during the event*
Note - we are going to be a bit crowded so please no food or beverages in the shop. If you're worried about your ability to stand in line, let us know at the door. We can find a chair to bring out for you to use while you're in the line up.
*There is a washroom at the ValueMart at the corner of Woodbine and Danforth.